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AQC has outgrown its home!
We need more space ...
so we are moving in 2009 to Melbourne's iconic Royal Exhibition Building in Carlton Gardens.
This new venue will provide a spectacular space for the Quilt Show, expanded space for exhibitors in the Expo, easy access and transport for visitors, extensive and economical parking, and access to outdoor areas for lunchbreaks. This historic venue will suit the needs of the Australasian Quilt Convention.
If you love patchwork and quilting, or if you just love shopping and seeing beautiful and inspiring works of textile art, this is the event for you whether you have just one hour or four days to come along and enjoy the experience.
Shop and browse for the latest patchwork and quilting products; see outstanding quilts on display from both Australia and around the world at the quilt show; join free half-hour seminars with Expo retailers to learn their secrets.
See you there!
Dates
February 26 - March 1, 2009
Open Times
Open 10am - 4.30pm daily
Venue
Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton
Admission
Adults $TBC, Seniors, age and disability pensioners $TBC.
children (5-16 years)$TBC, under 5 years FREE.
(daily admission includes entry to exhibitor seminars) All prices include GST 
NEW QUILT COMPETITION!
$7500 in cash to be won!
The AP&Q AQC Challenge is an exciting new quilt competition. The theme for this year's Challenge is Fantasy!
First prize: $5000
Runner-up prize: $2000
Age 18 and under prize: $500
Prizes are awarded based on the interpretation of theme, excellence in design, and craftmanship.
Selected entries will be displayed and the announcing of the winners will take place on February 28, 2009 at the 2009 Australasian Quilt Convention in Melbourne.
THE KOPANANG PROJECT
At the recent AQC event, we were honored to have as our guests Sister Sheila Flynn, Johanna Zulu and Mpho Sibanyoni from South Africa to share with us their efforts to improve the situation of women affected by the Aids/HIV epidemic and to look after orphaned children in South Africa. If you were inspired and awed by the courage of these women in the face of such adversity, as we were, and you would like to help them in a simple way by sending supplies of embroidery thread (raid that stash!) you can send it to:
Sister Sheila Flynn
Kopanang Community Trust
PO Box 10268
Geluksdal 1546
South Africa
POSTCARD FROM EGYPT
At AQC in 2007, we hosted some Egyptian tentmakers who do intricate handwork and sold many wonderful pieces at the event. At the end of the expo, managing director of Expertise Events, Gary Fitz-Roy gave a cash donation "for a deserving cause in Egypt" to Jenny Bowker who organised the visit from her current base in Egypt. Jenny has written to tell us how she has allocated the funds.
Jenny writes:
"The first project I settled on was one in the Western Desert of Bahariya, where they were encouraging the local ladies to bring back the local style of embroidery... so I asked for a list of materials and embroidery thread that they needed and bought them a mountain of stuff - but there was still money left.
We have just handed this over to an organisation that takes street children off the street - especially abused and pregnant girls. Some are as young as eleven and twelve and pregnant without any income. The organisation is first class. ... I know them well and they will really get good value from your kindness. What will happen to the girls in the long term is in the lap of the gods - but for a short time they will be well cared for by a very nice and loving group of women. They teach a lot of life skills and set them up with mini-projects - drink selling carts and things that guarantee a small income."
Thank you Jenny for keeping us informed.
Congratulations to Debbie Cox who won a prize at the recent QuiltWest show 
with her quilt (pictured) which was inspired by her workshops at AQC 2008 with South African tutor Odette Tolksdorf.
More Information:
Expertise Events
PO Box 6053
Frenchs Forest
NSW 2086 Australia
Tel: +61 2 9452 7575
Fax: +61 2 9975 3707
click here to view the 2008 Press Release
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