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June 2020. Common Thread Newsletter page

Geelong Patchwork & Quilters’ Guild Inc.

No.A6698

www.geelongpatch.org.au

June 2020 Newsletter

Quilts delivered to Belinda for St John

of God Hospital

Earlier this month I delivered finished quilts to

Belinda at her home as going to the hospital was

not an option. We looked through all the quilts,

Belinda was amazed at the variety and quality and

was already thinking of clients she could match

quilts up with. Thank you to everyone who has

donated quilts and tops.

June 2020. Common Thread Newsletter page 2

Please direct all correspondence

regarding your Guild for the

Committee’s attention to:

PO Box 753, Geelong 3220;

email: [email protected]

or alternatively hand the letter to

Secretary at Guild meetings.

Monthly meetings are held on the THIRD Saturday of each month

at: The Masonic Centre, Regent Street, Belmont (Melways 451 H-J 9-10)

Doors open from 10.30am to 3.30pm. Library is open from 11:00am. Official Meeting starts at 12:45pm.

Bring your own lunch, unless a shared lunch is advertised.

Tea, coffee and biscuits for afternoon tea are provided.

Morning tea is available from 10.45am, this gives the kitchen crew time to set up. Kitchen will be closed for clean up at 2.30pm.

For insurance purposes, we request that all members and visitors sign the attendance book when entering the hall, and please sign out if you need to leave early.

An entry fee of $5 (members) or $6 (visitors) helps us cover meeting expenses.

Please bring a jacket or jumper if you are likely to feel the cold from the air conditioners during summer and layers so that you can strip off if too hot in winter.

Monthly Meetings

Forthcoming Meetings

Committee

Cut off date for advertising and articles for the next newsletter is Monday 6th July 2020

To: [email protected] (preferably); 0r PO Box 753, Geelong, 3220.

GPAQG LIFE MEMBERS

June Warner (dec) Glenys Russell Kerrie Maloney

Jan Preston Judy Alcock Judy Bubb

Betty Scott Leslie Clarke

PLEASE NOTE : ALL PLANS SUBJECT TO CHANGE July 18th 2020. TBC Show and Tell theme: Panels. Speaker : Jenny Bacon—Curator Golden Textures Contemporary Art Quilt Exhibition. Library Roster : Table 9. August 16th 2020. TBC Show and Tell theme : Flowers. Library Roster Table 10. September 19th 2020. TBC Show and Tell theme: Birthday blocks. Speaker—Sonya Else—SoulHeartArt Library Roster Table 1. October 17th 2020. TBC Show and Tell theme: Recycle Challenge due. Speaker— Library Roster Table 2 November 14th 2020. TBC Vic Quilters Gathering— at Club Italia November 21st 2020. TBC Show and Tell theme: Remembrance. Speaker—Anna Numberson, Machine Embroidery Library Roster Table 3

President: Cheryl Gilbert Vice President: Jodie Arklay Secretary: Janine Parry [email protected] Assistant Secretary: Dianne White Treasurer: Elaine Hicks Assistant Treasurer: Sue Robertson Newsletter Editor: Sue Palmer [email protected] Assistant Newsletter Editor & Photographer: Lisa Hollingsworth Membership Secretary: Bronwyn Drehlich Website Manager: Jodie Arklay [email protected] Assistant Website Manager: Judith de Fontenay Librarians: Judy Bubb & Pauline Lorenz Library Assistants: Glenys Russell & Ann Key Newsletter Distributor: Betty Scott Go-Cutter Coordinator: Librarians Blankets of Love: Adrienne Hare Very Snuggly Quilts/QFO/KOGO: Judy Alcock Anne Sushames Workshops Coordinator: Cheryl Gilbert [email protected] Refreshments: Catherine Naughton. Archivist/Historians: Margaret Tembo Bus Trip Impresario: Sue Robertson Congratulations & Commiserations Coordinator: Annette Packett

** Committee Meetings will be held monthly after Guild meetings unless otherwise advised.

Table Number

Layout for

Library Roster


With restrictions starting to ease, hopefully it won’t be too much longer before we can resume our meetings which I am sure all of us have greatly missed. Like all members, I am very much looking forward to the resumption of our meetings where we can see each other in person. It is inspiring to see members posting their work on the members forum facebook page. A big thank you to the ladies who have sent articles to our newsletter editors for inclusion in the newsletter.

