Annual General Meeting Karen and Kim thanked Sue for her leadership as convenor for the past 12 months and presented her with a flower arrangement. The new Convenor, Kim, welcomed her committee, a mix of new and longer serving members. The committee has planned and organised an interesting and diverse program for 2020 with lots of activities…
It was lovely to see so many members come and join us for our first meeting of the year. This was our annual “your trash is my treasure” and sit and sew evening. Most members brought along “treasures” to swap. Thank you everyone who participated in this fun activity. Our convenor Sue presented a cheque for $7,000.00…
We closed off 2019 with a Christmas Party. Thank you Pam for hosting this event at your home, we all had a wonderful night. The winner of the Marjorie Horwood Award for Quilting Excellence 2019 was won by Karen. This award was voted by the members of Cherrybrook Quilters. Congratulations Karen! The winner of the Margaret Goldman Award…
CHERRYBROOK QUILTERS INC. QUILT EXHIBITION 2019 A snap shot of our 2019 quilt exhibition. For more details go to the top of the page and click on the Quilt exhibition heading. Mini quilts made by past and present members. Congratulations to Karen – winner of the viewers choice with her magnificent quilt at the top of this post. Thank you…
Dawn hosted the evening showing us how to make a Christmas decoration. Show & Tell Cute Owl made by Pam O’S. Irene completed this table centrepiece that Margaret Goldman had started. Christmas bunting made by Anne C and Liz. Heather made a quilt for her granddaughter. This one in sparkling batik fabrics that look like…
Irene talked to us on ‘Maintaining your sewing machine’. She also talked about and showed us examples of the use of the decorative stitches on our sewing machines. Show & Tell Lynne has been busy sewing a Christmas stocking and baby quilt for her grandson Jonah.
Veronica Appleyard visited this month with her shop and also showed us her Laura Heine Collage quilts. We were amazed by her work. We are looking forward to doing a workshop with Veronica early next year. Show & Tell Remember only 2.5 months to go till our quilt exhibition and Christmas market….
Rosemary presented a candlewick workshop where we made a beautiful lavender sachet which she designed. This was well supported, enjoyable and professionally presented. Kits were fantastic. Show & tell Quilt Exhibition 2019 A sneak peek of the amazing raffle quilt for our 2019 quilt exhibition. A huge thank you to Anne & Karen for designing the…
A huge thank you to Lyn’s Fine Needlework for staying open late to accommodate the members from Cherrybrook Quilters. Many sewing baskets were topped up as we found fabrics & notions that were “essential” to our current (or future) projects. Thank you to all the Cherrybrook members for coming and supporting this local quilt…
Our guest speaker this month was Denise Warren (former teacher at UTS, weaver and quilter), she presented a PowerPoint presentation on Colour Theory. Denise explained that colour theory plays an essential part in any quilt design, choosing a colour scheme that works for a quilt to prevent a muddy colour or boring results. Using colours that work together in a…
