Kaleidoscope 2013 – The 17th National Quilt Festival

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The 17^th National Quilt Festival (01 – 07 July 2013) is to be hosted by the Oranje Quilters’ Guild at Eunice High School in Bloemfontein. Tickets to the festival are available from Computicket, but make sure to visit the guild’s blog http://oranjequilters.blogspot.com/ for more information, competition details and entry forms. 

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Re-Garding quilting in KZN - Quilt Indaba 2012 @ Highbury

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Held every two years by Grassroots Quilters’ Guild, the Quilt Indaba is an opportunity for quilters young and old to expand their knowledge. This year the event is being held at Highbury Preparatory School in Hillcrest, KZN from 29 June to 2 July and coincides with the KwaZulu Natal Quilters’ Guild quilt show ‘Re-Cycle, Re-Vamp, Re-Work’, which is being held on the Saturday and Sunday at the school. Use the opportunity to browse the stalls of the show, to learn from more experienced teachers and to help others by sharing your own tips for quilting success.

Visit http://bookwhen.com/quiltindaba2012 to find out more and book your spot. 

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Sew much to give

At the Talana Museum near Dundee in Kwazulu-Natal, a skills development program teaches local women sewing skills, enabling them to improve and enrich their lives.


The South African Quilters' Guild has also encouraged various outreach groups around the country, with objectives defined as:


1. Bringing together of women whom would otherwise be isolated in their homes/rooms.
2.The creation of opportunities to socialise and share ideas.
3.The development of a sense of pride in providing self-made articles both for themselves and their homes.
4. The development of hand-eye co-ordination, an important asset in life in general.
5. The creation of opportunities to participate in income generating projects.
6. The creation of something useful and aesthetically beautiful, using left-over fabric.
7. The creation of opportunities for cross-cultural experiences.


Progress has been made in the last couple of years and many Outreach groups have started countrywide. Some ladies are already quilting on order while others are helping with the backbreaking job of sandwiching.
Please help the South African quilters in reaching their objectives in this programme. Anything, that a quilter could use, will be most welcome. Contributions can be made to SAQG OUTREACH PROGRAMME.


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