When we lived in Queensland I went to an event called Koala Convention which was predominantly embroidery related workshops. Looking back although I had done “basic” embroidery, I was probably being extremely ambitious, doing workshops that took me out of my comfort zone. One year one of the workshops was beginners Brazilian embroidery which opened up a whole new world of bullion stitches. The following year I decided that I would learn more about Brazilian embroidery, so enrolled in a workshop, the result of which became a UFO. Over the years I looked at the partially finished work, always promising myself I would finish it. I can proudly say that during isolation I tackled this “daunting” project and finished it. The stitches may not be perfect but I am happy with it.

Keep safe and well and enjoy your stitching.

JUNE 2020 President’s ReportJUNE 2020 President’s ReportJUNE 2020 President’s Report

Cheryl.


June 2020 Editorial

Sue Palmer. [email protected]

Here we are another month nearly at an end and the newsletter completion is running late. We have had some

computer issues and then we had friends staying this week, so I didn’t have much computer time, but did get a lot of

sewing done instead.

Being at home has been a great opportunity to quilt and finish off donated quilt tops for SJOG and to also make some

more tops. The weather being a bit milder has made it a pleasure to go for walks along the beach here too.

We have the Challenge details in the newsletter for you this month, so ideas can start percolating.

Lisa and I also thought a mystery quilt might be of interest to you all, the first information will be included this month,

more next month and we thought a show and tell of peoples quilts at the December meeting all going well. The pattern

requires 3 fabrics, so hopefully it can be made from what is in your stash. Tempted??

Right I had better get on and get this newsletter completed.

Keep safe everyone and enjoy your quilting.

Best wishes

Sue.

The Gallery has been updated with the latest quilts made for St John of God. It’s great to see that quilting goes on even during the difficult times.

A new webpage has been created for Challenge 2020. http://www.geelongpatch.org.au/index.php?act=viewDoc&docId=704 The theme is Great Barrier Reef and if you would like to join in and receive your challenge fabric email Sue Robertson: [email protected] and she will get it to you.

I’ve been following along on our Private Facebook group and it has been wonderful to see so many beautiful quilts being made. Keep sharing the joy.

I’m really looking forward to restrictions being lifted so we can meet again, but until then,

Keep on Quilting, Cheers Jodie.

May Website Report - Jodie

www.geelongpatch.org.au

Mobile:0411 206 034

http://www.geelongpatch.org.au/index.php?act=viewDoc&docId=704

http://www.geelongpatch.org.au/index.php?act=viewDoc&docId=704

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.geelongpatch.org.au


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West Geelong 3218 Werribee 3030

ph: 5229 3558 ph: 8742 6238

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** Machine & overlocker servicing by Industry Qualified technicians

Service centre: 5 Candover Street, Geelong West 3218 Ph: 5229 5567

Birthday cake

I wanted to share with you some photos of a friends birthday cake, great idea for a special birthday.

The cake was made by a local Geelong woman, I think she did an amazing job. (Leanne’s Cakes Geelong)


I've always been crafty I get it from Mum (and Dad too). I'll have a go at nearly anything from embroidery to limestone

sculpture. And lately with more time on my hands (like any others my work place shut down) and nowhere to go due to

lockdown, I was looking for something creative to do. I was looking for something I could learn quickly and could leave

and come back to, and something I could do with supplies I had a home. So, it was macramé that would have me literally

tied in knots. I had a few macramé ideas I wanted to have a go at but I hadn't really done much macramé since my

childhood so I needed a bit of a refresher. I headed down the Pinterest rabbit hole innocently enough and found a new

passion/obsession (hard to tell the difference sometimes).

I found a number of tutorials that were really helpful, there are so many to choose from whatever you are interested in

doing. Chantal Conlon from Lots of knots Canada is a great one to follow on Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram or YouTube.

Her tutorials are easy to follow and she has a lot of ideas and resources.

I tried a few ways to hang my projects as I worked but, in the end, I suspended a pole from garden hangers off an upright

floor loom I had. This was better for my back and I could leave them hanging around while I worked out what I was

doing next.

The first project I started with was a heart, it has just 2 knots and so I made another and with more ideas came more

projects. Even though I used string, rope from my stash I did go get some more supplies. (it was essential travel for my

mental health anyway)

I came across a few pictures on Pinterest that I liked but couldn't find any instructions, so I had to work it out on my own

by trial and error. I made some fish and jelly fish and will add more sea creatures. In the shed and around the house I have

objects from Op Shops and I found things I have no use for but haven’t given up yet – now they hang macramé projects.

