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Queensland Quilters Inc.

Locality: Tarragindi, Queensland, Australia

Address: 34 Esher Street 4121 Tarragindi, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.qldquilters.com

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25.01.2022 Lyn Kenny, our President and website guru, has been busy putting together the images of the QQ 2020 Challenge. These are nameless until after judging takes place, hopefully in the not too distant future. You can visit the QQ website and see them on the home page www.qldquilters.com

25.01.2022 Indigo Niche has a wonderful collection of Sashiko fabrics, kits and threads. Have a look at their Facebook page and website https://www.facebook.com/indigoniche/ www.indigoniche.com

22.01.2022 It is with great disappointment that we announce the further reschedule of the 2020 edition of the Australasian Quilt Convention due to take place in August 2...020. With no certainty over time frame for review of the ratio for mass gatherings due to government restrictions, we are left with no choice but to reschedule to April 15 to 18, 2021. This will come for many as little of a surprise but remains a great disappointment to all, our primary concern is always the responsibility we feel towards our attendees and exhibitors. We look forward to bringing you AQC in 2021. www.aqc.com.au Quilt in the background is by Brenda Gael Smith.

22.01.2022 Last one (for now) heres an interview with Pam Holland https://blog.hmns.org//distinguished-lecture-bayeux-tape/

20.01.2022 Appraisals of your quilts are restarting with Qld Quilters in November. If you have something you want appraised before Christmas, a very quick email to Appraisals would be the best.

20.01.2022 Did any of you make blocks?

19.01.2022 It has been such a delight to be involved in the Queensland Quarantine Quilt. The project was brainchild of our ABC Brisbane Breakfast presenters Craig Zonca an...d Loretta Ryan. The challenge was to design and make a 15 x 15cm quilt square in any medium, that represented your life in lockdown in 2020. The squares were collected and then arranged and sewn onto a backing sheet by the amazing members of the Queensland Spinners Weavers and Fibre Artists Association. A mammoth effort completed by a dedicated team. The Quilt is on display the ABC at Southbank Brisbane until mid August and will then go to the State Library of Queensland to be treasured forever.

18.01.2022 Very handy trick!

17.01.2022 DRUM ROLL....... Its my pleasure to announce the winners of the 2020 Coastal Threads Art Prize...CT2020 Challenge theme for 2020 Coastal Views ... 1st Prize Penguin Parade by Bernadette Skinner. $500 2nd Prize Echidna on Tour by Dianna Molina $250 3rd Prize Seal at Red Rocks NZ Rachael Richards $150 Highly Commended Awards of $25 fabric packs to Gillian Gordon - From the Deep Julie Evans - She Seeks Sea Shells by the Sea Tracie Stewart - Coastal Views Special Sponsor Award of $50 Fabric & Thread pack to Rae Strahan - The 12 Apostles Thank you to all 30 Entries they are a beautiful collection of Coastal Themed Quilts and we will get them on Exhibition asap after lock-down is over....Also The whole exhibition with be shown in issue 5 of The Digital Cloth as the Digital Exhibition out in August with a special award by readers for Viewers choice entry in that issue as well..... I will also get the collection up onto my website when I can so check it out there too......https://www.textileretreats.com.au/ Congratulations everyone.....

16.01.2022 From another quilting group.

16.01.2022 The Bayeux Tapestry can arouse obsessiveness of many kinds in modern historians. One type involves tallying the number of images. There are, we are told, 626 humans, 190 horses, 35 dogs, 37 trees, 32 ships, 33 buildings, etc., in the tapestry. I know each and every one of these guys.

16.01.2022 The pattern for the Bayeux was drawn on velum. That way I could reverse it to create the applique patterns. Now Im using the drawings to complete the features... on the faces. I spent quite some time working through each section today. The drawings are in containers that are sealed and stored safely, and this is the first time Ive had them out for a while. I just love seeing them all again. Fills my heart.

15.01.2022 Here is another great idea, and a cheap and easy tool. Apologies if this has already been posted here. It is a You Tuber called Sugaridoo. https://youtu.be/cupY-YBlL84

15.01.2022 More of Pam Holland s remarkable Bayeux Tapestry journey.

15.01.2022 Queensland Quilters annual Quilt Show in conjunction with the Brisbane Craft and Quilt Fair is on October 14-18. Heres the link to the Quilt Show Handbook so you dont miss the entry deadline - https://www.qldquilters.com//Queensland-Quilt-Show-handboo

14.01.2022 Heres your chance to buy some original Art Canvases by Merody Buglar. $35 each including postage. https://artcanvases.qldquilters.com/

14.01.2022 Can Do Books is the wonderful stall of books we all must visit at the Brisbane Craft & Quilt Fair and Stitches & Craft Show. Stephanie has long been a QQ Quilt Show Sponsor and offers an efficient mail order service. Nows the time to read books at home. Visit their website or Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Can-Do-Books-179322905437665/ www.candobooks.com.au

