An interesting workshop in April

hat workshopA 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

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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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Quilt Study Group Meeting

Attention : Confirmation of Date
Please be advised that the next meeting for interested members of The Quilt Study Group will be held on  9 March 2013 

The Guest Speaker will be Lyn Dennis.

She will give an illustrated talk about her May 2012 United Kingdom  Quilt Research Trip.
Whilst there she was able to study some of the quilts in the collections of Norwich Guild Hall and (Lancashire) Gawthorpe Hall.
Lyn will share detailed information on approximately 10 – 12 quilts from each of these collections.

If you have any old English quilts or ‘heritage’ reproductions of such, to show, then please bring them along to share.

Venue : Powerhouse Museum
Date : 9 March 2013
Time : 2pm – 4.00pm
Entry : Meeting cover charge of $5.00 for members and $10 for non-members
Free Entry to Museum for all. 

Afternoon Tea will be provided.

Brush Farm House – Eastwood

Brush Farm c.1910

brush farm

After restoration 2007

At EPQ we love Brush Farm House. It is a stunning venue in which to exhibit our quilts. The history of the house is interesting as a significant building in the suburb of Eastwood.

The Ryde City Council website tells of its early days . . .

 

Brush Farm House was built circa 1820 by Gregory Blaxland, following his purchase of the Brush Farm Estate in 1807. It is not only one of Australia’s oldest houses but also one of the most substantial houses surviving from the Macquarie period. Brush Farm House represents a nationally important site where some of the colony’s initial land grants were made. 

After that time it variously served as a grand residence for a state Premier and other notaries, a boy’s reformatory school and an administration centre before falling into disrepair.

In 2007, a multi-million dollar restoration was completed and the building re-opened as a community space. It was after that time when Eastwood Patchwork Quilters began a fruitful   relationship with our first exhibition there in 2009.

You can read more about the house at the Ryde City Council website

http://www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/About+Ryde/Historic+Ryde/Historic+Buildings/Brush+Farm+House

Our Raffle Quilts

epq2quiltsWe take our Exhibition as an opportunity to raise funds for a charity which gets little or no government funding. This year it is The Special Olympics, a worldwide movement that inspires children and adults people with an intellectual disability to reach their personal best through regular (weekly) sport and competition. Giving them opportunities not only to develop physical fitness, but also demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendships with their families, coaches and other Special Olympic  athletes and the broader community.

To aid the fundraising we have made 2 raffle quilts with the Canyon Star block. Each member was asked to make at least 5 blocks and were given blue fabric for the stars and a mix of green  fabrics for the centre triangles. The ladies then added 3 different fabrics to complete each block. They are both stunning with the 1st prize quilt having a magnificent bird appliquéd in the centre.

epq quilting

Welcome

Welcome from Eastwood Patchwork Quilters to all who visit our site.

We are a large and active quilting group in the north western Sydney region. Our members number over 100 and vary in experience, ability, age, and background.

At present, we are aiming towards our much anticipated biennial exhibition to be held in 2013 from Friday 3rd May until Sunday 5th May at the historic Brush Farm House in Eastwood.