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Common Thread September 1
Geelong Patchwork & Quilters’ Guild Inc.
No.A6698
www.geelongpatch.org.au
Contents
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2015 3 M’s Story ………………...1
Advertising Rates ..... …...............20
Area Sub-Groups …...............19
Committee . …………..............................2
Diary Dates …………............................17
Editorial …......................................5
Exhibition Notice …………..………………8
Financial Report…………….……...............6
Happy Birthday……………........................4
Library Report………………………………… 17
Machine Quilters ...............................19
Meetings ..............................................2
Monthly Meet. Guest Speaker…………..7.
Newsletter Deadline ............................2
Next Meeting ......................................2
New Members Afternoon Tea .............6
President’s Report …………………………….3
Shops ……………………………………………….19
Show and Tell….…..……….................,,,14
Suggestions……………………………….……17
Website ................................................5
Workshops ...........................................11
Friendship Group page …………………….19
financials ………………………………………....6
October, 2015 Newsletter
Three M’s ( a story from the President Margaret Tembo)
Memories starts with ‘M’ and these are the memories of three generations of women whose names begin with M, my grandmother, my mother and myself.
My grandmother was “Margaret Mary ” a coun-try girl born in 1888 at North Blackwood, near Kyneton. Her father was a farmer who married the only daughter of a country doctor. On the farm they grew most of what they needed ex-
cept staples – tea, sugar, flour etc. The animals were chicken, pigs, sheep and cows. They would have used horses for transport and ploughing. I remember vis-iting the Dunn farm in the late 1950’s and seeing the smoking tree where the ba-con was cured. The meat safes dripping with water to keep the contents cool on the verandah. There was a herb garden and vegetables in neat rows. Nanna’s brother Tom and her sister Ada still lived on the family farm at Waldron Hill even then.
Margaret was the eldest daughter in a family of eight siblings. She went to live with her grandmother after her maternal grandfather died in 1899. She told me many stories of her grandmother who was a nurse and continued her husband’s work for a service with a family and marriage to my grandfather who was in the Postal Service. Nanna and Grandad had 3 children Ida, Lawrence and Kathleen, before WW1 and my mother “Marjorie Louise” was their youngest daughter born in 1919 6 years after her sister, so her life was almost as an only child.
Margaret Mary made her own clothes, which included beautiful crochet. In my mother’s bedroom there is a framed piece of embroidery and ribbon work. Grandma did it originally in a firescreen since there is no open fire, a wall hanging allows enjoyment of beautiful work. Grandmother taught Mother to knit, crochet and sew, and they were experts until nearly ninety years of age.
The family lived in Footscray during the 1920’s but moved to the Brunswick/Coburg area and Marjorie was educated at Brunswick Girls School and Emily McPherson College in Melbourne. Photos of her show an elegantly dressed young woman. During WW2 she worked in the Commonwealth Government Factory making uniforms and great coats for officers and soldiers. When she married my father, they had three children Margaret, Arthur and Rosemary, and she made our clothes from baby to teenage years. Marjorie belonged to the Country Wom-en’s Association and did lots of projects but my mother never liked patchwork or did quilting.
Continued on page 4.
1979 Nanna & Mother
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Please direct all correspondence regarding
your Guild for the Committee’s attention
to: PO Box 753, Geelong 3220, email:
[email protected] or alternatively
hand the letter to Secretary at Guild
meetings.
Monthly meetings are held on the THIRD Saturday of each month
at: The Masonic Centre, Regent Street, Belmont (Melways 451 H-J 9-10)
Doors open from 10.30am to 3.30pm. Library is open from 11:00am. Official Meeting starts at 12:45pm.
Bring your own lunch, unless a shared lunch is advertised.
Tea, coffee and biscuits for afternoon tea are provided.
The Mobile Coffee Van is usually present at each meeting from 11:30 to 12:30.
For insurance purposes, we request that all members and visitors sign the attendance book when entering the hall. An entry fee of $4 (members) or $5 (visitors) helps us cover meeting expenses.
Please bring a jacket or jumper if you are likely to feel the cold from the air conditioners during summer and layers so that you can strip off if too hot in winter.
Committee Meeting: 3.30pm Meeting Days
October 17: Guest Speaker — Margery Goodall from Oz Quilt network presenting a talk about Art Quilts, illustrated by examples of work by OZQN members.
November 21st: Guest Speaker: Deb Humphries (local West Geelong) – who was a volunteer in Malawi with Concern Universal as Communication & Training Officer – involved in a project helping disabled People in the villages. Deb has a popup shop of African Fabrics to raise money For the project. December 19th: Please join in our Christmas celebration with a finger food lunch on platters, catered by 'Dial a Lunch'. “Cost: $15.00 a head. When ordering & paying for your lunch please indicate dietary requirements e.g. gluten free.
Tickets available from October meeting.
Please bring a non-perishable food item to be donated to Geelong Food Bank.
January 17th: Sit and Sew
No formal meeting, just a relaxed get together. $4 Entrance fee
goes towards hall hire.
Monthly Meetings
Forthcoming Meetings
Committee
Cut off date for advertising and articles is Wednesday 11th November 2015.
