Maitland Patchwork Quilters wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Our first meeting for 2013 is on Wednesday 16th January at 7pm at the Largs School of Arts Hall. New members and visitors are welcome - bring along a project to work on and have a cuppa with us!
If you are wanting to attend the May weekend and have not received your paperwork, please contact Louise as soon as possible. If you are hoping to attend and have not yet paid a deposit or put your form in, please don't wait too long as the classes are filling up!
Look forward to seeing you all in the New Year!
Saturday, 22 December 2012
Saturday, 6 October 2012
Exhibition Opening night
Friday night was the official opening of our exhibition and it was well attended. Our Mayor, Peter Blackmore and his wife, Robyn; our local member Robyn Parker and Margaret Sivyer OAM were all in attendance as well as many members, their family and friends.
Our guest speaker was Margaret Rowe who traveled from Melbourne to open our exhibition and talk about her journey as an author of some historically based novels she has written about a group of quilters. Her books have inspired challenges within our group and it was great to be able to show them off to her! This is Margaret with her Maria quilt next to our display of our members' Maria and Elizabeth challenge quilts.
Here's Margaret with our President, Janelle:
Our hard working kitchen staff who have been cooking up a storm of delicious home made goodies for morning and afternoon tea (scones to die for) and lunch of freshly made sandwiches!
Robin and Jill selling raffle tickets for our amazing raffle quilt, Midnight Stars:
Our guest speaker was Margaret Rowe who traveled from Melbourne to open our exhibition and talk about her journey as an author of some historically based novels she has written about a group of quilters. Her books have inspired challenges within our group and it was great to be able to show them off to her! This is Margaret with her Maria quilt next to our display of our members' Maria and Elizabeth challenge quilts.
Here's Margaret with our President, Janelle:
Our hard working kitchen staff who have been cooking up a storm of delicious home made goodies for morning and afternoon tea (scones to die for) and lunch of freshly made sandwiches!
Robin and Jill selling raffle tickets for our amazing raffle quilt, Midnight Stars:
AND look at all the amazing hand made goodies for sale!
Final day tomorrow, Sunday October 7th. Don't miss it as the next exhibition is 2 years away!
Thursday, 27 September 2012
Exhibitions
Our exhibition is right around the corner now and I hope you are all ready - both to exhibit and to come and see all the wonderful quilts our members have made over the last few years - well, let's just say the ones which have been finished in the last two years!
We have another mini exhibition also coming up on Saturday 20th October at the Largs School of Arts Hall in Largs where we are displaying a travelling suitcase exhibition from The Australian Textile Arts and Surface Design Association (ATASDA). This exhibition is titled Marrakesh and is inspired by the city of the same name - an exotic place of richness and brilliant colour where cultures meet.
The works range in size from 15cm square to 60cm x 40cm. Each work has a matching techniques sheet explaining the artist's inspiration and design process with details of one technique used.
We have another mini exhibition also coming up on Saturday 20th October at the Largs School of Arts Hall in Largs where we are displaying a travelling suitcase exhibition from The Australian Textile Arts and Surface Design Association (ATASDA). This exhibition is titled Marrakesh and is inspired by the city of the same name - an exotic place of richness and brilliant colour where cultures meet.
The works range in size from 15cm square to 60cm x 40cm. Each work has a matching techniques sheet explaining the artist's inspiration and design process with details of one technique used.
A Blue Unlike Any Other by Jenni Kirkham. 40cm x 35cm. Hanging machine and hand embroidery,couched threads, lace applique.
The exhibition will be open from 10am to 12 noon and there will be a gold coin donation at the door.
Thursday, 2 August 2012
SPRING INTO QUILTING
Our 2012 exhibition is coming up quickly! Here are the details:
Friday 5th until Sunday 7th October, 2012
Latter Hall
Hunter Valley Grammar School
Norfolk Street
Ashtonfield
10am - 4pm daily
$5.00 entry
Morning and afternoon tea and a light lunch will be served - all delicious, home-made tasty morsels!
