Congratulations to members Dianne Firth, Helen Godden, Helen Gray, Beth & Trevor Reid and Brenda Gael Smith, who have all been selected to exhibit in the Art Quilt Australia 2015 exhibition. Details below provided by Ozquilt Network: Art Quilt Australia Art Quilt Australia 2015: National Wool Museum 24 October – 13 December 2015 Official Opening… Continue reading Art Quilt Australia 2015 Exhibition : 23 October- 13 December
Category: Exhibition
Exhibition Raffle Results
The exhibition raffle was drawn at 4pm on Sunday 9th August. The results: First drawn ticket- #419 Sharon McCaskell 2nd drawn ticket – #1204 Diane Donovan 3rd drawn ticket – #76 Chris Caryss 4th drawn ticket – #105 Ruth Crabb Winners will be notified by phone to discuss prize arrangements.
Evening Meeting – 6 August
The evening meeting will be held this Thursday, 6 August, 7pm for a 7.30pm start, in the Cook Community Hub Hall. Yes- it is the first day of the exhibition, but you can never look at too many quilts, right? And you might want to catch up with friends to talk about the exhibition and what you… Continue reading Evening Meeting – 6 August
REMINDER: Exhibition Delivery Day – 25 July
This Saturday, 25 July is delivery day for your items entered in the 2015 Members’ Exhibition. They are to be delivered to the CQ room between 9am until 4.30pm. You can also drop off you raffle books and check the roster. Behind the scenes – what happens after delivery? Check, Measure and Tag Your quilt… Continue reading REMINDER: Exhibition Delivery Day – 25 July
Exhibition Flyer
We are well on the way to our annual exhibition, held in conjunction with the Craft and Quilt Fair at EPIC, 6-9 August 2015. Entries have closed and are being processed. Raffle tickets are selling – can you take another book? All the behind-the-scenes prep is going on. Here is something you can help with –… Continue reading Exhibition Flyer
Results from WA Quilters’ Show
Here is a link to the results from the WA Quilters recent quilt show: http://australiancouncilofquilters.com/2015/06/03/quiltwest-2015/ (Quilt in banner is one of the raffle quilts in Canberra Quilters exhibition raffle- Crystal Symphony by Frayed Edges friendship group, quilted by Gemma Jackson of prettybobbinsquilting)
Gold Coast Quilters Exhibition
Are you spending winter at the Gold Coast or visiting Queensland in July? Here is a quilt show you might like to attend: The Gold Coast Quilters Guild is holding its biennial Quilt Exhibition from Saturday 11th July to Sunday 2nd August, this year. As usual it will be held at The Arts Centre, Gold… Continue reading Gold Coast Quilters Exhibition
Australasian Quilt Convention (AQC) 2016
AQC is over for another year and the organisers have announced the dates for next year: April 14 – 17, 2016; Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton Gardens, Melbourne. Announcing the theme for the 2016 AQC Challenge: Expertise Events is pleased to advise that the theme will be Tradition with a Twist. Quilters are invited to start… Continue reading Australasian Quilt Convention (AQC) 2016
Exhibition Information pack available
The 2015 Exhibition Information pack and the forms are now available online on the Canberra Quilters website – link This will also be sent to members with the next newsletter – depending how you get your newsletter. If you get it on paper it will be in the mail out. If you get it electronically… Continue reading Exhibition Information pack available
Challenge 2015 – Send me a Message
Every year Canberra Quilters has a quilt challenge theme category at the exhibition. For 2015 the theme chosen by the main committee is ‘Send me a Message’. Members can choose to respond to the theme anyway they like in their quilt as long as it meets the size requirements of 70cm x 50cm, portrait or… Continue reading Challenge 2015 – Send me a Message