10th Anniversary Show- Getting it together!

Oh,those hard working volunteers!

It's been a busy day today setting up, hanging quilts and taking 5 minutes out for a cuppa. Lots of wonderful people to help out and make the day seem so short. 

View of stage- Guest Quilter- Rhonda Pearce

Rhonda is our special guest this year for the show's 10th anniversary. Come along and see some of her award winning quilts on display on the centre stage. Have a chat about how to achieve various effects and techniques. 

Rhonda's special skill is hand applique- another gorgeous design.

Robyne works hard to hang this quilt at the side of the stage. 

Two of our lovely quilts on display this year!

These are just a few of over 100 quilts on show at the 10th Anniversary Springwood Community Quiltshow. Come along and join us for a weekend of  fun, great quilts, lots of stalls and a well supplied cafe. See you there.

Last week of preparations

During the last few weeks, we have been busy! Jobs include: publicity shots and articles, sorting entries, designing the layout, ordering frames and poles, preparing rosters, collating entry information for the labels, and here you can see labels being cut into 2 to make both label and receipt, before being punched and pinned ready for Thursday morning as quilts are delivered.
This week shifts up another gear as we start to sort and load supplies and equipment. And then there are the cafe preparations ...

The Next Stop!

Our 10th Anniversary Quilt enjoyed a lovely visit to Blackheath this weekend. The group at Anne Sommerlad's Retreat kept it company, while attending classes and relishing the friendship of the participators.

It then nestled in a shady spot in Susie's garden under the camellia tree.

Susie, Robyne and Moyra enjoying the afternoon.

 

Those edges are amazing!

Where to next? 

Let's see if it travels down the mountain and arrives at 'Down Patchwork Lane' in Penrith. Lots to see in the big city! It's final destination will be the Springwood Community Quilt Show on the last weekend in April. Will keep you posted.

TRAVELS OF A RAFFLE QUILT

 Our lovely raffle quilt recently visited a farm in Leura. It had previously had a short stay at The Stitching Post in Lurline Street, Katoomba. No longer lying quietly on a bed it spent last Friday checking out the countryside and enjoying the fresh mountain air.

 It wandered up a stony path and found a great spot to hang around, just enjoying the birds in flight and the lazy lizards playing in the sun.

   If only the kites bordering the quilt could fly, over the valleys they would go. Thanks Robyne for a fabulous edge highlighted against the slabs of the timber hut.

Where to next? A possible visit over the ranges to Bathurst. We'll keep you posted!

Three pics of our gorgeous 2015 raffle quilt - based on a 1930s quilt owned by Kaye Brown. Hand pieced by committee members and machine quilted by Susie Anderson - also a committee member.

Guest Quilter

The guest quilter for 2015 will be the fabulous Rhonda Pearce. Rhonda has lived in the Blue Mountains for over 30 years and owned Post Office Patchwork in Glenbrook for around 17 years. Her background in professional dressmaking has assisted her in choosing fabrics, working with colour and creating inspiring designs.
In 2013 Rhonda's quilt 'Baltimore Classic' was accepted into the Houston Quilt Show in the U.S.A. She won the Viewers Choice section and 1st place in the Professional Applique section. Quite an achievement!

Centre of Baltimore Classic

This beautiful design is enhanced by her excellent hand quilting,which highlights the hand applique work.

Baltimore Classic-Winner of Houston Show 2013

Rhonda has been involved in the  'Cocktail Quilters' at Glenbrook for the past 12 years. This group holds a show every 3 years at Glenbrook to display their gorgeous designs.
Another of Rhonda's beautiful quilts is 'My Patchwork Journey', consisting of hand applique and hand quilting.

Centre of 'My Patchwork Journey'

Imagine the years it took to create the quilt top and then complete the hand quilting!  And check out that border-all hand stitched!

Rhonda and her finished work.

Rhonda will have more time to work on quilts now that she has sold her shop in Glenbrook and is looking forward to working on many projects for her grandchildren.
You will be able to visit Rhonda and check out her patterns on stage at the show in April 2015 where she will be available to discuss her projects and display her quilts.
In the shade of the trees outside her home Rhonda displays her intricate work in 'Baltimore Symphony.'

Can't wait to see what other surprises Rhonda has to show us at next year's show!

BIG cheque!

Yesterday several members of the Quilt Show Committee had the pleasure of handing over to the Rural Fire Service a cheque for the massive amount of $7000!

We were luncheon guests of Maurice Cooper, OAM at Bygone Beauties in Leura.

L to R: Daniel Myles BMCC Councillor, Chris Van der Kley Deputy Mayor BMCC, David Jones District Manager BMRFS, Moyra Sanderson Committee member, Maurice Cooper OAM Bygone Beauties, Ann Murray Committee member

Front: Susie Anderson, Suzanne Laird and Chris Jurd Committee members

We had a delightful lunch and with all those Councillors on the scene it was a chance for the Committee to gain ideas for future fund raising via Community grants.

Our donation to the RFS this year is our biggest yet and brings our total donations over the last four years to nearly $20,000.

Quite impressive for a Community quilt show run by a group of around 10 enthusiastic women who all have lots of other tasks consuming their time, not to mention several in full and part-time work.

 

Well done to us all and maybe we can beat this year's effort next year!