To: [email protected] (preferably); 0r PO Box 753, Geelong, 3220.
GPAQG LIFE MEMBERS
June Warner Glenys Russel l Kerrie Maloney
Jan Preston Judy Alcock Judy Bubb Betty Scott
Life Membership Guidelines information.
Life Membership is a privilege that is only awarded to a select number of members. However
we were aware that we currently did not have any guidelines as to how a decision to award
Life Membership was reached. This is to inform members that at April Committee meeting
your Guild Committee discussed Life Membership guidelines.
A Life Membership Guidelines document has been prepared and
approved by your Committee. This document is available for
reading on our Guild website under Membership.
President:
Margaret Tembo
Vice President:
Cheryl McMaster-Gilbert
Secretary:
Margaret Walker
Treasurer:
Judy Bubb
Assistant Secretary
Ene Reade
Assistant Treasurer:
Aike Eyck Newsletter Editor:
Judy Gordon
Membership Secretary:
Jan Blyton
Website Manager:
Jodie Arklay
Librarian:
Susanne Del Papa
Library Assistants:
Betty Scott,
Glenys Russell
New Books:
Jean Clark
Newsletter Editor Assistant & photographer:
Sue Crewdson
Newsletter Distributor:
Jodie Arklay
Go-Cutter Coordinator:
Jill Unsworth
Blankets of Love:
Adrienne Hare
Very Snuggly Quilts/QFO/KOGO:
Judy Alcock
Anne Sushames
Assistant Website Manager:
Judith De Fontenay
Workshops Coordinator:
Anne Clutterbuck
Refreshments: Table 2
Archivist/Historians:
Bus Trip Impresario:
Judy Bubb
Special Occasions CoOrdinator:
Annette Packett
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President's Report - October 2015
Hello All, What a great Birthday Meeting in September! Janet Couchman reminisced about the beginnings of the Guild and gave a show & tell that brought out other members memories.
There was a presentation of 30 years badges to 5 members in the meeting and even-tually Val Stott arrived (it was also her birthday so she was out to lunch with family) and she was presented with her 30 year badge & flowers too.
Magda Moore was in Belgium but sent a letter to be read (presentation at next meeting).
Don’t forget to purchase the special 30 year badge commemorating the anniversary.
At the Committee Meeting there were discussions about workshops for 2016 with Anne Clutterbuck. Michelle Yeo will be our Quilt In 2016 Speaker and workshop.
Finances were discussed in length as 2015 Income has not been as high as hoped. Currently the Guild has 150 paid up members but there are some on the list who have not re-joined. There have been some cost saving measures passed and the finance balance will be reviewed end of December. Don’t forget to pick up your news-letters.
It was proposed and passed at Committee Meeting that Ene Reade be appointed Archivist/Historian for the Guild. If you have old Newsletters or documents or photos that refer to Guild I am sure she would like to view them. Ene will be researching in Guild Document collections recording relevant information for historical purpos-es.
October is a busy month and I hope you have all made a Challenge to be brought to October Meeting. The Ozquilt Conference and there are two exhibitions starting at the National Wool Museum. Art Quilt Australia 2015 featuring Expressions: The Wool Quilt Prize and Australia Wide Four (www.nwm.gov.au) for more details.
Eva Abbinga’s project Arrival of the Rajah will be displayed on Sunday 25th October below Customs House hope that day will be fine and sunny. Also there will be an Airing of the Quilts at Steiglitz Village and they are looking for quilts to be displayed contact our Vice President Cheryl.
I received 82 Hexagons for the Anniversary Quilt and at October Meeting I will accept any stragglers.
Hope you have a quilt for the Exhibition in November.
Never a dull moment - Happy Quilting
Margaret Tembo President.
Photo at Left:
Glenys Russell, Judith Oke, Valda Moore, Janet Couchman, &
Suze del Pappa receiving their 30 year certificate and badge.
Magda Moore will receive her badge this month in October.
Photo on right:
Val Stott receiving her 30 year badge and certificate.
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To: Sue Crewdson, Geraldine Walter, Joyce
Woolard, Kelly Fiolet, Margaret Tembo, Debra
Chapman, Ruby Pyne, Fae Watt, Ethel Gibb, Kay
Hassan, Jodie Arkley, Janine Parry, Nicola Picken,
Annette Packett, Jennifer Renouf, Sue Palmer,
Jenni Strachan, Sophia Franken, Marie Viney,
Sue Matthews.
Members please write your birthdays in the birthday
book at front desk.
GPAQG Beginners Sit and Sew. Each month there is a Beginners’ Group meeting in the front room between 11am and 12 noon. This is a group working with Meg Pyburne and Annette Packett. Bring along any ‘beginner type’ issues and ways to solve these issues/problems will be discussed. Have your project with you or if you are having trouble with ‘where to start’, bring along some fabric, sewing notions, a sharp pencil, templastic and a piece of unused sandpaper and hand piecing will be tackled. Come along once or every session. Open to all interested Patchworkers and Quilters. Non Guild members welcome.
Three M’s ( a story from the President Margaret Tembo) continued from page 1.
