Illawarra Quilters Inc - more than quilting
textile art, embroidery, knitting, crochet, sewing, community assistance . . .
Welcome to Illawarra Quilters website.
Some highlights from 2024:
*We organized a Seniors' Week expo, enjoyed Retreat@Home and Retreat@atThe Tops, contributed to Dapto, Albion Park, Robertson, Gerringong and the NSW Guild Shows.
*We had some great bus trips to Sydney, Canberra and Braidwood.
*Special events have also included our Hobbysew Meeting, Birthday Challenge, Volunteer Day, Members 25 Year celebration and our end of year Christmas party.
*Our members work tirelessly sewing, knitting and crocheting to support local charities in the Illawarra and the Sydney Children's Hospital.
Planning is underway for our next Seniors' Week expo on Friday 14th and Saturday 15th March, 2025, to be held at Keiraview Uniting Church Hall, Fisher Street, West Wollongong.
Illawarra Quilters Activities for 2025
Friendship Day
Members meet on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month.
Keiraview Uniting Church, Fisher Street, West Wollongong
10.00am - 2.00pm on the 1st Wednesday of the month
9.30am - 2.30 pm on the 3rd Wednesday which includes our General Monthly Meeting
Sit ‘n’ Sew
Members meet on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month.
Keiraview Uniting Church, Fisher Street, West Wollongong
10.00am - 2.00pm
Courthouse Quilters
Members meet every Thursday.
Old Courthouse, Belmore Basin (hand sewing only)
10.00am - 2.00pm
Please note that in line with the guidelines provided to us by the Keiraview Uniting Church and the Old Courthouse, it is a condition of the hiring of these venues that we adhere to all Public Health Orders.
Calendar of IQ Regular Activities for 2025
Updated January 2025
IQ Calendar 2025.pdfNew Members
New Membership 2020 onwards.pdfCommunity Donations
In 2024, Illawarra Quilters produced and donated 156 quilts to SASSHI, the Homeless Hub, St Vincent de Paul, Wollongong Hospital, Chain, Southern Youth and Family Services, Illawarra Women's Health, Make a Wish Foundation and Unanderra Community Care. In addition, quilts were donated as raffle prizes to Rotary, Cancer Link, Ostomy and our Senior's Expo.
Illawarra Quilters not only donate quilts to charities in our community. Many of our members knit beanies, scarves and teddies to be donated where needed. In addition we supply Beads of Courage Bags to Sydney Children's Hospital and Blankets of Love to Illawarra Public and Private Hospitals which are given to families whose babies are stillborn or pass away just after birth. To date, we have made over 3,500 bags for the Children's Hospital in Westmead.
We have recently been making IV/drainage bags for those recovering from surgery.
Total donations for 2024:
Trauma Teddies: 830
Beanies: 277
Scarves: 70
IV bags:150
Illawarra Quilters also support the Neonatal Unit at Wollongong Hospital, making IV jackets, beanies, bonnets, cardigans, booties and scent hearts.
Blankets of Love Project:
We are not just quilters. Some of our members have just completed some very special blankets and bonnets which have been made with love as part of our Blankets of Love Project and these are donated to families who have experienced the loss of a baby at birth. Illawarra Quilters provides Blankets of Love to the Birthing Units at Wollongong Private Hospital and Wollongong Public Hospital.
