Stitches & Craft Newcastle Preview Magazine

SHOW GUIDE August 13 -- 16, 201 5 Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Brown Road, Broadmeadow

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Learn the art of quilling See page 3

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Create your own fascinator with Jennifer O’Brien!

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Art U Wear

Mixed media on show!

See beautiful beading and textile art works by renowned artist Fiona Hammond

11am: Chinese Lantern Earrings Create a pair of colourful earrings using Japanese and Czech glass beads, and felt balls. These cute earrings are light and fun to wear! Thursday and Saturday only.

Class duration: One hour Class cost: $12

Fiona Hammond is a mixedmedia artist whose love of beads, textiles and fibre has led to an eclectic array of wearable and non-wearable pieces over the last 15 years – everything from contemporary quilts to jewellery and sculptural forms. Take a class with Fiona at the show! Book classes at Fiona’s display area.

See the amazing Art U Wear display!

The Art U Wear competition is an open challenge to create a wearable art outfit and the theme this year is ‘Iconic Australia’. The challenge was the perfect opportunity for textile artists, designers, students and anyone with a love of textile art to show what they can do!

A selection of works will be displayed at the fair. The three winning outfits shared $5,000 prize money!

What does Iconic Australia mean to you? Come and see the results at the show!

11am: Felt Flower Bracelet Make your own bracelet with 100% wool felt flowers plus beads, needle & thread, and satin cord. Embellish with lovely Czech glass triangle beads and Japanese seed beads.

Friday and Sunday only.

Class duration: One hour Class cost: $15

12.45pm: Peyote Stitch Ring with Embellishment Create a fabulous check-pattern Peyote stitch ring out of Japanese seed beads, needle and thread.

Thursday and Saturday only.

Class duration: 11/2 hours Class cost: $12

12.45pm: Dainty Duo Necklace Use Czech glass Superduo beads and Dagger beads, plus Japanese seed beads to create this necklace.

Several colour choices available.

Friday and Sunday only.

Class duration: 11/2 hours Class cost: $20

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Welcome to our NEW LOOK Stitches & Craft Show!

The show is jam packed with MORE features than ever before.

This year there are plenty of new things to see and some new twists on traditional crafts.

Hats off to milliner Jennifer O’Brien who will demonstrate hat making techniques and show you some of the amazing styles she has created. Try your hand – you could start by just making a small embellishment to add to an existing hat.

Crafty handmade birds will be preening their feathers before they go on display. We’re bringing the finalists of our Make a Birdie competition. People from all over Australia created birds using various techniques from paper mache, to sewing, textile sculpture and crochet.

Stitch up a storm with Paula. See fresh modern quilts, toys and soft furnishings by designer Paula Storm and then sit down with her and learn how to quilt.

Celebrate Flower Power – and enjoy an amazing freeform knit and crochet installation made of hundreds of psychedelic flowers and sixties symbols from knitters around the world. When hundreds of people get together, beautiful things can be created!

Confess to colouring. When the kids are colouring in do you want to join them? Colouring-in for grown-ups is a huge trend at present and adult colouring-in books are on best seller lists all over the world. It’s relaxing and stress-busting. Colour in our huge mural from the famous Secret Garden book.

Fashion or art? When you see the Art U Wear competition outfits you’ll see some of them cross the boundaries from sewing to artwork. The theme this year was Iconic Australia.

Textile artist Fiona Hammond works with felt and beads to make lovely accessories. She’ll teach you too!

And if you haven’t tried quilling – the art of creating with rolled paper strips, then I think you’ll be inspired to after you see the work of guest artist Christine Donehue.

Plus we have the QuiltHouse SchoolHouse for the first time, new international quilts, craft for kids, papercraft pop up classes, woodturners and more, read on for details.

And the NEW LOOK? We’ve had a makeover! At the show this year you’ll see our stands have a chalkboard with their show specials or new products, and a colour-coded flag which represents their product category.

See you there,

PS. We’re only here once a year – come along and make the most of it!

