NovocastrianQuilters: Exhibitions

2022 - 7th & 8th October

at Callaghan College Senior High School hall on Janet Street, Jesmond NSW.

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2021 - postponed to 2022... again due to Covid-19

2020 - postponed to 2021... due to Covid-19

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2018- 3rd and 4th November

Marie O'Sullivan award went to: Carol Honeyman

For a list of all the winners in 2018... simply CLiCK HeRe

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2016 - 12th and 13th November

Marie O'Sullivan award went to: Jeanette Dickson.

For a list of all the winners in 2016... simply CLiCK here.

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2015
There will no Exhibition in 2015. Due to the enormous amount of work and the high costs, we will be moving to an exhibition every two years.

The next one will be held in 2016.

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2014 - 10th, 11th and 12th October

Our 30th Anniversary Exhibition. There is a change of venue this year to the Newcastle Police Citizens Youth Club in Broadmeadow. This is a much bigger venue with better parking and will allow us to show many more quilts for our 30th Anniversary show.

This year’s exhibition will include the following categories:

Marie O’Sullivan Award (hand piecing, applique and/or quilting) - judged by Kay Haerland
Viewer’s Choice
Hanger’s Choice
Sponsor's Award - Junior (Primary - up to 12 yrs AND High School - 13yrs - 18 yrs)
Sponsor's Award - Best Appliqué (machine)
Sponsor's Award - Best Appliqué (hand)
Sponsor's Award for Small Wall quilt
Sponor's Award for Small item (bag/cushion etc)
Diamond Challenge Quilt Award - judged by Kath Guilfoyle
Sponsor's Award - 30th Anniversary Pearl Challenge
Sponsor's Award - Best Pieced Quilt
Sponsor's Award - Art Quilt

Only the Viewer’s Choice will not be announced at the Exhibition. All other quilts will be announced on the day. On your entry form you will be asked to nominate the group you wish to enter your quilt/project.

30th Anniversary Challenge

To celebrate our 30th Anniversary, a quilt challenge is set to produce an A3 sized piece of work with "Pearls" as the theme. Any fabric and style can be used. The only stipulation is the size - 12" x 17" - landscape or portrait. Due - 20 Sep 2014.

We have a wonderful raffle quilt, tickets available now.

In addition to the Guild Stall (with lots of great handmade items), there will be four shops with tables at the event:

Busy Needles
Blueberries
Patchwork Heart
Glendoon Cottage

Demonstrations will be given by:

ZigZag - AccuQuilt Fabric Cutters
Batick Oetoro - fabric dyes, paints etc

And it wouldn't be possible without the help of our show sponsors:

Wakketts
Blueberries
Pot Pourri Cottage
Terrace Quilting
Patchwork 33
ZigZag
Thorpes
Patchwork by the lake
Glendoon Cottage
Busy Needles
Patchwork Heart
Darja Hair Salon

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2013 - Quilts - Simple Pleasures

The title of this years exhibition was "Quilts - Simple Pleasures".

At the exhibition a number of prizes were awarded. This years results were:

Marie O’Sullivan Perpetual Trophy (for hand-applique/hand-piecing and hand quilting) was awarded to Debbie Carraro
Viewers’ Choice to Barbara Longmore

Here are some photos from this years show.