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Next General Meeting: Saturday 20 March 2010 at 12 noon Altona Meadows Library & Learning Centre, 2 Newham Way, Altona Meadows

Bring your hand sewing along and a small plate of goodies to share for afternoon tea

Seabreeze Quilters Inc Newsletter

March 2010 Vol. 6 No. 3

www.seabreezequilters.com

OFFICE BEARERS:

President Kim Reilly 9315 9308

Vice President To be advised

Treasurer Natalie Dunn 0423 770 741

Membership Secretary Margherita Burfoot 9395 9102

Secretary Sharon Malone 0412 870 623

Committee Members Gaie Buysen Norma McKay Alida Lahiff Judy Norman Mary Wylie Pam Arnold Helen Hanley

Website Jenny Stevens [email protected]

Newsletter Editor Julie Mannix [email protected] FEBRUARY ATTENDANCE Members 47 Visitors 1 New Member Membership - 98 members

President’s Message… Hello Members and Friends At last the cooler weather has arrived, hopefully to stay. Having the doona and quilt on the bed and snuggling into them is such a change from hanging my feet out the end of the bed while the ceiling fan is on flat out all night. Graeme returned to work last week – shorter weeks and hours for a while and we have a week’s holiday booked at Phillip Island at the end of March so by the time we get back after Easter, he will be at work full time. And we will be almost back to normal – whatever normal is! Our focus has shifted slightly and we will savour life’s moments more than we have for a while. Thank you to everyone who asked after Graeme and who helped us through a very trying time. The blanket of friendship and love that closed around us when we needed it was indeed beautiful. Seabreeze Quilters have featured in the British Patchwork & Quilting magazine with a page and a half of photos and story about us. Thank you Natalie for following this through and it’s been lovely to see the emails from England praising our bathing belles. We are becoming world famous!! I hope you enjoy the March meeting – I’ll be at the Bayside Festival icing cupcakes and playing with playdough. Tough work! Seabreeze Quilters will be at the Festival (at the Senior Citizens Centre) to advertise Quilt Fest and I hope that there will be helpers coming and going throughout the weekend to sell raffle tickets. I’ll specially ice cupcakes for any members who come along. I’ll catch up with you all at the April meeting. Until then, I hope you have a great month and I’ll see you after Easter! Kim xx

Seabreeze Quilters Inc 2 March 2010

GENERAL

MEETING DATES 20 March 2010 17 April 2010 15 May 2010 Attendance Fees: Members: $3 Visitors: $4

12noon to 4pm DUTY ROSTERS March Set-up Joanne Richardson Committee Member Kitchen Meryl Wells Jo Pearson Welcome Table Henny Leudecke Robyn Wrathall April Set-up Julie Mannix Joanne Richardson Kitchen Karen Dohle Glenys Weatherall Welcome Table Henny Leudecke Robyn Wrathall May Set-up Volunteer please Volunteer please Kitchen Volunteer please Volunteer please Welcome Table Jo Pearson Julie Mannix Have a turn and put your name forward for the duty roster. Both Welcome Table and Kitchen rosters are light duties. Please email Julie on [email protected]

MARCH MEETING ACTIVITIES at General Meeting MEMBER’S TRADING TABLE SALE It’s time to sort through that fabric stash again. You know, that stash that mysteriously keeps growing in your cupboard or cupboards! Bring along any fabrics or craft items you wish to sell for the market trading day. Tables are provided so you can set your items up for display. If you only have a few items to sell, please put them in a clear bag with your name, price and description of item eg (fat1/4, 2 metres, cotton reels, etc). APRIL WORKSHOP ACTIVITIES at Louis Joel Centre 3 April 2010 - 10am to 12noon - $2 entrance fee SASHIKO EMBROIDERY - Tutor : Mary Wylie Mary will demonstrate and show you how easy it is to embroider your craft projects with beautiful stitching using the traditional Japanese hand sewing of Sashiko. Workshop for 8 people only. If you wish to book for April’s workshop please see Mary at the March meeting. APRIL GUEST WORKSHOP at Louis Joel Centre 10 April 2010 - 10am to 4pm FLORAL BEAUTY QUILT Tutor : Irene Blanck This is a stunning Needle Turn Applique quilt. 8-12 persons $65 per person Payment to be made at March meeting to Mary Wylie. Note: this payment is non refundable. Participants will be advised of requirements list when payment is made. ***SPACES STILL AVAILABLE***


SIT & SEW MEETING DATES

3 April 2010 1 May 2010 5 June 2010

THANK YOU

A big thank you to all members who helped applique many hearts for our project ‘Seabreeze Hearts of Kindness’’. An extra thank you to Trish Salau who took the remaining hearts home.

