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Posted on January 27, 2012 by
quiltwest 2012 badge

2012 Badge

The  2012 QuiltWest badge went on sale in January and is selling quickly. Our webmaster Jan has done a tremendous job designing the badge, it is one of my favourites. Badges are selling for $5 each and there are only a limited number so get yours soon. Prepaid tickets go on sale from our February meeting. Tickets can be bought for $12 each, this is a saving of $3 on the door price.

Convenors Margaret and Sheila are rolling up their sleeves getting ready for the 2012 exhibition. As you can see from the photo below they are out in step donning their 2012 aprons!

Ready for Work?

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QuiltWest 2012 progress

Posted on January 12, 2012 by
front and reverse images of 2012 bookmark

QuiltWest 2012 bookmark

Here is a sneak preview of the 2012 QuiltWest bookmark designed by our webmaster Jan. Isn’t it just gorgeous? All the QuiltWest committee are now rolling up their sleeves to begin working on the various tasks that will see the exhibition come to fruition.

Tomorrow Jan, Margaret and I are getting together to stuff the 2012 handbooks into envelopes for mail out. Expect to get your handbook by the beginning of next week.

Badges will go on sale at the January sewing day and night for $5 each. Jan designed these and Marion liaised with the badge maker to make sure that we will have a top quality product. There are only a limited number of badges so get one soon in order to avoid disappointment!

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QuiltWest 2012 Raffle – First Prize

Posted on December 10, 2011 by

Here it is!  This is one beautiful quilt and it could be yours for just $2.

Tickets go on sale in the middle of February with all proceeds going to The Royal Flying Doctor Service of WA

The Blessings Quilt (valued at $5000)

Designed by Robyn Falloon. Quilt Size:  81” x 81”, 206cm x 206cm

You can see the other prizes at: http://www.waquilters.org.au/pages/quiltwestraffle.htm

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Robyn Falloon Workshop

Posted on November 20, 2011 by

Weekend Workshop with Robyn Falloon

Another weekend and another workshop. This month we were so lucky to have Robyn Falloon visit us over here in Perth. She was such a kind and lovely teacher and her applique is amazing, the colours she uses in her quilts is so inviting, you just can’t stop looking at them.
Friday was spent learning Needleturn Applique techniques, plus we all went mad buying up all of the templates and patterns that Robyn had brought with her. Saturday and Sunday we designed our own applique patterns using Robyn’s templates and our own drawings. Of course everyone claimed they couldn’t draw but from the results they clearly had talents they never knew they had.

Trish and Michelle with Robyn’s Quilt

Margaret drawing up her pattern
Trish showing Glennis her Pattern

Robyn helping Val

Cathy laying out her design
Everyone with Robyn and her beautiful Quilts

 

Thank you Robyn for a really enjoyable weekend of stitching.

If you want to buy or see any of Robyn’s quilt’s visit her website www.bonbondesigns.com

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Committee on Retreat Sewing Away the Weekend

Posted on November 15, 2011 by

Sewing Away the Weekend

I had a wonderful weekend, sewing, sewing and more sewing. We had the retreat for the WAQA Committee members. It was held at the St John of God Retreat Centre in Rockingham. The venue is such a lovely place the gardens are beautiful and the best thing about the whole weekend was that we had all of our meals cooked for us and they were so yummy plus desert with every meal sent me home with a very big tummy.
Here are a few pictures of everyone enjoying themselves in the conference room that we had our sewing set up in.

Alison busy making one of her gorgeous books
Everyone Talking whoops I mean Sewing
Jean sewing like a mad woman she almost got 3 tops done!
Barb, Tina and Shelley in the Background
Eleanor, Barbara and Margaret Hand Sewing
Our hard working Membership Secretary Janice, she worked all weekend!
Shelley quilting with a smile
Oh Sheila, she has glasses for every occasion
She even had enough for Margaret to join in
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stitched & bound 2012

Posted on November 13, 2011 by

Western Australian quilters and textile artists are invited to submit entries for inclusion in a juried exhibition of innovative contemporary quilts.

stitched and bound 2012 is the ninth in a series of biennial exhibitions to showcase current original work by WA artists who choose to push the boundaries of the conventional quilt using individual choice of ideas, materials and techniques.

It will be held at the Heathcote Museum and Gallery Duncraig Rd Applecross WA from 18 August to 23 September 2012

For more information about the exhibition and to download an entry form, go to the WAQA website.

You can also view the 2008 and 2010 galleries of s&b quilts to help get those creative juices flowing.

Entries close: 27 April 2012

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WAQA’s Newest Teacher

Posted on November 7, 2011 by

 

On Saturday the 29th of October WAQA welcomed its newest accredited teacher, Deb Bogert, from Esperance WA.

Deb taught a wonderful class. We made a curved weaved background and then added dimensional flowers that really popped.

Deb was such a wonderful and patient teacher and I’m sure she has a long teaching career ahead of her.

Well Done Deb.

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Michele Hill Workshops

Posted on October 12, 2011 by

What a wonderful week I have had filled with Michele Hill’s beautiful quilts, a talk on William Morris and workshops to finish.

The week started when Michele arrived into Perth on Wednesday night and gave a talk at the WA Quilt Assoc. AGM. We had Michele’s beautiful and prize winning quilts on display to drool over and the a wonderful power point presentation about William Morris, with lots of pictures of his work and designs. It was so inspiring.

Starting the Workshop

Then on Friday we stared workshops with Michele. It was a one day class on Friday learning how to draw our own applique designs using architecture as our inspiration. Everyone there came up with something different and amazing.

Julie Drawing her Design

Lesley, Gwenda and Dawn Admiring Michele’s Best of Show Quilt
Lyn’s Finished Drawing

Saturday and Sunday was Michele’s William Morris Garden workshop. We learned Machine Applique techniques, some hand embroidery stitches and lots of tips and tricks along the way.
Michele showing Me(Rebecca), Lyn and Shelley her Applique

Everyone Machine Appliqueing

Michele Helping Jan

Michele laying our Trish’s Applique Block

Tiiu and Julie admiring the William Morris Garden Quilt

Everyone in the workshops left with a smile on their face. Michele was the most generous and kind hearted teacher the WAQA has every had to visit and I am so glad to have been there to spent the time with her. Not only was she giving with her time but also with her knowledge and designs.
Everyone with their finished William Morris Garden Blocks

Michele’s latest creation, it is amazing!

Michele’s other Best of Show Quilt called My walk in Melbourne

Thank you Michele

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The WAQA 35th Anniversary Quilt – Food for Thought

Posted on September 29, 2011 by

35th Anniversary Quilt - Food for Thought

Anniversary quilts are made at significant points in WAQA history.  Most have been made at 5 year anniversaries.

The request for an anniversary quilt usually comes from the WAQA committee and is usually taken up by an established sewing group or individual member.

The subject of the quilt is left to the makers who may choose to follow a theme if there is one for the anniversary year.

In 2011, the theme was Food for Thought. It was made by the Sandypatchers sewing group with members making food related appliqued blocks.

The quilt was pieced by Margaret Manson and the final quilting was done by Sheila Pye.

The quilt is featured on the back of the Anniversary Cookbook.

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Cookbook a sellout! But…

Posted on September 26, 2011 by

Did you miss out on getting your copy of the cookbook?  They sold out very quickly and we know there are lots of disappointed people.

However, we are considering a reprint but this is dependent on getting sufficient orders to make it affordable.

So, if you would like a copy or copies, please email us at: waqaweb@gmail.com and tell us who you are and how many you want.

 

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