More about our first 2009 Workshop

DATE: 17th and 18th January 2009
VENUE: Coolwaters Holiday Village, Kinka Beach
TUTOR: Ruth Wagner from Mt Perry

The workshop will be exploring using your stash of hand dyed fabrics, batik collections or commercial prints in a contemporary style creating table runners or cloths. These are good training pieces for your better quilts and you will learn about blending colours as well as learning some new techniques. The weekend will be divided into 4 sessions each covering separate techniques used in contemporary quiltmaking. (a) Strip Insertion (b) Foundation Piecing/Curved Piecing (c) Curved Piecing/Applique (d) Improvisational Piecing.

The cost of this workshop will be $60.00 total for the two days which will include the tutoring, morning and afternoon teas and lunches on both days.

There is very good accommation available at Coolwaters which I can fully recommend. $25.00 per night (no Linen) staying at the Lodge which we have booked but as beds are limited anyone interested would need to let our Treasurer, Joy Mackenzie, know early.

Joy Mackenzie phone or fax - 4939 2914 or email joymack@optusnet.com.au

Our First 2009 Workshop

Our first Workshop for 2009 will be held at 'Coolwaters' near Yeppoon on 17 - 18 January 2009.

'INTRODUCTION TO HAND DYED FABRIC CONTEMPORARY PIECING'
BY RUTH WAGNER

A workshop creating table runners and other useful items for your dining areas from your experiemental pieces. Bold prints can be combined with hand dyed fabrics, or solely hand dyed fabrics can be used. You learn how to blend fabrics together and eventually work solely in a

contemporary environment.

More information will be supplied on this blog later for anyone interested in participating.

The photos underneath are Ruth's current quilting activities and give an indication of the type of workshop.

Summer Flowers

Rock River Quilt



Purple Passion

Jungle Jazz

Hot Green Mosiac



Citrus Fizz

Parkhurst Piecemakers Group latest finished quilts

A finished quilt from Gay Burey's Workshop at Parkhurst. This lovely quilt was made by Audrey Perry and quilted by a local Quilter, Donna Acutt.

"Block of the Week" Pieced and quilted by Julie Schulz from the Parkhurst Group

Moggill Show and Tell - October

An heirloom of the future. This is Liz's beautiful present for her daughter who is being married next weekend. The colour of the photo does not do the quilt justice as the blocks are different colour creams and the actual quilt with its simple and elegant pattern and colour look superb. Congratulation Liz, I am sure your daughter will have much pleasure owning and using this Queen size quilt lovingly made by you.

The proud owner of her finished tea Cosy. (Sorry about the fuzzy photo)

Wheelchair Bags for M.S.

Here of a few photos at the Wheelchair Bag making day with members being productive and enjoying their day. There is more info below the photos.

Moggill Piecemakers had a working bee today making Wheelchair Bags for M.S. This project has been our yearly charity for 2008. Not only did Patchworkers come, several of the Moggill members who are sewers, plus some family and friends of members and a QCWA member (who often does our workshops and knows several of the girls) but lives in the Redland area all came for the day. We all spent a very productive and social day piecing and completing bags. These bags will be presented to the M.S. Society at the QCWA Conference held at the end of October in the Brisbane City Hall. I will post some photos of the bags prior to the Conference, in the meantime here are some photos from today.

Central Regional Meeting

The Stack and Whack together with a beautiful Log Cabin made by Audrey Perry.

The LHS quilt belongs to June Walters from Gympie South Burnett Branch and it is made up of hand embroidery, applique and pieced patchwork. The Stack and Whack in the glorious blue Hydrangea pattern belongs to Mary Wells and is the result of the Parkhurst Workshop taught by Gay Burey.

The display of wheelchair Bags with quilts and smaller items in the background at Central Regional Meeting. Various members made the bags and the other items made by Sara Faddy from Maleny Branch

QCWA is divided into three Regions, Northern, Central and Southern. Recently Central Region had their meeting and here a couple of photos from their display. The Challenge Quilt for this year is "Singing the Blues" and these quilts will be hung and judged at State Conference in the Brisbane City Hall (Balmoral Suite) on 28th - 30th October 2008. Southern Regional meeting is to be held on 17th - 20th September in Warwick. Our annual charity this year is making wheelchair bags for the Multiple Sclerosis Society (this is the third year we will have presented M.S. with colourful and patchwork wheelchairs bags) These will be presented to Heather Winning of Cranston Lodge, the residential care facility of the Society, by our Chairman, Jan Ross during the State Conference.

