Member Services

The Sydney Quilt Show & Gala Dinner
The members exhibition is held in conjunction with the Craft & Quilt Fair at Darling Harbour in June each year and the Guild holds a Gala dinner to celebrate.   Click here for more details about the Sydney Quilt Show.

Workshops
The Guild organises one and two day workshops, which are typically held at the Epping Creative Centre or the Guild office. Well-known local, interstate and overseas tutors are engaged for these workshops.  Forthcoming workshops include:

• Textile Conservation & Restoration Workshop 2.00pm -4.30pm, Saturday 9 October Powerhouse Learning Centre, Powerhouse Museum; and
• Fabric Colouring with Gai Raynor at the Guild Office on 19 and 20 November 2010 (Friday & Saturday - one day workshops).

Click here for more details.

Country Workshop Tutor Program
To acknowledge and encourage our country membership, the Guild has established a support program for you to bring a tutor to your country area of NSW.

At the time of applying, the applicant must have been a member of the Guild (individual or group) for at least one full year and live in NSW. participants are Guild members individually or members of a financial group, but it is not mandatory. Tutors must reside in NSW or ACT or be in NSW or ACT already at the time of the workshop. The tutor’s fees and workshop/s venue costs must be borne by the participants.

The Guild will consider reimbursing the following:

• All out of pocket expenses (e.g. travel, accommodation, meals etc.) involved in providing the tutor (excluding tutor fees and venue costs) for the workshop/s.
• If the tutor is being billeted, an accommodation/meals benefit of $50 per night.
• Meals for the tutor during the stay for the workshop.
• General organization expenses up to the value of $50 for phone calls, email and postage expenses.

Download and submit application form. You may be interested in this list of accredited and experienced teachers available to teach in country locations or you are welcome to select another tutor that fits the criteria set out above. Contact the Guild Office for further details.

Click here for a pdf version (90KB) of the library list current as at July 2007.

Quilt Valuation
This service is available on request to members and non-members for a fee. If you wish to insure your quilts, many insurance companies will require a valuation.
 

The scholarship guidelines have been widened to be available to groups as well as individuals, from  within Guild membership.  The scholarships are announced at the AGM in October.  It's a great opportunity for personal and skill development. Contact the Guild for more information.

Teacher Accreditation
Teacher accreditation is not a training program, but rather recognition of proven skills of present and future teachers.  The Guild now offers three programs of teaching accreditation to Guild members:

• Program A - this is the full three-stage program for those people considering teaching, or relatively new to teaching traditional patchwork and quilting.  Participants need to demonstrate broad knowledge and good technical skills in the basics of drafting, template making, piecing and applique, quilting and finishing methods. (Application fee $60);
• Program B - this is a fast tracking version of the above program for teachers of traditional quiltmaking and is available to those who have established careers as teachers and those holding accreditation from an interstate Guild.  (Application fee $30); and
• Program C - this program is for those teachers who specialise in various advanced techniques used in innovative, art or traditional quiltmaking, without ever teaching the basics of patchwork and quilting.  Of course, the work demonstrated should still demonstrate a broad knowledge of basic techniques in assembly and finishing. (Application fee $30.)

If you would like to become a member of the Quilters' Guild Inc. you can find a membership form on our Membership page. If you have any questions about these services then please contact us.