Cathedral Window Trinket Box

See the back of the newsletter for Carol William’s instructions to make this gorgeous Trinket box. Thanks Carol. Best wishes to Alida Lahiff and Pat Menzies and any member who recently has

had an operation.

SIT & SEW MEETINGS Louis Joel Centre, Altona 1pm to 5pm - $3 entry fee 1st Saturday in the month. Baguettes, Strip Club, Library, Felt Machines Yes, it’s still on even though it is the Easter weekend, so come along for a fun afternoon. Note: Someone left a blue plate behind at the last meeting. It can be collected from Margherita at the March meeting.

The Maharajah’s Garden travelling suitcase exhibition is an exhibition of textile art from members of the Australian Textile Art and Surface Design Association. Member’s art work will demonstrate different use of textiles and fibres creating ‘richly coloured artworks reminiscent of exotic spices and dazzling jewels’. The art work will display a wide range of techniques used such as, embroidery, dyeing, felting, weaving and more. There are two parts to the exhibition with two individual travelling suitcases, “Saffron” and “Jasmine”. We are very fortunate to have the “Saffron” suitcase for showing at our July meeting. The “Jasmine” suitcase will not be available until sometime next year. If you love textile art visit the ATASDA website, it’s interesting, inspiring and motivating : www.atasda.org.au If you are changing postal or email addresses please provide new details to Margherita, Natalie or Julie. Updating our records will ensure you receive current information, newsletters, etc from Seabreeze


WHAT’S ON IN MARCH?

General Meeting Activities

MEMBER’S TRADING TABLE

Do you have fabrics or craft items you wish to sell?

Bring along your craft items to sell at the next meeting.

You might just have something that someone is

looking for.

SALE SALE SALE

Quilt Tip #4 Take photos and keep a written record of all your completed quilts. Make sure you label each of your quilts properly too on the back, so there is always a permanent record of who, when, and for whom the quilt was made.

BROWSING THE NET Ever wondered what to do with bits of leftover calico. Here’s a link with hints and solutions for kitchen storage, etc. Thanks Kim. http://www.sustainability.govt.nz/forum/2009/calico-wonderful-stuff

WEBSITE

Any website enquiries, comments or suggestions can be made

to Andrew Dunn by email to: [email protected]

You can also make enquiries with Julie at the meeting or email

her at [email protected] MIDNIGHT MAGIC – Saturday 27 March 2010 3pm to midnight Louis Joel Centre, 5 Sargood Street, Altona - $15 per person Please book with Kim on 9315 9308 or email Kim @ [email protected] In case you were wondering ... where did the editor go! I had a wonderful time with my family on our 5 week overseas trip. Even though it was cold we loved walking the streets of Paris, Barcelona, Venice, Florence and Rome. We enjoyed visiting the many historical and modern sites, galleries and museums. The highlight? Too many to mention, although Venice was a favourite. We are all glad to be back home now. Cheers Julie PS. And no, I didn’t come across any patchwork or craft shops! I couldn’t do it to the family!!!


Birthday Club

Happy birthday and best wishes to all who

celebrate a birthday in March

• Ann Pendlebury • Billy Jackson • Christine Stockwell • Francis Muscat • Glenys Weatherall • Helen Hanley • Helen Luedecke • Kris Schenck • Madeline Malone • Maureen Reinberger • Pam Arnold • Patricia Greenwood • Robyn Wrathall If your birthday has been missed please see Margherita or me at the meeting or email me so it can be recorded on our membership list. Thanks [email protected]

Essendon Quilters Inc Presents the

‘Then and Now’

Exhibition

See flyer at end of newsletter for details Quilt Tip #24 For invisible machine appliqué, use the blind-hem stitch on your machine set at 20 stitches per inch and an open-toe appliqué foot.

