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25.01.2022 7.30 tonight, we will be holding our October meeting - bring your drink (and perhaps some snacks), as well as your show and tell. Zoom link was sent out on Tuesday morning! See you there #canberraquilters

25.01.2022 Members planning to attend AQC may already be aware of the postponement. The proposed new dates (20-23 August) are the week after the planned CQ exhibition.

24.01.2022 The Quilts for Others group is having a drop off / collection session on Tuesday 4 August, from 10am until 12.30pm. COVID 19 safety rules apply. If you have a quilt to drop off or would like a quilt to work on, this is your opportunity.

24.01.2022 Due to the toxic air quality index and the predicted heat for Saturday , 21 December, the Drop-in is cancelled. Thank you and try to stay safe and cool.Due to the toxic air quality index and the predicted heat for Saturday , 21 December, the Drop-in is cancelled. Thank you and try to stay safe and cool.

24.01.2022 Wonderful Wednesday Meeting The next meeting is this Wednesday, 20 November, in the Hall at the Cook Community Hub, from 9.30am until 12.30pm. This is the last WW meeting of the year, so it has a Christmas theme. Please bring a small plate of food to share. Decorate your table! Dress up for Christmas! It is followed by a drop-in at the Canberra Quilters room. The library is open for the first half of the drop-in. This drop-in is also when the Appliqu Group meets. The Appliqu... Group is for members who like to do appliqu learning from each other, getting help or working on a current project. You dont have to be part of this group to come to the drop-in. Dont forget to bring something for show & tell. For new members, Wonderful Wednesday is held on the third Wednesday of each month except December, normally in the Hub Hall from 9.30am till 12.30pm. It is a good opportunity to do some handwork and meet for a chat. We have Raffles, Lucky Door Prize, and Name Badge Draw, some of the most wonderful morning tea fare and a themed Show and Tell plus the regular Show and Tell. If you are a newcomer or you havent been for a while PLEASE come and sit at Christines table (WW convener) where ever that may be, until you get better acquainted with the other members.

24.01.2022 Tomorrow is another library day! For those of you who were unable to go to the library day on Tuesday, another Library session is planned for the room tomorrow, Saturday, 18 July (10am-2pm). Borrowing will be permitted - members will be asked to do this quickly as only a few members will be able to access the cupboards at any one time due to spacing restrictions. Returned books cannot be borrowed as they will need to be quarantined.... Beth Clary Librarian

23.01.2022 Congratulations to CQ founding member Wendy Saclier, for being awarded a medal in the Order of Australia, announced today. Details of the bio: Ms Wendy Anne SACLIER, Curtin ACT 2605 For service to the creative arts, and to women. * Canberra Quilters Founding Member, 1976.... * National Council of Women Australia Member, since 2002. President, 2010-2013. Community * Member, Queen Elizabeth II Family Centre, since 1994. * Volunteer, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, since 2007. See more

23.01.2022 This is a Canberra Quilters sponsor...

22.01.2022 14 July is library day! Members are reminded that today is library day at the CQ room. Beth and Cornelia are at the room until 2pm if you want to come over to borrow or return books. Plenty of opportunity to find something new to sew...or to have some books to lazily browse through if you dont feel like sewing!

22.01.2022 Members may be interested in this...

22.01.2022 Group quilt - Three or more people must have constructed the quilt, and at least one of the makers must be a Canberra Quilters Inc. member. The quilting may be done by a commercial quilter, so long as that person is a member of the group and received no payment for the work. Maximum size 290 cm length or width. 1st - Meg Cowey (Quirky Quilters); Oriental Strippy - sponsored by Expertise Events 2nd - Pat Savas (Krazy Kwilters); Bejewelled - sponsored by The Creative Edge. This quilt also won the Applique & Embellishment Award. Awarded to the quilt or item of creative clothing making the best use of applique and/or embellishment. 3rd - Jenny Bowker (Modern Quilt Group); Liquorice Allsorts - sponsored by Dayview Textiles

22.01.2022 For those who havent caught up on the news, CQ sponsor Mimosa Interiors is closing down. For the next few weekends (three at least) Mimosa has 50% off all stock (lots of lovely reproductions). Open Saturday and Sunday only.

22.01.2022 Hi there everyone, please note that the drop-in on Saturday January 18th is not going ahead due to the air quality issues.