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Getting to the show...

WHEN

August 13 – 16, 2015 Thursday to Sunday, 10am to 4.30pm daily

PLAN YOUR TRIP Newcastle Entertainment Centre is conveniently located six minutes from the centre of Newcastle on the Newcastle Showground. Access by car is via the main entrance off Griffiths Road. If travelling from the north or south of Newcastle, the M1 Pacific Motorway is only a short distance away.

WHERE

Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Showground, Brown Road, Broadmeadow

TICKET PRICES

Tickets can be purchased at the door OR you can jump in early and avoid the ticket queues – buy tickets before the show online at www.craftevents.com.au and click on The Stitches & Craft Show logo then the ‘Buy Tickets’ tab.

• Adults $15 • Seniors Card Holders $14 • Age & Disability Pensioners $13 • Family Pass (2 adults & 2 children) $38 • Child (from 5 to 16 years) $7. Child (under 5 years) FREE • Two-day pass $28, Three-day pass $40 • Group/Bulk Buy (minimum of 10 tickets pre-purchased before Friday August 7, 2015) Adult $13 per ticket, Child $7 per ticket.

Have a few friends coming with you?

Benefits include: • Flexibility to come any one day of the show, individually • Buy 20 tickets, get one free

FREE BAG to every visitor* in a group of 10 or more. * Adult group tickets only

Bulk ticket sales close Friday August 7, 2015 at 4.30pm.

Sorry, no refunds available.

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MORE INFORMATION

Call: 02 9452 7575 • Email: tickets@expertiseevents.com.au • Website: craftevents.com.au

FAST FACTS

• Ticket sales open at 9.30am and the doors open at 10am • Last ticket sales are at 4pm, the show closes at 4.30pm • The cloakroom is located at the show entrance and the charge is just $2 per item. It’s a great place to leave your shopping so your hands are free to buy more!

• Food and drinks will be available to buy at the show café.

• ATM facilities are available throughout the venue.

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PARKING The Centre has a fully supervised and secure car parking facility within the Showground complex. The Showground’s car park caters for 1,500 individual car spaces as well as a designated coach parking area. The charge is $4 per vehicle per day. It is advisable to arrive early for the event to avoid congestion with parking. Disabled car parking is close to the entrance. Please visit www.nec.net.au for more information.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT There are various public transport options for visitors. You can travel cheaper, easier and greener by using one of these alternatives.

• The Centre is a short walk from the Broadmeadow train station.

• The Centre has an on-site taxi rank • For bus and train timetables contact the Transport Infoline on 131 500 or visit www.transport.nsw.info

BY TRAIN – Daily train services run regularly from Sydney to Broadmeadow via the Newcastle & Central Coast Line. For a detailed timetable please visit the CityRail website www.cityrail.info

BY BUS – For information regarding bus services to the Newcastle Entertainment Centre please visit the Newcastle Buses website www.newcastlebuses.info/routes.

For information about local accommodation, restaurants and other attractions nearby, or to plan your trip to The Stitches & Craft Show, visit www.visitnewcastle.com.au This information is correct at time of posting but can be subject to change.

Visitors should check prices and details prior to travelling.

Bonus! Collect your FREE souvenir pin valued at $5 – for the first 500 show visitors each day only.

Look for blackboard specials at the show!

PLUS! Look out for the coloured flags to indicate the type of craft supplies for sale at the show – they make your shopping even easier:

Every retailer at The Stitches & Craft Show has a chalkboard where they can write up their show specials or new products!

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Light blue: Beading and Jewellery Red: Patchwork and Quilting Yellow: Painting, Drawing and Mixed Media

P Orange: Papercraft and Scrapbooking C Dark blue: Craft Tools, Supplies,

Equipment & Resources Y Purple: Yarn and Wool Crafts

S Pink: Sewing and Textile Crafts N Dark green: Needlecraft and Embroidery D Cream: Dolls, Bears and Toys The Stitches & Craft Show Guide 4/2015 is published by the organisers of your favourite craft events – The Stitches & Craft Show, Craft & Quilt Fair, Australasian Quilt Convention and the Scrapbook & Papercraft Expo. Information in our preview magazine is provided by exhibitors. Expertise Events is not responsible for incorrect information or product names. Updates to the program will be made on the website closer to the event.

