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Appliqué In Korumburra
TAGA Quilt Show at Ballarat Craft Alive - Ballarat
Our first Ballarat Quilt show with Craft Alive was very well received by the show visitors, vendors and the Craft Alive management team. We can definitely call it a success!!
Similar to our past shows held at Warragul (Lardner Park venue), we were assigned a large secure area and given plenty of support from the Craft Alive team.
We were able to hang 48 outstanding applique quilts. The crowd appreciation was extremely gratifying to witness. Lots of oohs and aahs.
We asked everyone who visited if they could cast a vote for viewer’s choice. It was a great way to get people to consider what really appealed to them and to look carefully at the quilts.
All in all about 600 visitors came to look at the quilt show.
Viewers' Choice
| First |
| Julie Anderson (Geelong) |
| Bee Mindful |
| Second |
| Maureen Mackie (Korumburra) |
| A Very, Very Fine House |
First Place Viewer's Choice "Bee Mindful" by Julie Anderson Geelong Chapter. A stunning quilt which was patterned by Michelle Hill as a fund-raiser for the Kangaroo Island Bee Keepers Association following the 2019-2020 Black Summer bushfires. The Ligurian bees of Kangaroo Island are a subspecies of the Italian honeybee and known for their gentle nature, high productivity and resistance to disease. Kangaroo Island is the oldest Bee sanctuary in the world with beesbrought from Italy in 1884 and sanctuary status granted in 1885. They are considered the purest strain in the world.
The Bee Mindful quilt is full of semi-detached fabric bees busying themselves amongst the local Kangaroo Island flora and fauna. Machine zig-zag applique.
Second place is “A Very Very Fine House” by Maureen Mackie, Korumburra Chapter.
This is a lovely reproduction of Red Manor House Coverlet in the collection of The Quilters' Guild of the British Isles. The antique was made in 1850-59 by an unknown maker using herringbone stitch over raw edge. Maureen's quilt is based on the Petra Prins pattern published by Quiltmania although she adjusted many of the animal shapes to look more similar to the antique. Back-basting and needleturn applique.
Small Quilts Highlight
If you are thinking about entering your quilt for the November TAG Quilt Show in Warragul keep in mind that your quilt can be virtually any size but less than 2.5m height is preferred (to stop them dragging on the carpeted floor). Here are two small size quilts shown at Ballarat.
| Hellen Collins (Wodonga) |
| Birds |
| Sue Cochrane (Korumburra) |
| Rings of the Past |
First Place - No: 22
Bee Mindful
Julie Anderson
Compact Iron - Donated by Scissor Man
2nd Place - No: 25
A Very, Very Fine House
Maureen Mackie
Large Selection of Threads - Donated by Wonderfil
3rd Place - No: 7
Japanese Flower Garden
Janice Short
Small Selection of Threads - Donated by Wonderfil
4th Place - No: 46
Trailing Vines
Dorothy Ramage
Small Selection of Threads - Donated by Wonderfil
5th Place - No: 26
Baltimore Blooms
Maureen Mackie
Free Quilt Appraisal - Victorian Quilters Inc Appraisal Team
Rosette ribbons were awarded to 1st & 2nd place with every entrant receiving a Contributor ribbon.
Our appreciation & thanks to all Sponsors for their continued support of The Applique Guild of Australia.