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July Monthly Gathering – Southern

Our next monthly gathering is Tuesday, 21st July. Please note the change of day and venue … at the Kingborough Women’s Club (KWC) Rooms. The Tuesday 9-1 gathering will continue to be $5 per person to attend at KWC.   If members are ONLY attending the Tuesday meeting and NOT Sunday, KWC have generously said they do not have to also…

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July Monthly Gatherings – Northern (Riverside, St. Mary’s and North-West)

Our next monthly gatherings are: St Marys Group: Monday, 13th July, 2026 @ 10:30 AM – 3:00 PM (please contact us for location address) Riverside Group: Monday, 20th July, 2026 @ 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM (please email the Launceston Group for location address, and please note that the Riverside Group is full. BYO lunch; $5 donation covers studio amenities, tea, coffee & snacks)…

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July LET’S EXPLORE – Let’s play with our Gelli Plates

July 5th 2026 @ 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM at Kingborough Women’s Club Rooms So many are enjoying using gelli plates we thought it would be fun to make this July’s theme, no one to lead, just printing on paper or fabric and sharing ideas. Please don’t feel under any obligation to join in – of course you can continue with your…

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Workshops

Upcoming workshops. Tickets are available for Tracy Willans “Gathering Colour from Place” 10-11 October. We are incredibly fortunate to have Tracy teach for us before she returns to WA to live, so please make the most of this opportunity. Tracy has taught pigment and ink-making at the unique Lost Trades Fair in central Victoria where craftsmanship, heritage trades and forgotten…

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2026 Stitching and Beyond Challenge: ‘Marks and Lines’

Please go to the Links below for all the details you need. Registration is now open for our 2026 challenge ‘Marks and Lines’. Please review all entry requirements and register online before midnight 14 August 2026. All pieces are due at the Southern Monthly Gathering, 9am-1pm Tuesday 18 August at the Kingborough Women’s Club Room, Kingston Beach. Touring of our…

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De-Stash Market Day

Remember to come along and support Stitching and Beyond’s de-stash market at Kingborough Women’s Club on Sunday, July 12th from 10am – 3 pm. There will be items for sale from our members’ stashes (fabrics, threads, books, paints and more) at bargain prices, as well as beautiful embroidered samples and almost-complete quilt tops by the late Ken Smith, a renowned…

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Mixed Media Journal Club

Again, those attending Ursula’s mixed media club had a most enjoyable day at KWC, simply experimenting with laying down colour using the media to hand. No particular brief or inspiration, just going where their heart and their colours and ideas led them. Held the 3rd Sunday of the month from 10am – 3pm (excluding December) at the Kingborough Women’s Clubrooms. The…

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Reminder of member benefits and affiliations

Did you know that Stitching and Beyond members are affiliate members of the Tasmanian Quilting Guild? The TQG newsletter archive (including the most recent one) is available to our members by logging into the members’ page at Stitching and Beyond and using the Members Information/Other Groups link. You may also subscribe to receive ongoing TQG newsletters directly to your own…

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Island Quilts 2026

Island Quilts is on again from Thursday 1 October to Saturday 3 October, at MAC02, Hobart. Online entries will be received until Monday 25th August. The Challenge theme for this year is ‘Things with Wings’. Further information, including the Handbook, is available from the event webpage.

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Arts Tasmania programmes

Did you know that you can subscribe to receive Arts Tasmania’s monthly newsletter in your inbox? The newsletter includes information about upcoming grant rounds, public art commissions, residencies, awards and prizes, arts sector positions vacant, training and development opportunities and a variety of other resources relevant to the needs of Tasmanian artists.

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