Paul Schutte speaking at KZNQG Open day 29 February
The SAQG Pro Dedicate Award is presented every second year to a South African quilter in honour of their outstanding service to quilting in South Africa Presented in 2019 to Paul Schutte Paul Schutte is a Master Quilter, a respected National and International Judge, a...
Quilting with Thembi – Final Installment – by Sue Cameron
We felt very pressurized to get the project finished – or at least get it to a point where Thembi would be able to finish it on her own and then teach it to her students at Vuleka School for the Deaf, so we began stitching very early on the last morning. The...
Quilting with Thembi – Part 4 – by Sue Cameron
Thembi finished quilting both of her Saw Tooth Star blocks. We may need to do a little more stitching on one of them as the block is a little puffy. We’ll sort it out tomorrow. We may even do some hand quilting with embroidery thread. I felt that it was essential...
Quilting with Thembi – Part 3 – by Sue Cameron
Next, we cut out another Saw Tooth Star but this time we stitched it by machine. Thembi whipped through the cutting in record time for a new quilter – it feels good to say that she is a new quilter. We had a problem when we took out the machine that had been issued...
Quilting with Thembi – Part 2 – by Sue Cameron
On Tuesday night, during dinner, Thembi and I discussed how I would go about teaching Thembi how to teach her students. We discussed whether we should do handwork or machine work. Eventually we decided that it would benefit the students most to do both: handwork –...
Quilting with Thembi – by Sue Cameron
Last night I met a remarkable young woman. Her name is Thembi. She grew up in Jozini in Zululand and graduated from Walter Sisulu University in Mthatha in the Transkei, with a teaching degree in Consumer Studies. Fresh out of university, she applied for a position...
To Go…or Not to Go… that is the question! Blog by Mandy Kirk
Are you going to the next Festival? This question arises amongst South African Quilters every 2 years. What does a Quilt Festival comprise? There are 3 main elements for the organisers : The Quilt Show, The Classes, and the Vendors. Hundreds of world-class quilts...
Material Hugs – by Twig
I used to do pottery. I wasnt very good at it, but I loved it. I loved the unpredictability of the process of pot-making. It was impossible to see the finished pot in that lump of clay, but there was so much potential – and so many opportunities. With every step...
TRIP TO MOROCCO By Pauline Law
My recent visit to Morocco has left me with the most wonderful memories of sights, sounds, tastes and above all COLOURS and IDEAS for quilts! Although they may not all actually come to fruition/fabric! My daughter Liz first visited Morocco almost 20 years ago, for a...
A VERY BIG “THANK YOU”!
Blog by Lorette Kerr from Queensburgh Quilters Guild I have received a huge "Thank you" from KZN Kittens for the pillows and cushions that I made from the scraps that people collect for me! Mandy from KZN Kittens said that they are also looking for steel mesh or roof...