Eastwood Patchwork Quilters Exhibition Flyer
Here is the flyer for the Eastwood patchwork Quilters 2013 Exhibition – you will find them at your local patchwork and quilting shop, group and EPQ members
Eastwood Quilters Exhibition
Reply
Author Archives: eastwoodpatchworkquilters
We all love a fabric sale!
ROLL UP ROLL UP WE ARE HAVING A SALE
Hi everyone
I can’t find the floor of the shop again, so it must be time to
HAVE A SALE.
Sale starts on Saturday 16 March and finishes on Saturday 30 March (yes Easter Saturday).
25% OFF ALL FABRICS, 30 CM MINIMUM CUT.
25% OFF ALL PRE-CUT FAT QUARTERS.
SALE IN STORE AND ON-LINE.
Another exhibition in Brisbane
While in Brisbane for Quilts 1700-1945 try to make time to see this quilt exhibition in the same location
Ruth Stoneley: A Stitch in Time
13 July – 7 October 2013 | Queensland Art Gallery (QAG) | Free admission
Opening Hours
10.00am — 5.00pm Monday to Friday
9.00am — 5.00pm Saturday and Sunday
9.00am — 5.00pm Public Holidays
To accompany ‘Quilts 1700–1945’, the Gallery presents an exhibition of contemporary quilts by the late leading Brisbane quilt-maker Ruth Stoneley (1940-2007).
Stoneley was an inspirational figure, not only in terms of the expressive, innovative works she made, but as an active member of the Brisbane quilting and arts community, connecting with other makers through ‘Patchwork Supplies’, her Highgate Hill shop, and as a teacher to many local practitioners. While Stoneley came to quilting later in her life, only committing herself to her craft full-time from 1982, she quickly made up for lost time, making prolifically, and exhibiting widely in Australia, and internationally.
The exhibition will showcase exemplary examples of Stoneley’s practice, showing her transition from early experimentations with the contained patterns of the traditional quilt through to the free-flowing, abstract and expressive works she made in later years, to reflect her feelings, emotions and ideas about herself and the people around her.
This information was sourced from the website for the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/exhibitions
What is Special Olympics?
Eastwood Patchwork Quilters have voted Special Olympics as the nominated charity for their 2013 Quilt Exhibition. The following is an excerpt from the Special Olympics Australia website:
Special Olympics is a worldwide movement that inspires people with an intellectual disability to reach their personal best through regular sport and competition.
It is not a single event and it is not just for the elite.
Instead Special Olympics volunteers provide sports opportunities for all people with an intellectual disability regardless of their skills, and they do this every week in communities right across Australia.
While some Special Olympics athletes strive to win medals, others enjoy the chance to get active, have fun, make friends and be part of a family. Whatever their motivation, we cater for them by providing meaningful sports programs delivered within a supportive environment where people with an intellectual disability are accepted and can feel proud.
People with an intellectual disability are often ridiculed, misunderstood, isolated or simply ignored. Yet, with the understanding and support of Special Olympics they discover the skills that allow them to improve their health, develop self-confidence and bring joy to themselves, their families and their community.
So by buying a ticket in our charity quilt raffle you will be helping the kids and adults from Special Olympics. Tickets can be bought from Eastwood Patchwork Quilters members and at our exhibition.
Quilts 1700-1945 Exhibition
15 June – 22 September 2013 | Queensland Art Gallery (QAG) | Brisbane Only | Ticketed
Opening Hours
10.00am — 5.00pm Monday to Friday
9.00am — 5.00pm Saturday and Sunday
9.00am — 5.00pm Public Holidays
Tickets and Packages on sale March
Quilts are evocative symbols of our collective past — stimulating our earliest memories of security and comfort and awakening the senses through touch and smell. They resonate with historical references, revealing the social and cultural significance of what has often been simply perceived as ‘women’s work’.
‘Quilts 1700–1945’ explores the personal and social histories embedded in both highly decorative and homemade bed covers that reveal the maker’s complex engagement with the wider world. Exploring over 200 years of British quiltmaking, every quilt has a hidden history, an unspoken story concealed within its layers. The exhibition features works from the V&A’s collection and loans from selected UK museums, as well as one of the world’s most important textiles, Rajah Quilt 1841, from the National Gallery of Australia.
This information was sourced from the website for the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/exhibitions
An interesting workshop in April
A Hat making Workshop
with
Pam de Groot
In the Hat workshop we will create a hat using the resist method.
