Guest Speaker: Mary-Ellen BellevilleEach Doll has a quirky name and a background story. We met Glomesh Lepidopter (with the dazzling gown and butterflies), Faith acon-esque (the famous

December 2018 Common Thread Newsletter page

Geelong Patchwork & Quilters’ Guild Inc.

No.A6698

www.geelongpatch.org.au

DECEMBER 2018 Newsletter

The sassy Voodoo Dolls enjoyed their outing with us today! They are a diverse group, some

are wild women of the sea or the forest, some are glamourous divas and some may be from

the future.

Mary-Ellen combines her love of nature and her astute observation skills, with a lot of

imagination and humour, into creating her sculptured Dollys or Voodoo Dolls.

Each Doll has a quirky name and a background story. We met Glomesh Lepidopter (with the

dazzling gown and butterflies), Faith Bacon-esque (the famous Fan dancer), Concomitant (the

bride), #@me2_knows that No means No (mosaic gown created from shattered black car glass

found at campsite) and BrinyBrawnyLustyLady (with her gown of muscle shells).

Mary-Ellen referenced the European Wunderkammer – Cabinet of Curiosities – which were

rooms or cabinets filled with strange items discovered in nature or science. The collectors

were often women – searching for new items to study.

Mary-Ellen loves camping and travelling with her husband Chris – who has also become adept at discovering odd treasures. Many

strange & inspirational finds have occurred at campsites – sometimes natures offerings and sometimes other travellers detritus.

We are currently living in a throw-away society – it’s wonderful to be able to re-use discarded products and re-invent them.

I was amazed with the range of items Mary-Ellen has used, and which tricked our eyes into seeing them as something else.

Found items included: shells, seedpods, seaweed, feathers, flowers, florist wrap, flotsam & jetsam, twigs, nail gun plastic, silicon

place mat, rubber gloves, Jex scrubber, her mother’s vintage glomesh bag, shoe polish, paper, Op shop finds and building site finds.

Mary-Ellen also showed her textile collage work and the expressive sculptures she has exhibited at Wangaratta Petites and

CrossxPollination. She advised us to try looking with different perspectives – eg like a bird, or with a microscopic view. That it is

restorative to play, share, learn, reference history, discover new ideas and skills, and to keep creating with our hands.

Break rules – anything goes! And reminded us – there is beauty in imperfection.

Lisa Hollingsworth

Christmas Reminder

Please bring along non perishable food for our Food Bank collection

to help others have a happy Christmas.

Guest Speaker: Mary-Ellen Belleville

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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.

The Mobile Coffee Van is usually present at each meeting from 11:30am to 12:30pm.

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 4th February2019.

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

GPAQG LIFE MEMBERS

June Warner Glenys Russell Kerrie Maloney

Jan Preston Judy Alcock Judy Bubb

Betty Scott Leslie Clarke

** Committee Meetings will be held monthly after Guild meetings unless otherwise advised. 2018: December 15: Show & Tell Theme: Aussie Christmas quilts. Shared lunch. Library Roster: Table 4 2019 January 19: Members Sit & Sew (No formal meeting). Members sign in but no entry fee. Library Stocktake February 16: Guest speaker : Margaret Mew Show & Tell Theme: Red Library Roster: Table 5 March 16: TBA Show & Tell Theme: All Things Irish Library Roster: Table 6 April 13: Speaker: Anne-Marie Gargoura-Ham from Egyptian Cultural Society talking about the Tentmakers of Cairo Show & Tell Theme: Bunnies, Chickens Library Roster: Table 7 May 18: Quilt-In Guest speaker: Sugy Kim Challenge: Black, white and grey. June 15: Biggest Quilting Bee fund-raiser Show & Tell Theme and colour: Teal Library Roster: Table 8 July 20: Christmas in July Show & Tell Theme Stars Library Roster: Table 9

President: Cheryl Gilbert Vice President: Jodie Arklay Secretary: Sue Palmer [email protected] Assistant Secretary: Treasurer: Elaine Hicks Assistant Treasurer: Sue Robertson Newsletter Editor: [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 Lorenze Library Assistants: Glenys Russell & Ann Key New Books: Jan Blyton Newsletter Distributor: Jodie Arklay 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: Bellarine Quilters Archivist/Historians: Margaret Tembo Bus Trip Impresario: Sue Robertson Congratulations & Commiserations CoOrdinator: Annette Packett

Table Number

Layout for Library

Roster


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EXHIBITION REPORT DECEMBER 2018

The Exhibition Committee met prior to the November meeting, the themes for the Exhibition and the Challenge

were decided.