Join the latest trend!

Modern Quilts Fresh and colourful modern quilts will be on display at the show The quilts are the work of quilters from the Newcastle Modern Quilt Group which is a newly formed local group following the modern quilt trend.

They are keen to speak to local quilters who share their interest with a view to joining them. Talk to them at the show to find out about their activities and their plans for the future.

Enjoy the newest recreational activity!

Left: Quilts by Wendy Nutt.

Discover quilling with Christine Donehue!

Come to the show and see Christine Donehue – a renowned quilling expert with more than 70 awards to her credit

Be inspired by daily demonstrations of this beautiful craft

The art of quilling is centuries old and was originally done by using the offcuts from books to make decorative designs.

Today, Christine creates contemporary designs and you can see a super display of her amazing work, including hearts, flowers and other creations using this unique craft.

Learn fr o m a n expert!

Colouring-in for adults is the latest craze – try it for yourself with our interactive murals using work by popular artist Johanna Basford.

The artwork is from her best-selling book, Secret Garden, An Inky Treasure Hunt and Colouring Book, which features stunning illustrations of flowers, insects, birds and small animals. Originally published as a colouring book, crafters are now using the designs as inspiration for embroidery and quilting designs too!

See Johanna’s artwork at the show in all its glory – and you can have a turn at colouring it in!

Johanna says; ‘I hand draw all my images, preferring pens and pencils to pixels. I delight in smudgy finger prints, wobbly hand penned lines and the odd ink blot, these little imperfections are what give drawings character, soul and that true sense of organic.’

Presented by Johanna Basford and Expertise Events.

Christine will be running FREE 30-minute demonstrations on basic quilling techniques including scrolls, coils, crimping and much more. Demonstration times are 12noon, 1.30pm and 3pm.

International Art Quilts on Display Enjoy 50 A4-size pieces of textile art from Studio Art Quilts Associates (SAQA) This unique trunk show – ‘Trunk Show F’ is designed to showcase SAQA’s diversity of talent and its mission to “promote the art quilt through education, exhibitions, professional development, documentation, and publications.”

Learn more about these quilts at the show.

Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc. (SAQA) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote the art quilt through education, exhibitions, professional development, documentation, and publications.

SAQA defines an art quilt as “a creative visual work that is layered and stitched or that references this form of stitched layered structure.”

A dedicated core of volunteers and staff keep the organization vibrant, dynamic, and progressive.

Floortalk aily at 12noon d rt a and textile ns o ti a tr demons te

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Textile art demonstrations See Queensland-based textile artist Kate Oszko demonstrating various fibre art techniques at the show.

“In my art I’m particularly drawn to shades of black and white, and playing with geometry to express concepts”, says Kate.

See her at work at the show and catch her floortalk at the SAQA display at 12noon daily.

Founded in 1989 by an initial group of 50 artists, SAQA now has over 3,000 members: artists, teachers, collectors, gallery owners, museum curators and corporate sponsors.

Left to right from top: Autumn by Nancy Kibbey, Blue Moon by Judy Dales, Ruby by Bonnie Oullette, #Tagged

by Natalya Aikens, Eddie My Love, Fifty Years and Counting by Linda Levitt, Baby by Mita Giacomini.

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Hats Off to the perfect accessory!

Local milliner Jennifer O’Brien has a talent for toppers... hats, that is

Modern Quilting ‘Taste Testers’ Paula Storm, modern quilter from the NSW South Coast has been a full time quilter for the last eight years and has been teaching and publishing patterns for over four.

Paula describes modern quilting like this, “In Australia we, as quilters, have an amazing opportunity to break out of the mould and create our own look and style.”

