We are thrilled to have New Zealand tutor Charlotte Scott run a two day workshop on Wednesday 15 and Thursday 16 May, 2024. There are still a few places available. Check the Workshops page for full details. This special event is supported by Victorian Quilters Inc. If you are interested in booking this workshop or would like more information, please contact info@waverleypatchworkers.com.au ..read more

The first workshop for 2024 is filling fast. Don’t miss this great opportunity to explore free motion quilting with amazing quilter Robyn Cuthbertson. Using a hexagon-based sampler try simple or complex designs. Saturday March 23. Full details on the Workshops page ..read more

The first Monday evening Sit and Sew for 2024 will be on 26 February. Please note the 22 January meeting is CANCELLED do to hall limitations. The Summer Picnic is on Monday 5 February at Jells Park from 10.30 to 2.30. Check your Newsletter for precise location details. All events for 2024 are listed in this Calendar ..read more

Tall Poppy Wall Hanging with Tara Glastonbury Tara Glastonbury is a modern quilt artist, designer and curator known for her bold use of colour, exaggerated scale, strong geometry and a preference for using recycled textiles. Her work is divided between exhibition pieces and a more crafts-based practice designing quilt patterns. One day-workshop Saturday 14 October 2023, 9.30 – 4.00 $60 members $75 non members info@waverleypatchworkers.com.au Dip you toe in the world of modern quilting with this folk-inspired wall hanging, a simplified version of the Tall Poppy quilt that hung at Quiltcon 2 ..read more

Join us for a day of sitting and sewing, friendship, shops, quilts and a silent raffle. Saturday 22 July 2023 10 am to 4 pm Speaker – Jo Grant from These Clever Hands known for her coordinated, colourful and convenient curated fabric packs. Box Hill Golf Club, 202 Station Street, Box Hill South Bookings Essential and will close on Monday 10 July $35 Members, $40 Non-members Cost includes morning tea and buffet lunch (dietary requirements catered for) Register at our monthly meeting or by emailing secretary@waverleypatchworkers.com.au Payment details: please include your full name to identif ..read more

Head on over to our Workshops page to see what is on offer this year. If you had planned to take the Bag Making workshop in March, we have had to change the dates. New dates are March 11 and 18 ..read more

A few changes to our meeting format will start from February. The hall will be open from 7.00 pm for a Sit and Sew style gathering. A speaker if there is one will be at 8.00 pm. Instead of a meeting in January, we will be having a Summer Picnic at Nortons Park, Wantirna South, on Monday Feb 6 starting at 10.30 am. (weather permitting ..read more

Get yourself organised in the New Year. We are running a terrific bag making workshop in March 2023. Check out the details on the Workshops page. Bags made by Jenny Lindton using By Annie patterns ..read more

What a delight to have the very colourful Rachel Daisy speak at out September meeting. This was after a well attended workshop on the weekend where members constructed blocks for their own version of Grow Free, Wildflowers. After just two days there were an impressive number of blocks completed. Rachel began by explaining that Daisy is her nickname coming from her twenty years as a florist. As her work often features flowers it has stuck and she is quite happy about that. Her style is eclectic, she takes a technique and sees what she can do with it. Pushing both design and construction l ..read more

Members of our group entered many quilts in this event which was held in real life after delays and a virtual showcase last year. Waverley Patchworkers also provided support in the form of sponsorship of major awards including Excellence in Domestic Machine Quilting won by Best in Show “Dresden Dancing” by Robyn Coots. Dresden Dancing – detail Congratulations to all members who exhibited, and to those who also won ribbons in the following categories. What a talented group! Judges Commendation from Julie Adamson – Heather Cartmel Bathwick Revisited 3.1 Mainly Pieced – Amateur – Highly Commended ..read more