BURSARY WON BY RHAMAN DONOVAN

This is an extract from Rami's email who was the winner of Piecemakers 2009 Bursary.

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year. I was very excited to meet you at the "Inside Out Fashion Parade" and very honoured to win the award. The $500.00 has come in very handy and I have been able to get a computer to help me with my studies.
This year is going to be a scary but exciting year. Half way through the year I will graduate from my course and hopefully land myself a job in the fashion industry. My main passions at the moment are children's wear and swimwear.
I would really like to have my own swim wear label called Rurue. Your support has really helped. I am so grateful to everyone from State Piecemakers.

We, as Piecemakers, wish her every success for her future.

Annual Bursary to a Rural Student at MSIT

Every year Piecemakers give a $500.00 cheque to a rural student who is continuing with their studies the following year. This year it was Rhaman Donovan from Flagstone. The Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE held their 'inside out' Fashion Parade + creative industries showcase at Mt Gravatt on 11 Novewmber. The Programme commenced with a Swimwear Parade sponsored by Billabong and we were thrilled to hear that Rhaman also won this award. This entitles her to have her swimwear range in the Billabong 2010 catalogue. The MSIT presented Michael Caton who is now their Patron. He gave a very inspiring speech to the students. After refreshments the Aspiration Fashion Parade began where there were several awards given including our Bursary, a Millinery Award, High Standard of Work Award, Encouragement Award and the grand finale 2009 MSIT Aspiration Award. It was a very interesting and stimulating evening. Congratulation Rhaman and we wish you all the very best for your future in Fashion.

Our bursary winner, Rhaman, with her proud Mother and Grandmother

Piecemakers 2009 Challenge Quilt

The Five (5) Challenge Quilts, 'Celebrating Queensland - 150 Years'

1. I was unable to photograph a good picture of this quilt so I have broken it into parts and
featured various areas. I hope you enjoy working out just what area you are seeing in each print.

IMAGES OF QLD PAST AND PRESENT.

From the discovery of Artesian Water, the scourge of prickly pear, plague rabbits, back breaking blade shearing, cane and grain harvesting, and the beginnings of the R.F.D.S. and QANTAS, droughts and floods, to modern farming and grazing methods, mining and tourism, we celebrate Queensland - 150 years.

The south east corner, the big city - Brisbane

Farming, mining, bananas, sugar cane and much much more.

Mt Isa this there together with central Queensland mining.

If you look closely you will find Longreach, cotton farming and many more photos of western Queensland.

The far SW corner of Queensland. You will recognise features from the photos.

2. This was a hard wallhanging to photograph and I am sorry I do not have any close ups. It was the CHALLENGE that won first prize and Sara Faddy from Maleny Branch received a $50.oo quilting voucher that was kindly donated by B & B Quilting. Congratulations Sara.

3. This was another wallhanging hard to photograph because of the blue photos and the pale blue background. To explain it is 'Celebrating Queensland - 150 Years of Brisbane Architecture.

Starting with Old Government House in the 1862 in the second panel to the 20th century in the top right hand block to the 21st century in the bottom block with the final photo of the Kurilpa Bridge which was only very recently opened for use. The very first block were chosen highlights such as Night in Queen Street, 1939 and Nightly display over the river 1988, Expo time. With the small photo giving the information of the $13.5 million restoration planned for Old Government House.

4. This beautiful wallhanging of the icons of Queensland was a group effort from some of our newest members of Piecemakers. Congratulations. I am sure you will all enter next year in the Challenge when you each can make a bag in black and white with one other colour.

5. The above is a pendant type wallhanging 'Celebrating Queensland - 150 Years. I have other photos underneath with a close up of some of the delightful fabrics used in this quilt plus the Koala emblem.

2009 Annual Conference at City Hall Brisbane

Our Sales Table

The photo above is Janice and Shirley either side of one of the Challenge Quilts made by a joint effort of some of the Moggill girls. The 12 Coffee Mug Bags were made by Janice (in the red top) for sale. These bags below proved to be so very popular and of course all of them sold.

Bags, pin cushions, pot holders, etc displayed here were all for sale.

This beautiful jewellery set was donated by Val for a daily raffle and proved to be very popular. Many thanks for your donation Val.

Setting up the Sales Table and hanging the Five (5) Challenge quilts 'Celebrating Queensland- 150 Years'

Our Charity Work on Display

50 Turbans made by Moggill Branch for the Queensland Cancer Council. A few were given away or given for a small donation to visitors to our stall who had friends or family either starting or on Chemo treatment. A further number of 25 were brought from a northern branch and I do apologise as I do not remember the branch. Two branches in Brisbane, Sunnybank/Coopers Plains and Moggill each have a workshop once a year and usually manage to make between 50 and 60 turbans in a day especially if 20 odd have already be cut out.

More Wheelchair Bags

Some of the 150 Wheelchair Bags made by Branches from all over the State are displayed here and will be delivered to the M.S. at Grantham House and 14 to Youngcare, Sinnamon Park. Only a few months ago Moggill delivered several bags to M.S. It is an ongoing charity that Piecemakers has embraced for several years.

Friday, 30th October, last day of Conference

The drawing of the numbers for the Piecemakers Art Union on Friday morning the last day of Conference. Two VIP ladies attending Conference and our Treasurer, Joy (her last official duty as her 6 years as Treasurer is up) finalising the Art Union. Both quilts went to the country area, the winner to Moonie and 2nd to Dalby. Congratulations both winners and we hope you enjoy your new quilts.

On the last morning of the Conference it was time to count the slips for the viewer's choice quilt. Congratulations SARA FADDY of Maleny Branch for winning the Viewer's Choice CHALLENGE

QUILT titled 'CELEBRATING QUEENSLAND - 150 YEARS'

2010 Viewer's Choice Challenge will be a Bag (any sort) featuring black and white with one extra colour.