Southern Cross Quilters is an online quilt group for Australians and New Zealanders and expats of those countries.
Currently hosted at YahooGroups, SCQuilters has existed since 1994 and has about 2200 members.

To join the group, go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scquilters and read the instructions. Don't forget to tell us your affiliation with Australia or New Zealand and provide us with your location and postcode.

04 April 2015

It's show time!

Got your tickets ready? It's time for AQC!

Thursday 16 April to Sunday 19 April
Royal Exhibition Building
Carlton Gardens
Melbourne

10am -4.30pm

What's to see?

Lots of shops

Quilts (of course)
  • THE GALLIPOLI QUILT At almost 12 metres long, this quilt is a large-scale tribute to our ANZAC history by Lucy Carroll and tells one soldier’s story.
  • The finalists of the 2015 AQC Challenge, True Blue
  • The Best of the Best and the Best of Australia
  • Aussie Hero Quilts
  • Quilts of Valor
  • Lest We Forget quilt challenge
  • Winner of the Rajah Quilt award - Michele Hill and her amazing William-Morris-inspired quilts
Visiting tutors and other experts
  • Jinny Beyer, USA
  • Tammy Miller from Accuquilt, USA
  • Mary Beth Krapil from Handiquilter, USA
  • tutors Lenore Crawford and Debby Brown; USA
  • Andrew Ngai from Wonderfil (Canada);
  • Jacqueline de Jonge (Netherlands); Jo Dixey (NZ).
  • Juki Sewing Machines (Singapore) 
  • French designer Segolaine Schweitzer's Wool Artistry
Try your hand at something new in the Sewing Rooms
Book a Make and Take class at the show
Attend a 30 minute seminar (no bookings required).

See the ACQ website for more information.

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