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You can find this month's show and tell on our socials - both insta and facebook.

We had a busy day basting a few quilts on Friday and had some social time on Saturday catching up and thinking about ideas to progress some quilts.

Things we chatted about.

Christmas food drive:

Please bring in some contributions for a Christmas hamper. All things Christmas, pantry staples and kids holiday treats and snacks. WE will organise to get it collected on the Saturday sew day.

MQSA:

Modern Quilt Show Australia 13, 14 & 15 March 2026. Entries are now closed and the jurying is in progress.

If you are planning on attending either a day or number of days have a look at the events calendar. There are a number of events planned for the show and you may want to get in on some before they sell out.

Children's holiday sew day 16 January 2026:

We have 3 attendees so far. If you are interested in bringing some children along for the day just email the guild account with the details.

Next Basting Party:

There has been some talk about another basting party for the Friday of the December sew days. Please keep that in mind if you have some to progress. There should be a few of us around to help you get it done.

For those who didn't make it we hope you got to sneak in some sewing time! We’d love to see what you’re working on, feel free to share in the Facebook group, tag the @wollongongmqg account on Instagram, or email through your photos and we’ll share so we can still connect over our love of quilting.

Our Sew Days this month are:

Friday 14th and Saturday 15th January our social sewing days Saturday 29 April - first Charity Sew day

I will be there for a 9 am start ....

Friday - No format - Please BYO Lunch, tea, coffee, and snacks for the day.  Bring whatever you are working on.

Saturday – No change to our format.  Show and Tell will kick off around 9:30am.

Charity Saturday - Julie Trickett is planned and ready to go with pre prepped quilts ready on the day.  Bring your machines and be raring to go.

Looking forward to seeing everyone for a couple of great days chatting, sewing and inspiration with our members and friends!

An RSVP would be greatly appreciated to give an indication to numbers to set up the room.  Please email [email protected] or respond on the Facebook post to let us know if you plan on attending.

For those who won’t make it we hope you’ll still get some sewing time in!  We’d love to see what you’re working on, feel free to share in the Facebook group, tag the @wollongongmqg account on Instagram, or email through your photos and we’ll share so we can still connect over our love of quilting.

Our next Sew Day is on this Saturday 23rd April at Bulli Community Centre for the usual time of 9am-3pm.

We hope you’ll come and join us. Show n Tell will kick off around 9:30am followed by guild business.

AGENDA - General Meeting (Prep for AGM - May Sit n Sew) Start 10-10.30 Location: Bulli Community Centre All Welcome

1.  AGM Preparation - May 2022 -

Committee roles vacant this year:

Vice President

Treasurer

Secretary

Sub Committee roles vacant this year:

Retreat Organiser / Coordinator

Charity Representative

Id like to encourage you all to think about participating on the Committee this year coming. Please reach out to members who are currently in the role you are interested in and see if you could manage it.

I would like to maintain our focus on progressing towards the vision of the group and creating more Modern Sew day opportunities for members and visitors / guest speakers/presenters with modern lens.

2.  Future visitors scheduled in - Jess Wheelahan 20 August and Mr Molli Sparkles 19 November

3.  Retreat Dates are 28th-30th October 2022 - I'm concerned about the overlapping of Dates with the QuiltNSW Exhibition 2022 @ Grand Pavilion Rosehill Racecourse the weekend prior - 21- 23 Oct.  Please respond on our Facebook group.

I've reached out to The Tops there are NO other potential dates for the year.

4.  Negative Space #2 Modern Mini Challenge blocks - Sharon from Berry Quilt & Co is is now for May Sit n Sew day.

5.  General Business - Please email prior to Saturday to be added.

Looking forward to seeing everyone for a great day of chatting, sewing and inspiration with our members and friends!

An RSVP would be greatly appreciated to help us set up the room and have an idea of numbers. Please email [email protected] or respond on the facebook post to let us know if you plan on attending.

Masks are NO longer required however as always, if you’re feeling unwell in any way, please stay home and take care.

For those who won’t make it we hope you’ll still get some sewing time in and we’d love to see what you’re working on, feel free to share in the facebook group, tag the @wollongongmqg account on Instagram, or email through your photos and we’ll be sharing on the day to so we can still connect over our love of quilting.

For those who are coming. Please send an RSVP thru to the WMQG email account.

We had some beautiful quilts shown last month!

Jess Hull and her WIP epp swap mini quilt, completely paper pieced. Check out some closer pics on her Instagram

Next up was Heather Friend with 2 amazing quilts for Charity! Remember to use you quarter inch seams, it’s no fun having to fix pulled apart seams. 

Bev Burton showcased two beautiful blue pillow cases. Each pillow case is double sided and lined with the patchwork supported by batting. 

Jenny Gordon’s gorgeous black and cream animals were shown next. Her grandson had slept under it when he was sick but, luckily, the quilt remained unstained. 

And Finally a sweet crochet baby rug made my Sonja S, for Cee.