Hats have proven themselves to be the perpetual accessory. They traverse the seasons; celebrities can’t resist them; they transform an outfit and they not only survive fashion trends – they complement each and every one of them.

Meet Paula at Thorpe & Co, stand D06 as she demonstrates her long arm quilting techniques on the HandiQuilter machines.

Plus you can take a ‘Taste Tester’ and learn free-motion machine quilting.

Classes at 10.30am, 12noon and 2.30pm daily. Cost: $10.

Hats were part of Jennifer’s attire from an early age and with her artistic background and love of sewing, her millinery studio was born.

Book at stand D06.

“I currently work out of The Newcastle Community Arts Centre designing and making hats and I find this the perfect solution to my creative need; it combines my love of colour, form, line, texture, fabric, sewing and sculpture” she told the ‘Stitches’ team.

BONUS

See a gorgeous room display of her work, including quilts, toys and soft furnishings at the show.

You can learn how to make some of Jennifer’s designs in workshops at the show, or soak up some of her creativity in her inspiring demonstrations.

Look chic – top-off your next outfit with a hat created by you!

LEARN FROM THESE CLASSES AND FREE DEMONSTRATIONS Classes run for about 1.5hrs on Thursday and Saturday only.

Cost: $20 – includes everything you need. Book at Jennifer’s display area on the day.

Limited places.

Classes and Demonstrations Thursday

1.30pm: Class Make a Small Lace-Covered Headpiece

Friday

Continuous from 1.30pm: Demonstration Create Trims & Embellishments for Hats

Saturday

1.30pm: Class Make your own Fascinator

Sunday

Continuous from 1.30pm: Demonstration Attach Veiling to a Headpiece

50 Years of Flower Power

For women like us!

See the amazing freeform 10 metre long knit and crochet flower garden hand stitched together by textile artist extraordinaire Prudence Mapstone. Comprising bright floral motifs in all sorts of shapes, sizes and colours, and with more than 207 contributors from over 24 different countries, this is one you can’t miss!

This year is 50 years since the term ‘Flower Power’ was first coined to describe a non-violent protest against the Vietnam War, and to celebrate, fibre aficionados from around the world have created brightly coloured motifs and scrumbles with a flower power theme.

Meet the Flock!

COME AND SPREAD YOUR CRAFTY WINGS

See these charming birdies!

These birds are the result of our recent Make A Birdie online competition – a challenge put out to crafty, passionate IntoCraft blog followers at www.intocraft.com.au Joining our flock will be a display of birds made by local Newcastle Creative Embroiderers & Textile Artists in the Flying Free project, supporting the anti-domestic violence campaign.

Visit the website for details of NCEATA demonstrations in embroidery, silk paper making, rug hooking, bird making and more! www.craftevents.com.au From top: Finalists’ birds by Joy McPadden, Lisa Johnson, Emanda Fretwell, Jacq Chorlton, Stephanie Reekie.

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MEET OTHER CRAFTY BIRDS

FIND THINGS TO FEATHER YOUR NEST

LEARN TO CREATE AND FLY!

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1 Jelly Roll and Layer Cakes up to $60 each – show special two for $90! Busy Needles, Stand E17. 2 See the latest washi tape with fabulous new designs including cameras, trees, owls, butterflies, banners and more. Craft Queen, Stand C02. 3 These gorgeous scissor lanyards are all hand made in Australia, with beautiful Japanese Matsuno Beads and they are complemented with Glass Pearls and Crystals to match. We also have DIY kits available. Tinkering Tools, Stand F18. 4 Now available – see Bonnie’s Flock delightful new sheep and sheepdogs quilt kit. Scarlet & Grace Designs distributed by Creative Cottage Crafts, Stand F04. 5 The Snappy Pouch will pop open and stay open for easy access. Kit includes quality yarn-dyed fabrics and an adjustable strap. This pouch is great for all ages! Studio Mio, Stand B16. 6 Complete start up kit, includes everything you need to get started on cake decorating or papercrafting and scrapbooking! FlexiCraft Moulds, Stand E21. 7 Tulip needles are strong and durable and are polished lengthwise to ensure they glide through fabric smoothly, like a hot knife through butter! BeBe Bold, Stand D02.

