Membership Renewal - due by 31st May 2019

The early bird fee of $40 to renew membership is only available until 31st May, after this date renewal will be $50.

You can find the renewal form on the Membership page Please complete the form if you have not already done so and return with your payment ASAP.

What else is happening in May?

Courthouse Quilters - every Thursday

• Old Courthouse, Belmore Basin, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
• All welcome, bring your hand-sewing and lunch and join us for a relaxing day.

Other news and notices

QuiltNSW Membership

If you are currently a financial member of QuiltNSW could you please email Carol Jordan and let her know. Carol is currently investigating insurance options for Illawarra Quilters.

Workshops

Remember workshop places fill quickly, so get your registrations in soon. Read more . . .

Community Assistance

1500 Bead bags made and donated to Stella Bella and Beads of Courage! Congratulations and well done to the Members who have so generously supported this program. More beautiful quilts were given to Community Quilts and are shown in the Community quilt section of the Gallery.

Accessing the Members Only website

You need to be a member of Illawarra Quilters Inc. and have a Gmail account in order to access the Members Only website. Email illawarraquiltersinc@gmail.com to let us know your Gmail address and we'll arrange access. Why do I have to have a Gmail account?

Wider Quilting Community

This part of the Members Only website was updated on 6th May 2019

Annual Retreat

The Annual Retreat will be held from 22nd to 24th of November 2019. Make a note of the date.

The Annual Illawarra Quilters' Birthday Challenge

The members at the March 2019 meeting chose the winning Birthday Challenge Quilt as well as two supplementary winners. Congratulations to Pam and Virginie. A big thanks also to Bernadette Hoy from My Sewing Supplies who donated the gifts to our runners up.

Thank you to all the ladies who entered quilts in the challenge. Your thoughtful interpretations of the words and images in the poem 'My Country’ by Dorothea Mackellar' were very inspiring and your use of techniques, new and old to depict the different landscapes across our country were relevant. Reflections on your own travels and experiences featured in your ideas on how best to represent the land that Dorothea also knew.