Workshops

Throughout the year we add to our skills and knowledge by holding both In-House Workshops and Workshops by invited tutors.
Here is a sample of some past workshops.

In-House Workshops

Fabric colouring

Di Hope, showed us some ways of using Genesis Creations Liquid Radiance colours to colour fabrics and trimmings with excellent and exciting results.

Di, seen on the extreme right showed us some excellent techniques to achieve some fabulous coloured fabrics. And unlike dyeing methods, this way of using the colours is not messy, does not need endless dipping and is pretty immediate.

Floating 3D Bocks

Members Jan Eggleton and Lesley Deacon showed us how to construct a quilt which looks like it has building blocks coming out of it.

Embellishing quilts with coloured pencils

Joan Flack demonstrated the technique of embellishing quilts and stitcheries with coloured pencils. Joan prefers to use Derwent Pencils for their coverage and depth of colour.

Joan Flack, seen at the front, demonstrated how the pencils could be used alongside a quilt she had made with them, and then we had a go.

                               

Cobblestone Quilt

Joan Robinson showed us how to make a clever scrap quilt using a quick and unusual method.

     

Visiting Tutors

 Anna Williams
In 2010 Anna Williams came from New Zealand to conduct her workshop entitled "Shaded Faces". The image of an African Lady's face was produced by using shades of fabric from the same family to highlight the facial features. Many different results were achieved in this thoroughly enjoyable workshop.

Robyn Ginn
Robyn Ginn is from Toowoomba. Her workshop was entitled "Scattered Tiles". We each chose a floral base print fabric and then designed simple flowers of a similar style to repeat throughout a quilt. Flowers were hand appliqued onto blocks which were then embellished. The resulting quilts were all so different and the two days enjoyed enormously by everyone.

Judy Hooworth
Judy is a leading Australian quilt maker and visited us in 2009. Her workshop was entitled "Quilts on the Double" and two speciality quilts resulted from one set of fabrics.
Judy has co-authored with Margaret Rolfe a book on this technique called "Quilts on the Double".

Di Mansfield
Di has developed a way of incorporating different techniques into traditional blocks and using them alongside focus blocks which she uses in larger segments to bring unity to the quilt.
Di also gave us valuable information regarding what quilt judges look for in competition based on valuable experience - she won 2nd prize in the Queensland Quilt Show in 2007 for her traditional quilt.

Sashiko
Sue and Colleen from Indigo Niche in Brisbane gave a two day workshop at Di Hope's home. We were shown beautiful examples of Sashiko and given some background information. To start, we learned the correct way to with small samples of traditional patterns supplied to us. We then moved on to make a wall hanging which required Sashiko stitching and appliqued flowers. This was a great learning curve for everyone and produced some beautiful results and lasting passions.

Pre-Cuts with Margaret Olive
in 2013 we worked with Margaret from Patchwork Paradise. Members donated the resulting blocks which were pieced and quilted by Di Hope and donated to the Renal Support Unit Foundation at the Mackay Base Hospital.