Merry Quilting Christmas

 

Fairholme Quilters Exhibition 2026

We are looking forward to bringing you the 2026 Fairholme Quilters Exhibition in May. Further details will be available early in 2026.

Map data from Open Street Map

 

Australian Quilt Show 2026 entries open

 All details from Craft Events:

https://craftevents.com.au/2026-aqs-enter-your-quilt/

Community quilts 2025

Here are 63 community quilts we made this year - the ones that were photographed (a few always escape). We know that several more are already in progress for next year’s collection.

We don’t set targets for a particular number of community quilts to be made each year, and members contribute whatever they wish to throughout the year. Much of the fabric used is donated. Some quilts are worked on by several people, some arrive fully formed. We always find homes for them with regular donations to community groups, occasional donations to disaster relief efforts, occasional donations to fundraisers, and to individual requests via members.

It takes a team of people to produce such a collection, and to get them to those who need them. Our thanks to everyone: those who organise monthly ‘sit and sew’ days; manage the community stash, and batting supplies; store finished quilts and distribute them to their new owners; donate fabric and thread from their own stashes; help out in numerous ways during sit and sew days; and those who quilt and bind others’ quilt tops. Two of our members who are long-arm quilters regularly donate their time and skills.

We think of ourselves as quilters, but we are volunteers too, supporting community. It’s a lot of work, but has great benefits for us as well, building and sustaining skills, friendships and connections while we do something we love. Our monthly sit and sew days have much appreciated social benefits.

 

Award winners’ galleries - Australian State and Territory Quilt Shows 2025

Bernina Australia Best of Show Awards 2025

Each year Bernina Australia sponsors  ‘Best of Show’ awards at each State and Territory quilt show. 2025 Best of Show winners:

Sue de Vanny: Winner at the Victorian Quilters Showcase 2025 for her quilt "Eve of Destruction".
Lynda Sturm: Winner at QuiltWest 2025 for her quilt "Cassandra's Quilt".
Susanne Cody: Winner at the QuiltNSW Exhibition 2025 for her quilt "One Earth-One Chance".
Christine Garrett: Winner at the Territory Quilts Exhibition 2025 for her quilt "City Scape".
Tracey McConnon: Winner at Island Quilts 2025 for her quilt "Day's End".
Glenys Cheng: Winner at the Queensland Quilters Inc. Quilt Show 2025 for her quilt "Reds"
Tara Sneidze: Winner at the South Australian Quilters Festival of Quilts 2025 for her quilt “Lily Rosenberry Revisited”
Lyn Keogh: Winner at Canberra Quilters 2025 Exhibition for her quilt “My Imaginary Garden”

 

Online galleries of the award winners of 2025 State and Territory shows are available at the following links:

Quilt NSW 2025 Sydney Quilt Show - to download a .pdf of all the awards made at the Sydney Quilt Show. click on the link on the home page:

The photographs of the award winning quilts follow the list of  certificates of recognition and the list of show sponsors and thanks to volunteers. The Best of Show and Viewers’ Choice quilts are at the end of the document - it is well worth scrolling through the whole listing.

 QuiltWest 2025 , West Australian Quilters

 2025 Member's Exhibition - Canberra Quilters Inc

 2025 Island Quilts, Tasmanian Quilting Guild

 Festival of Quilts 2025, South Australian Quilters

 Queensland Quilters 2025 Quilt Show

Kona Colour of the Year 2026

Announced by Robert Kaufman Fabrics, manufacturers of Kona Cotton Solids, on 5 December 2025. Kona Cotton in ‘Wander’ will be available for one year:

Kona Cotton Colour of the Year 2026

‘Our 2026 Kona Color of the Year is here! Wander. A calm, confident green that invites curiosity and open-ended possibility. We can’t wait to see where Wander takes you! Tag us in your Wander-ful creations.  View the look-book, fabric, projects and precuts on our website now and visit your local Kona stocked store this month.’

www.robertkaufman.com/release/2026/coty/

#konacotton #konacoty #konacoty2026 

Kona Cotton Solids are readily available in Australia.  Two Green Zebras is the Australian wholesale distributor.

Our last community quilt finishes for the year

Noelle has been tidying up, and finishing off some
finished community quilts, including this gentle  
version of Miriam’s ‘Little Women’ pattern.
Quilted by Laura.

Noelle’s second find in her cupboard features 30s and 40s
reproduction fabrics and a fabulous wavy striped border.

Lynette collected some blocks and some complementary fabrics
 from a community donation and magicked up a vibrant quilt.

Susan M made nine pieced pineapple blocks, and
passed on to the group choose sashing and backing.
Lynette quilted the top and added binding.