Events Calendar

2019 Workshop and Events Calendar
Click on the tabs to see what's happening each month
Event Locations at a Glance

January

Toowoomba Qld
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February

Toowoomba Qld
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March

Brisbane Qld
​Toowoomba Qld

April

Sunshine Coast Qld
​Toowoomba Qld

May

Tannum Sands CQld
​Eidsvold Qld

June

Eidsvold Qld
Sunshine Coast Qld

July

Atherton NQld
Townsville NQld

August

Brisbane Qld
Emu Park CQld
Yeppoon CQld

September

Toowoomba Qld
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October

Sydney (Rosehill) NSW
Sydney (Emu Plains) NSW

November

Toowoomba Qld
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December

Toowoomba Qld
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January Events

Toowoomba Qld

Available for private tutoring​ on request.  Preparation for a busy year ahead with our 20th Anniversary Celebrations!
February Events

Toowoomba

​Sat 23 and Sun 24 Feb - PD Workshops for Textiles and Art Teachers
  • "Fabric Designing: Safe, Simple and Sustainable" - 9 am till 12 noon each day
  • FREE Extension Workshop - 1 till 4 pm each day ($30.00 materials fee)
​Morning workshop is the session I presented during the HEIAQ Regional Workshops program during 2018, to great acclaim!  Afternoon session extends your skills to working on larger pieces of fabric, as well as garments.
March Events

Emu Plains Sydney

All programs below have been cancelled due to circumstances beyond my control.  These PD workshops will now be held on the weekend of 26th and 27th October.  For immediate assistance, contact me and I'll help you via phone, email, and DVDs.

​Brisbane Qld

​Tuesday 12th March - Queensland Quilters, Wellers Hill - Trade Display and Demonstration at both morning and evening meetings.  Hands-on Workshop on Tuesday afternoon for members only.
Please contact Qld Quilters for more details and to register.

Toowoomba Qld

​Anniversary Celebration Workshop - FREE WORKSHOP
  • Friday 22nd - 10 am till 3 pm

Fabulous Fabrics, Silk Painting Workshops, and Free Motion Quilting
​Saturday 23rd till Sunday 31st March - 9.30 am till 4 pm each day
All workshops will be held at my Studio, Centenary Heights.

Workshops Schedule
  • Sat 23 - Fabulous Fabrics: Basics and Beyond
  • Sun 24 - Fabulous Fabrics: Big and Beautiful
  • Mon 25 and Tue 26 - Free Motion Quilting
  • Wed 27 - Sensational Silk - one-day workshop with the ability to extend to two days
  • Thu 28 - Sensational Silk - extension on request*
  • Fri 29 - Fantastic Flats
  • Sat 30 - Fantastic Flats - repeat of Friday workshop for those who prefer weekend programs
  • Sun 31 - "And There's More" - topics by request, to assist with personal projects or other techniques not covered during the previous days
April Events

Sunshine Coast Qld

Craft Alive
Friday 12th till Sunday 14th April

​Caloundra Indoor Stadium, Golden Beach - 9 am till 4 pm each day - see us at stand 135/136. 
Displays of brand new techniques, as well as old favourites, demonstrations, and FREE hands-on pop-up workshops each day.

Toowoomba Qld

PD Workshops for Textiles and Art Teachers
​Sat 27 and Sun 28 April
  • "Fabric Designing: Safe, Simple and Sustainable" - 9 am till 12 noon each day
  • FREE Extension Workshop - 1 till 4 pm each day ($30.00 materials fee)

Morning workshop is the session I presented during the HEIAQ Regional Workshops program during 2018, to great acclaim!  Afternoon session extends your skills to working on larger pieces of fabric, as well as garments.
May ​Events​

Tannum Sands

Workshop Program
19th till 27th May at my villa, Discovery Park, Millennium Esplanade
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PD Workshops for Textiles and Art Teachers
​Sunday 19th May
  • "Fabric Designing: Safe, Simple and Sustainable" - 9 am till 12 noon each day
  • FREE Extension Workshop - 1 till 4 pm each day ($30.00 materials fee)
Morning workshop is the session I presented during the HEIAQ Regional Workshops program during 2018, to great acclaim!  Afternoon session extends your skills to working on larger pieces of fabric, as well as garments.

Celebration Workshop
Monday 20th May
10 am till 3 pm - FREE DAY

Creativity in Colour
Tuesday 21st May
Special activities for park residents and guests, as well as local ladies or anyone who'd like to come! 9.30 am till 1 pm

Fabulous Fabrics: Big and Beautiful
Wednesday 22nd May
 9.30 am till 4 pm

Fantastic Flats and Luxurious Lustres
Thursday 23rd May
9.30 am till 4 pm

Eidsvold

Fabulous Fabrics
Thursday 30th and Friday 31st May
9.30 am till 4 pm each day - two day basics workshop - full details soon
June ​Events​

Eidsvold Qld

​Advanced Workshop in Fabric Designing
Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd June
9.30 am till 4.00 pm Saturday and 9 am till 3 pm on Sunday

