(And make sure you check out all the wonderful prizewinners in various categories that are linked under the tabs at the top of the page - they're easy to miss on that elegant tab bar!)
Monday, June 18, 2012
Sydney Quilt Show: Viewers' Choice Awards
(And make sure you check out all the wonderful prizewinners in various categories that are linked under the tabs at the top of the page - they're easy to miss on that elegant tab bar!)
Two local quilt shops closing
- For those who have not already heard, the latest Country Pickins at the Corner newsletter announces that the Dural shop is closing at the end of July, following the owner's relocation to Taree (where the business has been re-established). A clearance sale of stock at Dural is currently taking place:
30% OFF ALL FULL PRICED FABRIC INCLUDING PRE-CUTS AND FAT 1/4’S, 35% OFF END OF BOLTS and 10% OFF PATTERNS AND BOOKS
(all remaining stock will be relocated to Taree)
Q North Business Park, 9/829 Old Northern Rd, Dural
ph.
- This week is also the last week of trading for Killara Village Quilts, where most fabric is now $10 per metre. The shop is closing on 23rd June.
Shop 5, 50 Koola Avenue, East Killara
ph.
9499 5422
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
2012 Sydney Quilt Show opens today: award winners
The winners of the Best of Show and all award winners can now be viewed online on the Quilters Guild of NSW website.
The Sydney Quilt Show runs from 13th - 17th June 2012
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Quilt radio
Are you looking for another way to learn about quilting, or to keep up with your favourite quilters?
If you're reading here, you probably have a list of favourite blogs you visit from time to time, you might belong to an online quilting group or guild, a local or state guild, attend exhibitions, read/buy magazines (some of which come with CDs or DVDs attached), have your own collection of books, or have access to a quilting library or books and magazine through your local library, you might tune into TV shows via pay TV or online TV, quilting apps are beginning to appear ... and have you discovered quilting radio?
Pat Sloan's radio show for American Patchwork and Quilting is broadcast weekly, with each program then being made available as a free podcast, so that those of us who cannot tune in to the live broadcast can catch up.
The 4th June show features interviews with a curator from the International Quilt Study Centre, with a fabric designer, and with Jacquie Gering and Katie Pedersen, authors of Quilting Modern (see our previous post on new books).
Click on the button below for the radio show's home page, and links to archived podcasts:
If you're reading here, you probably have a list of favourite blogs you visit from time to time, you might belong to an online quilting group or guild, a local or state guild, attend exhibitions, read/buy magazines (some of which come with CDs or DVDs attached), have your own collection of books, or have access to a quilting library or books and magazine through your local library, you might tune into TV shows via pay TV or online TV, quilting apps are beginning to appear ... and have you discovered quilting radio?
Pat Sloan's radio show for American Patchwork and Quilting is broadcast weekly, with each program then being made available as a free podcast, so that those of us who cannot tune in to the live broadcast can catch up.
The 4th June show features interviews with a curator from the International Quilt Study Centre, with a fabric designer, and with Jacquie Gering and Katie Pedersen, authors of Quilting Modern (see our previous post on new books).
Click on the button below for the radio show's home page, and links to archived podcasts:
Of course, there other quilters who podcast (and vidcast!) - just enter 'quilt podcast' into your favourite search engine to find more ...
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
A small selection of new books
There must be thousands of books in and out of print about various aspects of quilting, but still creative quilters and writers produce new titles regularly. Fairholme Quilters has a very nice and quite extensive library available for members to borrow. Here are a few of the most recent releases, including two from local quilters:
Kathy Doughty, published by Quiltmania
Available from Material Obsession
Brigitte Giblin, published by Quiltmania
available from Brigitte Giblin Creative Patchwork Design
Gwen Marston, published by AQS
Jacquie Gering and Katie Perdersen (recent blog posts link to reviews), published by Interweave
Elizabeth Hartmann (several recent blog posts highlight the quilts in the book), published by C and T
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Quiltsmith's June sale: 25% off all fabric
Quiltsmith at Annandale is having a fabric sale to coincide with the Sydney Quilt Show, from today (2nd June) until Saturday 23rd June, with 25% off all fabric. And the shop will be open on Sunday 17th June.