Now I will tell you about me, “Margaret Louise”, the third ‘M’ of my story. As a baby boomer born in Coburg in 1946, my
mother encouraged me to knit and sew and embroider but she demanded high standards. In my first year at Fawkner
High School, one of my subjects was Needlework. My memory of a major project to make a frilly apron was full of dis-
tress as Mother had me unpicking the work a number of times. When the teacher came to mark it she said “Your mother
made this, it’s too perfect to be your work”. Of course this was not true but who argued with a teacher in 1959. We
moved house and also to a school where Needlework wasn’t on the curriculum. I continued to knit but sewing I left
mostly to Mother but I have memories of making a pair of yellow ‘pedal pushers’ and summer dirndel skirts but of course
Mother demanded a high standard with neat seams over locked.
In 1967 I went to Africa to work as a personal assistant to the Dean of the new medical school at the University of Zambia
(my Dad already worked as an Accountant at that University). Africa was full of new activities and adventures. I started to
make clothes again with the encouragement of the Wardrobe Mistress of the Lusaka Theatre Club – amateur repertory.
Costumes on the stage need to look good on the outside but inside neatness of seams was not required as in the next
production the costumes would be taken apart and remade into other costumes. Some of the plays were Becket, Royal
Hunt of the Sun, My Fair Lady and The Music Hall which was lots of fun as I did some singing and acting too.
I married in Africa to a musician and when I had a baby I made clothes for him too. I remember my husband’s family
came to visit and tradition was that they were given gifts to take home to the village. They could have the bed linen off
the beds they slept in and clothes out of your wardrobe. There was a presumption you were rich and could go out and
buy more, sadly not the truth. However I had knitted a very fine lacy short sleeved jacket, my pride and joy. I stood my
ground ‘Gift giving is good but only special gifts, they couldn’t empty the house’ thus I gave the mother-in law my jacket,
it hurt but it was a treasure, given the effort and time, and pride I had in it.
I returned to Australia. With my sister I went to the local community centre craft activities and continued to sew clothes
for us, costumes for school plays, and later the ballet school. In the early 1980’s I lived on a farm at Maude NSW with my
brother and joined the Hay Spinner’s and Weaver’s, and this bred the Quilters of the Plains group. I remember attending
my first workshop in Hay where the instructor was Jenny Lewis from Waverley. After this I made lots of cushions using
such patterns as Ohio Star and Dresden Plate. I did give my Hay friends a calico block and asked them to decorate with a
design in browns, earth colours. Out of 12 block 4 were returned with one block decorated with tropical fish. They be-
came part of my friendship quilt completed in mid 1990’s with 8 blocks. Actually I never made a quilt until 1989, a blue
and gold log cabin when I was living in Torquay. In the last 20 years I have taken a number of workshops and I have made
25 quilts. Sewing and craftwork (including pottery and woodwork) are part of my memories with many exciting projects
but also these are memories of people and places.
I love trying new patterns and today my mother aged 96 says ‘ keep sewing don’t unpick enjoy your stitching’.
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We have had 362 visitors to the website this month and most people look at 2 or 3 pages when they
visit.
The rosters for the Exhibition are now on the website. There are still spaces available, so if you are able to help out please consider putting your name on the list next time you are at guild. If you want to put your name down, but won’t be at guild then contact us, [email protected] and we will get you added to the list. The September KOGO newsletter has been uploaded. They are calling for items to fill their baby
packs. Cot blankets, baby cardigans, beanies and soft toys in neutral colours can be donated. The
deadline for Christmas items is the 11th of November. Any KOGO knitted/crocheted items (except
Christmas gifts) can now be dropped off at any Lincraft store throughout the year.
SEPTEMBER EDITORIAL —JUDY GORDON
August Website Report—Jodie www.geelongpatch.org.au
Common Thread will be available on the Website by the Wednesday before Guild meetings. Set a reminder notice in the calendar of your phone or email program.
Bookmark the home page and click on the Newsletter link to view your copy.
Hello All,
I hope you have all had a very productive month producing all your fabulous quilts to display at our forthcoming Exhibition. I am about to start on mine, a little late I know, I only have this newsletter report to finish and I am free to play. Always leave everything to the last minute is my motto. It has been a very busy month with my husband having radiation every day, so it really broke up the days. My excuse!!
I did manage to get away for the Sip & Stitch weekend in September, which was lovely we did not go very far, down to Queenscliffe where we stayed at ‘Whitehall’ an old guest house which we had all to ourselves. It was a self catering arrangement with a huge industrial kitchen. A lot of wonderful work was done and designed, two of each displayed below. The one on the right was done by Anne Sushames and when finished it will cover her hubbies billiard table. Andree Donaldson made the one on the left and finished it do-ing the binding over the weekend . This quilt is a wedding present for her son and future wife. Hand pieced and quilted by Anne Sushames. It is also huge.
I sat around and knitted and enjoyed
the company of friends in this very
comfortable establishment.
