Goldfields Quilters Biennial Exhibition - 2016

I picked up a copy of the above flyer in my local quilt shop and subsequently added the dates into my diary.  Castlemaine is only half an hour drive down the Calder Freeway from Bendigo and is a lovely town to visit.  I visited the exhibition on Saturday 15 October 2016 and here are some of the highlights of my visit:

"Autumn Leaves 1 & 2" by Cherie Woodfine.
I neglected to get the details of the lower quilt.

"Autumn Stars" by Christine Christie.

"Stars of the Night" by Kay Smith

"My Lady Jo" by Patty Ritchie

"My Lucy Boston" by Brenda Bidgood

"A Tribute to Lucy Boston" by Kay Smith

There really are some very talented quilters in this group!  

It was also good to see that Honeysuckle Patchwork & Stained Glass (Bendigo), The Village Patch (Maldon), and Threadbear Patchwork & Quilting (Castlemaine) were all represented at the exhibition and each had a small pop up store selling goods.

Beautiful display by Honeysuckle in Bendigo (my local quilt store).

Heathcote Quilters Biennial Quilt Exhibition - 2016

On Sunday 9 October 2016, Mum and I visited the Heathcote Quilter's Biennial Quilt Exhibition which was held at the RSL Hall in High Street, Heathcote - just a short 45-minute drive from my home in Bendigo.  Entry was only $7.00

I didn't take many close up photos of individual quilts as you can see from the above photos the rows were very narrow which made photography difficult.  

Here are a few highlights:

"Op Shop Wonder" by Liz Allen.
This was made using a vintage tablecloth found in an opportunity shop.
The quilting on this is amazing!!

"Op Shop Wonder" - this is the back of the "quilt" showing the beautiful quilting.
This was professionally machine quilted by Liz Allen at Thimble 'N' Thread

A close up of some of the quilting on "Op Shop Wonder" by Liz Allen

A close up of some of the quilting on "Op Shop Wonder" by Liz Allen

"What a Journey" by Cherie Deegan.

"Bali Bargello" by Shelley Truscott

"Spinning Stars" by Anne Anderson

I love it when they have stalls selling goods!  Mulberry Lane Quilting (Kangaroo Flat), Canterbury Quilts (Eaglehawk) and The Patchwork Tea House (Warburton) were all there together with one or two others.

Mulberry Lane Quilting
www.mulberrylanequilting.com.au

I found my happy place - Kaffe Fassett Collective!!

some of the stalls

The Patchwork Tea House
www.thepatchworkteahouse.com

A huge thank you to Alison at Canterbury Quilts in Eaglehawk for posting this on her Facebook page on Saturday.  If she hadn't of done so I would not have known that this was on!

This is how I found out about the exhibition as it was not very well publicised.

Threadbear Applique Group - Biennial Quilt Exhibition - Castlemaine 2016

I have a confession to make - I've been in a bit of a funk lately.  I was very unwell at the beginning of the year and it has left me feeling very flat. So when my friend Alison (from Melbourne) contacted me one night and asked if I would like to meet her down in Castlemaine the next day for an applique show, I jumped at the chance.

Here are some of the quilts that were on display.  I've taken a few close-ups of the quilting as that is something I am still learning how to do.

Castlemaine Visitor's Information Centre was home to the exhibition.

"Flowers in the Garden" designed by Alma Allen.  Hand appliqued & machine pieced by Dianne Rickard.  Quilted by Carolyn Konig - Wodonga.

"Irish Circles" - designed by Karen Cunningham.  Hand appliqued & machine pieced by Susan Jones.  Quilted by Susan Campbell.

"Irish Circles" close up

"Floral Beauty" - designed by Irene Blanck.  Hand appliqued & hand pieced by Ellen Walters.  Quilted by Desley Maisano.

"A Tribute to Mrs Williams" - designed by Corliss Searcey.  Hand appliqued, hand & machine pieced by Donna Williams.  Quilted by Boutique Quilting and Donna Williams.

"A Tribute to Mrs Williams" close up

"A Tribute to Mrs Williams" close up

"Enduring Hexagons" an original design by Jenny Bacon.  Hand pieced & hand appliqued by Jenny Bacon.  Quilted by Jenny Bacon. 

"Enduring Hexagons" close up

"Chardonnay" an original design by Jenny Bacon.  Machine pieced & hand appliqued by Jenny Bacon.  Quilted by Jenny Bacon.

"1812 Chintz Bouquet" - inspired by "Chintz Quilts from the Poos Collection" by Kay and Lori Lee Triplett and Xenia Cord.  Hand appliqued by Meghan Leslie.  Machine quilted by Helen Hayes.

"English Baskets" - designed by Corliss Searcey.  Hand appliqued and machine pieced by Wendy Blyth.  Quilted by Windermere Quilting. 

"St Barnabas Pearl" - An original design.  hand appliqued & machine pieced by Michelle Yeo.  Quilted by Desley Maisano.  This was my favourite quilt at the exhibition!

"St Barnabas Pearl" close up

"St Barnabas Pearl" close up

"Bird Dance" - designed by Sue Spargo.  hand appliqued & hand pieced by Margaret Brown.  Quilted by Rowdy Flat Quilting.

"Oscillation" - designed by Margaret McDonald.  Machine appliqued & machine pieced by Margaret McDonald.  Quilted by Susan Campbell.

"Oscillation" close up

"Peonies and Plumes" - an original design.  Hand appliqued & machine pieced by Michelle Yeo.  Quilted by Desley Maisano.

"Peonies and Plumes" close up

"Ruby Runes" - designed by Susan Garman.  Hand appliqued & machine pieced by Wendy Blyth.  Quilted by Rowdy Flats Quilting.  

"My Morrel Quilt" - designed by Di Ford.  Hand pieced & hand appliqued by Annie Andrews.  Quilted by Annie Andrews.

"Corliss' Baskets"  - designed by Corliss Searcey.  Hand appliqued & hand pieced by Sharon Ghalayini.  Quilted by Shirley Lokys.  

"The Beamish" - an original design, based on a quilt in the Beamish Museum with their permission.  Hand appliqued & hand pieced by Merri Garton.  Quilted by Katrina Wilson.

"The Beamish" close up

"Miss Matty's Parlour" - designed by Megan Carroll.  Hand appliqued & hand pieced by Carolyn Mellor.  Machine quilted by Simply Quilting - Warrandyte.

 

The exhibition was very inspiring. I had a lovely day out with Alison and was so excited to later discover that she won one of the door prizes!