Festival of Quilts

Events and Activities

PLEASE NOTE: Due to Coronavirus the Sewing Stitching and Handcraft Show and Festival of Quilts have been postponed to a date, yet to be advised.

Entries are still open for the Festival of Quilts.  Enter now so that you qualify for early bird draws when they resume.
Festival of Quilts 2020 Raffle

In February, the Festival of Quilts Committee unveiled their raffle quilt for this year and nominated DEBRA Australia as their charity of choice. Tickets were in the process of being distributed to groups when the pandemic brought a sudden halt to all meetings. Consequently to date we haven’t been able to sell many tickets, but we are hopeful that when meeting reconvene in the near future we might be able to sell more yet.

At the time, groups were advised of key dates for the management and return of tickets but after recent negotiations with the regulatory authority we can now announce updated key dates:

Closing date for sale of tickets - now 31/12/2020
Draw date - now 04/02/2021
Winners published date - now 11/02/2021
An email with this information has been sent to groups who currently hold ticket books.

Quilters' Guild of South Australia Inc would like to thank everyone for their support of our charity work.

Chris O'Brien
President/QGSA
Funds raised to be donated to Debra Australia - a charity that supports individuals, families and carers affected by Epidermolysis Bullosa.  For more information go to

 


First Prize: Paws for a Cause quilt created by Chris O'Brien and quilted by Heather Hopkins.

Runner-up Prize: Bernina B325 sewing machine

Festival Entries
Now that you have time to finish all those UFO’s, we look forward to receiving lots of entries. The Festival will go ahead some time, if not on the planned date.

Quilt Carry Bag Pattern: Click here for instructions to make a large quilt carry bag pattern, for a quilt which is too large for the Guild’s quilt bags.

Committee - 2020
- Ann Ewer – Convenor
- Pauline Thoman - Secretary
- Renée Amyot - Handbook and Entries
- Jan Goulter - Volunteers and White Gloves
- Wendy Hunt - Demonstrations
- Emilie Knight - Sponsorship
- Kerry-Anne Burrowes - Sponsorship
- Prue Wheal - Special Exhibitions
- Anne Marie Serrano - Artistic Director
- Angela Yeates - Raffle Quilt Co-ordinator
- Chris O'Brien - Quilting Bee Co-odinator
Handbook (downloads) - 2020
All dates in the Handbook are no longer valid, but they will be updated when the Festival is rescheduled.
Online entries are open.
Enter your quilt here.
Challenge Theme
Masquerade - no side longer than 100 centimetres.  Imagine carnivale, mardi gras, masquerade ball - do not be limited to the concept of a mask, it can be something mysterious.
Mask Parade Project
Click - The Mask Parade for detailed information and entry requirements.

Exhibition Convenor Ann Ewer Email: [email protected]

Our Sponsors
Each year we rely on generous sponsors to provide prizes and awards for Festival of Quilts. This support encourages member participation and the pursuit of a high standard in design and workmanship. In turn we are able to promote a sponsoring business in the exhibition literature, Patches newsletter and QGSA web-site.

Many sponsors also give much valued support at Quilt Encounter and other Guild special events. Please utilise their services whenever you can. See a list of our valued sponsors at FOQ Sponsors

A very special note of thanks to those individuals and groups who respond to the sponsorship drive with nothing to gain but the satisfaction of encouraging fellow quilters.

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