Moggill's August News

Earlier this year we got several new Patchwork members and three of them started Lynne's Mystery Quilt. This photo of an unfinished one was taken at "Show and Tell" but had the borders on by the time the day was finished. The finished quilts will be posted later.

This unfinished "Lynne's Rose of Sharon" quilt belongs to Bernie.

This beautiful quilt is the first finished of 'Lynne's Rose of Sharon' design. It was a wonderful learning curve as all the blocks were 4" square. You will find Churn Dash, Shoo Fly, Puss in Corner, Nine Patch and a couple of foundation pieced. Everyone has enjoyed making this quilt

and there should be more finished ones next postings. This is Trish's quilt.

Aproximately 8 to 10 members of the branch have joined the Patchwork group meeting on the second Thursday of the month and have been knitting and putting together knitted squares for the Children's Cardiac Unit of the Mater Hospital. These are some examples.

The First finished Wallhanging from the Mariya Water's Workshop

Congratulations Daphne. This is the first photo I have received of a finished article from Mariya Water's Workshop. This exquisite "Fish" Bobbin Drawn Wallhanging was made by Daphne Latchford and notice how the quilting finishes the article beautifully. I am looking forward to showing you the other finished articles as I receive the photos.

Moggill Branch News

This photo is most of the Moggill girls on the day we all brought a plate and gave our tutor, Lynne Smith a farewell lunch as she has resigned for C.W.A. We are very sorry to lose her from our group but as she lives in the area we will all be seeing her from time to time. All the very best Lynne.

These two photos will be some of our projects until the end of the year. It is 2nd August today and how the time has flown this year. It seems crazy starting Christmas hangings now but before we know it Christmas will be here.

Recently Christine returned from USA where she had a very interesting and exciting week attending Quilt Shows, Quilt Museums and Shopping, Shopping etc. This vintage quilt she brought back. Double Irish Chain made approx 1830's and in excellent condition. I thought we would share this with you as I personally do not see many Vintage Quilts.

This one of the last Mystery Quilts to be finished. This quilt was designed and taught by Lynne.

2008 Kenniff Country Quilters Annual Quilt Show

Another one of Robyn's - Wholecloth Quilt.

A Machine Embroidery Hanging - Kimono by Robyn

Another of Robyn's quilts - Australiana

Robyn's Attic Windows she made after a trip to Canada

Gay's quilt - Shining Star

Friendship Block "Stepping Stones for Barbara" pieced and quilted by Gay.

Robyn's Challenge - Dorothea McKellar
Gay's Challenge - Dust Storm to Thunderstorm

Four quilts by the High School girls. Congratulations to them





The Kenniff Country Quilters Annual Quilt Show was held recently and Piecemakers Chairman, Jan Ross officially opened it. This display was held in the Maranoa Library and Art Centre and Jan said she was very impressed with the various techniques the quilters used to make this show so successful. Also four quilts were included made by students from Mitchell State High School and the Challenge for the show was 'Kenniff or Country' and there are several photos above from this show including photos from Piecemakers members as some of whom belong to Kenniff Country Quilters as well as Piecemakers.

Clontarf Workshop

On 27th & 28th September, 2008 Donna Davis will be conducting a weekend workshop at QCWA Hall Clontarf. Donna, who describes herself as "Poet Extraordinaire" will be teaching the creation of wonderful "Post Cards" and all the techniques involved. Other items are covers for Binders and Notebooks and small Wallhangings. We are anticipating a unique weekend with the combination of patchwork and poetry. The cost is $60.00 for the weekend and this includes Tuition, Smokos and Lunch each day. Anyone interested in participating is asked to phone Joy Mackenzie 4939 2914. The photos include several postcards, small hangings, an unfinished binder cover and then a finished binder cover and notebook cover.

Mariya Water's presentation 'Life and Times with Quilts

On the Sunday night of the long weekend in June Mariya gave a power point presentation of her 'Life and Times with Quilts' followed by a display of some of her award winning quilts. This presentation was so interesting as Mariya travelled with us her life as a quilter in various places around the world. She now lives in Melbourne and still enjoys creating and making quilts for exhibitions and her family. We all felt so privileged to share this part of her life with her. Some stayed for supper after all supplied by the Moggill Branch Caterers. By the end of the 3 days everyone felt inspired and were looking forward to using these new skills. ( P.S. One member attending the workshop has already made a wallhanging using the Floriani tearaway that is water-soluable). Some photos of portions of the quilts and a group having supper after the lecture also a photo of our Treasurer Joy, Mariya and our Chairman Jan.