13.01.2022 I hope you are all still sewing your Own Quilts of Life.

13.01.2022 Its rained most of the day, and Ive put in about 8 hours of applique. I need to walk about 10.000 steps, so I jump up when the rain stops, I think I must look... like a dork walking around the back yard, but when you sit for that long you need to exercise too. Its an applique kind of day today. The faces and hands are appliqud with a very small open zig-zag and this machine, the Janome M7 Continental has made it so much easier for me. Im able to applique without a backing on the fabric, and it is very sensitive to the material. I use a sharp needle which also helps. I dont need to use the knee lift, set on the correct setting; it lifts the foot when I stop, and I can pivot without any effort. One of the problems Ive had physically has been using the knee lift, this machine helps immeasurably. I have a creative relationship with each of the people on the quilt. At each section, I study and then write the progression of the people and actions depicted. The rest of the applique is a tiny blanket stitch. The 9-foot sample section was done in satin stitch, but it was just a little too heavy for the effect I wanted the viewer to see. I want people to look at it as almost dimensional. The soldiers have colour on their hands and faces, their clothes are contoured, and the muscles on the horses are gently shown. There are so many facets to each scene. Each reel of thread, each needle, bobbin, applique piece and hours worked is captured in detail, for my own information.

12.01.2022 River City Sewing Machine Centre is todays recognized QQ Quilt Show Sponsor. Have a look at their website or Facebook page for just about everything you could need. Or contact Judi and see how she and her team can help you. https://www.facebook.com/RiverCitySewingMachineCentre/ www.rivercitysewing.com.au

11.01.2022 Why your longarmer wants more fabric for the backing and How to make a scrappy backing that works!

11.01.2022 Here it is! The ABC Brisbane Queensland Quarantine Quilt! Thanks to the amazing Queensland Spinners Weavers and Fibre Artists for pulling it all together - eve...ry square really tells a story! And to each and every contributor for getting crafty over COVID - thank yoU! Read the full story here: https://ab.co/3gK7rr2

11.01.2022 What have you all been making in the last few months?

10.01.2022 Does anyone know if Diane Johnston is still around? She did lovely floral applique, taught extensively, had books and fabrics. I think she lived in the Sunshine Coast hinterland.

06.01.2022 Guess whos back? Back again? BQCs back, tell your friends! Theme: Resilience Prize Pool: $15,000... Sew your story to win! Keep busy and show your resilience. https://blessington.com.au/bqc/

05.01.2022 For some reality hits.

05.01.2022 How long is tooooooo long? https://www.mybluprint.com//is-your-old-spool-of-thread-st

04.01.2022 Van Cootens Drapery at Howard has an amazing array of quilting fabrics and is based in an old fashioned drapery store, stocking just about everything you can think of. Its a must do destination on the Bruce Highway about an hour south of Bundaberg. While we cant travel have a look at their Facebook page and website - www.vancootensdrapery.com https://www.facebook.com/VanCootens-Howard-Drapery-Patchwork-390888757737675/

04.01.2022 I need your crafty help! Were putting together the Qld Quarantine Quilt and asking you to make a square - however you like: knit, crochet, patchwork or pom p...oms whatever! This is the time to put those newly learnt iso-skills into action! Loretta Ryan has started her square and weve called on expert help from the Queensland Spinners Weavers and Fibre Artists to pull it all together for ABC Brisbane. Dont drop a stitch, details on what were looking for are here: https://www.qldspinners.org.au/queensland-quarantine-quilt/

03.01.2022 Since we all employ our rippers as some stage....

02.01.2022 The first of a series of posts about Pam Holland and her recreation of the Bayeux Tapestry. A few of us remember when we got to see one of the first sample sections a few years ago.

02.01.2022 Bluprint is offering every class free until 4/16/2020! Check out [Mimi Dietrich](https://www.facebook.com/mimi.dietrich.1?__tn__=%2CdK-R-R&eid=ARBRSoXR5ZBlKe3PE21BnBh5BGK2tgsFLq6ZwMsygcGcZ1Hmlz12LpvXCJ1OW5G0W3A1Z0-1rslg2fxx&fref=mentions)s Hand Applique Made Easy. [https://shop.mybluprint.com///hand-appliqu-made-easy/35183](https://shop.mybluprint.com///hand-appliqu-made-easy/35183)

01.01.2022 Logans Patchwork Fabrics has been one of the main exhibitors at the Craft and Quilt Fairs since they began, over 20 years ago and has sponsored QQs Quilt Show all that time. Have a look at their website for a vast range of fabrics and notions or contact Margaret. www.patchworkfabrics.com.au https://www.facebook.com/LogansPatchworkFabrics/

01.01.2022 Visit the Queensland Quilters website and see all the 2020 Challenge entries and winners www.qldquilters.com

01.01.2022 The request from Craig Zonca, ABC Radio, for squares for a Qld Quarantine Quilt has brought back memories of the Quilts QQ helped ABC Radio make in 2005. I cant believe it was so long ago! It was during my first stint as President. Ive dug up some photos for you to remember them. Currently both quilts hang at the ABC Studios as Southbank. Ill be in contact with Craig next week and will report and further developments.