Cheers & Happy Sewing
Judy Gordon
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September 2015
TREASURERS REPORT
Geelong Food Relief
Centre Collection
Each month our donation is always gratefully accepted, so please continue to bring any of the following items, in average size (for uniformity and lim-ited shelf space):
Toothbrushes
Toothpaste
Roll on deodorants
Tampons, etc
Shaving Cream
Razors
Shampoo
Conditioner
Soap
A blue trolley will be available at each Guild meeting to place your donated items into. These will then be taken to the Geelong Food Relief Centre for dis-tribution.
If you wish to help in any way please contact the Centre.
Geelong Food Relief Centre Inc.
8 Freedman Street, North Geelong.
Ph. 52786588
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.geelongfoodrelief.org
Facebook: Geelong Food Relief Centre
ITEM CHQ.
NBR. CRED-
IT DEBIT BAL-
ANCE
OPENING BALANCE $7738.68
INCOME
Door 321.00
Raffle 87.20
30 Year Badges 205.00
Exhibition – Raffle Tickets 814.00
Advertising in C.T. – Wheatsheaf 22.00
A Stitch Above the
Rest 22.00
Anshabelle Quilt- 22.00
Bellarine Sewing
Centre 209.00
Total Income 1724.20
EXPENDITURE
Janet Couchman - Speaker 150.00
Norton – Newsletter Editor 99.00
The Gordon – August Newsletter 148.50
Signs Plus – 30yr badges & name
badge
002866 93.00
Smarty Host – Website Hosting Renew-
al
002867 180.00
Newsletter Expenses
002868 39.55
Can Do Books 149.99
Consumer Affairs Vic.
002870 54.40
Newsletter Stamps
002871 70.00
September Refreshments and “ 9.80
30th Birthday Cake “ 128.95
Flowers for Founding Mem-
bers “ 17.00
Lucky Draw Presents “ 71.04
Total Expenditure 1211.23
CLOSING BALANCE $8251.65
New Members Afternoon Tea
Saturday 5th December at 2-4pm, 102 Swanston St. Geelong . Write the date in your diary now.
Come along to our December afternoon tea and share a few hours with new members and other Guild Members you may
not normally associate with at our monthly Guild meetings.
Bring along Show and Tell and any questions you would
like to ask.
Please do RSVP. Margaret Tembo 52215130
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Jiddi’s Patch Sewing, Patchwork and Quilting supplies
Fabric, Patterns, Books and Accessories
Quilting & Sewing Classes
We invite all Guild Members to join our V.I.P. loyalty
reward program
Monday to Friday 9.30am—5.00pm
Saturday 9.30am—2.00pm
www.jiddispatch.com.au email: [email protected] Ph: 0352982208
192 Moorabool Street, Geelong. Vic. 3220
Our Thirtieth Birthday Celebrations—Judy Gordon
What a wonderful 30th Birthday celebration we had at the
September meeting. It was great to hear all those early
stories of when the Guild first started. I am sure it brought
back many memories to a lot of Members.
How the fabrics have changed over the years.
It would be nice to have a Show & Tell celebration of all
our first quilts made by Members one day.
Janet Couchman gave us a wonderful talk on
her journey, describing and showing her won-
derful display of quilts. A lot of Guild challeng-
es over the years. The seaside challenge quilt
done for the GPAQG Retreat was one that I
remembered well.
Thank you to all those ladies that had the for
sight to start GPAQG, and to all the Members
who have kept it going for the past 30 years
so that the present Members can experience
the joy of our Textile Art and the fellowship
of other like minded friends.
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From experienced to beginners, we want them all. All sizes, all shapes, all techniques. The more varied, the more interesting.
It’s a Members’ Exhibition and we want the visitors to see what we do.
PEARL – LIGHT & LUSTRE
Entries close at Oct meeting.
(But shhh, it’s a secret. If you can get your entries to me in the next few days please see me at Guild or phone me on 0425 739 744)
Fabric – Marie Lee will have a snuggly quilts sewing corner. If you have fabric you can donate to this cause, please bring it to the November meeting.
The Challenge – Bring these to October meeting for display and judging. I hope we have a long string of pearls down the passage. Can’t wait to see these and how you have interpreted the theme.
Raffle – Glenys has already received some fully sold raffle books – GREAT!! If you need more, just ask.
As our only big raffle we have for two years, we need to cover exhibition costs. Don’t forget the fab prizes to be won.
Rosters – these are filling well thank you. There are still spaces though, and opportunities for you to be involved as a guild member. An extra task is making sandwiches, a slice and organizing some fruit for set up days. These are the after-noon of Wed 25th and Thurs 26th starting in the morning. The Guild will reimburse costs for this. Please let Marilyn know, as she is our trusty volunteer coordinator. The lists are on our website for you to check.
Flyers – please! These need to go out now to quilting shops at least. Please offer to help.
Lyn Weeks - Exhibition Convenor
Members Stall at the Geelong Patchwork & Quilters Guild Exhibition—November 2015
Expressions of interest is called for to stock and to serve time on the Members Stall at the Exhibition in November. We need members
who are willing and able to make small saleable items for the stall. The items will need to be priced beforehand by the creator and the
appropriate form to be filled in. The items need to be patchwork/craft related and need to reflect the high standard of the Guild. Mem-
bers who wish to sell items will be required to help on the stall during the Exhibition (unless they have a really good excuse not too!)
