Newsletters

 January/February 2024

From Our Convenor

Margaret Atkins 

My month has been full of adventures and good family news. I’m going to be a Grandma for a second time 😊 My youngest son and his wife are due to have a little girl in mid August. This little girl will be a cousin to my one and only grandson and I think he is as excited as I am!

My sister and I have just returned from 2 weeks travelling the Tasmania. Two old ladies travelling together avoiding things at times that hips, knees and necks couldn’t cope with but we had a fabulous time and it’s a beautiful place to visit.

The club too has a very busy year ahead with classes coming up in April, June and August. The classes in June and August will cost $40.00.

We have a full retreat in May which is great news.

We also have the AGM coming up in June . I know it sounds a long way away but it always creeps up on us. We have four Committee members standing down this year so we need some members who have some spare time to contact me or any committee member to let us know you are interested. Everyone has a great skill to offer and without a full Committee we are unable to deliver the things that make the Guild as good as it is.

I’m looking forward to catching up with everyone at our next evening meeting and being part of our first de-stash . I’m sure there will be some nice little treasures among the tables.

Also it goes without saying that covid is definitely out and about in our communities so please be mindful of other members and if you are unwell stay at home and get well. Wearing of masks also is an accepted practice these days so if you need to be that bit more careful than others and that means you can join us at meetings, please don’t hesitate to wear you mask.

Take care , Stay well

Margaret

Next Guild Meetings 

(All meetings and classes are at Waikanae Bridge Club, 27 Elizabeth Street, Waikanae)

Thursday 7th March, 2024, 7.30pm

Tuesday 19th March, 2024, 10am - 3pm

March Meeting

7th March - The Big Destash

This is our stash sale meeting.  Members can come along with their surplus fabric patterns etc and sell . One idea about how to price fabric for sale is to bundle it up into 250gm packets which equates to around 2.5 metres plus of fabric.  You can do it in colourways, florals, kiddies prints etc. Pieces can be any size but not too small, eg 5" sq or bigger.  Those can go into scraps bags for which you might charge $5.00 a bag but thats entirely up to you.  Sometimes you can do 5 bags for $20.00, so 5 bags for the price of four.

Patterns can be $3- $5 each. 

Sellers - Please remember to take a float of change .  Buyers - Please remember to bring cash with you.  

Please let Margaret Atkins know if you are having a table - kcqconvenor@gmail.com 

Ask Donna at kcqclasses@gmail.com if you have any queries. 

Speakers at Evening Meetings 2024

April 4th Sara Boland

May 2nd Skill Sharing

June 6th AGM, Polly Lind

July 4th Anna Hicks

August 1st Maree Luckman TBC

For more information on speakers click here 

Classes 2024

 Every quilter has a masterpiece inside.

March 23rd - UFO Sewing Day

Bring along your UFOs and finish them amongst a group of like minded people. Or if you have no UFOs start something new . 

Please let Margaret Atkins know if you intend to come along. Contact her at KCQconvenor@gmail.com

April 13th

Jane Bloxham - Visible Mending / Embellishment Workshop

Participants can bring a couple of garments they would like to mend/embellish visibly in a creative way and Jane will go through some of the techniques and then follow through in the workshop.

Jane says "I will work through the boro techniques of patching visibly and look at how denim can be worked as well as the basic sashiko running stitches used to hand stitch the garments.

These two techniques are not the pure Japanese methods as I have created a contemporary approach so if anyone has already done some sashiko it would be an advantage but is not needed."

Needs list to follow

Donna Jordan is taking names for this class now at kcqclasses@gmail.com


Upcoming Classes

June 15th - Dianne Southey - Inktense Painting

24th August - Di Barnden- Circles and Squares

For more information on classes click here

To Book a place in any class please pay $30 (per day) to the Guild Account 01-1167-0013764-00. Putting your name and the class tutor's name in the references. Information and enquiries about all classes - Donna at kcqclasses@gmail.com  

Community Quilts Days 2024

We got off to a great start this year with 19 people at our sewing day on January 27th. The photos here are from that day. 

We meet every second month on the third Saturday so the dates for our meetings this year are:

March 16th

May 18th

July 20th

September 21st

November  16th


10am to 3pm

Waikanae Bridge Club

Elizabeth Street 

Waikanae


Members can access material to sew quilts between those dates by contacting committee members - see contact details here

Library and Resources

Latest Acquisitions

Esprit Nomade

(Nomadic Spirit)

Odile Bailloeul

and 

Simply Moderne 

- For more information on both these publications click here

 Events

Retreats 

Retreats at Threaded Needle in April and May

The May event run by Kapiti Quilters is now full but names can be placed on a wait list in case anyone drops out. Contact Donna at kcqclasses@gmail.com

If you missed out and still want to attend one of these events there is another quilting retreat at the same venue from April 3rd - 7th this year. One or two places may still be available - contact Maria Chippindale email: chippindale@xtra.co.nz

If you missed out however

Positively Patchwork

Friday 15th to Sunday 17th March 2024

Gold Coin Entry

QUILTS @ THE COACH HOUSE

Friday 15th - Sunday 17th March 2024

Admission $5

2024 Quilt Symposium - 2nd -6th October 

Registrations Now Open - click here

2025 Advance Advance Notice!!      2025

Great New Zealand Quilt Show

Christchurch

May 16-18


 For more Information on these events see Notices and Events Page here

Several people have asked how to access previous newsletters. These are not stored on the website and are text only. A link to each will be available here in future.

October 2023

September 2023

August 2023

June 2023 - convenor's report only

May 2023 

April 2023

March 2023

February 2023

Your committee 2022-23


Margaret Atkins 0272066572 Convenor kcqconvenor@gmail.com

Deputy Convenor 

Kay Mills 021497278 Co-Secretary and membership Secretary secretary.kapiticoastquilts@gmail.com

kcqmembershipsecretary@gmail.com

Donna Jordan 0274249060 Classes and Speakers kcqclasses@gmail.com

Anne Lynn 0212624387 Hostess and  asst. Secretary secretary.kapiticoastquilts@gmail.com

Corinne Gower             021715474     Treasurer         kcqtreasurer@gmail.com 

Anne O'Callaghan 0274714175 Asst. Hostess

Marion Shanks       0273236446 Raffles and Day Meeting kcqraffles@gmail.com

Pat Webster 021609129 Website & Newsletter Editor   kcqeditor@gmail.com

Pamela van Velzen 0226575967   Library and Resources  kcqlibrary@gmail.com


Community Quilts Committee


Bobby Duncan 0272779632

Marg Iacoppi 0212315762

Maree Luckman 0211754787

Pat Webster 021609129


Exhibition Committee Convenors

Suzanne Sage 0272817200 ssage@xtra.co.nz

Jane McNamara 0211267622 jane.mcnamara@xtra.co.nz

If you have any news, ideas or events that you would like to see included in the newsletter please contact Pat Webster at kcqeditor@gmail.com