Craft ALive

 Have you visited Craft Alive this week... it's ON NOW...
This is our table where we are selling raffle tickets & handmade goods.

Please stop by and say HeLLo...

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Congratulations

To a few of our members for not only entering... BuT ...

also placing at the recent Newcastle Regional Show.

Our Guild sponsors 2 categories:

Primary School Age & High School Age - both in Patchwork, Appliqué & Quilting.

Place getters from our Guild members were:

Patchwork, Appliqué & Quilting Section...

# 40... Pieced ... Catherine Bremmell... 1st.

# 41... Appliqué ... Kay Fitzgerald... 2nd.

# 42...  Professional Section... Clare Lewis... 1st & 2nd.

# 43...  Any Other Item...  Cheryll Shannon... 1st.

                                         Clare Lewis ... Highly Commended.

# 54 ... Primary School... Caesar Lewis

# 63 ... High School...      Scarlet Lewis

Pics:  Catherine... Cheryll... Clare... Clare... Clare...

Pics:  Caesar... Scarlett...

Please let me know IF I missed anyone...

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Change of Venue...

AS FROM... March 11th 2022... 

ALL members are welcome to attend our Friday Night meetings... 

so for your information these twice monthly meetings will now gather at 

Lakelands Community Hall at 135 Ambleside Cir, Lakelands.

Same time... 6.00pm - 9.00pm & still on the 2nd & 4th FRIDAY NIGHT.

There is plenty of parking too...

For any further information, please contact Margaret Lane.

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Quilts on Show

 Our members are WeLCoMe to attend...

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It's TiMe...

 to reopen our meetings to ALL members...

In February...

Tuesday - 8th & 22nd ... at New Lambton Hall... 9.30am - 1.30pm.

Tuesday NIGHT - 15th... at New Lambton Hall... 6pm - 9pm.

Saturday - 19th... at New Lambton Hall...9.30 - 3pm.

Friday NIGHT - 11th & 25th... at Henry Park Hall Hamilton South... 6pm - 9pm.

Please ALWAYS wear your mask... check in... & keep your distance.

Unfortunately the kitchen will remain CLOSED until further notice.

We want to keep everyone safe... 

but IF you feel unsure and don't want to return just yet... 

we completely understand. 

We keep a high standard of cleanliness, keep windows open, 

provide hand sanitizer & wipe down pens.

Fingers crossed this dreaded Covid will allow us all to meet up again soon.

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WeLCoMe BacK

 It's 2022... 

Novocastrian Quilters wish all our members a... 

Our first meetings back this year will be on...

Tuesday...  Feb 8th...

9.30am 

Buy, Sell & Swap...

Tuesday Night...  Feb 15th

6.00pm

Friday Night... Feb 11th 

Please note new location at

Henry Park hall on Thomas St, Hamilton South

6.00pm

Saturday...  Feb 19th 

at 9.30am

at Alma Rd, New Lambton 

Buy, Sell & Swap...

We are still making plans for our Tuesday sewing day & will advise once in place... 

so watch this space...

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Happy Holidays...

 Wishing all our members a safe, healthy & happy end to 2021...

And here's hoping for a better 2022 to come for all of us...

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Starting in 2022

 Our Friday night members will be meeting at a new location with new dates.

On every 2nd & 4th Friday -  commencing on January 14th 2022... 
at Henry Park hall on Thomas Street, Hamilton South.

Starting time 6.00pm - until 9.00pm... 

Just a suggestion:  bring a cushion to sit on...

There's plenty of parking right at the door too...

Everyone is welcome & new members encouraged to join. 

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TiMe to TaKe uP a CoLLecTioN

No... not cash $... but 2 1/2 inch squares of fabric.

If you are in a position to donate ANY orphan squares of cotton fabric in ANY colour... 

I'll be collecting donations, sorting them & then organising a SeWinG Bee.

We'll start off with one on a Tuesday in early 2022... (date to be advised)

And then have another one on a Saturday as well.

Any member can join in... the sewing... pressing... trimming or layout...

OR you can simply enjoy your normal sewing day... NO pressure to participate.

The quilt/s sewn will be given to our committee to donate to our charities.

PLEASE bring in any 2 1/2 inch pre-cut... OR we can cut pieces of scrap fabric...

either on a Tuesday or Saturday for collection.

Perhaps over the Christmas break you can go through your scrap bin for more.

The more we receive... the more quilts we can make.

THANKS for your help with this endeavour...

Cheryll (Hon Sec)

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Using Fabric Differently...

 If you have any fabric that is not really suitable for the making of quilts... 

perhaps you could put it to another use. Some of our animal friends need help.

Hanging bags, pouches & cushions... for Wombats... Wallabies...& Joeys

You can visit & read about the CRAFT GUILD HeRe... https://craftguild.org.au

AND you can find all patterns HeRe... https://craftguild.org.au/all-files

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