21.01.2022 This week is a busy week with lots of things on at the Cook Rooms. Drop-Ins galore as well as Wonderful Wednesdays and the Applique group. For more information please head to your Connecting Threads and the website. ... #canberraquilters

21.01.2022 Members may be interested in this...you have over a year before entries are due. The contact person, Judy, is a Canberra Quilters who now lives in Melbourne.

21.01.2022 Some sights from the Royal Canberra Show

20.01.2022 Friday feelgood ANU MakerSpace was chuffed to receive this lovely note from Kerry, one of 70 volunteer quilters from the Canberra region assisting to make f...ace masks. Thanks to the designs and people-power of ANU School of Art & Design friends and alumni, as well as Canberra Quilters, these masks are supporting safety in GP practices and pharmacies. This brilliant community effort builds on ANU work to make over 4,000 face shields. Thank you Kerry and all involved! Learn more: bit.ly/2yV1y9R

16.01.2022 Fun fact... did you know we now have three Fridays until Christmas? May your weekend be filled with quilting.

16.01.2022 Advance warning about a sale from one of our sponsors.

16.01.2022 Congratulations to Life Member Wendy Saclier for her Medal of the Order of Australia for service to the creative arts and to women. https://www.youtube.com/watch

15.01.2022 Don't forget another Library session is planned for the room on Saturday, 19 September (10am-12.30pm). There will be new books that have been purchased this year available for loan and the borrowing limit has been increased. Members will be asked to do their borrowing quickly as only a few members will be able to access the cupboards at any one time due to spacing restrictions. Returned books cannot be borrowed as they will need to be quarantined.... Our Membership Secretary, Helen Druett, will also be there to take membership renewals for 2021. In addition any QFO completed quilts can be left in the trug in the back vestibule. (There will not be any QFO committee members present.)

14.01.2022 Canberra Quilters members may be interested in this

14.01.2022 This week! Did you know that Canberra Quilters is also on Instagram? Just search for us over there and give us a follow - photos from the retreat, sew-ins and other events are shared over there.

14.01.2022 More sights from the Royal Canberra Show - including the Overall Champion Quilt by Yvonne Williams.

14.01.2022 Hi there members - please check your email for the COVID-19 update from CQ. The committee have decided to close the rooms until further notice. If you have booked into a workshop you will be contacted and please stay in contact with each other - we need to physically isolate, not be socially alone.

13.01.2022 A reminder that electronic entries are still open for the Crafts Expo at the Royal Canberra Show. All entries must be received by 4pm Friday 10 January 2020. Entries can be made online and in person, see the Show website for further details. . The maximum quilt size is 240cm, except for the Miniature class. . Dont just look at the Quilting/ Patchwork classes (categories). You may find something in Sewing (e.g. 806 Fabric carry bag fashion or utility) or Textile Arts and M...illinery (e.g. 905 any textile item/ mixed media/ wall hanging including techniques such as hand painting, dyeing, printing, stitching, beading), or Miscellaneous Crafts. There is again a theme class, within each section, and for 2020it is MARKET GARDENS . Categories for 2020 are:- . SPECIAL CHALLENGE OPEN TO ALL . 750.Any exhibit depicting your interpretation of Market Gardens (attach a story of no more than 50 words of your interpretation) 751.The Scarecrow Challenge Any item of quilting or patchwork depicting a scarecrow . BEGINNERS (with less than 2 years experience) 752. Any exhibit of Quilting and Patchwork . NON PROFESSIONAL (with more than 2 years experience) 753.Traditional Quilt, including those featuring Appliqu 754.Miniature Quilt 755.ModernQuilt 756.Creative Garment and Creative Article 757.Art and Mixed Media Quilt . PROFESSIONAL 758. 758.Any exhibit of Quilting and Patchwork . SENIOR (Non Professional, 65 Years and over as at 11 January 2020 759. Any Quilt made by entrant . STUDENT (18 Years and under as at 11 January 2020 Attach Date of Birth to each exhibit) 760 Any exhibit of Quilting and Patchwork made and quilted by student . STUDENT (12 Years and under as at 11 January 2020 Attach Date of Birth to each exhibit) 761. Any exhibit of Quilting and Patchwork made and quilted by student. . https://www.canberrashow.org.au/craft-2 See more

13.01.2022 Sign-ups are now open for round 2 of the Sew-In at Home. . Join in for connecting, constructing, creating and conversation, all from the convenience of your own sewing space. Registration details in the comments below. All long weekend. Open to members and non-members of Canberra Quilters.

