General Meeting 24 August 2019

You are hereby invited

Patchjol 19 September 2019

It's time again for this extremely popular mini quilt festival, so book early to avoid disappointment!

OQG member helps pupil after house burn down

Our first Outreach for the year was Batho primary school where one of the Quiltmakers, Nici Smit teach.

But on the 15th of May, tragedy strike one of the pupils she is teaching quilting skills to in the afternoon, when fire was set to their house.

Although they are poor and live in a shack, that is (or was) home to them.

At first Nici did not realize the extent of what happened until she saw Moleboheng using another pupil's books.  So, being very involved in her quilting group, Nici immediately decided to help the family to get back on their feet after visiting the burnt out shack.  With the help of donations from across the country, volunteers stepped in and build a new home for them.

Nici and the family are so grateful for all the help they received.  The biggest miracle being that the whole family was able to escape the inferno as well as the fact that they received everything needed in the correct quantities.

The family are extremely grateful to all involved and especially Nici for helping them to get back on their feet.  Nici's love for quilting and to share this with her pupils being instrumental.

Grateful mother Letsoara smiling big after all the heartache.

2nd General Meeting - 4: Kwiltedoor

At our first management meeting for 2019, two very talented and innovative ladies, Nelia Venter and Marianne le Roux of our Guild proposed a quilt competition known as "Kwiltedoor".  3 members of the 8 participating groups in our Guild are to partake with one group being eliminated with every round.  At the end of the competition, the completed quilt will be raffled for charity.  The 3 participants of the winning group will each receive a weekend break away at Aspen Guest House in the beautiful Eastern Free State.

Marianne (left) and Nelia

The purpose of the competition is to see who is the most accurate, creative and ingenious group within our Guild with the main goal just to have fun and enjoy it in celebration of our 30th birthday.

The 8 participating groups in no particular order are:

Sterre:  Gerda Cronje-Vermeulen, Marietjie Thomas and Petro van der Merwe

(from left to right)

Rotary Cutters:  Marietjie van Rensburg, Rika van der Merwe and Magda du Plessis

Quiltmakers:  Sonia van Zyl, Nici Smit and Margaret Jordaan

Uile:  Noelene van Dalen, Sujani van der Spoel and Lia Eigenhuis

Langenhovenparkies:  Lettie Rehne, Lulu Koster and Ritha Swanepoel

Stukkies:  Johanna Engelbrecht, Charlotte Naudé and Ina Beukes

Needles and Pins:  Christine von Wielligh, Estelle Venter and Doretha Jacobs

Gouedrade:  Louisa Basson, Petro van der Merwe and Rientjie du Plessis

So with round one starting, the anxious quilters arrived armed with their exercise quilt squares, pre-arranged patterns, sewing machines and wildly beating hearts.  With the wonderful sponsorship of Jacksons for the fabric and Pfaff for the batting, the competition kicked off.

Every participant had to make one traditional quilt block which was to be finished using the quilt-as-you-go technique within the allocated two hours.

It was rather unbelievable to see how the same fabric can create a completely different ambiance and all the blocks differed.  The girls worked ingenious and soon the anxiety was replaced by the most wonderful atmosphere.  One group did however tried their luck every now and again to the delight of everyone and became the spice of the day!

All of the groups finished in time and while Mariëtte and Iessie were busy judging the blocks, exotic lucky draws were handed out which included a dressed sheep, a romantic breakaway weekend and imported cutlery...  Below are the lucky recipients with their "prizes"...

It was a wonderful learning experience for all present when the judges delivered their verdict as one could experience and see it first hand.  Unfortunately, the Needles and Pins group was the first to leave the competition.

And this is the completed blocks.

It was one of the most enjoyable days ever in our Guilds history!  Thanks to everybody for their outstanding attitude and co-operation.  We will see you at the next round for innovative blocks.

2nd General Meeting - 3

It was a rather busy meeting with lots of stuff happening. 

In this installment, all about the Bloem Show winners!

BLOEMSHOW 26 APRIL TO 4 MAY 2019

THEME: SUPER HERO

Bed Quilts: Piecing

1. Margaret Jordaan.  She also received the Oranje Quilters Guild Floating Trophy for the best quilted article

2. Sonia van Zyl.  She also received the Frances van Schalkwyk Floating Trophy for Judges Choice.

3. Sonja Greyling

4. Flolinda Marais

Margaret Jordaan

Margaret's quilt

Sonia van Zyl

Bed Quilts:  Applique

1. Sujanie van der Spoel.  She also received the Iessie Steenberg Floating Trophy for the best Traditional Quilt.

Wall Hangings:  Pictures

1. Gerda Cronje-Vermeulen

2. Selma Niewoudt

3. Petro Swart

4. Lettie Rehne

Selma Niewoudt

Petro Swart

Wall Hangings:  Organic Forms

1. Gerda Breytenbach.  She also received the Marïette Venter Floating Trophy for the best Innovative quilt.

2. Sujanie van der Spoel

3. Doretha Jacobs

4. Ria Labuschagne

Gerda Breytenbach and Doretha Jacobs

Wall Hangings:  Geometric Forms

1. Elsa de Wet.  She also received the Raadzaal Matlokaal Floating Trophy for the best Free Motion Quilted article.

2. Elsa Schoeman

3. Gerda Cronje-Vermeulen

4. Charlotte Naude

Elsa de Wet

Wall Hangings:  Fabric Art

1. Nelia Venter.  She also received the Mrs H Odendaal Floating Trophy for the most outstanding            article.

     2. Sonja Greyling

     3. Sonja Greyling

     4. Nici Smit

Nelia Venter

Nici Smit

Group Quilts

1. Elsa Viviers

2. Doretha Jacobs

3. Ria Senekal

Miniature Quilts

1. Callista von Wielligh

2. Ilze de Kock

3. Lorene Erwee

Callista von Wielligh

Youth Quilts

1. Joni Hagemann.  She also received the Best Youth Floating Trophy for the best participation of persons under 18 years.  She also received the Anita Kleynhans Floating Trophy for the most points in the piecing- and quilting section.

2. Joni Hageman

3. Joni Hageman

3-Dimensional Items

1. Marietjie Prinsloo

2. Ilse Moolman

3. Marietjie van Rensburg

Marietjie van Rensburg

Beginners Quilts

1. Nici Smit .  She also received the Karin de Villiers Floating Trophy for the best quilt – beginner.

2. Tammy Burger

3. Lulu Koster

4. Christa van Heerden

Nici's prizewinning quilt

Tammy's quilt

Tammy Burger

Group with most entries

1. Quiltmakers with 15 entries received the Marianne le Roux Floating Trophy

2. Needles & Pins -12 entries

3. Stukkies – 9 entries

The Quiltmakers:  Front from left to right - Nici Smit and Tammy Burger
Second Row - Margaret Jordaan, Ria Labuschagne and Christa van Heerden
Back:  Mariëtte Venter (Chairperson), Lynette Eloff (Group Leader), Michelle Lorandi, Selma Niewoudt, Petro Swart, Sonia van Zyl and Mara Swanepoel

Quilter with the most entries

Gerda Cronje-Vermeulen with 6 entries received the Christa Gouws Floating Trophy

Gerda Cronje-Vermeulen

Congratulations to all the prize winners!

With thanks to Iessie Steenberg, our Bloem Show co-ordinator for all the work she puts in to make this a huge success year after year.  We appreciate all.

In the last installment all about the "Kwiltedoor" competition our Guild is hosting this year.

Keep watching this space!