The Guild will retain 10% of the sale price of the items sold. Same applies if you wish to place a For Sale sign on a quilt on display at the
Exhibition. If interested please let me know. Judy Bubb : Members Stall Convenor.
CALLING, CALLING, CALLING!!!
QUILTS REQUIRED.
WE NEED A GOOD HANGING!!!
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CONDITIONS OF ENTRY FOR GP&QG EXHIBITION 2015
THEME: ‘ PEARL - ‘LIGHT AND LUSTRE’ Please read these conditions carefully before completing the entry form.
1. Please complete all sections of the entry form
2. Please indicate your hanging order of preference on the Entry Form.
3 Each Entry Form is to be lodged with a colour photograph of work.
information to be written on back of photograph/s:
a. Name of Quilt maker
b. Name of quilt
c. Quilt size in centimeters, width and height
d. Arrow to show top of quilt
4. Each quilt is to have a suitable hanging sleeve (10cm deep) attached to the work,
together with a label on the back of the work stating the name of the quiltmaker/s, name of
the quilt and date of completion.
5. Each quilt is to be delivered in a named, individual cloth bag, generously sized for the
quilt. Suggested pattern for bag will be on the website and in the September Newsletter.
6. The Guild reserves the right to photograph items for publicity and/or promotional
purposes.
7. While the Guild will take every care of the quilt, no responsibility will be accepted for loss
or damage to any item.
8. Award decisions will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.
9. Exhibition Committee reserves the right of hanging Exhibition entries.
1 10. There is no guarantee that all quilts will be hung.
11. Entering a quilt does not exclude a member from paying the Exhibition entry fee.
Specific conditions of entry for 2015 Quilting Exhibition
Members’ Entry Forms with colour photograph/s, accompanied by entry fees, can be delivered
to an Exhibition Committee Member at the GP&QG meeting on Saturday 19th September, or
Saturday 17th October 2015. Alternatively, completed entries, with photographs and fees, can
be posted to:
Lyn Weeks
9 Walyunga Mews
Ocean Grove, 3226
The closing date for Entries is Saturday 17th October. No late entries will be accepted.
Date for delivery of quilts to Deakin University is Thursday, 26th November 2015.
Your quilt/s must be delivered to Deakin University, Waterfront Campus, Gheringhap Street,
Geelong between 10.00am and 11.00am Thursday, 26th November 2015.
It is the responsibility of the quilter to arrange for the delivery.
Late deliveries will NOT be accepted.
Entry Fees
$2 per quilt
There is a limit of 5 entries per person. Please prioritize your list of quilts.
Collection of Quilts
Quilts to be collected on Sunday 29th November between 5.30 and 6.30pm.
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All Workshops will be held at the Masonic Centre, Regent Street, Belmont (Melways 451 H-J 9-10)
Starting time for all Workshops will be 9.30am to 3.30pm - unless otherwise advised. Arrival time should be 9.00am for setting up, ready to start at
9.30am. When booking a workshop with Anne Clutterbuck, there is a $20 non-refundable deposit - to be paid at time of booking. If a quilter cancels
a workshop at the last minute and doesn't find a replacement, the deposit will be forfeited. Anne will also require a contact telephone number and
e-mail address, if applicable. Deposits can be sent as a cheque or money order made out to Geelong Patchwork & Quilters Guild Inc. and sent to the
Secretary at Post Office Box 753, Geelong 3220. Please include your full name and address so that a receipt can be forwarded to you in due
course. Otherwise, catch Anne at Guild meetings.
Anne can also be contacted by e-mail: [email protected] or phone 5255 2547 (AH)
If you have suggestions for a work shop please let Anne know or put it in the Suggestion Box.
Workshops
Jiddi’s Patch Sewing, Patchwork and Quilting supplies
Fabric, Patterns, Books and Accessories
Quilting & Sewing Classes
We invite all Guild Members to join our V.I.P. loyalty
reward program
Monday to Friday 9.30am—5.00pm
Saturday 9.30am—2.00pm
www.jiddispatch.com.au email: [email protected] Ph: 0352982208
192 Moorabool Street, Geelong. Vic. 3220
Guild Go Cutter At our August Committee Meeting following the AGM it was agreed that the Go Cutter may be loaned to members be-tween meetings for a month. The borrowers must have their own cutting mat and there will be a service charge of $10 to be paid at the time the Go Cutter is taken. This will be organized by the librarian.
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Ideas for 2015 Challenge Quilt
The circle is about your interpretation of this years Challenge theme. Perhaps when you think of the words pearl,
light and lustre your imagination may think of something special you have seen that connects you to a 30th anni-
versary.
Of course pearls come in many different colours and they are all lustrous. So here is a challenge to look at your
stash and maybe even cut up something old and recycle it into a feature piece. This is only a suggestion…you can
use any fabric you like. You can consider appliqué, and layering fabrics of all different fibres to create your own
unique piece of work and be a part of this wonderful celebration of the Guilds 30th year.
