A feast of fabric and colour at Quilters’ expo

MISLEADING or deceiving someone is often referred to as leading them down the garden path.

This is definitely not the case with the Down the Garden Path Exhibition of a collection of quilts made by the Ballaarat Quilters.

Jen Mitchell, Ballaarat Quilters president, said there will be an array of traditional, contemporary and art quilts made the members on display.

“We have a beautiful quilt Meadow, created from a pattern by quilt designer Michelle McKillop, which we are raffling to raise funds for the new Paediatric Ward at Ballarat Health Services,” Ms Mitchell said.

“The little grandson of one of our members is fighting cancer and we wanted to support the family in some way.

“Our members have been sewing together for 24 years and have a long history of making and donating quilts to worthy local causes.”

Together with the quilts made by the members there will be a display from the Australian Quilt and Textile Collection, an initiative of the Lions Club Quilters of Victoria.

Their aim is to raise funds to establish a permanent Quilt and Textile Collection for the Australian community and for the tourist industry.

“We have been fortunate enough to sponsor an acquisition to be added to the collection which will be on display over the weekend,” she said.

Ballaarat Quilters aim is to promote and support interest and knowledge in all forms of quilting.

The group meet on the evening of the first Wednesday each month and sit and sew together on the second and fourth Saturday of each month at the Lions Club Hall at the rear of Pennyweight Park, 222 Otway Street, Ballarat East.

“We also aim to promote friendship among members and to support and encourage innovation and new ideas in quilt making,” Ms Mitchell said.

Down the Garden Path exhibition by Ballaarat Quilters Inc is at St Patrick’s Community Hall, 3 Lyons Street South, Ballarat on Saturday,2 November from 10am to 5pm and Sunday, 3 November from 10am to 4pm. Admission is $5 and children are free.

For further information call Jen Mitchell on 0419 109 965 or go to ballaaratquilters.com and email [email protected].