9 Nicholson Street, Carlton Gardens, Melbourne Thursday to Sunday 10am to 4:30pm daily Admission charges apply
What a treat! Several hundred hand-picked quilts will be on show. From historic and rare military pieces, to brilliantly coloured contemporary art pieces, as well as those with a traditional flavour, you’ll see it all at the AQC Quilt Show… bringing a world of quilts to your door.
Why is this Quilt Show so special?
At AQC, you’ll see the cream of the crop. Every quilt has earned its place by being specially selected for this event. Congratulations to all the quilters who have work on show.
AP&Q AQC Challenge
On Wednesday 28 April the winners of the AP&Q AQC Challenge were announced. Now in its second year, the Challenge received entries from around Australia, France, New Zealand and the USA. Around 30 quilts were juried and selected for exclusive exhibition from the 77 entries. The theme Remember has evoked a fascinating response, inspiring entrants to create quilts honouring past eras, lost family members, soldiers in war and the things in life that are really important to them. The winners were announced last night and, in total, won prize money of $10,000.
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Winner AP&Q AQC Challenge Linden Lancaster (Picola, Victoria) |
Runner-Up Debbie Guihot and Robyn Wilkinson (Canowindra, New South Wales) |
Best Junior Entry Georgia Button (Wandearah, South Australia) (DOB 23/4/1995) |
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I Dream in Colour  |
Remember Me  |
Yvonne  |
| I Dream in Colour – Lined in a row, they listen to our song, The nursing-home residents may hum along. But most close their eyes; does a memory flare? Where do they go when they sit in their chair? Are you waving him off when he left for war? Or are kids ‘round your feet as they play on the floor? It’s more than music, to these folk we give. Do you dream in colour where your memories live? | This quilt represents not only how we remember our fallen soldiers but how they also remembered the families at home. These memories are captured in the photographic images and the memorabilia buried beneath the field of Flanders poppies. | My cousin, Yvonne Steed, was a conservationist, who dedicated her life to preserving the natural environment around the Mount Lofty Ranges and other parts of South Australia. This quilt depicts Yvonne the day she rediscovered a 100 year old fern, finding a precious jewel in bushland, long thought of as lost. In February 2009, Yvonne passed away after a long and courageous fight against breast cancer. We remember her passion, her bravery and her courage. |
Other Finalists
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They Grow Up So Fast Helen Golden |
First Kiss Anne Davis |
Snapshot from my heart Erika Krieg |
We will remember Janene McCann |
Those were the days Janine Dixon & |
Double Happiness shoes Margaret Lamb |
Best of the Best
Six premium quilts are chosen from each state’s guild shows around Australia and the NANZQ Quilts Aotearoa exhibition in New Zealand. The exhibition includes the Best of Show entries for the 2010 Australian National Quilt Award.
The Australian National Quilt Award is sponsored by |
Happy Magic 
Kumon Sampler by Beverly Hunter, NSW
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Rajah Winner 2009 Gloria Loughman
Popular tutor and our current Rajah award winner Gloria Loughman, has compiled this display featuring her amazing quilts. Celebration
The Rajah Award is presented by Teach Me
See some of the bestworks from our talented AQC tutors. Little Red Cardinal
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Something SpecialEnjoy a triple treat from three countries: Down Under Quilts magazine has invited their counterparts - New Zealand Quilter and Irish Quilting magazines to send a selection of quilts for display alongside projects from Australia’s Down Under Quilts magazine.
Quilts by Kim McLean
Stars We are thrilled to present a showcase of quilts by award winning Sydney quilt maker Kim McLean. Kim’s work has been on the cover of the USA Quilters Newsletter several times (once would be huge thrill for any quilter!), has twice won Best of Show at the Sydney Quilt Show, and has been featured at the Houston Quilt Festival. The display will include her early reproduction styles through to her later work featuring bright Kaffe Fasset fabrics.
Lolly Pop Tree 
New York Beauty
Ten Years of
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Twelve by Twelve
Dandelion theme You may have seen it on the internet, but see it in real life at AQC. Making its world premiere, this fascinating display comprises quilts by twelve artists from different places around the world, many who have never even met. Each quilter produced a twelve inch square quilt for each of the twelve themed challenges. Each themed set of twelve quilts fits together in a mosaic; resulting in twelve mosaics from 144 quilts in total. Brenda Gael Smith and Kirsten Duncan will be on hand to tell you all about the project during the show and in a floortalk at 1pm on Saturday only. Get a sneak preview on the Twelve website: |
Out of the FoldAnnette Morgan (past President of the Quilter’s Guild of the British Isles) is bringing over an art quilt exhibition from the UK compiled specially for AQC. Annette is a mentor to the group, Out of the Fold, which use innovative techniques and mixed media. Let’s see what the Brits are up to!
Annette Gero's Military QuiltsAnnette Gero, quilt historian has recently acquired several rare old British military quilts made from thousands of tiny pieces of woollen fabric from military uniforms. These will be seen on public display for the first time at AQC.
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State of the Art Quilt 10See a snapshot of quilt art from Queensland in this juried exhibition by members of Queensland Quilters Inc. This year jurors are Dianne Firth (ACT) and Helen Sanderson (Qld). The exhibition has an open theme allowing entrants to explore a variety of subject matter and inspiration. Presented by Queensland Quilters 
Rising from the Ashes by Barb Leaver 
Jewelled Sky by Melissa Zilman
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Roses from the HeartConceptual artist Christina Henri will present a display of bonnets as part of her Roses from the HeartTM project. The project is a memorial to all convict women brought to Australia. It is a small token of her ultimate aim of producing a bonnet for every one of the 25,266 female convicts who arrived here from 1788 to 1853. Join in the project by creating a bonnet; download a pattern from www.christinahenri.com.au.
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Textile TantrumsDale Rollerson of The Thread Studio has challenged textile artists to throw some textile tantrums. They have responded with bad behaviour exhibiting work featuring holes, tears, rips, sharp objects, frayed edges and not a seam finish in sight. Dale will talk you through the situation at 2pm each day, at the exhibition. Presented by The Thread Studio. 
Turmoil by Janine Hunt 
Holey Tantrum by Dale Rollerson |
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Plan your timetable now! AQC only happens once a year. Click here to go directly to the timetable. Please note: class bookings only available onsite now.