8 The Daylight MAGnificent Lamp has three different height positions and LEDs provide high contrast and accurate colour matching. LEDs never need replacing and use minimal energy. The lens with 1.75X magnifying is perfect for close-work activity. Scissorman, Stand F01. 9 New Daylight Ultra Bright LED sewing machine light is oh so handy! Scissorman, Stand F01. 10 New Sasher Ruler, designed by Pauline Rogers. Expand your quilting horizons with this handy tool. Pauline’s Quilters World, Stand F09. 11 Grip & Stitch – better than gloves, you can free-motion quilt and move your work with ease. Use them with any sewing or quilting machine. Lotus Fabrics, Stand D13. 12 Grab the Fiskars Rotary cutter and Ruler Combo – it’s a show special that’s perfect for cutting your fabric – two sizes 12 x 12 inch and 24 x 6 inch. Flip la K, Stand F17. 13 Exclusive to Flip la K are two sets – choose the rotary cutter and mat or scissors and snips – or both! They’re both show specials. Flip la K, Stand F17. 14 Special fusible web appliqué needles – the needle shaft is triangular which makes piercing through the layers of fabric and fusible web much easier. Blue Willow Cottage, Stand E22. 15 New Sasher Collection by Pauline Rogers out now – with a great show special! Winner of a 2015 Australian Craft Industry Award. Pauline’s Quilters World, Stand F09.

16 Flip-n Spin Option Kit is great for making Pinwheel blocks with a difference! Flip la K, Stand F17. 17 Lotus in Bloom quilt by Judy Neimeyer – pattern and kit available at Lotus Fabrics, Stand D13.

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Free lecture-style workshops!

Learn with the experts in these free seminars!

Workshops are approximately 30 minutes unless otherwise stated. Bookings are not required. Program runs daily at the show.

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11am ★ What’s New and Exciting in Scrapbooking and Cardmaking.

See what’s new in our amazing new catalogue plus the latest Kaszazz products and techniques.

Sonya Edwards, Kaszazz, Stand E05.

Hands On Make & Take Classes

Free demonstrations!

Catch free demonstrations, running daily at the show.

GET EXPERT INSTRUCTION FOR THE SMALL COST OF A KIT IN THESE ONE-HOUR SESSIONS! = all skill levels ★ = New Program runs daily at the show.

At Cardmaking.net, Stand D07, Allan Press will be colouring peel off stickers with Sakura Pens, Chalks and Lacquer; as well as demonstrating the art of quilling. Debra will also be demonstrating how to make beautiful cards with your Marianne Design and Nellies Choice stencils. t

11am ★ Coin Purse with Key Ring, Mio Fujita, Studio Mio. Make a gorgeous coin purse with a convenient key ring. You will learn how to line your purse and sew it into a purse frame. Kit cost $20. Book at Stand B16.

11.30am ★ Quilt Runners.

Explore the magic of making your own stunning bed quilt runner. Margaret will share her ideas on colour and style plus tips on quilting your project. Complimentary instruction sheet.

Margaret Kirkby, Logan’s Patchwork Fabrics, Stand F16.

12noon ★ Cut Time and Quilt More! Learn all the tips, tricks and new techniques for fast, accurate cutting. Be inspired by the options with this vast range of quilting shapes.

AccuQuilt, Stand E11.

12.30pm No wadding / No piecing / Quilt as you go quilting! Jeannie Handsaker, Scarlet & Grace Designs distributed by Creative Cottage Crafts, Stand F04. Learn this fantastic new technique to create amazing quilts and bags.

Also see the latest in projects which can be made in less than three hours.

1pm Simple Hand Dyeing.

