WAQA OCTOBER QNEWS

SEWING DAY
Tuesday 20th Feb
10 - 3 p.m.
Hostess: Great Expectations
Shops: Quirky Stitch
Care2Create

REMEMBER YOUR MEMBERSHIP CARD
TO SHOW AT THE SIGN IN DESK!

SEWING NIGHT
Wednesday 21st Feb
7 - 9.45 p.m
Hostess: Next Generation
Shops: Quirky Stitch
Care2Create

REMEMBER YOUR MEMBERSHIP CARD
TO SHOW AT THE SIGN IN DESK!

WAQA DIAMOND SPONSOR

Those of you who couldn't make the General Meeting on the 7th Feb missed out on a fabulous night. We heard all about Ruth de Vos and her awesome quilts AND the supper was a work of art, beautifully decorated with an aweful lot of sumptuous food. Well done all involved in organising the meeting.

Ruth de Vos shared her work.

Cherie and Kinnie

Pick up your passport for the Shop Hop at Sewing Day and Night. $10.

NEWS FLASH!
Free Spirit Fabrics to be shut down by Coats almost immediately! Read all about it at the Craft Industry Alliance blog. Many fabric designers are affected; Amy Butler, Anna Maria Horner, Denyse Schmidt, Kaffe Fassett, Brandon Mably, Tula Pink and many more.

WA Today reported that Textile Traders will be closing all their stores by August 2018 and moving the business to online only

My apologies to Glenda for spelling her name wrong. Glenda Olesen (Rajah Quilt Group) can be contacted on 93975543 or email glendafolesen@gmail.com

The Harvey District Arts Centre Biennial Quilt and Craft Exhibition is on March 10th - 18th at the Old Catholic Church, corner of Gibbs St and Young St, Harvey. Entry is gold coin donation and doors open at 10 - 4pm, morning and afternoon tea can be purchased. There will be patchwork quilts, needlecrafts and paper crafts. Fancy a road trip?

Occasionally, WAQA gets requests for people to make, finish or just to quilt quilts for members of the public. If you are interested in this line of work email your details to
Bev McDonnell waqacorsec.gmail.com

QUILTWEST 2018

Reminders for sewing day and night

Raffle Tickets for Collection or to Purchase

Help with Online entry forms will be available

Roster team available to take details on where you can help

Cassie Collins quiltwa@gmail.com or 0417 274 608

COMMUNITY QUILTS with Gail

The first quilting bee for 2018 is on Sunday 28 February 2018; from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm; at Alexander Park Craft House, Clyde Street. Menora (adjacent to the Alexander Park Tennis Club.
The CQ stock of male quilts tends to always be low. We could use male quilts – boys, teenagers and adults if you can help.
Now that cold weather is upon us the knitting patterns from Neo-Natal at KMH are on the web – in the Community Quilt pattern area; if you are interested in knitting. Finished garments can be handed in at the CQ table on Sewing day/night or given to Gladys on sewing days.

Community Quilt Bee
Sunday 25 February 2018
10:00 am – 3:00 pm

The next Community Quilt Bee will be held at
Alexander Park Craft House, Clyde Street, Menora
on Sunday 25 February 2018 from 10:00 am- 3:00 pm.
Everyone is welcome –
why not introduce a friend to patchwork – just bring them along.
Come for as long or as short as you are available.
Plenty of borders, backing and binding to be done.
Block of the Month quilts to assemble. UFOs to complete. Tasks for all comers.
Register by replying to this advertisement or on the registration sheet at sewing day/evening. (waqacommunityquilts@gmail.com)

Morning tea provided. Entry $5.00.
Please bring your mug, machine, sewing equipment and your lunch
and community quilts for Show and Tell.

