Serendipity Studio Newsletter: Issue No 3

Happy Valentine's Day and THANK YOU for subscribing to Issue No 3 of the occasional newsletter of Serendipity Patchwork & Quilting. You can share the love by passing this link onto a friend or signing up on the subscription page. As a bonus, all subscribers (including new subscribers) that are signed up by 28 February 2010 will go into a draw to win a copy of 500 Art Quilts. Watch my blog for details and feel free to send me comments at brenda@serendipitypatchwork.com.au

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Did you notice the fresh new logo at the top of the page?! With some technical assistance from my graphic designer friend and fellow "Twelve" Terry Grant, I've had great fun choosing fonts and designing my new logo.

The rainbow colours have been integral to my website from the very beginning. Now the rainbow is incorporated into an hourglass motif inspired by my Seaside Treasures quilt design. To celebrate the launch of the new logo, I am offering the pattern for this quilt at the special price of $10 until 28 February 2010.

You can purchase the pattern by credit card via my blog using Paypal or contact me to pay by cheque or direct deposit.

I am thrilled that my work has been selected to feature in two new inspirational books.

500 Art Quilts juried by Karey Bresenhan, showcases the work of 363 contemporary quilters. Martha Sielman, executive director of Studio Art Quilt Associates, describes the book as "an incredible feast for the eyes ... this book is a must-have for every art lover, quilter, and fiber enthusiast." Available soon. Pre-order via Amazon or The Book Depository at a great discount price.

1000 Artisan Textiles features artisan-made examples of quilts, wall hangings, linens, rugs, baskets, wearable art, home accessories, and fashion accessories; incorporating a number of techniques including felting, hand and machine embroidery, appliqué, dyeing and fabric painting, weaving, beading, and all types of surface decoration. Due to be released in May 2010 and now available for pre-order via Amazon.

Meanwhile, I am working on a book with the Twelve by Twelve Collaborative Art Quilt Project and Lark Books.

The international exhibition tour of the Twelve by Twelve Collaborative Art Quilt Project commences in Australia and New Zealand:

• 29 April - 2 May 2010: Australasian Quilt Convention Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria; 
• 28 May - 23 June 2010: Gosford Regional Gallery 36 Webb St, Gosford East NSW 2250 Tel: (02) 4325 0056; 
• 25 - 27 June 2010: Textile Art Festival Brisbane Exhibition Centre, South Bank, Queensland;  
• 9 - 12 September: Craft & Quilt Fair Claudelands Events Centre, Hamilton, New Zealand; and
• 17-19 September 2010: Craft & Quilt Fair Westpac Arena, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Come and see all 144 quilts from the first theme series. There will also be floor talks and demonstrations. Do come and say hello!

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See the Serendipity Schedule for details of my teaching, presentation and exhibition engagements. Highlights from my teaching program for 2010 include:

Australasian Quilt Convention @ Melbourne: 29 April - 2 May
There are a small number of spaces available in the one-day workshops including Power Stripping, Scrap Queen Odyssey, Strata Various and Stacks of Improvisation.

Be Creative by the Sea @ Coffs Harbour: 9-15 May
New master-class format - Scrap Queen Odyssey and Stacks of Improvisation.

Quilt Encounter @ Adelaide: 9-16 July
Join the South Australian Quilters annual retreat where I will be teaching Stacks of Improvisation and Squared Fun-Fun Squared

Serendipity Saturdays @ Material Obsession
A series of contemporary quiltmaking workshops at Hunters Hill. Contact Kathy to register your interest. (Tel: 02 9817 2733).

I am keen to teach in New Zealand while I am over there for the Twelve by Twelve exhibitions in September so please contact me if your group or shop is interested. The Serendipity Patchwork & Quilting Workshops Brochure is a complete listing of the workshops that I offer.

Following on from the completion the theme series, the Twelve by Twelve Collaborative Art Quilt Project has embarked upon a Colourplay challenge.

Diane set a pink palette for the first challenge which was revealed on 12 December.Our next challenge is due to be revealed on 1 March 2010 and Francoise has set "blue and white with a dash of black" as the palette.

Be sure to check the Twelve by Twelve blog to see the results and find out the palette for the third Colourplay challenge. You might even like to join the fun by making a Colourplay quilt of your own using the designated palette.

The Quilters' Guild of New South Wales is hosting two exhibitions in June 2010.

The annual members' exhibition at the Sydney Quilt Showruns from 16-20 June 2010. The closing date for entries is Monday, 1 March 2010. Download the Sydney Quilt Show entry form. Serendipity Patchwork & Quilting is sponsoring a prize in the junior quiltmaker A (up to 12 years) category.

The New Quilt is a biennial juried exhibition of contemporary quilt textiles presented by the Quilters Guild of NSW Inc in partnership with the Manly Art Gallery & Museum from 18 June until 25 July 2010. Entries for The New Quilt 2010 close on 18 March 2010. Entry is open to all quiltmakers regardless of whether or not they are Guild members. Download the New Quilt entry form.

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