In lieu of a speaker this month we have a feature about a hobby Robyn Rainford has revived

during lockdown. Sue Palmer.

More photos on the back page.


JUNE: WHAT WE’VE BEEN MAKING AT HOME

Three wonderful quilt tops made by Wendy

Evans , collected with some others not yet

photographed. These, once finished will go to

SJOG..

The lovely quilt to the right has been

completed by Chris Fox.



Magda Moore has been busy, she has made a table runner, a quilt for a new great grandchild, some funky

socks and a greeting card.

Sue Palmer has

finished an Aussie

hero quit, the

request was for

beach and all things

beach related and a

table runner. The

fabric for the runner

was a gift and was

called Kaikoura and

sea creature

themed.

Three tops below

for SJOG.


Happy photo. St Leonards June 2020.

Guild AGM—Due to the virus restrictions the Department of Consumer Affairs notified non profit

organisations that an application could be made for an extension to hold an AGM at a later date. This has

been done. At this stage we have until December 30th to hold the AGM, if we are still not able to hold our

meetings then a further extension application will be made.

Margaret Tembo would like to hear from any GPQG members who would

like to come to sit and sew afternoon 2-4pm. Her email is [email protected]

Dates to be decided. Four participants is very comfortable around my table.

Please note these meetings are not covered by Guild insurance.



TextileArtist.org – community stitch challenge – Facebook —Lyn Weeks

This is a private group on Facebook that I have joined – and you can too. Weekly challenges are provided by top textile artists. It’s ok to join at any time. Small videos to show us what to do. Hand stitching small pieces, new techniques to focus on. Something to learn each time. A pleasure. So far I have completed mini workshops by Sue Stone – one stitch, four styles, Cas Holmes – no new textiles, postcard size and Emily Tull – my eye (a true challenge), stitching curves. More to come.

After putting an article in last month’s newsletter, I have now completed the series of seven mini work-shops. We had instructions to follow. It was all hand stitching except Anne Kelly’s example.

Week 4. Couching -

Richard McVetis

Week 5. Shadows - Emily Jo Gibbs Week 6. Folk art with lots of

stitching - Anne Kelly

Week 7. I really enjoyed the drawing part as well as the stitching. It felt like doodling with ambition - Christine Chester



Hello Ladies

Just to let you know what the Bellarine quilters Have been up to during isolation.

Mid April we dropped off 20 comfort quilts to Bethany Family Services

Due to strict self-isolation rules, the quilts were dropped off in the lobby where these photos were taken . A staff member came out to collect them

Since then our members have finished more comfort quilts to be donated

Christine Fox


MYSTERY QUILT

Choosing fabric:

Fabric 1: Lightest value (eg pink)

Fabric 2: Medium value (eg. Purple/green print)

Fabric 3: Darkest value (eg: Dark purple)

This quilt is made up of strip sets that are 20” by 20” (51cm x 51cm) which makes quick work of finishing a

quilt top. Just four blocks makes a small quilt and only 12 blocks are needed for the twin size quilt.

Small quilt measures 40 x 40 inches, the twin size 60 x 80 inches.

We hope you join in!!

Show and tell of mystery quilts at

December meeting.

Happy stitching

Sue and Lisa.

Any questions email us at

[email protected]

Permission as been obtained

from the quilt maker and will be

revealed with the last section of

instructions.


May birthdays: Suzanne Del Papa, Heather

Grant, Elaine Hicks, Pam Igoe, Cheryl Gilbert,

Ann Sushames, Melanie Thornton,

Ruth Trethewie, Mary White, Lesley Whitlock,

Pam Whitten and Margaret Wills.

June birthdays:

Rhonda Elms, June Stafford and Tara Steward.

Even though we are not having meetings

we can still wish all the birthday girls a very

Happy Birthday.


REVISIT YOUR QUILTS:

How long since you saw all your wonderful quilts, which may be folded in the cupboard, or stored in bags, boxes or suitcases? Now is a good time

to give all your quilts a loving review and see how they are. If you have a spare bed, open each quilt and smooth it out across the bedding. This will

help the creases and fold-lines relax out. You might want to mend any damage? Clean any marks or stains that were missed? Sew that missing

badge on – or add to the story. Or you might just want to appreciate this beauty you created, (or collected or inherited). Enjoy some memories.