Please ask Nicola Picken if you need clarity on the rules once they are printed in the April newsletter.
Happy stitching Nicola Picken
MEMBERS’ EXHIBITION NOVEMBER 2015
Black backgrounds enclosing a pearl.
PEARL – LIGHT & LUSTRE
Can you imagine a string of pearls hanging from on high at Deakin Waterfront? One or two won’t do … but many would look
fantastic.
Nicola outlined the general idea and rules of this year’s challenge. These are also explained on our webpage
geelongpatch.org.au
These will be judged by some of our life members, resulting in three judged awards. There will also be a Member’s Choice
Award. Challenge quilts are to be hung at our October meeting. (If you are not going to be at this meeting, you can give your
quilt to a committee member, or friend to bring along for you.)
Raffle. This year first prize will be a Bernina sewing machine, aimed at quilters. It is a new model. Second prize will be a Horn
sewing Rolla Storage Unit & third prize will be a Horn chair. Yahoo!!! I would love to win any of these.
GEELONG PATCHWORK & QUILTERS GUILD
EXHIBITION CHALLENGE 2015
‘Pearl-Light and Lustre’
As our Guild celebrates it’s 30th year the Exhibition Challenge will reflect our 30th anniversary with a theme of Pearl-Light and Lustre
Here are the rules for the Challenge:
The quilt will be original in design and reflect our exhibition theme. It will be constructed with a minimum of three layers which can include cut outs.
A hanging sleeve of 4 ins or 10 cms needs to be attached to the back.
The shape of the quilt background will be any black fabric and square in shape measuring 56cm or22ins square. The challenge is to be a circle design measuring 45cm or 18 ins diameter and centred onto the black fabric. The edges need to be bound and not framed. Only one entry per person will be accepted.
Any fibres can be used and there is no specific challenge fabric.
Any patchwork, quilting, textile techniques and embellishments are acceptable, so long as there are at least three layers and the quilt hangs flat against the stand.
Your Challenge entry will be exhibited and judged by three of the Guilds’ life members at the Guilds October meeting. There will be ‘Members Choice’ voting.
Congratulations to all those members who have entered and have fun with the theme.
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SEPTEMBER SHOW & TELL
Judith Oke [I think] Margaret Rolfe a fun quilt made in the 1980’s—early pat-
tern. Apologies If I have got this wrong.
Lisa Hollingsworth—Shanghai Windows, made from a pattern from “Quilts on the double” book.
Some fabrics are from Shanghai.
Janet Couchman showing one of her quilts.
Behind the green quilt the Guild Bi-Centenial Quilt made by Members of the GPAQG.
Jodie Arklay—dragon Costume for Elliot. Finished for Bookweek but he did not want to wear it. Above :
front view, Below: back view.
Sue May—Name “Lizzie Mae” Hand appliqued Machine pieced & quilted by
Margaret Mew—Quilt Station.
Jill Unsworth—Ginger the Fox. Made for me! Love working with wool felt. Made at a workshop at Bellarine Sewing Centre
My apologies to any member who I have not
acknowledged correctly.
A very early Quilt - my how fabrics and designs have changed over the years.
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OCTOBER SALE
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* Specials available at both stores *
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176 Pakington Street, Geelong west 5229 3558
Shop 1/ 63 Synnot Street, Werribee 8742 6238
Service division:- 5 Candover Street, Geelong West 5229 5567
Servicing and repairs to all brands by industry qualified technicians
Stockists of:- bernina, Husqvarna Viking, Janome, babylock, Handiquilter, elnapress, Horn furniture,
Proudly sponsoring the November Quilt Show
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AUSTRALIAN QUILTS IN PUBLIC PLACES - Australian Quilters Association Inc “Light & Life” Exhibition; Entries Close 24 September, 2015,
When: 13 November - 22 December, 2015;
Where: Whitehorse Artspace
Address all enquiries to:
AQA, PO Box 224, Surrey Hills, 3127
Email: [email protected];
Entry forms available from: www.australianquiltersassociation.com
AQIPP 2015 Saturday Demonstrations - approx 1:30pm to 3:30pm Saturday 14th November - Marina Holland - talk about and demon-strate surface embellishments. Saturday 21st November - Jan Frazer - talk about and show some of her quilts and also will have a Reece Scannell fabric sale table. Saturday 28th November - Olga Walters - talk about her techniques and show some of her quilts. Saturday 5th December - Anne Cocks - machine quilting and embroi-dery demonstration. Saturday 12th December - Judy Robinson Whitty - 'hand quilting in freestyle' demonstration. Saturday 19th December - Janet Kidson - Kraftkolour dyes, samples and results. In addition, on each Saturday the Australian Quilters Association Gift Quilt Team will make and show gift quilts and talk about this pro-gram. Brother International, the AQIPP major sponsor, will provide a sewing machine which will be used in these demonstrations. GEELONG BRANCH, Embroiderers Guild of Victoria are hold-ing their Biennial Exhibition. Event: An exhibition of traditional embroidery, patchwork and contemporary textile art/ embroidery.