This is the main method used to create pocket items such as bags, clothing and sculpture.
Participants will create their own template in the shape of their hat.
Requirements
- Byo Lunch, morning tea provided.
- Hat block if you have one. Don’t worry if you don’t.
- Medium piece of bubble wrap approx 700mmx1m.
- Thin plastic 2x bubble size, old sheet (may get torn up)
- 300g wool tops(sliver). Varying colours, have more of one colour, this will be your base. (This is more than you will need but it gives you choice.) I will have some you can purchase on the day if you like. You can email me for suppliers as well.
- Soap of choice, small ice cream container
- Selection of fibres to add in. ie silk top, mohair, silk hankies, spun wool, silk fabric, muslin etc.
I will have some fibres you can purchase on the day if you need.
- Bring a couple of old towels
- Paper and pencils, tape measure, permanent texta
When
Sunday April 7th 9.30am-5.00pm
Cost
- $85 per day, per person plus any materials.(silk fabric and any extra fibres)
Where
- 7 Charles St Lawson
- Ph 47591618 or 0410 094653 email pamdegroot.fibre@gmail.com
See our raffle quilt at Craft Depot
Eastwood Patchwork Quilters 2013 Raffle Quilt at Craft Depot
Both of the Eastwood Patchwork Quilters Raffle Quilts are out and about, first prize is at Craft Depot in Pennant Hills and second prize is at Logan’s Patchwork in Leichardt.
All proceeds go to a very worthy cause – Special Olympics.
Dear Jane Quilt Exhibition
Image from karenatsomerset@blogspot.com.au
The Australian Quilters Association presented a Dear Jane Quilt Exhibition in Box Hill, Victoria between 8 and 10 February. Karen Styles has published some photos on her blog. There are some lovely versions of Dear Jane, as well as a few other quilts. See more beautiful quilt photos and a lovely blog – http://karenatsomerset.blogspot.com.au/2013/02/dear-jane-on-display.html
Wednesday Night Group are not asleep on the job!
Wednesday night members have taken on the (insert word ENORMOUS) task of making enough bunting to stretch around the perimeter fence of Brush Farm House at Eastwood where the Eastwood Patchwork Quilters 2013 Biennial Quilt Exhibition will be held.
Wednesday night members busy working
The dates for the exhibition are Friday 3rd May – Sunday 5th May 2013 10am-4.30pm at Brush Farm House, Lawson St, Eastwood NSW
I am not sure if the ladies realised the enormity of the task until it was begun! The members of the 3 groups contributed rectangles of fabrics, cut to a specified size.
The sets for each banner section selected and then busily stitched to ties.
One section finished . . how many to go?
How to make a hanging sleeve
Here are some very easy instructions for making a quilt hanging sleeve
This is the way all EPQ members will be required to make the hanging sleeve for any quilts entered in our 2013 Eastwood Patchwork Quilters Biennial Exhibition. There is also a You Tube video if you are like me and need to actually see how this is done. Thanks to Maureen for these great instructions.
- Cut or piece together fabric to make a strip 9″ tall and the same width as the quilt.
- Fold under short edges 1/4″, wrong sides together. Fold under again. Press. Sew a straight or zigzag seam to hem the folds. (diagram 1)
- Now fold the strip lengthwise, wrong sides together, aligning its raw edges. Sew together with a 1/2″ seam allowance. Press the seam allowance open. (Diagram 2)
- Place the open seam against the quilt’s back. Center and pin the top edge of the tube to the back of the quilt, about 1/2″ below the binding.
- Use a whipstitch to sew the top edge of the tube to the quilt backing. Stitch into the batting occasionally to help strengthen the seam.
- Smooth the sleeve downward along the quilt back, then make a 1/2″ fold along its length to create a pleat. Leaving the pleat intact, pin the sleeve bottom to the quilt.
- Whipstitch the lower edge of the sleeve to the quilt. Remove pins. The sleeve will pooch out a bit to allow space for a hanging rod. (Diagram 3)
- Whipstitch the back sides of the sleeve to the quilt. Leave the front sides unsewn to allow for rod insertion.
| Here is a link to a great video by AQS Executive Show Director Bonnie Browning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_Vd82aSiAA&feature=player_embedded |
Eastwood Patchwork Quilters Inc. 
