Image above is an example only.
The class will focus on a table runner to learn cutting skills, 1/4" seams, fabric, thread and needle choices.

20 - 22 August, 10 - 4pm, Orewa Community Centre, Orewa Square 368 Hibiscus Coast Highway, Orewa. ​

Dates: 3 – 6 September  2020 CANCELLED
Venue:   NZ Craft and Quilt Fair, Claudelands, Hamilton
Collection of Quilts: Guild Day Saturday 8th August

Categories:

• Traditional
• Contemporary
• Fibre & Textile Art
• Wall Hanging 
• Professional **
• Multiple Maker Quilt

The judges may award various prizes at their discretion from the following:

• Best of Show
• Best of category
• Best Hand Quilting
• Best Non Professional machine quilting
• Best Professional machine quilting
• Best piecing
• Best use of colour
• Best hand appliqué
• Best machine appliqué
• Best stitchery
• Best 1st time entry

We will be offering some workshops/demonstrations to help with preparation of your quilts.  

May Guild meeting:  9th May before guild meeting.

• 9 – 10 am Reverse Binding workshop/  demonstration – Julia Vazey
• 10 – 11 am Facing workshop/demonstration – Jenny Smith List of materials will be in next newsletter.

July Guild Meeting 11th July  before Guild meeting

• Preparation of your quilt
• Choosing the entry category

CHALLENGE: 
A Bag – The body of which must be no bigger than 40X40cm (excluding handles)
Entry forms will be published in the June and July newsletters.

**   We have changed the definition of Professional

A professional is:  Any person who teaches, sells work or publishes in the field of quilting design, or derives income from patchwork and quilting and/or fibre and textile art.

Claudelands Event Centre 5th-8th September 2019
It’s been two years since WAI Quilts was last held. My how time flies with all our commitments and work, which often interrupts our creativity and allows the sewing machine to be prone to dust.

It’s time for all of you to decide which quilts you are going to have available for display and allowing us to hang these in a great venue with lots of room and good lighting. 

This is a non judged exhibition, so there is plenty of room to showcase those masterpieces created in the past 18 months – 2 years. At every Guild meeting –great work is shown. Wall hangings are very much to the fore; so, do share them with the public at this exhibition. 

Please consider making time available to be one our ‘Quilt Angels’ –  wearing white gloves and ensuring all quilts are  in the right place, not fingered and remain hung.

A list to volunteer for each day will be available at the July and August meetings. 

Please also ensure you make time to visit the show and in doing so, you are supporting the Guild by your presence.

Looking forward to your participation, 
Pam Groube Convenor
 WAI QUILTS 2019

On Saturday we were lucky enough to have Veronicah come and speak to us about her journey. I was really impressed with her talk. She had a very strong opinion that she makes her art for herself and she isn't worried about others opinion. It is very hard sometimes to remember this sentiment especially when you are preparing work for a show. However, maybe sharing your love of something with others to inspire, create, discuss is more important. It doesn't need to be about if someone else likes it or not. Veronicah also talked about her journey in quilting and only knowing what you know at that point in time. Making mistakes being a design opportunity and not following patterns were things I'm sure this resonated  with a lot of us. 
​Her blog is http://intuitivetextilejourneys.blogspot.co.nz/ check it out.
I never remember to take my camera to meetings so the photos are from my phone and are very poor quality. These are the best.

Betty McLean and Linda Young's quilts won prizes at the Festival Show 

Winners quilts from our Guild 

Well what an amazing weekend. I have to say that without our amazing CAQ Committee this wouldn't be possible. I thank these ladies for their huge and amazing contribution, time and energy.
I have posted photos of some of the winners below.
Congratulations to all of our winners and the ladies who were brave and entered their quilts you made a great exhibition.
Below I have posted a sample of photos from the exhibition and some of the winners.

The stand is up and ready for your visit over the next 4 days. Looking forward to seeing you. The right hand quilt (made by Hellen Borrington) is for the raffle this year, all proceeds are going to the Waikato Family Centre trust, they help mothers with young babies. Come and say hello and buy a ticket on your way to the exhibition.