Well known quilter, Kim Bradley has opened her new shop for business.
It is located is located at Unit 7 / 9 Packard Avenue Castle Hill, in the industrial area. Its not far from Victoria’s Basement.
For more information click here
Our friends from EWES are having another one of their lovely exhibitions
EWES
Epping Weavers Embroiderers & Spinners
25th Annual
Craft Show
featuring
Amazing Lace
exhibition
&
Stash Buster Sale
May 31, June 1 & 2
2013
Epping Creative Centre
26 Stanley Rd
Epping
10am—4pm
Free entry
EPQ Sponsors 2013
Eastwood Patchwork Quilters would be unable to stage such a great exhibition without the assistance of all our sponsors. All contribute in a special way to help us showcase our work, and, as an added bonus, raise funds for our selected charity in encouraging visitors to our exhibition.
Special thanks must be given to Brother International Australia Sewing Machines, and Brenda McCullough in particular, for their on-going support in many different ways.
Ryde Council provides us with tremendous support in the provision of our beautiful venue, Brush Farm House, an Eastwood landmark.
A full list of sponsors follows:
|
COMPANY NAME |
SUBURB/TOWN |
CONTACT |
| Brother International Aust – Sewing Machines | World wide & up the road and North Ryde | Brenda McCullough – Promotional CoOrdinator |
| Busy Thimbles | St Ives | Judy |
| C.A.Boyle Textiles Pty Ltd – fabrics | Brookvale | Craig |
| Can Do Books | Brighton Vic | Stephanie |
| Capricorn Link – books | Windsor | Elaine Inwood |
| Cath Babidge
Quilters Guild of NSW President |
NSW | |
| Chandler’s Cottage – fabrics | Beaumaris VIC | Leesa Chandler
|
| Charles Parsons – fabrics | Victoria | Melea Fordyce |
| Chroma Austalia Pty Ltd | Mt Kuring-Gai | Serena Agius |
| City of Ryde – our local council | Ryde NSW | Chris Hellmundt – Coordinator Community Projects |
| Constantine Quilts – books | Agery via Kadina SA | Tracey Browning |
| Country Bumpkin – books
|
Edwardstown SA | |
| Craft Book Wholesalers | NSW | Ray Dorries |
| Craft Depot | Pennant Hills | John Clegg |
| Creative Abundance –books & patterns | Upper Ferntree Gully Vic. | Nel Dekker |
| Daylight Company | Redcliffe Qld | Rebecca McNab |
| Dayview Textiles – fabrics | Prestons | Lisa Jones |
| Dessert Traditions – bag | Manly | Carol Douglas |
| Epping Club – dinner voucher | Epping | Melissa Gillooly |
| Express Publications APQ APQ subscriptions | Silverwater | Elaine Rose
Louise Smithers
|
| Fiskars – cutting mats and rotary cutters | Victoria | Philippa Godinho
|
| Flip la K -templates | Stroud NSW | Brenda Burgess |
| Gaille Martin
|
Central Coast | Gaille Martin
|
| Hobbysew Head Office & Sydney Sewing Supplies
Hobbysew Shop |
Kings Park Top Ryde | Chris Castley Irene and Victoria |
| J.H. Bonwick – quilt frames | Emu Plains | John Bonwick |
| J.Leutenegger – fabrics | Taren Point | Debbie Parker |
| Julie’s Superior Threads | Goulburn North | Julie Woods |
| Kath’s Craft and Scrapbooking | Jilliby | Katherine Moyes |
| kay&quilting – machine quilting vouchers | Eastwood | Kay Murray |
| Keep Quilting | Victoria | Marita Jones |
| Lloyd Curzon textiles | Kent Town SA | Tim Myers |
| Lyn’s Fine Needlework | Baulkham Hills | Jeanette Latta |
| Mac’s Craft Group including Craft Depot | Seven Hills Pennant Hills | John Clegg Lyn and Denise |
| Material Obsession | Drummoyne | Kathy Doughty |
| McCalls Pattern Service and Metters Threads | Bankstown | Martyn Smith |
| Patchwork On Pittwater | Mona vale | Robyn Evans |
| Patchwork with Busyfingers – paper piecing | Eumundi QLD | Sue Daley |
| Patchwork Products | Rydalmere | Sylvia Smith |
| Perivale Gutermann | Gordon | Linda Hodder |
| PK Fabrics | St Peters | Patrick Keogh |
| Prints Charming | Sydney | Cath Derksema |
| Quality Always – formerly Mini-Jumbuck wadding | Dry Creek SA | Mary McClure |
| Quiltsmith | Annandale | Melinda Smith |
| Remnant Warehouse | Alexandria | Joe Hambour |
| Rokset Industries – Olfa cutting boards & rotary cutters | St Marys
South Australia |
Taryn Topperwien |
| Ryde Eastwood Leagues Club | West Ryde | Chris McCarthy |
| Scissorman & Daylightman | Curtin ACT | Trevor Robertson |
| Spotlight | South Melbourne | Maureen Hyslop |
| Spy Photography | West Ryde | John Doughty |
| Two Green Zebras – fabrics | Caringbah | Fiona Mason |
| Victorian Textiles | Moorabin VIC | Tony Sullivan |
| Wabi-Sabi Designs -voucher | Canberra | Shuji Yamazaki |
| XLN Fabrics | Kings Park | Kerrie Rackley
|
| Yazzii International Pty Ltd -bags | Burwood East VIC | Yasmita |
Eastwood Patchwork Quilters is proud to introduce the Best of Show winner of the 2013 Biennial Exhibition – Louise Smith.