This is exciting…Seabreeze Quilters is on the world map! Due to Natalie Dunn’s initial contact, Seabreeze Quilters Inc has featured (2 pages) in the March edition of the British Patchwork & Quilting magazine. Since then, Nat has received numerous correspondence from the other side of the world. Here’s a snap shot of emails received. “Dear Natalie The feature has appeared in P&Q and I hope it will result in some international entries for your quilt competition and lots of international visitors as well. I am arranging for 6 copies to be sent c/o Louis Joel Arts & Community Centre, so you can show your chairman (and any other important people you want to impress) how your initial email developed into all this publicity. Do you think Seabreeze Quilters would like an exchange with my local group, Malvern Quilters? Maybe we could start by ‘dressing’ the Bathing Belles and sending our versions to you. All good wishes, Dianne Huck Editor: British Patchwork and Quilting Magazine Oak Tree Cottage, Evesbatch” “Dear Natalie Just read a lovely article about the Seabreeze quilters in British P&Q magazine and have had a browse through your website. So many ideas! And such a lively group. I particularly like the bathing belles, such fun and a beautiful way of honouring the memory of member who have passed away as well. Can you tell me where the pattern for the Strip aprons come from? It looks like a great group project and we are always raising money for charity here. Our group the Heather quilters is much smaller than yours (25members) and we meet twice a month in term time in this village, Glaisdale. Regards Hanneke Wood The Old Forge Glaisdale North Yorks” Hi Natalie ... was very interested in the article ‘a group from down under’. More especially in your bathing belles quilt. What a smashing idea.... I belong to a group of 20+ ladies who meet every Thursday evening. ... We come from Scotland, not too far from Glasgow. Best Wishes Kris Todd

MEMBER’S CORRESPONDENCE


Quaggy Quilters

Goulburn Valley Quilters Biennial Exhibition

March 12th-14th 2010

Friday, Saturday 10-9pm, Sunday 11-4pm Entry Fee; $5

Quilts in abundance, including our challenge postcards and quilts celebrating 25 years of GV Quilters Shepparton RSL Club Function Room, Corner of Knight and Wyndham (Goulburn Valley Highway) Streets, Shepparton Enq: Robyn Leembruggen 58214540 / 58214540, Or Gael Thompson 58215797 Art in Public Places As part of Art in Public Places, Stitchery Blue is a host gallery with Art Quilts on display. Vivienne’s shop also has some lovely fabrics available. and will be offering Seabreeze Members a special event coming up soon. More details later. Pop in at:

91 Ferguson Street, Williamstown or phone

(03) 9397 2005

continued … “Hello Natalie I read your article about Seabreeze Quilters in the latest P&Q magazine. I love the bathing belles! I also looked at the website and thought what a fantastic show of quilts…they are all so different. Really exciting! I am a member of a group of 24 quilters in South East London. We are called Quaggy Quilters because we live in a town (Lewisham) which has a river through it called the Quaggy. It is not a pretty river but we used the name because quilters can make something lovely out of something that may not be very pretty to start with! We celebrated our 11th anniversary this year. We have our 4th exhibition taking place in April but it is only for a day. I cannot imagine how much work it must have taken to organise Quilt Fest. You probably all have a busy year ahead but if any one is interested I wonder if it might be possible to link our two groups? I will keep looking at the website and hope you will write something about the Festival once it has taken place. Good luck with you Quilt Fest in October. King regards Carol Phelps” “Natalie Glad you like the photo! ... Quaggy Quilters was born in 1999 when I had been quilting for a number of years and I wanted some patchworking friends in London. I learned from a friend whilst living in Germany in the late 80s. I put an ad in the local press. Ten of us met in my home and we increased in number, having our first exhibition in 2003. We were quite a mixture of beginners and experienced quilters and we have workshops, trips and speakers including a Strawberry Tea in August and a Christmas Party in one of our homes. Usually quite traditional in flavour with our quilts some of us are trying out more diverse techniques these days. I think it’s always good to have a mixture of styles – although we are only 24 maximum. Renting space that is suitable for our meeting, in a busy London suburb where parking is at a premium, is expensive and quite hard to find. We currently meet in a church hall where we have been for a few years now. We regularly make quilts for Linus and they get given to our local children’s ward at Lewisham Hospital. Enjoy the break. Carol

MEMBER’S CORRESPONDENCE


Pyrenees Art Council 3rd Annual

Quilt & Textile Art Stroll

11 April 2010 - 10am Local and non local artists and groups will be displaying their craft. Quilt exhibition and high quality textile art. Stroll through beautiful Beaufort in autumn and enjoy the cafes and craft shops. On the day register at Renee’s Craft Cottage, 92 Neill Street for map and other details.

☺☺☺☺☺☺

Fat Quarter Fun

Lots of great fabrics on the

Web!

10% Discount for Seabreeze Members

"Seabreeze" is your special

coupon code.

