A message from Buffy about this meeting: Reminder: Art Quilters meeting this Saturday, 14th at 1pm. I would like to have a play day with materials that don’t fray, for example lutradur, evolon, leather, paper (including paper towels), etc and also incorporating painted fusible webbing. So please bring any of these materials you have on… Continue reading Art Quilters – Saturday 14 March
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Art Quilters Meeting – 14 Feb
The Art Quilters group meets this Saturday from 1pm. To celebrate Valentine’s Day they are having a mini-workshop, so please bring the following to the meeting: an A3 sized piece of calico A3 sized bondaweb or vliesafix etc 4 or 5 small bits of fabric you like sufficient to cover the calico as a background A piece of… Continue reading Art Quilters Meeting – 14 Feb
Australia Wide 4 Exhibition now open
This exhibition is now open at The Q in Queanbeyan. There is a floor talk on Thursday 12 Feb at 11am.
Call for Entries – Summary
A number of opportunities exist for members to enter competitions and exhibitions scheduled throughout 2015. There have been posts on the CQ blog about them. Here are links so you can look up the details (and perhaps submit an entry): AQC Challenge – True Blue Entry deadline 27 February 2015. Link to AQC site. Another… Continue reading Call for Entries – Summary
Art Quilters- 13 Dec
The Art Quilters group have their final meeting of the year on Saturday, 13 December, from 1-4pm. Guest speaker is Helen Gray, who will talk about her journey as an art quilter and show some of her quilts. Please bring a plate for Christmas cheer and some show & tell to share.
Dairy Barn 100th Anniversary – retrospective quilt show
The Dairy Barn Arts Center is in Athens, Ohio and is where Quilt National is held every two years. This is the preeminent art quilt exhibition – just to get in is a feat. Over the years a number of Canberra Quilters (Dianne Firth and Judy Turner immediately come to mind), and other Australian quilters have… Continue reading Dairy Barn 100th Anniversary – retrospective quilt show
Call for entries – Dare to Differ
The Quilters’ Guild of South Australia are holding an exhibition of Contemporary Quilts in October 2015. Entry is open to quilters resident in Australia and entry forms and images are due by 10 July 2015. Quilts can be up to 250cm in length or width. Convenor Suzanne Gummow has sent the following information: What is… Continue reading Call for entries – Dare to Differ
Art Quilters meeting on Saturday 12 July
The Art Quilters are meeting this Saturday from 1-4pm. Buffy has asked members to bring show & tell as well as the usual books and ideas to share. Anne Dickens has offered to teach us to make a small notebook on Saturday … to join in, please bring: 18 sheets of printing paper – position… Continue reading Art Quilters meeting on Saturday 12 July
Fiona Hammond Workshop
Are you interested in learning about creating embellished dimensional artworks or hand painting with procion dyes, making silk paper and raw edge applique techniques? Find out more about the Fiona Hammond workshops being offered in 2014 by Canberra Quilters Inc. by clicking this link.