​Attendance at a 'basics' workshop is a pre-requisite for coming to this workshop,

Sunshine Coast Qld

​Thursday 20th till Sunday 23rd June - Workshops at my Home-away-from-home in Caloundra
  • Thu 20th - Fabulous Fabrics: Basics and Beyond
  • Fri 21st - Fabulous Fabrics: Big and Beautiful
  • Sat 22nd - Teachers' PD Workshops - for textiles and art teachers, as presented during the HEIAQ Regional workshop program in 2018
  • Sun 23rd - Celebration Workshop - for our 20th Anniversary
July ​Events​

​Malanda, Atherton Tableland

Fabulous Fabrics Workshops
9.30 am till 4 pm each day

Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st July - Two-day Basics Program - a very comprehensive workshop covering a multitude of multi-colour and one-colour techniques, exploring the use of 'found objects', plus salts and sugars, and all sorts of twists and scrunches for simply amazing results.  This is my 'top of the range' workshop for building confidence in developing the students' flair for designing individually unique fabrics.  All products used are non-toxic and non-polluting, and made in Australia.

Saturday 20th evening - times to be arranged to suit participants - Ribbons and Threads PLUS Instant Fabrics in the Microwave - learn how simple it is to colour the items to stitch and enhance your fabrics, as well as explore a few microwave techniques for times when you need that piece of special fabric in a hurry!  Products used are non-toxic, so it is perfectly safe to use the same microwave oven for cooking food as well as designing fabrics.

Monday 22nd July - One-Day "Basics to Build On" Workshop - covering a selection of the topics from the weekend program.  An excellent workshop for those who do not have lots of time to spare but are keen to learn and enjoy the skills.

Townsville, North Qld

Celebration Workshop
Friday 26th July
10 am till 3 pm - FREE DAY

PD Workshops for Textiles and Art Teachers
​Saturday 27th July
  • "Fabric Designing: Safe, Simple and Sustainable" - 9 am till 12 noon each day
  • FREE Extension Workshop - 1 till 4 pm each day ($30.00 materials fee)
Morning workshop is the session I presented during the HEIAQ Regional Workshops program during 2018, to great acclaim!  Afternoon session extends your skills to working on larger pieces of fabric, as well as garments.

Fabulous Fabrics: Big and Beautiful
Sunday 28th July -  9.30 am till 4 pm

"And There's More"
Monday 29th July - 9.30 am till 4 pm
Topics by request, to assist with personal projects or other techniques not covered during the previous days, as well as new techniques I cannot wait to show you!
August ​Events​

Rockhampton Qld

​Thursday 1 August - day and evening workshops previously advertised.
These workshops have been postponed until later in August, and will be included in a more comprehensive program at Cool Water, Yeppoon from 19th till 21st August.

Brisbane Qld

HEIAQ State Conference 2019
Saturday 10th August, Brisbane Convention Centre, South Bank
Displays and an opportunity for Home Economics teachers to discuss working with our products and techniques in the classroom.  7.30 am till end of lunch break.

Ask us about hosting a Teacher PD Workshop at your school.

Emu Park and Yeppoon CQld

Emu Park Quilt Show
Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th August
Displays and Demonstrations, and a great opportunity to talk with me about your fabric designing projects.

Yeppoon Workshops
Monday 19th till Wednesday 21st August, at Cool Water Function Hall, Kinka Beach
  • Monday 19th - Fabulous Fabrics: Basics and Beyond - 9.00 am till 3 pm
  • Monday 19th - Fabric Designing: Safe, Simple and Sustainable - PD for textiles and art teachers - 4 till 6.30 pm, with FREE Extension program from 7 till 9.30 pm  ($30 materials fee for the Extension workshop.  These are the same workshops held as part of the HEIAQ Regional Workshops during 2018.
  • Tuesday 20th - Fabulous Fabrics: Big and Beautiful - 9.30 am till 4 pm - perfect workshops for quilters and patchworkers, or anyone who loves unique hand-coloured fabrics.  Workshop topics will include our new and exciting techniques not taught in Central Qld before this.
  • Wednesday 21st - "You Asked for It" - 9.30 am till 4 pm - including topics of special interest to participants that we have not covered in the previous days' workshops.
September ​Events​

Toowoomba Qld

Craft Alive
Thursday 19th till Sunday 22nd September - Clive Berghofer Pavilion, USQ
9 am till 4 pm each day.
See what's new in fabric designing, watch our demonstrations, and enjoy our FREE pop-up workshops at our stand.

Toowoomba Workshops
​At my home Studio, Centenary Heights - will now happen in November and early December.
October ​Events​

Sydney NSW

QUILTOPIA​
Thursday 3rd till Sunday 6th October
Quiltopia is a new exciting quilting event that has been added to inspire and enthuse quilting addicts and those wanting to learn.

Celebration Workshops and Training Program
Friday 25th till Monday 28th
November ​Events​

Toowoomba

Christmas Creativity workshops
Details closer to the time
December ​Events​

Toowoomba

​Christmas Creativity workshops
Details closer to the time