When: 10am to 5pm Frid. 23rd & Sat. 24th Oct. & 10.am to 4.30pm Sunday 25th October. Where: Vines Rd. Community Centre. Hamlyn Heights.
‘STEIGLITZ AIRING OF THE QUILTS’ & Back to Steiglitz Reunion. Event: Enjoy hundreds of colourful quilts on dis play, or pop into Sugg’s Cottage—the 100 year old Blacksmith’s house. It’s the perfect place to prop by a cosy fire for a catch up while enjoying a hot cuppa and some delicious country cooking. You may even like to join in on the Quilting bees. When: Sunday 25th October, 10am—4pm Goldfields Quilters Inc. Event: Biennial Quilt In Date: 24th October 2015 Times: 10.00a.m. to 4.00p.m. Entry: $7.00 Venue: Campbell's Creek Community Cen-tre Elizabeth Street, Campbell's Creek Contact: Elaine Duxbury Phone: (03) 54706244 Email: [email protected]
Guest Speaker: Olga Walters, textile artist BYO lunch and
mug, morning and afternoon tea provided, soup available at lunchtime $3.
Cobram Quilters Club Event: 10th Biennial Exhibition. Date: 30 October to 1st November Venue: Yarroweyah Hall, Murray Valley Highway, Yarroweyah. Contact: Raynor Thomas—Secretary Phone: 03 5872 2450 Contact: Trish Andrews—President Phone: 03 5872 2346
Bluegum Quilters Event Exhibition—Patchwork Quilts
Date: Saturday, 7th November, 2015
Time: 9.00am to 3.30pm - One Day Only
Where: St. James Church
Cnr. Pender & Newcastle Streets, Thornbury
Cost: Entrance Fee $5.00
Enquiries: contact Heather 0414 807 871
LOOK OUT FOR THE BLUEGUM QUILTERS CRAFT STALL & CAFE
BALLAARAT QUILTERS EXHIBITION 2015
‘SONGS OF FREEDOM – CELEBRATING
DEMOCRACY’
TO BE HELD AT : M.A.D.E (Museum of Australian Democracy at Eureka) 102 Stawell St South,
Ballarat, VIC 3350
Date: 19/11/2015 – 31/01/2016
2015 is the twentieth anniversary of Ballaarat Quilters Inc, and will be celebrated with a joint exhibition between Ballaarat Quilters and the Museum of Australian Democracy at Eureka.
A display of textile works will be held at M.A.D.E, based on a theme of
‘SONGS OF FREEDOM – CELEBRATING DEMOCRACY’
Selection criteria is open to all quilt and textile artists.
Prizes: 1st Prize $350.00 2nd Prize $200.00 3rd Prize $100.00 Directors Choice Award donated by M.A.D.E Further Information: Suzanne Lyle - Ballaarat Quilters
Contact email: [email protected] IMPORTANT INFORMATION
All information and criteria for the challenge can be found at www.ballaaratquilters.com or http://made.org/
Diary Dates
Please Note: While all care is taken to be correct, this list is compiled
from various sources. You should verify the details of events
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SNIPPETS OF GUILD INFORMATION &
SUGGESTION BOX
Suggestion Box: Irene Boyle: Could we please have receipts for workshop/ membership stamped with ‘Geelong Guild’?
Decision: To prestamp receipt books for workshops and membership.
Jean Clark:
1. To encourage members to receive Newsletter by email or on the website. Emphasise that it is in colour. Will be done.
Library purchase- ‘Creative Stitching’ by Sue Spargo and ‘Graffiti Quilting’ by Karlee Porter. Unfortunately library funds are frozen.
Carole Bosna:
1. Suggestion for next year: In November 2016 have an exhibition here (Regent Street) of member’s work that has come from one of our
library books and have the library book next to the quilt.
Challenge for next year: Everyone select their own serviette and use it for inspiration. Show the serviette along with the quilt.
An email from Cheryl, *this email refers to a pamphlet sent to the Guild referring to the Steiglitz Airing of quilts, see pge. 17+.
I have been speaking to the lady who organizes the above and she is looking for ladies to display their quilts. I have sent the flyer to Judy to put into the newsletter but am wondering if any of the ladies that you sew with would be interested in displaying their quilts on the day as the lady is looking for people to participate. I have not sent any emails to guild members due to not wanting to invade their privacy. Her name is Bettine Satchel, contact number is 5281 9216 or 0408 322 126 if anyone wants to contact her.
She is happy to collect quilts from people who can’t bring them to Steiglitz but would prefer that ladies deliver them to Steiglitz around 9.30 that morning. The plan is to hang the quilts on fences around the town, in the old court house and church. Apparently there will be some little quilting bees as well.
Expressions of Interest…for baking and decorating a very special cake!
Your Guild Exhibition committee would like to offer the opportunity for a couple or more ladies to bake a meat tray size cake to celebrate our Guilds exhibition opening in November 2015.
If you like baking, why not consider having a cake baking and cake icing session with friends? The icing can be simple with a few words to mark this occasion. If you are interested please call Nicola Picken 52 661 280.
Thank you for your interest.
