Hi all,
There's a few updates to the blog and to our calendar to let you know about. Firstly, as reminders, coming up this week is a social night (Wednesday 4th), Sarah Day (Saturday 7th @ Northcourt, Tocal), Gallery Girls (Friday 13th) and the next business meeting is Wednesday 18th June.
The main update I wanted to let you know about is our weekend with Di Ford in December. We are so lucky to have Di come and teach us and know we won't have any trouble filling the class, so we have been able to have 2 classes with Di. The first class will be Thursday and Friday 4th & 5th December and the second class will be the Saturday and Sunday 6th & 7th. We are also running another 4-day UFO during this long weekend.
We have put a few guidelines in place for this extra weekend. The 2 classes will be the same and you can put your name down for either one - not both. You may choose to do UFO for any or all or the 4 days and you can also put your name down for that too!
Our Christmas dinner is Wednesday 3rd December. If you want to go rom the dinner straight to Tocal and stay Wednesday night, you can. Please include this option on the form when you complete it.
More details and photos soon! Feel free to post questions and I can answer them here!
Happy Quilting!
Monday, 2 June 2014
Wednesday, 8 January 2014
Happy New Year!
Hope you all had an enjoyable and relaxing Christmas and a very happy New Year!
The Calendar has now been updated for your reference - please let me know if there are any changes to be made.
Our first Social night will be around very soon - January 15th - just one week away!
See you all there!
The Calendar has now been updated for your reference - please let me know if there are any changes to be made.
Our first Social night will be around very soon - January 15th - just one week away!
See you all there!
Friday, 8 March 2013
March UFO
Yes Maitland is a-buzz with quilters, chomping at the bit to get to Tocal and start the first UFO weekend for this year. Hope you're all packed and ready to go!
Classes are filling quickly for our May weekend, so if you want to book into a class, please let Robyn or Louise know as soon as possible. However, the Deb Louie free motion quilting class is now full but there is a waiting list, if you would like to put your name on that - just in case!
We are also taking deposits now for the Karen Cunningham workshop in June.
Happy UFO weekend everyone!
Classes are filling quickly for our May weekend, so if you want to book into a class, please let Robyn or Louise know as soon as possible. However, the Deb Louie free motion quilting class is now full but there is a waiting list, if you would like to put your name on that - just in case!
We are also taking deposits now for the Karen Cunningham workshop in June.
Happy UFO weekend everyone!
Saturday, 22 December 2012
Merry Christmas
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!
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, 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
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