** SPECIAL DEAL **

If you would like me to bring your order to the next meeting let me know through the comments field and I will not charge you postage (this will be taken off when I process your order). If you would like to pay me at a meeting click the Money Order box and leave me a note.

Visit: www.fatquarterfun.com.au

Tasselart items are individually hand dyed and beaded. We specialize in hand dyeing fringing, lace and ribbon. Slight variations in style of lace and beads may occur. We have an exciting range of hues and designs for you to choose from. Choose your own colour to match your home décor or as an alternative to the traditional horseshoe, we create tassels to complement a wedding theme. We also create ring cushions, church pew decorations and bonbonniere for weddings. If you prefer to make your own kits, we have a huge selection to choose from. A range of accessories, beads and charms are available for sale and other supplies including hand dyed fringing, lace and dyes. Our Tassels and accessories make fabulous gifts. Marian Parker and Catherine Clark are happy to organise a class or workshop at your local craft outlet or sewing group. Please contact Cath on 9438 5836 or visit our website: www.tasselart.com.au

Beautiful tassels for every occasion

**Special for Seabreeze Members: $3.25 per square foot for edge to edge quilting – lowest prices

around (and quality delivered)!

Professional Machine Quilting Specialist Natalie Dunn 9 Jillard Walk, Hoppers Crossing VIC, 3029 Ph: (03) 9748 7570 Mob:0423 770 741 Email: [email protected] Website: www.thequiltingbug.com.au

The Quilting Bug

Tasselart

Gifts, Kits, Weddings, Supplies and Classes


Visit: www.thequiltingbug.com.au

...The Strip Club… Project 5 Over the next few months, the newsletter will publish small projects for members to make, and with that in mind, these items would also be suitable to sell on our trading tables at the up and coming Quilt Fest. It’s a thought girls!

PLACEMAT Feature fabric Cut strip 3½” wide x 10½” long 3 co-ordinating fabrics Cut 2 strips of each fabric 2½” wide x 10½” long Backing fabric and wadding Cut rectangle 10½” long x 15½” wide Fabric for binding Approximately 62” long x 2½” wide Stitch a strip of fabric 1 to either side of the feature fabric along the long edge. Stitch fabric 2 and 3 in the same manner as above (see photo). Make quilt sandwich, quilt in the ditch or as desired. Attach binding. If you want to make rounded "corners", place a saucer or plate over the corner, trace around it and trim off. Then bind in the usual manner. Make another 3 placemats to make a set of 4!


Happy sewing.


March

March 12-14 Seachange Quilt Show UCA Hall, 71 Hitchcock Ave. Barwon Heads Fri 4-9pm, Sat 10-4pm, Sun 11-4pm. Admission $2. Enq: Jan 03 5254 2365 or [email protected]

March 12-14 Goulburn Valley Quilters Biennial Exhibition, Shepparton RSL Club, Cnr Knight and Wyndham (Goulburn Valley Hwy) Streets, Shepparton. Fri & Sat 10-9.00pm, Sun 11–4.00pm $5 admission. Enq. Robyn 03 58214540 or Gael 03 58215797

March 13 Monbulk Community Quilt Show, St George’s Church, Main St, Monbulk. Free showbag for the first 100 people. All profits go to Monbulk CFA. 9.30am-3pm. Entry: $5. Enq: Mrs Martin’s Quilt Shop 9756 6055.

March 13 Violet Town Inaugural Quilt Airing, Violet Town Community Centre, Cowslip St, Violet Town Entry: gold coin. Enquiries: June (03) 9785 6621

March 13-14 Bunbury Patchwork and Quilting Group, Bunbury, WA, will hold their International Quilt Challenge, Magic Moment. Enq: Helen Wheeler 02 9752 1416 or [email protected]

March 19 Colac Quilters’ Biennial Exhibition, cnr Hesse & Pollack Sts, Colac. Open: Fri-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-3.30pm. Entry: $6, concession $5. Enq: Wendy (03) 5231 2141 or email [email protected]

March 19 -21 Albury-Wodonga Branch of the Embroiderers’ Guild, at Mirambeena Comm Ctr, Martha Mews, Lavington NSW. Fri-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm. Enq: Thelma Collins (02) 6025 2745 or [email protected]

March 20 Seabreeze Quilters General Meeting, Altona Meadows Library & Learning Centre, 2 Newham Way, Altona Meadows 12noon – 4pm $3 members $4 visitors

March 27 Midnight Magic**, Louis Joel Centre (5 Sargood St, Altona), 3pm to midnight. $15 per person. Please book with Kim on 9315 9308 or email Kim @ [email protected]

