Island Threads Quilt Spectacular 2007

The Tasmanian Quilting Guild held their annual quilt exhibition, Island Threads Quilt Spectacular 2007 at the Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart on 28 - 31 March. As well as a wonderful collection of members work, other quilts were displayed including Hot, Hot, Hot – quilts made by Northern Territory quilters, Pe-ac-ed with Love – quilts made by family and partners of Australian War Veterans and a collection of quilts made by primary and secondary students.

Winner of Best of Show,  Best Domestic Machine Quilting
and 1st Appliqué Professional

A Celebration of Australian Flora (121cm x 168cm) by Ellie Neal
Hand pieced, hand and machine appliquéd, embroidery embellishment, machine quilted on a domestic machine.
There is such exotic beauty and colour in Australia’s diversity of flora. It is well worth dancing for joy about. (Images courtesy of the Tasmanian Quilting Guild and photographer Carolyn Scutt)

We have included a selection from the wonderful prize-winnibg quilts on the following pages

Read what the judges had to say in Judges - Island Threads.