Louise is a long term member of EPQ and attends the Tuesday meeting almost without fail. Her enthusiasm and expertise is demonstrated in the outstanding quilt that she produced.
Louise Smith and her Best of Show quilt – Bonaparte and Bohemia
Louise also won the Traditional Predominantly Hand Quilted and Best Hand Quilting awards for this quilt.
Lots of quits, excited quilters, Devonshire teas, craft and supplies shopping, beautiful weather and a beautiful location. What more could we have asked for!
Our 2013 Eastwood patchwork Quilters Exhibition was nothing but a great success. From the moment visitors entered the gate of Brush Farm House in Eastwood, the anticipation built.
Visitors were welcomed by banners and bunting around the perimeter of Brush Farm House
The cafe was busy all day supplying Devonshire teas and home baked goodies
Even the trees did not escape the preparations of the day!
One of the quits raffled to raise funds for Special Olympics
For the first time this year, Eastwood patchwork Quilters will be holding a series of workshops titled A Taste of Patchwork.
The workshops will be held daily, at 2pm, at our exhibition and all are welcome to join. Of course, numbers are limited so if you are interested, speak to one of the EPQ members upon arrival.
There is no cost for the workshops, and all materials and tuition will be provided by EPQ members. A simple patchwork block will be completed using hand stitching techniques.
In addition to the Taste of Patchwork workshops at the exhibition, Eastwood Patchwork Quilters will be holding Beginner Workshops at their meeting hall later in May if sufficient interest is expressed by the public at the exhibition.
So don’t miss out, make sure you take up this brand new opportunity at the Eastwood Patchwork Quilters Exhibition on May 3, 4 and 5.
This year Eastwood Patchwork Quilters is supporting Special Olympics by raffling two exquisite quilts, designed and made by members. Special Olympics has a significance to our group as at least 2 of our members have relatives involved in the association.
Harry Langford
One young man who has achieved success in Special Olympics is Harry Langford. He is the son of one of our members and has grown up into a great young sportsman.
My name is Harry Langford. I have been involved with Special Olympics since I was 13.
Special Olympics is a not for profit organisation that provides sporting activities for children and adults with an Intellectual Disability.
Being part of this has given me the opportunity to play sport every week, keep fit and make great friends.
I speak at Corporate events to tell people how exciting it is to be part of Special Olympics. I am Assistant Coach on a Sunday with the Upper North Shore group.
I have played Soccer and Basketball. I have represented NSW in Golf, Cricket and Softball. In 2011 I represented Australia at the World Games in Athens in Softball and we came home with a Bronze medal. There were over 7,500 Athletes from around the World at this event.
My family and friends have been so proud of my achievements through this Organisation.
I have met my beautiful girlfriend Lauren through Special Olympics – she plays softball too.
I have had the opportunity to do so much more than I ever thought possible – I have had the chance to be the best person I can be………
Special Olympics has given me this opportunity.
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Here are the absolutely stunning raffle quilts that Eastwood Patchwork Quilters. Funds raised from the sale of raffle tickets will go to Special Olympics. Tickets are available from various shop locations and from all members, and of course at our exhibition to be held on the weekend of 3,4,5 May at Brush Farm House in Lawson Street, Eastwood.
EPQ first prize raffle quilt
Raffle quilt centre detail
Time is passing quickly, the exhibition draws nearer. Here’s some information to jog your memory.
The Eastwood Patchwork Quilters exhibition venue is Brush Farm House at Eastwood, once home to Gregory Blaxland the explorer. Coincidentally, the week after our exhibition is the 200th anniversary of Blaxland, Wentworth and Lawson departing on their expedition that eventuated in the first European crossing of the Blue Mountains…………….what a great event to work with our beautiful quilts.
Eastwood Patchwork Quilters has nearly 100 members, our group has been operating continuously for over 25 years and we are proud to still have some original members. This is our 13th biennial exhibition and our 2011 event was a huge success with 140 quilts on display, plus displays of baby quilts and bags. With our raffle and donations we were able to donate $8000 to Achieve Australia.
This year Eastwood Patchwork Quilters is supporting the Special Olympics – an organisation that inspires people with intellectual disability to reach their personal best through regular sport and competition.
Our venue – beautiful Brush Farm House in Eastwood
If any of you know the EPQ Exhibition Secretary, Robyn, you will know that she loves patchwork and she especially loves colour. Perhaps that love started at a very young age. 
Robyn and her mum in front of a very patchwork-like wall made by her dad to match his wife’s umbrella.
Eastwood Patchwork Quilters Inc. 