See the Quiltsmith blog post from yesterday for full details.
See the Quiltsmith blog post from yesterday for full details.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Updated link to Jenny Bowker
The link to renowned quilter and teacher Jenny Bowker's blog, now called Postcards, has been (belatedly) updated in the blogroll on the right. Her most recent post is a tour of her studio in working mode, as part of the recent SAQA studio blog hop.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Craft Depot sale - June
If you live within cooee of our part of Sydney you are probably aware that the local large fabric shop, Craft Depot at Pennant Hills has a sale twice a year, each lasting for a month. Sales have usually been in May and November, but this year at least, the May sale has been delayed until June, and will start this Friday, 1st June. The sale catalogue is on the Craft Depot website.If you are in town for the Sydney Quilt Show (13 - 17 June), a side trip could be convenient. A number of other Sydney shops also schedule sales during the time of the Sydney Quilt Show, so keep an eye out for information from your favourites.
Sunday, May 20, 2012
2012 Bloggers Quilt Festival: online now
The 2012 Spring Bloggers Quilt Festival is in session until 1st June (that's northern hemisphere spring) - an online quilt show, that is open to all quilters, to showcase one quilt and tell its story, an online exhibition via a collection of links to each quilter's blog. So you get to see and read about the individual quilts, and in addition to investigate a very large number of quilters' blogs if they pique your interest.If you have a blog and choose to enter, it will be a way of showcasing your quilt and your blog to a large new readership.
The Festival is hosted by Amy's Creative Side twice a year (the archives go back to 2009). Participants can opt to join in the competitive elements, viewers can vote for favourites, and a number of sponsors are involved ... quite an undertaking. The event continues to grow. Right now, there are 399 quilts linked into the Festival, it will be over 400 before this post is published. And you might need to check back from time to time as new entries are added.
But beware - you probably need more time to enjoy it all than you think! You are very likely to find blogs that entice you to investigate further, maybe add to your 'favourites' or Reader lists, quilts that give you ideas for your own work ... maybe fabrics and colour combinations and styles that whisper to you ... quilters from all over the world have already entered, so you might well find someone you know.
The quilt links will remain in the archives after the entries and voting is finished, so you don't really have to look at it all today.
Click here for all the details, including the links to the quilts - scroll down quite a way to the array of thumbnail pictures, and either work your way from 1 to 400 +, or just click on any that you like the look of from the little thumbnail image. Sometimes what is revealed is quite a surprise!
Have fun!
Friday, May 18, 2012
How do they do it? Fabric design ...
As you contemplate the huge array of fabrics designed for quilting at our disposal (sometimes overwhelming us for choice), do you ever wonder "how did they think of that?" as a particular design captures your imagination, or "how do they get it on the fabric?"
Have you ever not found what you wanted in a store, and wished you could design your own prints?
Here is is small collection of blogs and websites about how one fabric designer works to produce a fabric collection with a large manufacturing company, and two 'bespoke' fabric designers/printers who use digital technology to print from their own ranges or from your artwork - fascinating. ANd a forum and blog to provide ongoing online fabric refreshment.
Lotta Jansdotter - illustrated blog post (Bella is Born) about the process of designing her fabric
Fingerprint - UK company that prints fabric digitally (their designs and bespoke). Two blog posts on their printing process (it's a blog, so they are in reverse order!)
Spoonflower - a US digital printer, allows users to upload their own designs, order digitally printed yardage, and to make their designs available to other users (if they choose to).
True Up - Kimberley Kight's online fabric design forum, including a blog about fabric design and releases of fabric lines from fabric manufacturers and distributors internationally. Information about Kim's book, A Field Guide to Fabric Design, and excellent links to sources of modern, vintage and specialist fabrics.
Have you ever not found what you wanted in a store, and wished you could design your own prints?
Here is is small collection of blogs and websites about how one fabric designer works to produce a fabric collection with a large manufacturing company, and two 'bespoke' fabric designers/printers who use digital technology to print from their own ranges or from your artwork - fascinating. ANd a forum and blog to provide ongoing online fabric refreshment.
