Quiltmania and Simply Moderne

A super, enormous Thank You to 

Quiltmania

and Simply Moderne

for including our 2016 Raffle Quilt, Lots of Dots

in both magazines!!

It's an honour to have our quilt pictured in beautiful full page photos. 

The photos are part of the wonderful review of the 2016 Sydney Quilt Show. The magazines show lots of different quilts from the show. Quiltmania leans more to traditional tastes while Simply Moderne showcases the modern quilts from the show. We are so pleased that Lots of Dots suits both genres. It's just goes to show it's the sort of quilt that everyone likes.

So watch out for Quiltmania #115 and Simply Moderne #6 in newsagents or subscribe here and have them delivered to your door or straight to your iPad.

If you would like to make your own Lots of Dots quilt you can purchase the pattern at Chris Jurd's pattern store here.

Our raffle quilt is growing.

Chris's blocks are so fun and colourful. 

What a fun choice of fabric for the leaves in this one. 

Susie has a fun stack of fabrics to play with but she's still deciding which bias to use for her stems. She can't go wrong, they both look great.

And what a lovely sunny spot to sit and sew. 

Rachael has made hexagons of plums and purples...

for her bunches of grapes. 

So little by little, hexie by hexie and stitch by stitch our raffle quilt is growing. 

The raffle quilt goes to its new home

The winner of our 2016 raffle quilt was Lynda Toohey of Glenbrook.

Chris Jurd had the pleasure of delivering the 2016 Raffle Quilt to it's new home with Lynda this week. Luckily the sun came out for long enough to get these photos.

Lynda is an infants school teacher and a cross-stitcher and embroiderer. Although not a quilter herself, she can really appreciate all the hard work that went into the making of the quilt.

Lynda goes to Springwood Quilt Show every year with her sister to see the local entries. She made a special trip to the Sydney Quilt Show this year to have her photo taken with her prize winning quilt.

Lynda’s not sure whether she’ll hang the quilt on the wall in her lovely home or use it on a guest bed. Either way it will look wonderful.

First Place!!!!

WooHoo!!! 

We are so pleased to announce that our 2016 raffle quilt Lots of Dots has won first place in the Group Collaborative category at the Sydney Show.

Chris Jurd, the designer of the quilt is proudly holding the First Place rosette, while the committee members who all helped make the quilt were doing the happy dance and cheering. 

A huge thanks to the sponsors and their generous prizes. 

XLN Fabrics

Accuquilt

Vlieseline

It was an amazing day all round but it whooshed by so quickly. We'll be back with more award winning quilts made by the Springwood Quilt Show community soon.

In the meantime you can see the award winning quilts on the QuiltNSW website and follow along their facebook page and Instagram for action packed updates.

The raffle winners and quilt photos!

Announcing the raffle winners:

1st place: L Toohey is the lucky winner of the Lots of Dots raffle quilt.

2nd place: P Wood will love using the Oliso Quilters Iron

3rd place: Jan Ackland receives the Daylight flexible LED floor light

We really appreciate all the wonderful feedback we've had about the show. Here are some of the testimonials we had received in the last few days:

"Congratulations to everyone who is staging such a fantastic show!  The ladies in café were working their feet off and it all ran so smoothly.  Great food too!

Beautiful quilts, both work and variety, great traders and everything is so organised.  I do appreciate the amount of work that goes on behind the scenes that make shows such as yours work and makes for such an enjoyable day."

"Many thanks to you all for a lovely show! It is always a pleasure to attend your shows and not only for the quilts! The Springwood quilters seem a lovely and friendly bunch so it is always a happy occasion ! Thanks again and congratulations on a lovely show!"

"Congratulations to all concerned on a lovely show. Beautiful quilts, lovely ambiance, delicious food, all the ingredients to make a great day out. Thoroughly enjoyable.

"We really enjoyed our visit on Sunday. It was fantastic, as always."

Now that the show is over we get to share some quilt photos. These are all from Chris Jurd's display on the stage. 

If you're tempted to make any of these beautiful quilts all the patterns are for sale on Chris's Etsy shop, PatchworkFun

Or to find out where she is doing classes or workshops you can follow her blog Patchwork Fundamentals  Or Facebook page

The Raffle Quilt is hanging at Down Patchwork Lane

Time is flying by and it's now less than 2 weeks until the show!! The last, but not least, stop on the raffle quilt tour is Down Patchwork Lane at shop 4/564 High St Penrith.

Gayle and Tamara are a mother and daughter team who have just celebrated their 11th Anniversary of opening Down Patchwork Lane. In those years they have built up a strong reputation for their excellent selection of fabrics, friendly service and great range of classes held everyday. 

