Illawarra Quilters Inc - more than quilting
textile art, embroidery, knitting, crochet, sewing, community assistance . . .
Friendship Day
Wednesdays 2nd and 16th June – 10.00am – 3.00pm
Corrimal Community Church, Augusta Street, East Corrimal
(Please register at iqwednesdayrego@gmail.com)
Sit ‘n’ Sew
Saturdays 5th and 19th June - 10.00am – 3.00pm
Corrimal Community Church, Augusta Street, East Corrimal
(Please register at iqsaturdayrego@gmail.com)
Courthouse Quilters
Every Thursday 10.00am – 2.00pm
Old Courthouse, Belmore Basin (hand sewing only)
(Please register at iqcourthouserego@gmail.com)
Committee Meeting
Monday 31st May - 9:30am
Corrimal Community Church, Augusta Street, East Corrimal
(Please register at iqmeetingrego@gmail.com)
Dates to save
Annual General Meeting Wednesday 9th June 2021, 7pm
Keiraview Uniting Hall, Fisher St. West Wollongong
Retreat @ Home – Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd July, 9.30am – 4.30pm
Keiraview Uniting Hall, Fisher St. West Wollongong
Retreat @The Tops - 4.00 pm Thursday 25th till 3.00 pm Sunday 28th November 2021
The Tops Conference Centre, 51 Bendena Garden, Stanwell Tops
Recent Show and Tell Photos
Some of the lovely quilts that have been shared recently at IQ meetings.
We are back and being Covid safe
Sewing activities have begun again however numbers at each venue have been reduced in line with the latest NSW Government guidelines.
Registrations are essential but remember that registration does not guarantee a place on the day. You will receive an email advising whether you have a place a few days before the sewing date.
This is the link to NSW Government information and includes a list of the Latest Covid-19 Case Locations. Please check it periodically to see if you have been impacted by new cases.
https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/latest-news-and-updates
If you are in any doubt at all about your health or possible exposure, please do not attend any Illawarra Quilters Inc. events.
Other news and notices
New Book Review
“Alchemy - Transforming Scraps into Precious Material” by Pamela Goecke Dinndorf
The photography is so very clear and invites you, the reader to put a new spin on an old favourite block. Available for Members to borrow from our library.
Workshop news
Our first workshop since the start of Covid is The Postage Stamp Project with Sharon Thomson. Find out more on the Workshop page.
Bus trip to Sydney Craft and Quilt Fair
Wednesday 30th June 2021
See your April 2021 bulletin for information on the group trip.
Australiasian Quilt Convention
Melbourne New Dates - 19th - 22nd August 2021
See your March Quarterly Newsletter for information on the group trip.