Lotta Jansdotter - illustrated blog post (Bella is Born) about the process of designing her fabric
Fingerprint - UK company that prints fabric digitally (their designs and bespoke). Two blog posts on their printing process (it's a blog, so they are in reverse order!)
Spoonflower - a US digital printer, allows users to upload their own designs, order digitally printed yardage, and to make their designs available to other users (if they choose to).
True Up - Kimberley Kight's online fabric design forum, including a blog about fabric design and releases of fabric lines from fabric manufacturers and distributors internationally. Information about Kim's book, A Field Guide to Fabric Design, and excellent links to sources of modern, vintage and specialist fabrics.
2012 Sydney Quilt Show
Quilters Guild of NSW
Sydney Quilt Show
Wednesday, 13 June to Sunday 17 June 2012
Exhibition Centre
Darling Harbour, Sydney
See www.craftfair.com.au for general information for visitors.
Sydney Quilt Show
Wednesday, 13 June to Sunday 17 June 2012
Exhibition Centre
Darling Harbour, Sydney
See www.craftfair.com.au for general information for visitors.
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Under 35s Quilt Competition: Quilters Guild of NSW
As part of its 30th Anniversary celebrations this year, the Quilters Guild of NSW is running a competition for young quilters (under 35 years of age), How Does Your Garden Grow?, with over $20,000 in prizes.Entries close 12 September 2012. Full details and the entry form are available here on the Guild's website.
Mothers' Day Weekend = Arcadian Quilters Show
Next Sunday, 13th May is Mother's Day here in Australia, so it must the weekend of the Arcadian Quilters annual quilt show, in the Glasshouse at Swane's Nursery, Dural.
The Quilters Guild of NSW has all the details here.
The Quilters Guild of NSW has all the details here.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Art quilters's studios: a month-long blog trip through SAQA Oceania
If you are interested in art quilts, and how art quilters work, this month presents an opportunity to see inside the studios of fifteen members of SAQA Oceania - the region of Studio Art
Quilts Associates (SAQA) which covers Australia, New Zealand and everywhere
else in the Pacific Ocean.
Lisa Walton (SAQA Oceania co-rep) has listed links for posts to be pubished every second day throughout May, starting today.
Lisa Walton (SAQA Oceania co-rep) has listed links for posts to be pubished every second day throughout May, starting today.
Fabric-a-brac: Petersham, Sunday 6th May 2012
Here's an interesting market concept for both buyers and sellers, that raises money for charity as well as spreading fabric around:
Fabric-a-brac. What is it you ask?
... it's a fabric sale from lovers of projects, who just have too many projects (er, that would be us then). If you have piles of fabric in your wardrobe, in a cupboard, and you KNOW you’ll never get around to using it. Or you’re looking for some great bargains and funky old fabric – fabric-a-brac is for you.
Some people take out a table or half table,and bring their fabric to sell, and others just come to buy. We’ll have coffee, tea and sweet treats. What better way to spend a Saturday. Make it a girls day out!
And it’s all to raise money for your local hospice. (Fabric-a-brac's 'About' page)
The next Sydney Fabric-a-brac market is being held on Sunday 6th May at Petersham - details here. You can also donate fabric.
The beneficiary from stall holder's fees from this event will be the Sacred Heart Hospice at Darlinghurst.
Fabric-a-brac. What is it you ask?
... it's a fabric sale from lovers of projects, who just have too many projects (er, that would be us then). If you have piles of fabric in your wardrobe, in a cupboard, and you KNOW you’ll never get around to using it. Or you’re looking for some great bargains and funky old fabric – fabric-a-brac is for you.
Some people take out a table or half table,and bring their fabric to sell, and others just come to buy. We’ll have coffee, tea and sweet treats. What better way to spend a Saturday. Make it a girls day out!
And it’s all to raise money for your local hospice. (Fabric-a-brac's 'About' page)
The next Sydney Fabric-a-brac market is being held on Sunday 6th May at Petersham - details here. You can also donate fabric.
The beneficiary from stall holder's fees from this event will be the Sacred Heart Hospice at Darlinghurst.
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