BYO lunch            BYO mug
 tea, coffee and biscuits are provided

Visit the Library
and any trading tables

Sit and Sew          Chat

Share ideas and expertise

Meetings

11am to 4pm on the 3rd Saturday of each month (unless otherwise advertised) at The Masonic Centre, Regent Street, Belmont (Melway 451 H-J 9-10)
Meeting at 12.45 followed by Show & Tell and a Speaker.    Entry fee is $4 for Guild members and $5 for non-members

If you arrive late and the door is locked, please ring the bell or knock loudly - after a bag snatch incident June 2009 there is new security in place

Visitors are most welcome including Beginners and those who want to learn
 We ask visitors and new members to wear a yellow  Name Tag  available at the entry table - Help us to get to know you!

March 20th - Speaker: Jan Synot, artist and Porcelain Art teacher

April 17th - Johnston Collection Christmas 2009 Show & Tell - see items and hear about the process that went into making them

May 15th - Quilt-In 2010 at Barwon South Civic Centre

June 19th - Speaker + Tips & Tricks: Robyn Coots

 Special Interest Groups

Dear Jane group  - 9.30am on meeting days in 2010

Tips & Tricks - 2.30pm on Meeting Day - no charge
March: Judy Alcock with various border types; deciding which type for your quilt

Future Events

Bus Trip
Saturday 27 March

See Judy Bubb to make your booking!

 

Quilt-In 2010

Saturday 15 May
9.30am to 4.00pm

Barwon South  Civic Centre
7 Reynolds Road (cnr Princes Hwy)
Belmont (Melway 465 D3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

  
Workshop with Lisa Walton
 www.dyedheaven.com
 'Aurora'
 Experiment with Beading Embellishment & Free Motion Quilting
Sunday 18 July
10.00am - 3.30pm

  

Workshop with Gloria Loughman
 www.glorialoughman.com

Sunday 22 August (fully booked) 'Colour is Magic'
Monday 23 August 'Colour Fusion'
with Gloria Loughman

9.00am set-up each day, workshop 9.30am - 4.30pm

See and hear Gloria as our Guest Speaker at the AGM, 21 August 2010

 

 Workshop with Annette Packett
 'New York Beauty Explorations'
 Sunday 17 October
10.00 am - 3.30 pm

I love Guild Meetings because ...

Good Company
There's nothing like the busy hum of around 100 ladies (and an occasional man) chatting and sharing
There is so much skill, knowledge and expertise for you to tap into
You meet new people and catch up with friends from all over the Greater Geelong area
(and other places including Bacchus Marsh, Mornington Peninsula and Melbourne suburbs)

Show & Tell
There's always lots to see and admire, to amaze and inspire you
You can talk to a quilter about the work

Library
A comprehensive, up-to-date, well-organised collection of books, magazines and patterns to browse
Members can borrow - you have them for a month

Speaker
 Speakers in 2008/2009 have included Deb Brearley with reminiscences about the Guild in the 1980s and Jean McMahon with her amazing machine embroidered quilts. Anne Clutterbuck showed us stretches and exercises. Leesa Chandler had us all dribbling over her handbags (we want her back for a workshop, please ?!) and Pamela Ashcroft shared her move as an artist from large-scale works in oil to portraits in pastel. At Quilt-In Leonie West demonstrated her rulers and Reece Scannell gave us a fashion show. At the AGM in August Eileen Campbell shared her magnificent award-winning quilts including the wonderful 'Pelican Twilight'. She also shared many tips and favourite shortcuts (NOT that you are aware of any shortcuts when you are admiring Eileen's impeccable appliqué!)