Any questions or queries to:
Liz Houghton 0407 374 990
Gail Bayly 0438 275 446

A demonstration with The Quirky Stitch
New BOM - "Here, There & Everywhere - shop locally Why?
also other BOMs and available options

A demonstration with Care2Create
showcasing Rosalie Dekkers work

Fabric Upcycling Bag Challenge

Join us in making cloth shopping bags.

We will have some furnishing fabric samples available for you to collect at our Feb sewing day/ night to start you on the challenge.

Make 2 bags. One for you and one to donate.

For each bag donated, you will be given a raffle ticket to enter the prize pool.

The challenge deadline is March sewing day/ night so that you have your bag completed ready to use on the March shop hop.

Please bring back any unused fabric in March so we have it ready for the next challenge!

Good luck and enjoy !

Gwen Parry.

APPRAISALS - ROBYNNE VALLENCE

Appraisal dates for 2018
Saturday 28th April
Saturday 8th September
Saturday 24th November
Robynne Vallence 0405067976

CHALLENGE QUILTS with Meg Cowey

curiosity
kjʊərɪˈɒsɪti/
noun

1.
a strong desire to know or learn something.
"filled with curiosity, she peered through the window"

synonyms: inquisitiveness, interest, spirit of enquiry;
nosiness
"his evasiveness roused my curiosity"
2.
an unusual or interesting object or fact.
"he showed them some of the curiosities of the house"

synonyms: peculiarity, oddity, strangeness, oddness, idiosyncrasy, unusualness,

This years challenge quilt is open to all members and its free.
Why not have go <<First Name>>.

The theme is "A CURIOSITY".

Click the link to find hints and more information.

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS

Dear Jane Group
– for lovers of small blocks
3^rd Sunday of month 1 - 5pm
Alexander Park Craft House,
Clyde Street, Menora. $5 entry
Contact Anne 0437892557

Hexagon/Crazy Quilt Club.
4^th Friday of month 11am - 3pm
St Nicolas Anglican Church
Corner Beach Rd & Poynter Drive, Duncraig
$5 entry.
Contact Jean 93060213 or
Lesley 93305991

Foothill Friendship Quilters
2^nd Wednesday of month
10am - 2.30pm
Frye Park Pavilion,
Clifton Street,
Kelmscott. $5 entry.
Contact: Shelagh Fitzpatrick 9397 6892

Exotica
Meet 3rd Friday in the month
at Our Lady of Fatima Church Hall,
Foss St, Palmyra
Start at 6 p.m. please bring a plate
Contact Virginia O'Keeffe
0497 373 681 ginny.okeeffe@gmail.com

Rajah Quilt Group
4th Thursday of month
12 - 3p.m.
George Burnett Leisure Centre
Manning Rd
Karawara (near Curtin Uni)
contact: Glenda Olesen
glendafolesen@gmail.com
93975543

Contemporary Quilt Group.
Second Friday of every month
10am - 3pm, Alexander Park Craft House, Clyde Street, Menora. $4 entry for WAQA members.
Email: cqgcontact@gmail.com
http://contemporarywa.wordpress.com
Phil: 0434034276

Primarily Patchwork
for machine or hand quilters
2^nd and 4^th MONDAY every month 10 – 3.30 p.m.
Alexander Park Craft House,
Clyde St, Menora.
$7 entry. Bring own cup and lunch. Contact: Beverley McDonnell 93442176

Beginners Group
2^nd and 4^th MONDAY of the month
12 - 3pm Alexander Park Craft House,
Clyde St Menora.
contact Phil Thomas
waqacoevents@gmail.com

Next Gen Quilters
Generation X or younger are all welcome
Contact Cherie Mincherton
0407 470 151 for night time information or
Carla 0415 593 065 for daytime information

Young Sew-N-Sews
This group welcomes all young school age sewers
First Saturday of month from 1 - 4
Alexander Park Craft House, $5 entry
Contact Rosalie Sutton 9458 6996 nottusrm@iinet.net.au
Fran Schifferli 9457 7549 fran.schifferli@gmail.com

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