All NSW Quilt Study Group Events Postponed

All 2020 Quilt Study Group events that were to be held at the Powerhouse Museum and Museums Discovery Centre are postponed for at least 6 months. The events affected are the two talks to be given by Catherine Butterworth and Catherine Porter, and the Behind the Scenes visit by Quilt NSW members to the quilt collection at the Powerhouse Discovery Centre.

This is in line with decisions made by the National Cabinet as communicated by the NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian, to temporarily close these venues to the public until further notice to help protect the health of all visitors and staff and minimise the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) in the State.

QSG of NSW talk about Ralli Quilts by Catherine Porter on 23 May 2020

Come along to the23rd May Quilt Study Group talk about Ralli Quilts, the traditional dowry quilts made by poor rural women from southern Pakistan and western India.  Made from old clothing and sewn into quilts for everyday use, and some for ceremonial purposes, rallis are stunning, colourful expressions of creativity and craft.

Learn about a genre of quilts not well known here in Australia and the three styles of ralli – patchwork, applique and embroidered.

Catherine Porter was smitten at her first sight of a vintage ralli quilt which she just had to buy.  Many, many hours of research followed this purchase. On the 23^rd of May Catherine will share this fascinating information and show us more than a dozen vintage rallis she now has in her collection. If you have any, do bring them along to show us.

The talk will start at 2pm at a new venue, the PLC room 1 on Level 2 of the Powerhouse Museum, 500 Harris Street, Ultimo. The MAAS cafe near the entry to the Museum and the Junction Cafe on Level 1 are both open on the weekend. For access information, including reduced parking fees nearby, see:

https://maas.museum/powerhouse-museum/#getting-here

Entry to the Powerhouse Museum is free if you are coming to the QSG talk.

Please encourage everyone you know who is interested in quilts to come along to the Quilt Study Group of NSW talks. Quilt NSW Guild members pay $5 and non-guild members pay $10 for the talk. Check the Quilt NSW website or the latest Template Newsletters for more details.

7th March Quilt Study Group talk by Catherine Butterworth postponed

The talk by Catherine Butterworth about how she designs her quilts has been postponed to later in the year.

It was to be held on Saturday 7th March at the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney.

QSG NSW by Catherine Butterworth on 7 March 2020

At the 2019 Sydney Quilt Show, attendees would have undoubtedly seen Catherine Butterworth’s Best of Show winning quilt ‘Star Crazy’. Hopefully they also viewed twelve of Catherine’s quilts which were hanging as her Special Presenter’s retrospective exhibit.

So how does Catherine come up with her quilt designs? Come along to the 7^th March 2020 Quilt Study Group meeting where Catherine will share the different methods she uses to design a quilt that have served her well over the past years. 

The talk will start at 2pm at a new venue - the Theatrette on Level 2 of the Powerhouse Museum, 500 Harris Street, Ultimo. The MAAS cafe near the entry to the Museum and the Junction Cafe on Level 1 are both open on the weekend.

For access information, including reduced parking fees nearby on the weekend, see

https://maas.museum/powerhouse-museum/#getting-here

Entry to the Powerhouse Museum is free if you are coming to the QSG talk.

Please encourage everyone you know who is interested in quilting to come along to the Quilt Study Group of NSW talks. Quilt NSW Guild members pay $5, non-guild members pay $10 for the talk. Check the Quilt NSW website or the latest Template Newsletters for more details.