March 27-28 Ballan Quilt and Craft Show 2010, Ballan Primary School Gym, Steglitz St (entry via Duncan St), Ballan. Open: 10am-3:30pm. Entry: $5. Enq: Megan (03) 5368 2106 or Karen 0419 419 530

April

April 3 Seabreeze Sit & Sew Meeting (Baguettes, Strip Club, etc), Louis Joel Centre, 5 Sargood Street, Altona (1pm – 5pm), $3 members

April 3-4 Lake Mulwala Quilters Bi Annual Quilt Show, Yarrawonga Community Hall, Orr St, Yarrawonga 10am – 4pm Enq Heather Tribe 03 5743 2353

April 9-11 Essendon Quilters Quilt Show, Incinerator Arts Complex, 180 Holmes Road, Moonee Ponds 10am - 4pm $5 Children under 12 free Enq Janette McInnes 9380 8896 and Santina Gangemi 0401855041

April 10 Irene Blanck Workshop (members only) – Floral Beauty 10 April-10am to 4pm Louis Joel Centre

April 11 Pyrenees Art Council, 3rd Annual Quilt & Textile Art Stroll. Register at 92 Neill Street, Beaufort for map and details at Renee’s Craft Cottage,

April 17 Seabreeze Quilters General Meeting, Altona Meadows Library & Learning Centre, 2 Newham Way, Altona Meadows 12noon – 4pm $3 members $4 visitors

Apr 29-May 2 Australasian Quilt Convention & Expo at Royal Exhibition Building, Nicholson St Carlton May

May 15 Combined Vic Quilters Autumn Gathering & Latrobe Valley Quilter’s 21st Birthday Party. Venue to be confirmed. 10am-4pm. Enq Janet Jackson 0427 862 652

May 15-16 Willows Quilting Group 2010 Exhibition, Tabcorp Park Melton, Ferris Road Melton, Melways Ref 337 D12, Exhibition Theme Floriade, Shops in attendance 10am -4pm Entry fee $7 Enq. contact Anne 9743 5192 or Maureen 9743 3962

CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2010


May 29-30 Waverley Patchworkers Quilt Show, Mt Waverley Community Centre, Miller Cres, Mt Waverley Sat 9.30am-5pm & Sun 9.30-4pm Enq Linda 98799338

June

June 5-13 Contemporary Textiles Aware 2010, Buda Historic Home & Garden, Hunter St Castlemaine Expressions of interest open in Feb 2010 Enq Jacqui/Karen 0354721032 or email [email protected]

June 16-20 Sydney Quilt Show at Darling Harbour ** denotes workshops run by Fabric Impressions NOTE: While all care is taken to be correct, you should always verify details before attending an event PLEASE CHECK OUR WEBSITE (www.seabreezequilters.com) for further details on workshops or pick up a handout at the Louise Joel and Community Centre. Feel Like A Challenge! Victorian Quilters have released their Exhibitions Handbook for 2010. Details are available on the website www.victorianquilters.org. This includes details for Quilt ShowCase 2010, One Step Further 2010 and Singer Challenge 2011. Phone: 1300 738 827 or Email : [email protected]

ALTONA’S BAYSIDE FESTIVAL

IS ON AGAIN

20 & 21 MARCH 2010 10am-4pm

Competitions for the best decorated cupcake, homemade preserves, jams and chutneys, PHONE Kim

or Jill at the Louis Joel Centre on 93982511 for entry forms and details

NEWSLETTER ITEMS Items for the newsletter must be submitted by the 1st Friday of each month. Newsletter items can be emailed to [email protected] or given to Julie Mannix at the meeting or contact her on 9372 0840

CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2010


CATHEDRAL WINDOWS TRINKET BOX CAROL WILLIAMS


ESSENDON QUILTERS INC.

PRESENTS

“THEN AND NOW”

AN EXHIBITON OF MEMBERS’ WORK CELEBRATING 21 YEARS

OF PATCHWORK AND QUILTING

At the INCINERATOR ARTS COMPLEX

180 HOLMES ROAD MOONEE PONDS VIC 3039 (MELWAY 28 D7)

April 2010

Friday 9th Saturday 10th Sunday 11th 10am to 4pm

Quilt shops and members boutique

in attendance. Entry Fee $5 Children Under 12 Free

Janette McInnes 9380 8896

Santina Gangemi 0401855041

PFAFF moonee ponds sewing

20 Hall St, Moonee Ponds 3039

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