You will be surprised at your creative talents! Learn our simple techniques of dyeing beautiful lace, fabric, buttons and more to any colour of the rainbow.

Simply paint on and set in microwave.

Joy White, Starr Laces and Ribbons, Stand A01.

2pm ★ Software Made Easy. If you’ve ever wondered about sewing machine software, discover the possibilities of the latest Pfaff software – and the show special! Sally Sommer, Pfaff, Stand E11.

2.30pm Wonderful One-Fabric Quilts. Experience the magic of creating a stunning quilt from just one fabric. From table runners to queen sized quilts, this exciting technique is fun, fast and rewarding. See Margaret’s latest interpretation of this technique. Margaret Kirkby, Logan’s Patchwork Fabrics, Stand F16.

11am ★ Turn Your Scarves into Fashion Statements. Take home over 20 new creative scarf ideas to turn your scarves into fashion statements and into ‘neck art’ with only six scarves and some innovative scarf accessories, including clips, rings, flowers, keepers, pins, jewellery and pendants. Free giveaways during presentation!

Gail Lawrence, Creative Fashion Accessories, Stand F26.

11.30am Sashiko-Hitomezashi (one stitch Sashiko) and Boro embroidery.

Learn the simple techniques of Hitomezashi and Boro embroidery and see what can be achieved. Jane MacDonald, BeBe Bold, Stand D02.

12noon ★ Scrapbooking and Card Making – cost cutting and time saving.

Nicole will share tips and tricks to save money and time when creating layouts and cards. She’ll share inspiring samples of work at this workshop. Nicole Farrell, Craft Queen, Stand C02.

1pm ★ Discover the Latest Trends in Cardmaking.

Debra will share hints and tips on how to make beautiful cards using 3D pictures, peel off stickers, pens, stencils/dies, and all the latest tools of the trade. Debra Van Der Meulen, Cardmaking.net, Stand D07.

2pm ★ Great Christmas Gift Making Ideas.

If you’re looking for quick, easy and cost effective handmade gifts, this is the workshop for you! Nicole will share ideas including bookmarks, t-shirts, door stops, earrings, keyrings and more. Nicole Farrell, Craft Queen, Stand C02.

2.30pm ★ Turn Your Scarves into Fashion Statements. Take home over 20 new creative scarf ideas to turn your scarves into fashion statements and into ‘neck art’ with only six scarves and some innovative scarf accessories, including clips, rings, flowers, keepers, pins, jewellery and pendants. Free giveaways during presentation! Gail Lawrence, Creative Fashion Accessories, Stand F26.

3pm ★ Creating Backgrounds Using Masks & Stencils. Let Nicole show you how to use stencils and masks to create backgrounds with a variety of mediums. They are a versatile and cost effective product to use for card making, scrapbooking and mixed media. Nicole Farrell, Craft Queen, Stand C02.

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Jane at BeBe Bold will demonstrate one-stitch Sashiko (Hitomezashi) and Boro techniques, at Stand D02.

See Flexi-Craft Moulds products demonstrated all day at the fair – they can be used for card making or cake decorating – at Stand E21.

Catch Robyn at Fat Cats Card Corner demonstrating Inksheets and Ross is demonstrating applying gilding flakes, at Stand E02.

Louise at Lotus Fabrics will be demonstrating the new Stitch & Grip free-motion quilting tool, at Stand D13.

Stamp designer Rachel Greig of Darkroom Door will demonstrate stamping techniques using her range of stamps at Craft Queen, Stand C02. (Thursday only)

12noon ★ English Paper Piecing, Rhonda Leith, Blue Willow Cottage. Learn this traditional and easy method of patchwork.

Includes handy hints to make your sewing easier.

Kit includes papers, fabric, mini rotary cutter and mat. Kit cost $25.

Book at Stand E22.

1pm ★ Christmas Cards, Nicole Farrell, Craft Queen.

Get organised early this year and start making your Christmas cards. We’ll make 3 in the class and there will be plenty of supplies in your kit to complete more at home. A great class for beginners! Kit cost $20. Book at Stand C02.