Their shop motto is "We'll Have you in Stitches" - what a fun saying!

Just an example of the fabrics they sell are Civil War, Thimbleberries, 30's reproduction, novelty, bright modern fabrics, the ever popular Tula Pink, Hand dyes, legendary basics and cosy flannel. 

They also stock all your other sewing needs, sundries, patterns, kits, wadding etc. Just ask and they'll have you set up to sew beautiful quilts in no time.

So get on down to Down Patchwork Lane at Shop 4/564 Hight St, Penrith NSW.

Ph. (02) 4732 3469

Visit the blog: http://www.downpatchworklane.com/

Email: info@downpatchworklane.com

or follow them on Facebook:  Down Patchwork Lane

You'll also be able to say hello to Gayle and Tamara at the Springwood Community Quilt Show where they'll have a stall full of their wonderful fabrics. 

The Raffle Quilt is at Sew Can I

The raffle quilt has been on the move again. It's travelled from one side of the mountains to the other side and you can now find it hanging at Sew Can I in Werrington County.

I asked Karen Stewart a few questions about the shop and her reply sums them up all up perfectly:

"Sew Can I, is a full service craft shop, we pride ourselves in our friendly and helpful service.

We sell quality fabric, if you are looking for something a little different through to traditional we have it. We stock Tula Pink, Anna Maria Horner, Kaffe Fasset, Tilda, Cotton + Steel and Moda just to name a few. We also stock wool, scrapbooking supplies, gift ware, handmade candles and melts.
Sew Can I are authorised Bernina Dealers with a great range of machines in store.

We offer a range of classes from beginner to guided workshops, dressmaking, machine embroidery, knitting and crochet. We have Anne Sommerlad and Chris Jurd teaching in our shop on a monthly basis also.

The shop has recently expanded and is located at Shop 3, 21 Lavin Crescent, Werrington County.

If you would like more information in regards to classes please call us on 02 9623 4570.
Keep up to date with the latest news at Sew Can I please like our Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Sew-Can-I-365040850348537/?ref=hl "

Now it's time to sit back and enjoy the photo tour of the shop.

So pop on over to Sew Can I and see our Lots Of Dots raffle quilt. You'll be able to buy raffle tickets and stock up on crafting goodies. Karen is one of the traders at the Springwood Community Quilt Show so you'll be able say hello to her there too. 

Next stop on the raffle quilt hop

The count down is on!! - Entries for the quilt show close this coming Friday18th March. We want lots of quilts so please, please join in and share your quilts. You can find the online or printable entry forms on the right hand side of this page or email us with any queries you may have at springwoodquiltshow@hotmail.com.

Okay now onto what our raffle quilt has been up too... 

Lots of Dots has made it's way to the upper mountains...

and is now hanging for all to see at The Stitching Post, 100 Lurline St in Katoomba.

The Stitching Post is set in a beautiful cottage filled to the brim with a great range of fabrics and inspiring quilts. Their motto is "Where friends gather together for simpler times". 

With all the warm weather we've had lately I thought you might enjoy a cool, refreshing photo of the shop taken a few years ago in on a snowy day. 

Whether the sun is shining or snow is falling I'm sure we all agree that every day is a good day for sewing!!

Visit The Stitching Post from Tuesday - Saturday to see our raffle quilt, buy some tickets and while you're there you're sure to find wonderful stash boosters or fabrics that will inspire new quilts, who knows, it could be the beginning of your next year's show entry.

If you can't make it to The Stitching Post shop in person they have a great website with lots of sewing goodies and information about an upcoming Patchwork and Quilting Retreat.
The Stitching Post - http://thestitchingpost.com.au/

Or call them on: (02) 4782 5809 Tuesday - Saturday.

The Raffle Quilt Tour

Our 2016 raffle quilt is continuing its journey...

and is now at Post Office Patchwork in Glenbrook.

Judy Tyrrell was only too pleased to receive the quilt and immediately started thinking of the best place to hang it for everyone to admire. 

So make a trip to visit the shop, see Lots Of Dots and buy some raffle tickets. While there you're sure to find yourself some fabulous fabrics treats from the great choice of civil war, repro, pretty Tilda, fun childrens prints, Dutch chintz or bright modern fabrics.  

The shop is easy to find at 33 Ross St, Glenbrook, just look out for the open sign with the colourful happy flags,

and Judy's big welcoming smile. 

For those who don't live nearby Judy will have a traders table at the show so you'll be able to stock up on goodies when you come to see the show in April.

For more information about Post Office Patchwork or the classes visit the website here

Or you can keep up with the latest news at their facebook page here