Out and about

Hello there!  I'm a day late I'm afraid but I've had a bit of trouble with internet service.

The only quilting event that I have come across is the following:

*STITCHING STORIES QUILT EXHIBITION**
When: until 24 October 2014
Where: Media House Gallery, 655 Collins St, Docklands
Description: Stitching Stories is an inspiring exhibition which shows how beautifully quilts can tell stories through stitching. This exhibition features diverse quilting techniques and unique stories from 11 outstanding Victorian quilters who will display their top creations, ranging from traditional through to contemporary.

Thanks for reading and have a great weekend.

September group meeting

The group got together today and the following was on show:

 Dot had her challenge blocks for 2014 already sewn up into a quilt!

 

 Some of Sue's challenge blocks

 Ruth had hers all sewn up as well

 Sarah had also done the same

 

 Sue had some finished quilt tops

 

 and another

 

 and another.

 

 Ruth had a lovely scrappy bargello-esq quilt top

 Yumi brought in her completed mini quilt which had stunning quilting on it

 



 Nellie brought in this little beauty

 

 Robyn had a crocheted cushion cover

 

 and the beginnings of another

 

 Di brought in this amazingly vibrant Material Obsession Block of the Month quilt!

 Therese had a panda bag

 

 Jen had some knitted cushion cover panels

 

 Deb brought in a quilt which she only recently finished.  It was begun back in 1999!

 and Deb also completed a quilt which had been commenced by a past member, Glenda

Deb also had some re-visited blocks from her "Naturally Australian" quilt class

We had a very special guest, Margaret Rowe - textile artist, quilt maker and author, come and speak in particular about The Australian Challenge Quilt Series of books which she has written and published.  It was such a pleasure to meet her and listen to the stories behind the books and see the quilts that were inspired from them. 
We also finalised our Christmas meeting (as it will sneak up on us in no time) and further discussed our bi-annual quilt exhibition which will be held in March 2015. 

And just to let you know there is an upcoming sale at Patchworks Unlimited (of 25 Pascoe Street, Pascoe Vale) if you are around that way.  There will be various celebrations during the week commencing on Monday 22 September, as well as a monthly special of 20% off all bolted Bali fabrics. 

Well that's about it for now.  Have a great weekend and thanks for reading.

Out and about

Hello there. 

I apologise for the delay in posting but I had trouble accessing my usual sources for upcoming quilt shows. 

And it seems now that I have been able to access them, there isn't anything quilty on this weekend!

You could, however, head to the Tesselaar Tulip Festival in Silvan near the Dandenong Ranges to view fields of spectacular tulips. 

But more importantly something that you can do tomorrow morning is come to our group meeting at the Senior Citizens Community Centre in Main Street, Lower Plenty from 10am.  We will be having a special guest, Margaret Rowe, come and talk about her new book in particular.  Here is Margaret's website if you would like a little background information.

Whatever you get up to, have a great weekend.  Thanks for reading.

Out and about

Can you believe it's Thursday already?  Its going to be Christmas soon enough...

Anyway, there are a few quilting events happening this coming weekend:

**CHURCHILL NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE GUMLEAF QUILTERS 5TH BIENNIAL QUILT, ART & PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION**
When: 13 & 14 September
Where: Federation University Auditorium, Churchill
Enquiries: churchillnc@bigpond.com or www.facebook.comChurchillNeighbourhoodCentre

**GOULBURN VALLEY QUILTERS QUILT-IN 2014**...
When: Saturday 13 September
Where: Princes Park (Football Clubrooms), Quinan Parade, Shepparton
Time: 10am – 4pm Cost: $5.00 Enquiries: Margo 0447658326
What: Guest speaker Marilyn Hughes from Tocumwal will speak on living and teaching in an aboriginal community and will have Aboriginal funeral skirts and screen printing to display. Bring along some handwork, and lunch, morning and afternoon tea will be provided

**BEACONSFIELD QUILTERS QUILT SHOW**
When: Saturday 13 September
Where: Beaconsfield Neighbourhood centre, 8 O’Neil Road, Beaconsfield(details courtesy Victorian Quilters Inc.)

Whatever you get up to this coming weekend, enjoy!
Thanks for reading.

 

Out and about

Hello there. Please accept my apologies for the late post. There were troubles with my internet connection yesterday hence the delay.

I have only come across one quilting event being held this weekend:

**EVERYTHING PATCHWORK AND QUILTING**
When: 6 Sep 2014 - 10am-4pm
Where: Community Centre, Gembrook/Pakenham Road, Gembrook.
What: Traders, demonstrations, quilt display, quilts for sale, refreshments. $4.00 entry fee. For further details contact: 5968 1427.

If, however, you would like to view some amazing Australian quilts online because you won't be able to make it to France for the exhibition and see them in the flesh, have a look here. There are amazing quilts from some very well known Australian quilters in this exhibition.  Plus, you do actually still have a couple of weeks to organise your ticket....

Have a great weekend and enjoy this Melbourne sunshine if you can.
Thanks for reading.