Tuesday 18 March 2014

Castlemaine Applique Exhibition

I have just arrived home from a wonderful visit to Castlemaine in Victoria. There were such treats in store - the inaugural exhibition of the Castlemaine Applique group, an Applique workshop organised by Threadbear, a visit (or three) to Threadbear quilt shop, meeting other bloggers/quilters, shopping and more...

On Sunday I visited the Exhibition. I discovered they were open at 9 am - earlier than advertised - so I got to have a good look around before the crowds...

and I'm in...
In the window on the way in ...beautiful!
The raffle quilt - amazing applique


What a great venue to highlight the quilts - and the morning light streaming in the windows made the quilts glow : 
 

I have only seen one blog post on the exhibition so far (no doubt there will be more!). Sue-Anne has posted lots of lovely photos of the displayed quilts - do have a look there. I took loads of photos too but am trying not to double up with her so here are some others...(I did get permission to post)

Not all quilts were hung - some treasures were folded or draped :

Beautiful red and white!

Lovely grouping looks quite antique in morning sunshine

I couldn't see a label on this folded quilt but isn't it striking? :







The lighting shows up the lovely quilting


Tiny quilt - I am guessing 18" but could be less...just perfect
From the tiny to the very large...

Stunning clamshells!

 Broderie perse centre


Gorgeous borders on Mrs Millers Journey by Meghan Leslie - somehow I forgot to photograph the whole quilt. I don't know about you, but I love that background...



Interesting to read the story on the card on this next quilt - the quilt looked perfect and the colours are magic IMHO : 





Sue Jones' Ann Daggs - love the fussy cut birds

So many quilts, so much talent, impossible to pick a favourite!

As if that wasn't overwhelming enough - there were also some great shopping opportunities.
here...
That is Threadbear as it was rarely seen at the weekend  - a quiet moment before opening time. It was a different story later on! It was my first visit and I was quite taken with the repro fabric selection, wow - brought home some treasures to embellish the stash. 

and here...
A quilting friend led me to this discovery ( thanks Kelly) - Habadash - full of fascinating vintage haberdashery treasures. I couldn't resist the vintage peg bag, and the piece of linen toile. The velvet buttons and tape might not be vintage but I can see uses in making stitchery gifts: 

I'm all out of time - will post again soon about the Applique workshop.


25 comments:

  1. What wonderful quilts! Thanks for sharing them! And you picked some really nice treasures!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Thank you for sharing your gorgeous pictures. What extraordinary quilts!! I love the Blueberry pickle quilt. That mini and the clamshells too - so lovely. Fun to see the old brick building Threadbear is in. One day will I make it all the way there?

    ReplyDelete
  3. what stunning applique - thank you for sharing - that raffle quilt is beautiful, someone will be very lucky to get that one!!

    ReplyDelete
  4. Oh my, how did you ever leave? Such gorgeous work. I would be thrilled to attend a show with so much talent and creativity! Thanks much for sharing.:)

    ReplyDelete
  5. Many, many thanks for sharing your wonderful photos - what a fabulous show!! What talented quilters! What gorgeous quilts!!

    ReplyDelete
  6. Wow, what a show, thank you for sharing the photos!!

    ReplyDelete
  7. A beautiful exhibition, thank you for the pictures.

    ReplyDelete
  8. Wow! So many amazing and beautiful quilts. That raffle quilt is outstanding!!

    ReplyDelete
  9. Amazing! Looks like it was a wonderful exhibition at a great venue. Lovely purchases too.

    ReplyDelete
  10. Enjoyed the tour Hilda and I would be hard pressed to pick my favourite.

    ReplyDelete
  11. Great post Hilda, you've captured the exhibition beautifully - it was just outstanding!!! Love your Habadash purchases, we had to rush for the train so only had few moments in that unique shop and had to leave empty handed, Threadbare was a different story :)

    ReplyDelete
  12. incredible quilts and what a wonderful venue. I have started a hat box quilt - need to find that ufo!

    ReplyDelete
  13. Thanks so much for sharing this fabulous quilt show. Oh, how I wish I could have been there. So many beautiful quilts, Blueberry Pickle was unique and striking, just love them all!

    ReplyDelete
  14. Oh my. Such a good exhibit. The quilts are well displayed. And so many beautiful applique quilts. Thank you for sharing.

    ReplyDelete
  15. Such beautiful quilts and so many of them! Thank you for posting so many pictures for us to enjoy, it must have been fantastic to have been there in person!

    ReplyDelete
  16. Oh my what a great exhibition, beautiful pictures and so much inspiration. Are you dreaming about your next couple quilts? I would love to visit Threadbear and the Habadash would have been a place I could have spent a lot of time and money.

    ReplyDelete
  17. Thanks for sharing the exhibit! Great setting and wonderful shopping nearby. I also like that not all the quilts were hung to enjoy. Thanks for the close up shots too!

    ReplyDelete
  18. Wow! What amazing quilts and a lovely venue!!

    ReplyDelete
  19. What an awesome inspiring show. You're right, there's no way to pick a favorite. The venue really added to the beauty of the quilts. Truly amazing quilters. Thanks for sharing your photos!

    ReplyDelete
  20. What a treat to see the quilts from this talented group. I'm pretty sure I couldn't pick a favourite either.
    Glad you got to embellish your stash too. Lovely photos.

    ReplyDelete
  21. I'm so sorry to have missed it - thanks so much for sharing!

    ReplyDelete
  22. I am just amazed at all of these quilts - they are all so beautiful. What an incredibly talented amount of people! Thanks so much for sharing - I'm going to go look through them again!

    ReplyDelete
  23. What a beautiful lot of quilts you have shown. Thanks for that. I love Castlemaine - only been there once, but was very taken with the little town.

    ReplyDelete
  24. Thank you for all the fantastic pictures! What an amazing experience that was. I am so humbled by what is being produced. And, that raffle quilt, I bet that raised a lot of funds.

    ReplyDelete
  25. What a beautiful quilts show you here!
    Greetings,
    Floor

    ReplyDelete