Stamp Swap Social
When: Saturday 14 March 2026, 4:30pm-5:45pm.
Cost: Free event
Tickets: RSVP here
Join us for funzies after the show closes. Make fabric stamps to swap – or just hang out IRL with longtime online friends, and meet new modern makers from around Australia.
Everyone is welcome & it’s free, (and you really don’t have to make stamps, there’ll be other activities too). We just ask that you RSVP, (see link above) so we know how many will be joining us.
Get out your pinking shears! Ever wondered what to do with your most precious scraps? Well, here’s a chance to share the love. Even your teeniest, tiniest scraplets can be used…
Based on Sarah Ashford’s phenomenally successful Fabric Stamp tutorial, and as seen at QuiltCon and the UK’s Festival of Quilts, we’re encouraging you to make up little fabric stamps, and use one of your non-erasable markers to sign, date, and mark your social media handle on the back. Then you can use them as little tokens to swap with friends old & new.
Check out Sarah Ashford’s detailed tutorial here.
The Aussie Modern Quilt Scene
– Sharon Nicholls-Thomson & Guests
When: Saturday 14 March 2026, 6.00pm-7.30pm.
Cost: $30
Tickets: Book here
In August 2025 modern quilter, Wollongong MQG leader and quilt store owner Sharon Nicholls-Thomson was invited to the Festival of Quilts (Birmingham, UK) to talk about the Modern Quilting movement in Australia. Her lecture was designed to open the eyes of an international audience that wasn’t particularly familiar with the scale and scope of our local scene – despite being fascinated by (and a little bit in love with…) all things Australian.
At the FoQ Sharon discussed various topics:
Who is making modern quilts in Australia?
Where does an Aussie modern quilter hang out?
Where do they exhibit their quilts?
Is there such a thing as a recognisable Aussie Style?
The MQSA committee thought it would be great for us to have an opportunity to hear this talk too, so we’re asking Sharon to present it here for a local audience, including her round-up of some recent Modern Quilt category prize winners at state shows, past winners at our very own Modern Quilt Show Australia, and quilts made by other notable members of our community.
Will we Aussie modern makers agree with the UK audience’s interpretation of an Aussie Modern Quilt Style?