Welcome to Sue McBride who has joined the Committee.

Our Christmas tree is adorned waiting for Santa I believe

I haven’t been really naughty this year, well maybe a little

bit, so hopefully there will be something under the tree.

I wish you all Merry Christmas and the Happiest New Year

Cheryl


Common Thread will be available on the Website by the Wednesday before Guild meetings. Bookmark the home page and click on the Newsletter link

to view your copy.

December 2018 Editorial

Sue Palmer [email protected]

Hello from your new Editor!

Lisa has introduced me to the wonders of creating the newsletter, we

have had some interesting sessions.

Suggestions made at previous meetings have been discussed by the

committee. The committee has agreed to replace equipment used in

workshops as required. Other suggestions were for new library books,

one idea was Quilting related novels. Any ideas for speakers,

workshops or library book titles would be most welcome.

Thanks for your suggestions regarding charity donations for Christmas ,

the donation will be $1000.

In 2019 we would like to get to know you better, something about you

to share with the members. We might approach you with a short questionnaire . If you are happy to answer a few

questions and have a photo taken, we will find you. If not no pressure.

Cheers Sue Palmer

Thank you to everyone who participated in our “Up-cycled Archibald” Challenge. The works were amazing and it was so difficult to choose a favourite.

Congratulations to Donna McNeil-Brown and Bronwyn Drehlich for receiving awards for their works.

I am now in the process of finding out how we can turn it into a travelling suitcase exhibition, so watch this space.

I have now added a gallery to the website for our St John of God Quilts and Snuggly Quilts. This will allow everyone to see the marvellous work we do and free up space in our newsletter for other things.

I will also be planning a day to get together with some of the children in rehab at Grace McKellar, their families and staff, to make some blocks and put together the blocks we made at Quilt-In. Zoe Waters was keen to get the children involved, to give them a sense of achievement during the tough times. I look forward to it and will be

asking members if they would like to participate, when we finalise and work out exactly what is achievable.

Have a wonderful Christmas, I look forward to seeing all your show and tell when we return.

Cheers, Jodie

December 2018 Website Report - Jodie

www.geelongpatch.org.au

Mobile:0411 206 034

http://www.geelongpatch.org.au


To: Barbara Dawson, Judith de Fontenay, Marie Dean, Lynn Defoe, Bronwyn Drehlich, Wendy Evans,

Sue Larsen, Jean Ramm, Glenda Stewart, Margaret Walker, Dallas Windmill.

Members above are having a birthday in December.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY - we are still searching and in need of you !- to commence asap—please enquire with Sue if you can fill this role. EXHIBITION COMMITTEE— Exhibition will be October 2019 Seeking 2 or 3 more members to be part of our next Exhibition Committee. You will have the Guilds admiration and thanks! It is also something great to put on your resume! Please see Cheryl if you can assist.

30 YEAR BADGES -

Committee Announcements

Saturday 18 May 2018 at Club Italia, Moolap

Guest speaker will be Sugi Kim, who many of you will know as the maker of the amazing prize-winning quilt 'Colourful Retina'.

Trader RSVPs are still coming in - it looks like it will be a good turn-out.

Our charity will be Winged Horse Equine Welfare in Portarlington. They take in unwanted and neglected horses and other animals to

rehabilitate them and ultimately aim to find them a 'forever home'.

Challenge: Black, White & Grey 'Block Lotto'. Create an 8 1/2" block (8" finished) using these colours. A number will be drawn from door

entries and the lucky winner will take home the lot! There will be a prize for the best block.

