Cool Waters Weekend - Ruth Wagner's Dyeing and Quilting Workshop

A happy time was had by the 21 members who attended this workshop. All managed to attend despite some having difficulty arriving because of the wonderful rain Central Queensland recieved. The workshop with Ruth was a delighful experience, where we were all able to drown ourselves in colour with the results being spectacular. We were encouraged to venture into the unknown with wonderful threads and techniques of quildig on our dyed fabrics. The weekend was full of fun and friendship and here are some of the results.

These photos are quilts created byRuth using her dyed fabrics and free motion machine quilting techniques.

YEPPOON WORKSHOP

Several members from Brisbane and from around the State will travel to Yeppoon to do a workshop with tutor, Ruth Wagner, on 19th & 20th January, 2008 on Fabric Dyeing and Quilting Hand Dyed Fabrics Workshop. The workshop has already been posted with 2 photos and next week there will be photos of the results of the weekend.

CLONTARF WORKSHOP

On 27/28 September the Workshop at Clontarf will be Textile Art taught by Donna Davis. The photos attached are some of Donna's work and gives us an idea of her workmanship. Further information will be posted later in the year.

News from Moggill Piecemakers

This above quilt is the project for the beginning of 2008 starting in February

These are three of the Mystery Quilts made the second part of 2007. All the same pattern but the end result is so different. We still have more to photo and they will be posted as soon as possible.

2008 Workshops

Yeppoon - 19-20 January with Tutor Ruther Wagner. FABRIC DYEING AND FREE MOTION QUILTING. Photos of Ruth's work have already been put of the blog.

Ridgelands - 3-4 May with tutor Lynn Smith. BARGELLO. Photo has already been published.

Ruth Fairfax House - Queens' Birthday weekend (still being planned)

Clontarf - 27-28 September with Tutor Donna Davis. TEXTILE ART

QCWA Conference - Maryborough

Our Chairman presenting the daily raffle prize to a member at Maryborough and Christime with one of the quilts to be sold on E-bay.

For 3 or 4 years Piecemakers have been offering a Bursery to a student at Moreton Institute of TAFE, Mt Gravatt Campus studying for a Diploma of Textiles, Clothing and Footwear. Congratulations Hayleigh Bartels of Goondiwindi the winner for 2007.

"Party Time" Challenge - Congratulations Jean from Silkwood Branch who won the Viewers Choice with her beautiful wallhanging of Four Dragons. The second wallhanging is another entrant - Cocktail Hour.

Congratulations also go to Lorraine from Gympie Branch for winning the Viewers Choice 'Do Not Touch ' signs. Sorry no Photo.

Sorry there has been not information

I have been away and had the most wonderful holiday sailing up the Yangtze for 8 days from Shanghai, viewing the Terracotta Warriors, time in Laos which was magic then time with family in Phnom Penh when the annual 'Water Festival' was on and lots lots more.