National Quilting Day - Quilt South Africa 2024 - Dolos Block

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Celebrate with the SAQG National Quilt Day, Saturday 16 March 2024 by sewing an awesome quilt block designed by Dewald Compion.

SAQG celebrates 35 years of promoting quilt making in South Africa!

The South African Quilters Guild was founded in 1989 at the 3rd National Quilt Festival held in Bloemfontein and has been the coordinating body of quilting in South Africa since then.This year the SAQG will celebrate 35 years of promoting quilt making in South Africa! The SAQG is the National Guild of South Africa, a public benefit organisation with 11 Regional Guilds and 5 Country Groups affiliated to the SAQG.Our mission statement is to foster an environment in South Africa where all people interested can reach their full potential in quilt making, nationally and internationally.Join us in celebrating this milestone, with the height of the celebrations at the 22nd National Quilt Festival to be held in Pietermaritzburg in July 2024.

22nd South African International Quilt Festival 2024 - Voices in Cloth

4-9 July 2024

Epworth, Pietermaritzburg, Kwa-Zulu Natal

Bookings for all events are now open. Be sure to check out the classes and functions… there are some amazing and very exciting events lined up!

The virtual brochure is live! OR Click here to view PDF brochure 

http://saquiltfest2024.co.za

Quilt Youth Academy

The Quilt Youth Academy is an amazing initiative in collaboration with Husqvarna Viking SA and Mari Strydom.

1. Children and young adults between 6 years and 21 years can be part of the Quilt Youth Academy.
2. To join in the fun signup is FREE, just click on the link to register https://linktr.ee/quiltwithmaristrydom
3. Each month participants will receive a lesson set for a quilting technique. The lesson will take approximately 1 hour (or less) to complete. Lessons are available in Afrikaans and English. 
4. Anyone can register as a mentor, a parent, grandparent, relative, quilter or schoolteacher. To assist with the lessons, mentors receive a “Mentor Lesson Set” every month.
5. There are awesome prizes to be won. Every month there will be FOUR lucky draws. Just send in a photo of the completed block or technique learned. For anyone who participates in all twelve lessons FOUR brand new Husqvarna Viking SEWING MACHINES are up for grabs. Every participant also receives a certificate at the end of the course.
6. Husqvarna Viking dealers are committed to assisting participants who do not own a sewing machine. Participants will receive contact details of their nearest Husqvarna Viking dealer.
7. This is not a competition. The emphasize is on learning and participation. 

There are almost 100 children and young adults actively quilting in the program and they are doing excellent work. Husqvarna Viking SA, Quiltalk, Quiltersbasket and Smart Craft are sponsoring the monthly prizes.We encourage other quilt and craft businesses to sponsor this program. Any contribution would be of great help.We have received pre-loved sewing machines, which we service and give to mentors in areas where there are no sewing machines available.We would also welcome donations of your old quilting tools and scrap fabric to pass on to participants who have few resources… they would really help a talented young quilter!Husqvarna Viking wants to invest in our youth. Every participant is a potential quilter.

Let’s join hands and ensure our beautiful craft is passed on to the younger generations.

For further information please contact Mari Strydom at maris@telkomsa.net

South African National Quilt Festival 2022 Prize Winners and Quilt Catalogue

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Best of Show: Bed Quilts - Turkish Delight, Alta Alberts, Stephanie Geldenhuys
Best of Show: Wall Quilts - Invitation, Catherine Knox
Best Longarm Machine Quilting: Mary, Queen of Bedford, Linda Oerlemans
Best Stationary Machine Quilting: Tall Horses II, Lilian Myburgh
Best Hand Workmanship: Chennai Rangoli, Marline Turner
Best Use of Colour: The Blue Butterfly, Barbara Kellermann
 

Judge’s Choice

• Rosalie Dace - Cherry Pickers, Catherine Knox
• Marianne Niemandt - Fermentation, Marilyn Pretorius
• Paul Schutte - When You See 8 Crows Together..., Elaine Barnard

