The closing date for entries in The New Quilt 2008:Contemporary Quilt Textiles has been bought forward to 5 October 2007 (rather than 9 November). Eek – that’s only two months away! See the Guild website and blog for more information (and the code for The New Quilt button).
Quilters' Guild of NSW
The Enforcer
While analysing stats for the Guild’s website, I came across a blog that had copied an image and descripition of the 2007 Best of Show quilt WITHOUT consent. Given the context of the post, it appears that the writer’s intention was to share the wonder of this quilt with others but the way she went […]
Quilting successes
Now that things have quietened down slightly on the Exhibition Secretary front, I’ve been able to “walk the floor” and take in the beauty and exploration embodied in so many quilts exhibited in this year’s show. Yesterday, I had the pleasantly meditative task of attaching quilt numbers to 50+ calendar challenge quilts, armed with only […]
Sydney Quilt Show 2007 Prize Winners
I have just ducked out from the Sydney Quilt Show to update the Guild’s website. You can now view a gallery of prize winning quilts. Better still, come and join the festivities at Darling Harbour.
The cone of silence
Judging day is one of the highlights of this Exhibition Secretary’s calendar. After months of manipulating quilt and entrant data every which way for various purposes, I at last get to see the actual quilts in all their glory. Of course, the cone of silence covers judging day proceedings so I can’t say much except […]
Backs to the Future
Today a second tranche of quilts was delivered to me for the forthcoming Sydney Quilt Show. As a result, the guest room bed looks like a sort of reverse “Princess and the Pea” piled high with quilts laid out flat pending judging day. Of course, I can’t show you the actual quilts before the main […]