Entry gifts are being commercially produced, so we won't require a members' sweatshop.

We're asking members for 2 1/2" strips instead of 6 1/2" squares, ie. 'Guess the number of strips'. To be cut across full width of fabric,

selvedge to selvedge. Pass them to Anna by the April meeting. Reduce that stash and get cutting for the Guild!

Groups will be able to reserve a table. Email Anna with numbers.

Due to demand, Club Italia are going to put on a couple of soups for sale on the day.

Anna Stevens Quilt In Convenor

Quilt-In 2019 Preview

2015 marked the Guild’s 30th birthday, badges were purchased to mark the milestone.

At that time the badges were offered to members to purchase for $5.00.

For members who had joined the Guild prior to and in 2015 and purchased a badge— please see Cheryl for your Free

Entry voucher for one meeting of your choice up until August 2019.


We have received 1 new magazine, Down Under Textiles Issue 34, 2018.

Once again the magazine is full of interesting articles.

Including Dijanne Cevaal’s Waste Not Want Not – Part 4. This is the end

of her Traveller’s Blanket project.

There has been discussion about the Go Cutter.

The Go Cutter is available for loan and we have 13 Dies—these are listed on page 11.

January Stocktake

Our stocktake will be on Saturday 19th January. Last year it didn’t take long as we had lots of willing

helpers. Hoping for your help again this year.

Librarians Judy Bubb and Pauline Lorenza

Library Report


CHALLENGE : UPCYCLED ARCHIBALD


November Birthdays

NOVEMBER SHOW & TELL, theme ANIMALS

CHALLENGE : UPCYCLED ARCHIBALD


NOVEMBER SHOW & TELL theme ANIMALS


NOVEMBER SHOW & TELL

Guest speaker Mary-Ellen Belleville


Jiddi’s Patch Sewing, Patchwork and Quilting supplies

Fabric, Patterns, Books and Accessories

Quilting & Sewing Classes

We invite all Guild Members to join our V.I.P. loyalty

reward program

Monday to Friday 9.30am—5.00pm

Saturday 9.30am—2.00pm

www.jiddispatch.com.au email: [email protected]

The Guild Go Cutter is available to be loaned to members between meetings for a month. The borrowers must have their own cutting mat and there will be a service charge of $10 to be paid at the time the Go Cutter is borrowed. Please see our Librarians to arrange this.

Guild Go Cutter Rectangle 3 ½ “w x 6 ½ “h

Heather Feather #2

Hexagon 2”, 3”, 5”

Value Die

Square 4 ¾ “

Birds

Parallelogram 3 ¾ ”w x 3 ½ ”h

Half Square 3” Finished Triangle

Queen of Hearts

Triangle 4 7/8”

Square 3 ½ ”

Triangle 6 ½ ”

Square 6 ½ ”


TREASURER’S REPORT

NOVEMBER 2018

ITEM CHQ # CREDIT DEBIT BALANCE

OPENING BALANCE $ 19,472.97

INCOME

Door & Raffle $ 317.40

Advertising $ 200.00

Workshop $ 160.00

TOTAL INCOME $ 677.40

EXPENDITURE

Heights Sewing Centre - Accommodation Electronic $ 512.50

Guest Speaker - Cheque $ 150.00

Adobe Subscription Electronic $ 130.98

Storage King Geelong Electronic $ 100.00

Glenne Reid - Hall set up Electronic $ 40.00

The Gordon - October newsletter Electronic $ 121.00

Caroline Sharkey - Share of flights Electronic $ 415.00

Refund of Workshop to members Electronic $ 520.00

TOTAL EXPENDITURE $ 1,989.48

CLOSING BALANCE $ 18,160.89

Closing Balance includes $0.76 Load & Go Visa

Balance as per bank statement as @ 30.11.18 $ 18,160.13


KOGO —Judy Alcock:

Looking for baby booties, beanies and jackets. Beanies, dark colours for men.

Please advise Judy if you can assist with these.

