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Canberra Quilters would like to advise that there will be NO EFTPOS facilities at the Egyptian Tentmaker appearances at the Friendly Friday meeting on 27 September, between 10 am and 12 noon, or at the evening meeting on 3 October. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Egyptian tent maker Ekramy Hanafy in action.… Continue reading Correction: Tentmakers of Cairo

Are you a member of Canberra Quilters and are you interested in receiving the newsletter, Connecting Threads by email?  If so, you can give your name and email address to Jakki Cashman or use the Contact Us section of our website to indicate that you would like to join the trial group. The committee will … Continue reading Newsletter by email…

Image source: Ronnie Chow Hello Again, it’s your friendly Exhibition Coordinator here.  The Exhibition is only 4 sleeps away now!  If you’ve been to one of Canberra’s great libraries recently you may have caught a glimpse of the fabulous displays that our ladies have put together to help spread the word about the Exhibition. The… Continue reading Thank You to the Library Display Teams

This booking form and a deposit are needed for all workshops. See Connecting Threads for the Workshop Policy and a booking form. Further information is available for each workshop in the menu to the left. Please let the Workshop Coordinator know if you are interested in these workshops or would like to recommend a workshop.

The CQ Biggest Morning Tea Quilting Bee was held yesterday and over $2400 was raised for donation to the ACT Cancer Society. Here is a link to a full report and photos.  

Jinny Beyer, giving tips for confident colour choices at her recent workshop at Canberra Quilters. See more photos in the headings on the left.

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.… Continue reading Canberra Quilters 2013 raffle tickets available now

Several members of Canberra Quilters will be showing quilts at Mandelson’s of Goulburn this weekend, 16-17 March. Claire Ayling, joint owner of Mandelson’s, is one of our sponsors through her Bali Batiks fabric business. Quilts at Mandelson’s Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th March 10am – 4pm ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Opening Presentation on Saturday at 10.30am by Margaret Rolfe       … Continue reading Members on show at Mandelson’s of Goulburn