12.01.2022 Members of the Dear Jane Support Group may be interested in this article...

10.01.2022 It is time to plan your entry into the ActewAGL Royal Canberra Show. The Schedule is available on the Shows website (linked here). Entries close January 10th 2020. Canberra Quilters Inc is a proud sponsor of this event. https://www.canberrashow.org.au/craft-2

08.01.2022 Members who dye fabric using fibre reactive dyes may be interested in this offer from renowned dyer Ann Johnston. Her 1997 book is now available as a free PDF download. It is about low immersion dyeing - an important consideration here in Australia. Thanks to Brenda Gael Smith for bringing this to our attention. http://annjohnston.net/2019/11/18/cbapdf/

08.01.2022 We have the final Canberra Quilters evening meeting for 2019 on Thursday night this week. Dont forget to come in and borrow up a storm from the library - think of it as preparing a bit of time out over the coming holiday break; they wont be due back until February. We also have the usual range of Drop-Ins and special interest groups catching up this week. #canberraquilters

08.01.2022 Chooks everywhere! We ended up with about 70 chooks for our Market Garden display and along with a chook yard back drop and some amazing felt fruit and vegetables our display for the Royal Canberra Show attracted many comments. Thank you to everyone who contributed. The theme for 2021 is High Tea. Shall we all make quilted teapots? - Valerie Merritt, Chief Steward, Royal Canberra Show and proud owner of a garage of stuffed chooks.

08.01.2022 LIBRARY DAY -Saturday, 15 August Another Library session is planned for the CQ room this Saturday , 15 August (10am-2pm). Borrowing will be permitted - members will be asked to do this quickly as only a few members will be able to access the cupboards at any one time due to spacing restrictions. Returned books cannot be borrowed as they will need to be quarantined.... COVID Safety Procedures are being followed for this room opening - washing/ sanitising your hands, social distancing etc.

07.01.2022 As a way to help members connect, we are pleased to introduce the Canberra Quilters Members Space. It is a closed Facebook Group available to those Canberra Quilters who wish to join. If you would like to head over there are two questions you need to answer... 1. What is your membership number, and ... 2. What suburb are the CQ meetings held in. Hope to see you there :) https://www.facebook.com/groups/938948213204488/

07.01.2022 Public Holiday Drop-in 7 October The CQ room will be open for a drop-in on Monday, from 2pm until 7pm. Members welcome to come and use the room. Room co-ordinator is Melinda.Public Holiday Drop-in 7 October The CQ room will be open for a drop-in on Monday, from 2pm until 7pm. Members welcome to come and use the room. Room co-ordinator is Melinda.

07.01.2022 Crafty Frog is a Canberra Quilters sponsor. The Christmas Market is tomorrow, Saturday 30 November.

04.01.2022 Treasured Textiles is a Canberra Quilters sponsor.

03.01.2022 10.30-12.30 today the library will be open at our rooms in Cook. Pop on by for a quick browse and borrow - 2021 memberships can be paid in the room and drop off your QFO quilts. Yes, all that stuff we can’t do on Zoom #canberraquilters

02.01.2022 We would like to invite members (and the odd ring-in) to participate in a Canberra Quilters Sew-In with a difference. A sew-in where you dont need to leave the house, but still be able to share your progress. . Running over the Anzac Day long weekend our host Jakki will guide us through. . Sign-ups available below in the comments.... . #canberraquilters #cqsewathome1 See more

02.01.2022 Dont forget another Library session is planned for the room on Saturday, 19 September (10am-12.30pm). There will be new books that have been purchased this year available for loan and the borrowing limit has been increased. Members will be asked to do their borrowing quickly as only a few members will be able to access the cupboards at any one time due to spacing restrictions. Returned books cannot be borrowed as they will need to be quarantined.... Our Membership Secretary, Helen Druett, will also be there to take membership renewals for 2021. In addition any QFO completed quilts can be left in the trug in the back vestibule. (There will not be any QFO committee members present.)