There will also be trading tables from local quilt shops and a table of items for sale made by the members of Maitland Patchwork Quilters.
Tickets for this year's raffle quilt, Midnight Stars, will be available at the door for just $1.00 each. The raffle will be drawn on Sunday afternoon at 4pm. Here is a photo of our beautiful quilt - the Batik and hand dyed fabrics were donated by Lotus Fabrics and the quilting was donated by Shirley McLennan.
Click on this link to see a map where Hunter Valley Grammar School is!
https://maps.google.com.au/maps?q=Norfolk+Street,+Ashtonfield,+New+South+Wales&hl=en&ll=-32.765968,151.599183&spn=0.010231,0.021136&sll=-32.830735,147.451465&sspn=10.461906,21.643066&oq=norfolk+st+ashtonfield&hnear=Norfolk+St,+Ashtonfield+New+South+Wales+2323&t=m&z=16
Friday 5th until Sunday 7th October, 2012
Latter Hall
Hunter Valley Grammar School
Norfolk Street
Ashtonfield
10am - 4pm daily
$5.00 entry
Morning and afternoon tea and a light lunch will be served - all delicious, home-made tasty morsels!
There will also be trading tables from local quilt shops and a table of items for sale made by the members of Maitland Patchwork Quilters.
Tickets for this year's raffle quilt, Midnight Stars, will be available at the door for just $1.00 each. The raffle will be drawn on Sunday afternoon at 4pm. Here is a photo of our beautiful quilt - the Batik and hand dyed fabrics were donated by Lotus Fabrics and the quilting was donated by Shirley McLennan.
Click on this link to see a map where Hunter Valley Grammar School is!
https://maps.google.com.au/maps?q=Norfolk+Street,+Ashtonfield,+New+South+Wales&hl=en&ll=-32.765968,151.599183&spn=0.010231,0.021136&sll=-32.830735,147.451465&sspn=10.461906,21.643066&oq=norfolk+st+ashtonfield&hnear=Norfolk+St,+Ashtonfield+New+South+Wales+2323&t=m&z=16
Saturday, 17 December 2011
We're Moving!
Maitland Patchwork Quilters are moving over the Christmas break to Largs School of Art Hall in Largs. All social and business meetings will be held there now, commencing at 7pm.
Hope to see you all there in the New Year!
Hope to see you all there in the New Year!
Tuesday, 25 October 2011
Exhibition photos
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| Elaine Rose in front of our Bi-centennial quilt which was presented to the City of Maitland |
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| Maree Gebhardt, President of the NSW Quilters Guild opened our show with a most informative talk |
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| Our foundation members! |
Sunday, 10 July 2011
Retrospective Exhibition
Our Retrospective Exhibition will be held 22nd & 23rd October, 2011 at the St James Anglican Church Hall in Morpeth - where it all began for our group 25 years ago.
We are looking for quilts from members and past-members to exhibit quilts which have been previously shown. Please let Bronwyn McKinnon know what you would like to exhibit as soon as possible. The committee is going to arrange the quilts in chronological order, so this exhibition will have most of the organising done before set-up day.
We also hope to produce a booklet showing each quilter photographed beside their quilt/s together with a story about the quilt/s. This will become an important part of our history in years to come. Copies of this publication will also be made available and we'll have more details closer to the exhibition.
Any questions? Post a comment here!
We are looking for quilts from members and past-members to exhibit quilts which have been previously shown. Please let Bronwyn McKinnon know what you would like to exhibit as soon as possible. The committee is going to arrange the quilts in chronological order, so this exhibition will have most of the organising done before set-up day.
We also hope to produce a booklet showing each quilter photographed beside their quilt/s together with a story about the quilt/s. This will become an important part of our history in years to come. Copies of this publication will also be made available and we'll have more details closer to the exhibition.
Any questions? Post a comment here!
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