The next Quilts for Others (QFO) working bee is on 13th June, from 10am until 2pm, in the CQ room at Cook Community Hub. QFO makes quilts to donate to charities and organizations in the Canberra region. In 2016 301 quilts were made and donated. If you would like to join us at a working… Continue reading Quilts for Others working bee – 13 June
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Sale Day – 3 June
Saturday 3 June 2017 1:30 to 4 pm Canberra Quilters Room, Cook- 41 Templeton Crescent (Cook Community Hub) Sale of good quality cotton fabrics, books and quilting notions. One of the tables will be the QFO team selling fabric that is excess to their requirements – they get lots of donations and can’t use it all. Quilts… Continue reading Sale Day – 3 June
Evening Meeting – 1 June
The evening meeting is this Thursday, 1 June, 7pm for a 7.30pm start, in the Hall at the Cook Community Hub. The meeting starts with formal committee (and other) reports and news followed by an activity. This month it is all about #100Days100Blocks. With over 57,000 images on its hashtag , the 100 Days 100 Blocks sew-along… Continue reading Evening Meeting – 1 June
Small Japanese Projects meeting – 24 May
The next meeting of the Small Japanese Projects group is on 24 May, from 10am-noon, in the CQ room at Cook Community Hub. The project will extend over two meetings – it is a chiku chiku binding for a basket. AT this meeting you will be working on the binding and at the June meeting… Continue reading Small Japanese Projects meeting – 24 May
Introduction to Patchwork and Quilting – 20 May
AN INTRODUCTION TO PATCHWORK AND QUILTING Is this a hobby or skill you would like to learn? Are you interested in finding out more? Canberra Quilters is the oldest quilting guild in Australia and some of our members are world renowned quilters. They all started as beginners! Some had no experience of sewing. Some thought… Continue reading Introduction to Patchwork and Quilting – 20 May
Art Quilters meeting – 13 May
The next meeting is on Saturday 13 May, 1-4pm, in the CQ room at Cook Community Hub. Continuing the exploration of Design Elements: Wendy is going to present the design element, “Scale”. We will be discussing doing work in a series. Please bring at least three images that excite your imagination and make you want… Continue reading Art Quilters meeting – 13 May