GEARING UP FOR A GREAT YEAR -
TWO RETREATS, AN ANNUAL EXHIBITION AND
LOTS OF SEW AND CHATS
Our retreat information can be found under Events. These retreats are open to members and non-members alike so come and join us for a few days of fun and enjoyment.
Our 17th Annual Exhibition will be held on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th November this year. More details on our Annual Quilt Exhibition page.
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All our Sew and Chat meetings plus our General meetings can be found on our Meetings page. You will find a list of meetings for the year to download.
2023 Viewer's Choice Winner
Julie Plummer
X Factor
100cm x 90cm approx.
EXCITING NEWS -
THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF AUSTRALIA EXHIBITION
A CENTURY OF QUILTS - 16 march - 25 AUGUST 2024
Take this rare opportunity to see historically and artistically significant Australian quilts. A Century of Quilts showcases an often-overlooked art form made almost exclusively by women.
The exhibition includes the National Gallery’s most requested work of art: The Rajah Quilt 1841. This quilt was made by women on the convict ship, HMS Rajah and was made a gift to the National Gallery of Australia by Les Hollings and the Australian Textiles Fund in 1989.
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The Rajah Quilt is one of Australia’s most important textiles, and a major focus of the National Gallery's textiles collection. While it is a work of great documentary importance in Australia’s history, it is also an extraordinary work of art; a product of beauty from the hands of many women who, while in the most abject circumstances, were able to work together to produce something of hope.
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Its story is one of hope and persistence, and has been a central subject of study into colonial life since its rediscovery in 1987. On its border is a stitched inscription which gives us an insight into the circumstances of the makers:
To the ladies of the convict ship committee, this quilt worked by the convicts of the ship Rajah during their voyage to van Dieman’s Land is presented as a testimony of the gratitude with which they remember their exertions for their welfare while in England and during their passage and also as a proof that they have not neglected the ladies kind admonitions of being industrious.' June 1841