 
Bed Quilts: Pieced/Appliquéd

• First Prize - To Everything There Is A Season, Dewald Compion
• Second Prize - Lockdown Love Affair, Jenny WIlliamson
• Third Prize - Hundreds and Thousands, Marlize Pienaar
• Highly Commended - How Does My Garden Grow, Joy Clark

Bed Quilts: Open 

• First Prize - Mary, Queen of Bedford, Linda Oerlemans
• Second Prize - Antique Wedding Sampler, Linda Oerlemans
• Third Prize - Checkers, Colleen Butler
• Highly Commended - Day Lilly, Marlize Pienaar

Collaborative Quilts

• First Prize - Wilhelmina - my onthoue omsoom Belinda du Toit, Elize Visser
• Second Prize - The Protea Quilt Wilna Heyneke, Telene Jeffrey
• Third Prize - Memory Garden Annie Marais, Charmaine Fiorotto
• Highly Commended - Kwilt op die stoep Suretha le Roux, Stephanie Geldenhuys

Group Quilts

• First Prize - Migration, Arty Farty Group
• Second Prize - Creative Wool Applique, Namibiab Inami
• Third Prize - The Diversity of the Universe, Golden West Quilters’ Guild
• Highly Commended - Mardi Gras, Helderberg Beauties

Miniature Quilts

• First Prize - Nature Is My Destiny, Petro Muller
• Second Prize - The Lowry, Dewald Compion
• Third Prize - I Hear You, Susan Wessels
• Highly Commended - Jewel Log Nights, Mari Strydom

Modern Quilts

• First Prize - Modern Star, Claire Wallace
• Second Prize - Interaction, Alet Davy
• Third Prize - Crushed Berries, Laetitia Cilliers
• Highly Commended - When You See Me, Cry, Elaine Barnard

Diversity Theme Challenge

• First Prize - A Walk in the Forest, Ilse Geldenhuis
• Second Prize - Poppies a Round, Alet Davy
• Third Prize - Blue Night in Shining Armour, Mari Claase
• Highly Commended - Inclusion, Laetitia Cilliers

 Wall Quilts: Art Quilt/Fibre Art (Masters)

• First Prize - Fermentation, Marilyn Pretorius
• Second Prize - A Square Peg?, Susan Wessels
• Third Prize - Listen, Susan Wessels
• Highly Commended - Biodiversity Within a Diverse Country, Tilly de Harde

Wall Quilts: Art Quilt/Fibre Art (Standard)

• First Prize - The Circle Within, Ina Meyer
• Second Prize - Powerless, Glenda Weidmann
• Third Prize - Upcycling Everything, Riana de Greeff
• Highly Commended - Shades of Sunset, Elize Kemp
• Highly Commended - My Special Place, Terrence Urban

Wall Quilts: Art Pictorial (Masters)

• First Prize - When You See 8 Crows Together..., Elaine Barnard
• Second Prize - A Flurry of Flight, Kathryn Harmer Fox
• Third Prize - Out of Africa, Ethelda Ellis Erasmus
• Highly Commended - Ghost Church, Jenny Hearn

Wall Quilts: Open

• First Prize - Cherry Pickers, Catherine Knox
• Second Prize - The Target, Mari Claase
• Third Prize - Shades of Teal First Feathers, Inge Grobler

Wall Quilts: Art Pictorial (Standard)

• First Prize - Memories of Italy, Rové Mittermaier
• Second Prize - Tall Horses II, Lilian Myburgh
• Third Prize - Faraway, Catherine Knox
• Highly Commended - My Succulent Garden, Barbara Murray

Wall Quilts: Traditional (Masters)

• First Prize - Chennai Rangoli, Marline Turner
• Second Prize - Crossroads, Colleen Butler

Wall Quilts: Traditional (Standard)

• First Prize - The Blue Butterfly, Barbara Kellermann
• Second Prize - The Sensitive Plant, Inge Grobler
• Third Prize - Hippy Revolution, Merle Gilson
• Highly Commended - Inca King’s Kingdom, Una Mostert
• Highly Commended - Gillian’s Circle of Friends, Una Mostert

Youth Quilts

• First Prize - Forest of Memories, Carla Muller
• Second Prize - Hats of Unity, Hannah Williams
• Third Prize - Flag of Friendship, Jade Williams