THE ALANNAH & MADELINE FOUNDATION —Lisa Hollingsworth:

Pillowcases for Buddy Bags—for children taken into emergency care

— colours and prints suitable for boys and girls of all ages.

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

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.geelongfoodrelief.org


2019 FABRIC FROLIC When: 11th to 19th January 2019 Where: 7 Shops—Ferntree Gully, Boronia, Cranbourne, Carrum Downs, Lilydale, Highett, Moorabbin Competitions and Prizes www.facebook.com/FabricFrolic

www.fabric.frolic.com.au

GOLDEN TEXTURES QUILT EXHIBITION When: 23rd February—31st March 2019 Where: Central Goldfields Art Gallery, Maryborough GRAMPIANS TEXTURE Explore New Skills in Contemporary Textiles. 2, 4 & 6 day textile workshops. When: 16th to 21st March, 2019 Where: Halls Gap For further info: www.grampianarts.com.au FIBRE ARTS @ BALLARAT Fibre Arts Ballarat is a 5-day creative residential workshop that is a memorable, life-affirming experience. Whether you’re someone who would like a break to focus on learning from the best, the most popu-lar and the most interesting artists and craftsmen from around the world, or you simply want to chill out with interesting and like-minded people whilst learning something inspirational and creative, you’ll find the venue and the ambiance at a Fibre Arts Austral-ia event just fabulous! When: Friday 12th to Thursday 18th April, 2019 Where: Ballarat Grammar

For further info: http://fibrearts.jigsy.com/about https://emailcontact.com/nl/nl-archive.php?bus_id=6852&list_id=16420 AUSTRALIAN QUILT CONVENTION (AQC) When: 11th to 14th April 2019 Time: 10am—4.30pm Where: Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton Gardens GEELONG PATCHWORK & QUILTERS GUILD QUILT-IN 2019 When: Saturday 18th May 2019 Time: Where: Club Italia Moolap ONE STEP FURTHER –Contemporary Textile Work Entries close 1st May 2019 When: 13th July—1st September 2019 Where: Bundoora Homestead Arts Centre, 7-27 Snake Gully Drive, Bundoora 3083 Further Info: Victorianquilters.org GEELONG PATCHWORK & QUILTERS GUILD EXHIBITION 2019 Entries close: When: 25—27 October 2019 Time: Where: Geelong West Town Hall

Diary Dates

Please Note: While all care is taken to be correct, this list is compiled

from various sources. You should verify the details of events.

New Members Afternoon Tea.

Had a wonderful afternoon. First day of Summer and it was hot but cool inside with the air

conditioner on. Enjoyed talking, sewing and show and tell.

Two new members came along— Helen Carruthers

and Brigitte Lee.

Committee members Sue Palmer and Sue Robertson,

and my support team Dallas, Doreen and Wendy.

Apologies Margaret Tembo, Anne Millward, Pam

Kilgour, Pam Planner and Win Baker.

Dates for next year are Saturday 1st June and

Saturday 7th December.

Judy Bubb


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)

* Tracey's Discount Fabric: Upstairs, Level 1,

Market Square, Geelong. Ph. 0400229537.

Tracey offers her own 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: Lesley Ward Davies Ph: 5259 3934 Mob: 0411 619 460 Email: [email protected] Meets: 1st & 3rd & 5th Mondays, 9.30am-

3.00pm. & Meets: 1st, 3rd, & 5th Thursday,

7.30pm-9.30pm

Venue: Portarlington Community Health Centre

Fenwick St, Portarlington Everyone welcome.

Regent Street Stitchers

Contact: Judy Bubb Ph: 0425 810 203 Or Dallas Windmill Ph: 0409 430 678 Meets: 1st, 3rd, & 5th 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.

AREA SUB GROUPS

mailto:[email protected]


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must reach the editor no later than:

Monday 4th February, 2019

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

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Payment to be made to the Treasurer in advance.

Documents

Guest Speaker: Mary-Ellen BellevilleEach Doll has a quirky name and a background story. We met Glomesh Lepidopter (with the dazzling gown and butterflies), Faith acon-esque (the famous