Some of these gorgeous quilts deserve an outing for winter – on the bed, the couch, or the wall - maybe a couple of quilts layered on the bed or

couch. I think more is better—especially now the chilly autumn nights are here.

STORAGE:

I gained this insight from Dr Annette Gero at the 2019 Oz Quilt Collectors Symposium at the National Wool Museum. Annette has been collecting

heritage quilts and art quilts for more than 30 years. Many of them are wool quilts, some of them made by soldiers. She is passionate about saving

these quilts and their stories for the future. Her advice is especially relevant to vintage quilts, but is still useful for storing our current treasures.

Quilts should be unfolded and refolded (in different folds) every 6 months or so.

If content is wool or silk, these fibres are very attractive to moths and silverfish – so check regularly for any sign of bugs on the quilts

or in the house.

Collect or save well washed white cotton or linen bedsheets. These are ideal to wrap each quilt in.

If using tissue paper or cardboard boxes – use acid free (archival suppliers).

Plastics, or raw wood or normal cardboard are not ok—as vapours damage the textiles.

Fold quilt to approximately pillow case size.

Stack quilts in shelves, only 2 or 3 high (to reduce weight).

If the quilt is very old or very heavy, it’s ideal to store flat on a spare bed – as the stitching can be fragile and break when folded.

FOLDING QUILTS ON THE BIAS:

I found this article by Ann Fahl – who is a talented American quilter, designer, writer and teacher. Thankyou Ann for your permission to share

your article. ( please visit Ann’s website: www.annfahl.com, also on Facebook and You-tube)

When I attend a quilt show-and-tell, I find it distressing to see a beautiful quilt with big fold lines going right through the centre. As quilts age, such

furrows cannot be removed. For years, I avoided the crease by rolling my quilts to ship to shows or teaching engagements. I had to purchase bulky

shipping tubes to ensure my quilts would arrive wrinkle and crease free at their destinations. Then, while having dinner one evening with the other

quilters, I learned a better way. One woman mentioned that she only folds her quilts on the bias. Of course! Folding fibres on an angle causes less

crimping than folding them back on themselves. This could preserve the integrity of both the batting fibres and the yarns in the fabric. This was a life

changing revelation. I realized her easy technique could not only solve my shipping problem – my quilts now travel snugly in my suitcase, saving me

a lot of money at the post office - but also ensures that quilts packaged for gifts, toted to guild meetings or stored in closets would enjoy a long life.

I asked this woman where she had learned her simple quilt-friendly technique. She replied that she had learnt it from a friend, who had learnt it

from a friend and so on. So now I’m passing it on to you with the hope that you will help stamp out the centre crease. Let’s save our quilts. At first

this folding technique might seem awkward. Stick with it, keep trying. Go to your quilt storage area and refold all the quilts you have – all you need

is a flat surface for folding. Immediately you will feel how the bias folds are softer and more pliable than the fold along the grain. And now that you

know this simple bias-folding technique, pass it on. Tell your friends, your guild, the take-down committee at your local quilt show. Save the quilts of

our generation for the next one. Help make all quilts crease-free.

Caring for Your Precious Quilts: Lisa Hollingsworth

This is representing the

bias folds in a quilt

http://www.annfahl.com


THE ALANNAH & MADELINE FOUNDATION —Lisa Hollingsworth:

Pillowcases for Buddy Bags - for children taken into emergency care

Ages—toddlers to teens—boys & girls

U-tube: Gourmetquilter.com How to make a pillowcase

Or copy a standard size pillowcase

ST JOHN of GOD HOSPITAL —Sue Palmer:

Made for adults undergoing treatment at day stay oncology unit

Quilt tops (and backings if possible ) or completed quilts gladly received to be donated.

Approximate size 1.5m x 1.5m, big enough to wrap well around, tuck in and keep the recipient cosy.

CAN YOU HELP?

· Massive range of patchwork fabrics from Brights to Traditional, including an extensive range of Tilda.

Books, patterns, templates, equipment

· Brother & Elna Sewing Machines & Overlocker Sales.