Library Report
I hope everyone had a happy birthday party. I, for one, didn’t think I would celebrate
another 30th birthday. Didn’t the Guild logo on the cake look gorgeous? Wasn’t the cake
yummy—especially the icing?
Thanks to the Guild for the 30th birthday badges.
Reminder: Quilters Companion Magazine and some of the books have CDs and DVDs included which are then
enclosed in plastic envelopes. When returning these, please check that you have remembered to put the CDs and
DVDs back in the envelopes with the books. Unfortunately, Mariners Compass Stars by Carol Doaks is missing its
CD. If you have borrowed this book recently, please check your DVD collection for the stray CD.
During the November meeting the library will open in the morning as usual, but will close at about 12:45pm
because I have to leave the meeting early. So visit the library early and you won’t miss out.
Thanks everyone,
Suze, the Librarian
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Anshabelle Quilting
Anne Sushames
195 Gundrys Rd Bellbrae
Ph: 5261 7542
Wheatsheaf Quilting
(also Quilt Sales)
Judy Bubb
1-2 Oakwood Ridge,
St Albans Park.3219
Ph: 5248 4057
Mob: 0425 810 203
Lilly Pilly Quiltery
Robyn Maggs
22 Inglewood Lne,
Ocean Grove
Ph: 5256 1325
Mob: 0423 635 927
A Stitch Above the Rest
Martina Kong
8 Willesden Dr
Waurn Ponds
Ph: 5241 8408
Mob: 0419 574 705 [email protected]
Machine Quilters
Present your current Geelong Guild membership card at
these shops for your discount. Please mention your
membership prior to finalising your purchases.
* Heights Sewing Centre (10%)
* Bellarine Sewing Centre (over $25 cash only)
* Gail’s Patchwork Emporium (over $20 cash only)
* Joy’s Fabric Warehouse
* Geelong Sewing Centre
* A Little Different
* Patchwork & Rusty Pins (10%)
We thank these shops for their continued support.
Shops
Colac Quilters Inc.
Contact: Ros De Silva Ph: 5232 2561
PO Box 436, Colac, VIC.
Meets: 1st Saturday
Time: 11am to 3:30pm
Venue: St Andrews Hall,
Corner of Pollack St & Hesse St, Colac
Queenscliff Patchwork & Needlecraft Group
Contact: Carolyn Williams 5258 3367
Meets: 2nd Monday
Time: 1:00 pm
Venue: Q’cliff Neighbourhood House
Lonsdale Lights
Contact: Karen Pantony Ph: 5255 5713
Meets: 2nd Friday
Venue: St.James Anglican Church Hall
Purple Pixies
Contact: Lesley Clarke Ph: 5281 3254
Meets: 2nd Monday
Time: 10am-3:30pm
Venue: Geelong West Oval
Stitchers at Sea
Contact: Glenys Russell Ph: 5255 2991
Meets: 1st Wednesday
Venue: Rotating home system
Wyndham Patchwork
Contact: Joy Sleeman 0432 828 911
Meets: 2nd Sat (Mtg); 4th Sat (Sit & sew)
Venue: Community Centre & Library, Manor Lakes
Torquay Sip & Stitchers
Contact: Meg Pyburne 5261 5081 (AH)
Meets: every 2nd week Time: Friday 7:30pm or
Weekend day of your choice Saturday or Sunday
Time: 10.00am-4.00pm
Venue: Rotating home system
Bellarine Quilters
Contact: Ethel Gibb 5259 3892
Meets: 1st & 3rd & 5th Thursdays, 9.30am-
3.00pm. & Meets: 1st, 3rd, & 5th Thursday,
7.30pm-9.30pm
Venue: Portarlington Community Health Centre
Fenwick St, Portarlington Everyone welcome
Regent Street Stitchers
Contact: Sue Larsen Ph: 5243 7161 or
Lee-Allan Urbanski Ph: 5282 4147
Meets: 1st, 3rd, & 5th Monday
Time: 7:00pm-10pm
Venue: Geelong Masonic Centre Belmont
Seachange Quilters
Contact: Carole Bosna Ph: 0438 416 646
Meets: Every Tuesday & Wednesday
Venue: Senior Citizens, Clifford Parade,
Barwon Heads.
AREA SUB GROUPS
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Bellarine Sewing Centre Massive range of patchwork fabrics
Books, patterns, templates, equipment
Brother & Elna Sewing Machine Sales
Tailormade Sewing Room Furniture
Service to all makes and models of sewing machines
DMC, Aurifil, Cottage Garden Threads
Classes for all skill levels
Our new ‘Super Store’ is located at
395 – 399 Moorabool Street
Geelong Vic 3220
(03) 5221 3034
(corner of Verner Street & opposite footy stadium)
Email: [email protected]
If undelivered, please return to:
PO Box 753, Geelong 3220
Deadline & Advertising Rates
Material for inclusion in the next edition of Common Thread must reach the
editor no later than:
Wednesday 11th November 2015
Please send all articles to Judith Gordon, preferably email:
Postal address is PO Box 753, Geelong 3220
Material submitted for publication in Common Thread should not infringe
copyright of any kind. If you are not the original author or artist, please
include source information for written material or pictures so that every
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