HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! and welcome to Issue No 5 of the occasional newsletter of Serendipity Patchwork & Quilting. To celebrate the release of the book Twelve by Twelve:The International Art Quilt Challenge, all subscribers (including new subscribers) that are signed up by 1 March 2011 will go into a draw to win a copy of the book. Watch my blog for details and feel free to share this newsletter with friends.

The BIG news is that Twelve by Twelve:The International Art Quilt Challenge is due to be released on 1 March and some suppliers have the book in stock NOW ready for immediate shipment. Both Barnes & Noble and Amazon are offering the book at the discount price of US$11.47 with free shipping within the United States for orders over $25.

ALL subscribers to this newsletter (including new subscribers) that are signed up by 1 March 2011 will go into a draw to win a copy of the book.

Join me for these Twelve by Twelve events:

• 25-26 March: book signing and much festivity at Pompom Rouge in Townsville, Queensland with the wonderful Kirsty; 
• 7 July: evening presentation to Canberra Quilters; and
• 19 July: Quilting & the Internet - Adventures with Twelve by Twelve presentation at Kincumber Library.

And if you happen to be in the UK, or have quilting friends there, don't miss the Twelve by Twelve exhibitions at Midsomer Quilting near Bath (Easter) and the Festival of Quilts (11-14 August).

PS: The next Colourplay reveal is BrownSageBlue on 1 March. It's a big day!

Less formal than a blog post and even friendlier than e-mail, Facebook is a great way to touch base with friends and see what they are up to.

Serendipity Patchwork & Quilting now has it's very own Facebook page:

www.facebook.com/SerendipityPatchworkQuilting

You are welcome to pop by and say hello! ( You don't have to belong to Facebook to see this page although you do need to be signed in to leave a comment.)

My art quilt Tussock was juried into Australia Wide Two, a travelling exhibition of Ozquilt Network Inc and will be on display at the following venues:

• 14 to 17 April 2011: Australasian Quilt Convention, Melbourne VIC; 
• 22 April to 1 May 2011: Artisans Trail – Stawell VIC;
• 6 to 28 August 2011: Gallery 159, Brisbane QLD; and
• 3 to 27 September 2011: Cooee Heritage Cottage, Gilgandra NSW.

You can also view the Australia Wide Two exhibition online. The Ozquilt Network membership year starts in March so this is a good time to join Australia's organisation for art quilters.

I've been indulging my love of vibrant modern prints and have three colourful quilting projects coming up in magazines:

• Kaffe Squared (pictured) will feature in Down Under Quilts Issue 147;
• Melody 33, an energising "Power Stripping" design will feature in Down Under Quilts Issue 149; and
• a very special piecing project will be unveiled in Quilters Companion.

Watch my blog for further details and remember, my full range of Serendipity Quilt Patterns is available on my website together with my Serendipity Patchwork & Quilting Workshops Brochure.

My recent website design assignments include:

• a complete revamp of the website of The Quilters' Guild of NSW Inc on a voluntary basis in conjunction with the new committee;
• a custom website for quilt designer and teacher Pam Furniss; and
• moving my own blog to the Prose Child Theme on the Genesis Framework to take full advantage of WordPress as a content management system that is easy to administer.

I am delighted to be sponsoring second prize in the Junior Member A (up to 12 years) category in the 2011 Sydney Quilt Show.

This is a members' exhibition and a great opportunity to share your quilts. If you are an enthusiastic quilter (junior or otherwise!) it's not too late for you to join the Guild and participate in this year's show.

Entries close on Friday, 11 March. You can download relevant forms from the Guild website.

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