Tailor made Sewing Room Furniture

· Rasant, Aurifil, DMC & Cottage Garden Threads

· Classes for all skill levels

· Full range of Zoe Clifton Design Books, Patterns & Templates

· Service to all makes and models of Sewing Machines & Overlockers

· Visit our website for 24/7 shopping where you will be amazed with the products available

Our new ‘Super Store’ is located at

395 – 399 Moorabool Street Geelong Vic 3220

(03) 5221 3034

Email: [email protected] Website: www.bellarinesewingcentre.com.au

(Opposite the home of the Geelong Cats AFL Stadium)

GEELONG FOOD RELIEF CENTRE COLLECTION

Each month our donation is always gratefully accepted, so please continue to bring any of the following items, in average size (for

uniformity and limited shelf space): Toothbrushes; Toothpaste; Roll on deodorants; Tampons, etc; Shaving Cream; Razors; Shampoo;

Conditioner; Soap.

A blue trolley will be available at each Guild meeting to place your donated items into. These will then be taken to the Geelong Food

Relief Centre for distribution. If you wish to help in any way please contact the Centre.

Geelong Food Relief Centre Inc. 8 Freedman Street, North Geelong. Ph: 52786588

Email:[email protected] Web: www.geelongfoodrelief.org Facebook: Geelong Food Relief Centre

http://www.bellarinesewingcentre.com.au


http://www.geelongfoodrelief.org


Present your current Geelong Guild membership

card at these shops for your discount. Please

mention your membership prior to finalising your

purchases.

* Heights Sewing Centre (10%)

* Bellarine Sewing Centre (over $25 cash only)

* Gail’s Patchwork Emporium (over $20 cash only)

* Lizzies Quilt Shop : Upstairs, Level 1, Market

Square, Geelong. Ph. 0407424896.

Liz is honouring Tracey’s VIP Customer Card.

We thank these shops for their continued support.

Shops

Anshabelle Quilting

Anne Sushames

195 Gundrys Rd

Bellbrae 3228

Mobile: 0402915405

Wheatsheaf Quilting

(also Quilt Sales)

Judy Bubb

1-2 Oakwood Ridge,

St Albans Park 3219

Ph: 5248 4057

Mob: 0425 810 203

Machine Quilters

Colac Quilters Inc.

Contact: Lorraine Boyd Ph: 5231 4991

PO Box 436, Colac, VIC.

Meets: 1st Saturday

Time: 11am to 3:30pm

Venue: St Andrews Hall,

Corner of Pollack St & Hesse St, Colac

Queenscliff Patchwork & Needlecraft Group

Contact: Carolyn Williams 5258 3367

Meets: 2nd Monday

Time: 1:00 pm

Venue: Q’cliff Neighbourhood House

Seachange Quilters

Contact: Carole Bosna Ph: 0438 416 646

Meets: Every Tuesday & Wednesday

Venue: Senior Citizens, Clifford Parade,

Barwon Heads.

Purple Pixies

Contact: : Lesley Clarke Ph: 5281 3254

Meets: 2nd Monday

Time: 10am-3:30pm

Venue: Geelong West Oval

Stitchers at Sea

Contact: Glenys Russell Ph: 5255 2991

Meets: 1st Wednesday

Venue: Rotating home system

Wyndham Patchwork

Contact: Joy Sleeman 0432 828 911

Meets: 2nd Sat (Mtg); 4th Sat (Sit & sew)

Venue: Community Centre & Library, Manor Lakes

Torquay Sip & Stitchers

Contact: Meg Pyburne 5261 5081 (AH)

Meets: every 2nd week Time: Friday 7:30pm or

Weekend day of your choice Saturday or Sunday

Time: 10.00am-4.00pm

Venue: Rotating home system

Bellarine Quilters

Contact: Dianne White Mob: 0438701414 Email: [email protected] Meets: Mondays, 9.30am-3.00pm. & Meets: 1st,

3rd, & 5th Thursday, 7.30pm-9.30pm

Venue: Drysdale Senior Citizens, 1 Clifton Springs

Road, Drysdale 3222. Everyone welcome.

Regent Street Stitchers

Contact: Judy Bubb Ph: 0425 810 203 Or Dallas Windmill Ph: 0409 430 678 Meets: 1st & 3rd, Mondays, 7pm-9.30pm.

($20 per school term).

& Meets: 2nd Sat 9.30am-2.30pm.

(Sit & Sew, Floorboard area or Front Room, $4, All

welcome).

Venue: Geelong Masonic Centre Belmont.

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PO Box 753, Geelong 3220

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must reach the editor no later than:

Monday 6th July 2020.

Please send all articles to The Editor, preferably by email:

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Postal address is PO Box 753, Geelong 3220

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author or artist, please include source information for written

material or pictures so that every attempt can be made to seek

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December.

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