The Close To My Heart team at Stand F05 are demonstrating colouring with watercolour pencils and blending pens – perfect for colouring in.

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Mini Coin Purse with Keyring, Mio Fujita, Studio Mio. Learn how to create a super cute mini coin purse and attach a purse frame without holes. A great gift, suitable for all skill levels. Kit cost $20.

Book at Stand B16.

Have a test drive!

The incredibly talented Paula Storm will be on our stand, running one-hour mini workshops daily on the Handi Quilter Sweet 16 sit-down quilting machine. This is a fantastic opportunity for you to try before you buy!!!

Daily one-hour taste tester times are: 10.30am, 12noon and 2.30pm

Welcome to Thorpe & Co Sewing Machines

Cost: $10 – includes all materials needed.

As machines are limited you need to pre book to be able to attend.

Phone 02 4929 4456 or book at Stand D06 at the show

Thorpe & Co Sewing Machines 483 Hunter Street, Newcastle 2300 Tel: 02 4929 4456

Quilting tips and tricks!

Listen and learn in these FREE 30 minute patchwork and quilting sessions with Pauline from Pauline’s Quilters World and Brenda from Flip la K. Located near Stand F17.

10.30am Free Motion Quilting with Pauline. Learn how to master spirals, feathers and more. No walking foot, no pinning, no turning and no pressure on your shoulders, back or neck.

11.30am Flip la K Basic Block Creation with Brenda. See how easy it is to set up a basic block ready for use the Flip la K way.

Work with fusible web; and the tools Flip la K use to make it easy.

12.30pm Quilt-As-You-Go: New Sasher Collection with Pauline. These new tools allow quilters to create stunning QAYG quilts. Create quilts with single, double or triple sashings, peeper strips and cornerstones.

1.30pm Flip-n Templates Made Easy with Brenda. Easy ways to create the WOW factor for appliquéd blocks. Colour, fabric, cotton, stitch and needle selection.

2.30pm Tools, Tips, Techniques with Pauline. Tools from marking pencils to rulers and tips for appliqué without fusible web, marking quilt designs without pens, easy binding, how to make bias plus lots more.

3.30pm Flip-n Great Block Ideas Using Reverse Appliqué with Brenda. Discover Flip la K’s products for Flip-n weave blocks, borders and appliqué – a totally different way of achieving fast, fun and amazing patchwork blocks!

The Craft Cave Create something unique with the ‘I’m a Craftaholic’ team in The Craft Cave at Stand D18, using Mod Podge products and more. Whether it’s making a flower, a money box or decorating their own shoes and tutus, everyone from young children to ‘big kids’ will enjoy these classes!

FAUX QUILTED CUSHION All non-sewers can now ‘quilt’ with Fabric Mod Podge. Wow your friends with a faux quilted cushion cover. For 8 years to 99 year olds.

Class duration: 30-45 minutes.

Class cost: $15 DUCT TAPE FLOWER Duct tape is perfect for mixed media crafts! Create a wonderful flower that can be put on a pen or used to make jewellery. For 4 to 99 year olds, with adult assistance. Class duration: 30 minutes.

Class cost: $7.50 PAPER LANTERNS AND DECOUPAGE Each child will create a unique lantern with Mod Podge to hang in their room. They are battery powered to light up at night. For 2 to 99 year olds, with adult assistance.

Class duration: about 20 minutes.

Class cost: $7.50 SUPERHERO AND PRINCESS TUTUS Learn how to make a no-sew tutu featuring your favourite superhero, including which tulle to use and how to appliqué your favourite superhero or princess on the front. You will complete a tutu to fit 1 to 10 year olds. Class duration: 45 minutes to 1 hour. Class cost $30 JAPANESE ART OF DECODEN Decoden is a form of embellishing with frosting and treats. Use Mod Podge Collage Clay to make a chocolate-dripped jar with pink or white frosting.

