Friday 22 April 2011

Sensational Event

We're all back home now after a terrific 5 days in Melbourne. At the Gala Dinner on Saturday night, The National Quilt Award went to Kay Haerland for her "Under the Canopy" which also won Best of Show in Sydney in 2010. Here's a link to see this quilt on her website - http://www.kayhaerland.com/Canopy.htm


This became a familiar pathway to the Exhibition Building. Such beautiful gardens and some very tame possums around at night!



This is a view from upstairs and shows part of the building, which is very impressive!



Here we all are - except for Robyn who is taking the photo - about to go to dinner together in Chinatown.



Here we are at the Gala Dinner on Saturday night - as you can see we had a bit of fun!




Thursday 14 April 2011

Australasian Quilt Convention, Melbourne

11 of our members have travelled to Melbourne to attend the AQC. Some are madly attending workshops every day whilst others are taking a leisurely stroll through the streets of Melbourne - Oh, and then coming to the exhibition, of course. We attended a presentation from John Flynn, Confessions of a Non-traditional Quilter last night, which was very entertaining. He brought along 2 suitcases full of quilts to show us and talked about each one.

Today was the first day of the exhibition and delegates we allowed to look through the exhibition and shops 1 1/2 hours before the public were admitted. This will happen again tomorrow so we'll be able to see then what we missed today. There is so much to see and learn here with the outstanding tutors and shops, you must put it in your calendar for next year. The dates are April 12th to 15th, 2012!

Tuesday 5 April 2011

Australasian Quilt Convention & Expo, Melbourne

11 Members of our group are travelling to Melbourne this week to attend the Australasian Quilt Convention & Expo. Some are attending classes and workshops, some enjoying the exhibition and the shopping - both at the exhibition and in town.

Here's a link to check out the expo website: http://www.aqc.com.au/

Check back during the week to see some photos and expo stories!