Mini-workshop for Small Japanese Projects group- 27 March

At next week's meeting (10.00 am start) this group is having a mini workshop to insert zippers in small Japanese purses.  Here is an image of the purses:

Convenor of the group, Wendy Pang, has sent the following information so you can prepare your purse body:

Zipped purse workshop

By request, Yvonne will run a hands-on workshop on putting zips in small purses at our Small Japanese Projects meeting on Wednesday 27 March 10 am -12 pm.

For the workshop, you will need a partly-made pre-quilted purse. Use the pattern Yvonne gave out at her demonstration last year. Alternatively, use any simple zipped purse pattern you have. Or prequilt a 23 cm square to make a pencil case.

Checklist

·         Purse body, prequilted, and with bias binding on the two edges where the zip will go
·         Appropriate size zip. (For the 23 cm square version, use a 20 cm zip.)
·         Fabric to line the purse
·         Sewing machine including power cord and foot
·         Normal sewing equipment including pins

If you don’t wish to participate, bring something to sew.

Please be very prompt to arrive and to set up your machine, so that we can all start together.

March workshops with Sue Bennett and Jinny Beyer

Canberra Quilters are very excited to be hosting Sue Bennett from Miss Sampson's Drapery and Jinny Beyer when they present three workshops and a lecture in March 2013.  

 

Sue will teach a folded Mariner's Compass Class on Friday 15th; Jinny will talk about colour in a 2 hour presentation that evening.

 

On Saturday 16th March, Jinny will teach two workshops. The first is a morning workshop, working with her famous Border Prints, and the second  starts in the afternoon and continues on Sunday 17th for a session of colour and piecing joy with Jinny's techniques for colour selection and quilt construction.

Contact workshop coordinator for details. (Contact informational in Connecting Threads magazine.)

Kay Haerland workshop - June1-3, 2012

There are still some places available in the 3-day Kay Haerland Realistic Landscape workshop. Kay is retiring from teaching next year so this is one of the last opportunities to do this workshop (locally at least). Here is a  link to Kay's website for more details about te workshop.
Contact workshop co-ordinator Jakki, here for details (approx $70/ day). For those already signed up, final payments are due on May 1.

Three day landscape workshop with Kay Haerland

Canberra Quilters Inc is thrilled to be hosting award-winning quilter Kay Haerland on June 1-3 for a three day landscape design and embellishment class.
Here is a link to Kay's website if you want to view her work.

The workshop cost is $240, with a non-refundable deposit of $60. Final payment is due by May 1st.
Please contact workshop co-ordiantor Jakki for details and requirement list.

Workshop Vacancy - Advanced Dyeing on 24 March

There is one place remaining in the Advanced Dyeing workshop with Mary Kennedy. You will be using Procion fibre reactive dyes and need to have completed the beginner's class or have some understanding of fibre reactive dyes.
The class is on 24 March from 10am to 3pm, cost is $85. This includes dye supplies.
You will go on a tour around the colour wheel, producing 20 fat quarters by the end of the day.

For further information or to take up this offer, contact the workshop co-ordinator Jakki Cashman, here

Workshops with Canberra Quilters

Our workshop program has some exciting prospects early in the year. There are still places available so contact Workshop Co-ordinator Jakki (details in newsletter) or follow link on CQ website- workshop list.
11 Feb - Basics of Dyeing (fibre reactive) with Mary Kennedy at Strathnairn. $55 includes materials cost of $30.

25-26 Feb - Introduction to Border Prints with Margaret Kirkby from Logan's Patchwork. Two days of exploring use of border print fabrics. $110 for two days

24 March - Advanced Dyeing (prerequisite Basic Dyeing) with Mary Kennedy at Strathnairn.$85 includes materials cost of $60.

Workshop on Basics of Dyeing(with fibre reactive dyes) September 10

This Saturday CQ accredited teacher Mary Kennedy will be leading a workshop in hand-dyeing using Procion MX fibre reactive dyes. You will learn the basics of dyeing and come away with 12 fat quarters of hand-dyed fabric - be initiated into this wonderful world of colour!
Class runs from 10-3 at Strathnairn Arts Association, 90 Stockdill Road, Holt. Cost is $55, including materials fee. Contact workshop coordinator Jakki Cashman to secure your place: jakkicashman@homemail.com.au

Carol Taylor workshop - The Value of Value

Canberra Quilters hosted international tutor Carol Taylor for a three-day workshop 19-21 April. Below are some of the images from the workshop. Despite having to evacuate for a fire alarm on Thursday we all had a great time and learned something new.

Carol's work:

Two students hard at work (Jenny and Janet):

Our class photos, on the steps at Cook:



Workshop with Carolyn Sullivan, 3-4 July 2010

Want to spend a relaxing two days doing some hand stitching? Why not sign up for the workshop with Carolyn Sullivan, entitled "Kantha-New Ways"? Kanthas are traditional heavily hand-stiched domestic cloths from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanks and India. Carolyn has adapted this to modern quilting, but still retains the traditional look.

Contact the workshop co-ordinator or check the latest issue of our newsletter, Connecting Threads, for details.

Tifaifai workshop with Dijanne Cevaal

Dijanne Cevaal will be running two two-day workshops on "Playing with Tifaifai" (Polynesian-style quilting) at Braidwood Townstay Workshop Arts Space. See Dijanne's blog for some images of student work from last year's workshops - some of the participants came up from the south coast for the workshop, and really loved it.

• Dates are: May 24^th & 25^th (Saturday & Sunday)
  or May 26^th & 27^th (Monday & Tuesday
  

• Workshop cost: $180

• Accommodation cost (if staying onsite): $40 per person per night

Contact Fiona Hammond for bookings or more information on: (02) 4849 4489 or email chiatanya@goulburn.net.au

Go to www.braidwoodtownstay.com.au for more information about the venue.

(Sorry this contact info was missing in March Connecting Threads!)

Gloria Loughman workshop venues

The September issue of Connecting Threads contained details of the workshops Gloria will be running for us (with Queanbeyan Quilters) in October, but said "venues to be announced" -- because with the election looming, any venue that might be used as a polling booth wouldn't commit to other bookings. Venues have now been arranged, and were announced at the September meeting. They are:

Playing on the Surface:
Thursday-Friday 25-26 October at the Queanbeyan Community Centre, 262 Crawford Street, Queanbeyan
Saturday-Sunday 27-28 October at Macarthur Scout Hall, Coyne Crescent, Macarthur

Escape to the Rainforest:
Tuesday-Wednesday 30-31 October at Macarthur Scout Hall, Coyne Crescent, Macarthur