In progress

Pin basting on a large table with helpers is a feature of
our monthly sit and sew days. This month we pinned
Susan M’s quilt featuring beautiful prints designed by
indigenous artists. We’re looking forward to seeing
how she quilts it.

Julie loved the panel from her stash, and was delighted
to find a very complementary print for the border.

Carol is having her large quilt top quilted by Laura
while she packs ready to move house.
The design is ‘Convergence’ by Ricky Timbs. 

Another large quilt made by Carol, using colourful
batiks, ready for binding.

Caro, is really happy with the ginkgo leaf design quilted  by
Laura, complementing the straight lines of the
attic window blocks.

Quilt finishes

  

Helen has used her floral scrap hexagons to make
a gorgeous wide border for the individual flowers
resting on background hexagons of a neutral spotted print.

The backing is an Indian wide cotton, from Tambourine to Tilba.

Helen made the quilt for her own use, but Maggie, a new
rescue kitten seems to have taken ownership.

Lee’s table runner features alternating snowball
 and churn dash blocks.

The snowball blocks showcase a collection of bird prints.

A snuggly black, white and grey baby quilt, pieced and
quilted by Laura for a newborn great-nephew,
with a soft minky backing.

Val is working her way through her stash. She has used all
Aboriginal prints in her latest quilt, beautifully paired
with a range of solid colours.

A fabulous border of a print designed by the late renowned
indigenous artist Jimmy Pike brings it all together.
The black and white prints are also Jimmy Pike designs.

August events

POWERHOUSE MATERIALS: TEXTILES

EXHIBITION

Alongside (guest curator Chloe Hayden’s) selection the exhibition will also include sewing machinery, embroidery, knitting, dyeing, weaving and patchwork from the Powerhouse’s expansive collection of textiles. Pick up a free, self-guided program designed for visitors to journey through the objects and stories while building your own textile work.

Power House Museum Castle Hill

2 Green Road, Castle Hill 2154

Every Saturday and Sunday

10am - 4pm

28 June - 9 November 2025

Exhibition Coordinator: 0413 038 662
Email: secretarycamdencqg@gmail.com
Camden Country Quilters Guild on Facebook

 Macarthur Textile Network Inc - Exhibition 

Stepping Out 

  2 - 31 August 2025

Campbelltown Arts Centre, Gallery Rd, 

Campbelltown 2560 

Contact: macarthurtextilenetwork@gmail.com

Presented by the Lateral Stitchers group of embroidery 
and textile artists, the exhibition showcases finished pieces 
as well as journals which provide insights into the 'playing' 
artists do when creating their work.

Gallery 76
(Embroiderers’ Guild of NSW)
76 Queen Street Concord West 2138
www.embroiderersguildnsw.org.au/Gallery76

Timeless Textiles Gallery
90 Hunter Street Newcastle

timelesstextiles.com.au/workshops-exhibitions-events

Exhibition
29 August - 22 September 2025
at

Gallery 76
(Embroiderers’ Guild of NSW)
76 Queen Street Concord West 2138
embroiderersguildnsw.org.au/Gallery76

Community quilt finishes

‘Bespoked’ is a versatile pattern by Annette Ferguson.
Hilary’s version is scrappy, with low volume prints used
for the octagonal block centres and another low
volume for the sashing.

The ‘spokes’ are strips of small pieces of a variety of prints.

Each block is different, but the whole is cohesive.
Four sashed blocks finish at 50” square.

A donation to the community stash included a collection
of Kaffe Fasset prints. Helen gathered mostly warm coloured
pieces of different sizes and made blocks of squares
of several sizes.

Lynette went to her extensive blue and white
stash for this appealing baby quilt.

Robin helped out with hand stitching the binding.

Another donation of a some red, blue and white star blocks
 immediately caught Jenny’s eye. She added some from her own
stash, and a red with white spot border. It was quilted by Laura.

A pile of blocks left over from another quilt was the
start of Jill’s improv cross blocks. The blocks are 8”.

The striped print border was a just big enough
piece from the community stash.

Laura’s meander quilting works well with
the many different angled straight lines.

GOLD challenge: 50 years of Canberra Quilters

 

From @canberraquilters:

To celebrate 50 years of fun, friendship and quilting, Canberra Quilters Inc. would like to invite quilters from across Australia and New Zealand to take part in a quilt challenge with the theme of GOLD.

Start planning now, and tell all your quilty friends; this challenge is open to any quilter from Australia or New Zealand!

Quilt Size: 40cm x 100cm (2cm tolerance) – portrait orientation only

Entry Dates: Entries open January 12, 2026; and close March 6, 2026

Prizes: First Prize $1000
Second Prize $500
Third Prize $250

Entry Cost: $30AUD (non-refundable)

More information? https://canberraquilters.org.au/50th-challenge-quilt-terms-conditions/

Quilt finishes

 

‘Rainbow Dust’ is the quilt that Laura made (and quilted
on her long arm) to celebrate retirement from her very
demanding job. She won’t be looking for problems,
she will be quilting as much as she wants!

A lovely classic blue and white quilt made by Elaine W
for close relatives who eloped in their 70s.
Very nearly finished - just that little corner of
binding to be stitched down.

Ann’s quilt made from a kit supplemented by some of her
own fabrics. The embroideries were part of the kit.

The touches of that pinky-red are just right!