Canberra Quilters 2013 raffle tickets available now

This is the raffle quilt for 2013, Pantone Premonition. It was made by Barbara Cutmore and Raylee Bielenberg. It was quilted by Raylee Bielenberg of Sunflower Quilting. It is based on the Robbing Peter to Pay Paul block and using white and variations of the Pantone Colour of the Year for 2013 - Emerald Green. The quilt is 251cm square.

 Pantone Premonition

Detail

The winner of the Canberra Quilters Inc Members Exhibition raffle gets to choose from three prizes:

• The quilt "Pantone Premonition" valued at $2700, or
• a Bernina 700D overlocker, valued at $699, kindly donated by Bernina Australia, or
• a Kingfisher 65"x 65" Design Wall valued at $240, kindly donated by Jackie McNab of Brindabella Quilting.

The remaining prizes will go to the second and third drawn tickets.

The raffle will be drawn at 4.00pm on Sunday 11 August 2013 at the close of the Canberra Quilters Inc Members’ Exhibition.

 This year (until 1 August and within Australia only) you can buy books of 10 tickets by post for $10 each, paid by cheque or money order made out to Canberra Quilters Inc – NO CASH PLEASE! Send a Self Addressed Stamped Envelope* (for return of the tickets) with your cheque or money order to Canberra Quilters Inc, PO Box 935, JAMISON CENTRE, ACT 2614. 

Single tickets are available at Canberra Quilters Inc regular meetings from 4 April:

• Evening Meeting, 7.30 pm 1st Thursday of the month;
• ROWmakers Day Meeting, 10.00am on 2nd Wednesday of the month;
• Wonderful Wednesdays Day Meeting, 9.30 am 3rd Wednesday of the month;
• Friendly Fridays Day Meeting, 10.00am 4th Friday of every month;

and at participating shops.

 * Please note that if no SASE is included then only 9 tickets will be sent as $1 will be deducted for post and handling.

New Issue of Connecting Threads is available

The new issue of the CQ newsletter, Connecting Threads, was packed and posted last week. Some members have already received their copy.

It contains details of the AGM in April and a separate to the newsletter, the 2013 Exhibition Pack.  Postmark deadline for entries is 7 June 2013. The Exhibition Pack is also available on this website under the Exhibition menu item.

You need to be financial by 31 March to exhibit in the 2013 Members' Exhibition or to sell in the Sales Room at the exhibition.

Membership Fees Due Now

Canberra Quilters financial year runs from 1 January until 31 December.

Membership fees for 2013 are due now. Forms are available elsewhere on this site, in the newsletter Connecting Threads or in our meeting room at Cook.

As well as the usual benefits of membership like using the library and our meeting room, attending meetings and other events, you need to renew by 31 March in order to exhibit in this year's members exhibition or to sell in the Sales Room at the exhibition.

The AGM is coming up in April so you need to be financial in order to vote or to stand for a position on the committee.