Techniques learnt can be used in lots of media. For 7 to 99 year olds.

Class duration: 30 to 45 minutes. Class cost $15 MAKE YOUR OWN COMIC BOOK SHOES Walk out in style with canvas comic book shoes or ‘upcycle’ a pair of high heels. Recycle comic books and create a work of art with Outdoor Mod Podge. Please bring your own shoes. Includes a free bottle of Outdoor Mod Podge as more coats are needed later. For 7 to 99 year olds. Class duration: about 1 hour. Class cost: $25 COMIC BOOK CLOCK Create a unique and one of a kind hanging Comic Book Clock. Learn many uses of Matt or Gloss Mod Podge and complete the clock with handmade embellishments from Mod Melts. For 5 to 99 year olds.

Class duration: 45 minutes to 1 hour. Class cost: $15 Classes run continuously each day from 10.30am to 3.30pm. Bookings are essential. Visit I’m a Craftaholic, Stand D18 or email: sales@imacraftaholic@hotmail.com (Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult).

Accessorise!

Join Gail from Creative Fashion Accessories to make a beautiful scarf necklace using only three scarves.

Plus, you’ll learn some unique ways to wear each of the scarves individually and together.

Times: 10.30am, 12.30pm, 1.30pm and 3.30pm daily Class duration: 20 minutes Cost: $20 – great value – includes materials.

Book at Creative Fashion Accessories, Stand F26

Bite Size Papercraft Techniques Join Doug and Dina from Catchy Crafts, Stand C17, as they take the mystery out of papercrafting by introducing you to many different papercrafting techniques. Take your papercrafting to the next level with these FREE daily sessions at the show.

Each presentation will run for around 20 to 30 minutes, with a section at the end for questions and a chance for visitors to have a play with the products used.

Program runs daily, no bookings required.

Simply head to the Bite Size Papercraft Techniques area at the show.

10.30-11.15am: Adding Sparkle to your Cards Learn how to use glitter, gold flakes, alcohol pens, stickers, stamps and double sided adhesives to create gorgeous sparkling cards.

11.30am-12.15pm: Getting the most out of your die cutting machine You will learn several tips and tricks to die cutting and embossing. Explore easy ways of colouring embossed images, aligning dies, letter-pressing and many other tips.

12.30-1.15pm: Using Alcohol Markers, Watercolour Markers and Pencils to colour your stamped images.

Learn how to use these different mediums for different effects. Learn which stamping inks and papers to use for different techniques.

1.30-2.15pm: Making, Shaping and Colouring Paper Flowers Use flower dies, shaping tools and inks to create a variety of wonderful flowers.

2.30-3.15pm: Shimmering Backgrounds and Accents Come and explore the world of Twinkling H20s, Shimmer Sprays, Colour Rubs and Stencils. These little pots of colour will bring added pizzaz to your papercraft creations.

3.30-4.15pm: Heat Embossing and Alcohol Inks Tips on how to emboss with embossing powders, glitters and a heat gun. You’ll also learn the wonderful things you can do with alcohol inks.

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See the Western Sydney Woodturners Association Inc in action – with lathes to demonstrate and they’ll explain the finer details of the art of wood turning, making bowls, platters, pens and many other items. PLUS browse a large display of finished works.

You can buy a gorgeous timber gift, learn about lathe and other timber work, or just watch the creative fun at the show. Ask the guys about joining their group – it’s fun!

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Grilled prawns & calamari with garlic butter SERVES 8 softened 125g butter, parsley, 2 tblsp choppedserve plus extra, to crushed 2 cloves garlic, zest, 1 lemon, grated 1 tblsp juice green prawns, 750g medium tails intact peeled, deveined, squid 500g (4 medium) cut into tubes, cleaned, 1cm slices oil 2 tblsp olive to serve lemon wedges, bowl, stir butter, In a medium and zest parsley, garlic to taste. together. Season combine In a large bowl,oil and squid, prawns, lemon juice.

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