MAY 26-27

The Mountain Quilters Club Inc will hold a quilt show at Peachester Community Hall, Peachester Rd, Peachester Qld, showcasing a stunning variety of quilts and workshop items. An intricate hand-appliquéd quilt will be raffled off to raise money for the Guide Dogs Association. Various trade tables and lunch options will also be available. Open: 9am-4pm. Entry: $5. Enquiries: Di (07) 5498 1123, dimcca@bigpond.com or Sherryl (07) 5494 9351.

SEPTEMBER 22-23 Craft Lovers

The Katoomba/Leura/Wentworth Falls Hospital Auxiliary is holding its annual quilt show at the Blue Mountains Retirement Village, cnr Great Western Highway and Queens Rd, Katoomba NSW to raise money for the Blue Mountains District Anzac Memorial Hospital. Open: 10am-4pm. Entry: $5. Enquiries: Paula (02) 4757 2007 or Kay (02) 4757 4066.

JULY 21-22

JULY 7 CraftLovers

Quilt designer Elizabeth Camping will be hosting an exclusive show-and-tell at the Lutheran Church Hall, 8 Aldersey St, McLaren Vale SA. Elizabeth's patterns will be available for purchase on the day, courtesy of Craft in the Vale. Entry: $5, includes afternoon tea. Open: 1pm onwards. Enquiries: Jennifer 0439 505 550

JULY 6-8 CraftLovers

Lower Clarence Arts & Crafts Association Inc is holding its 47th annual open competitive arts and crafts exhibition at the Gulmarrad Public School, 466 Brooms Head Rd, Gulmarrad NSW, with almost $12,000 in prizes to be won. The exhibition will be split into sections including fine art (painting, drawing, sculpture etc), junior art, craft (scrapbooking, folk art, woodwork etc), patchwork and quilting, creative needlework and wearable art. Open: Friday and Saturday 9am-4pm, Sunday 9.30am-3pm. Entry: adults $5, students and concession $2, kids under 12 free.

MAY 19-20

The Leukaemia Foundation’s Mossman District Branch will hold the sixth annual Airing of the Quilts at the Indoor Sports Centre, Front St, Mossman Qld. There will be over 250 quilts of all different designs and colours from across far-north Queensland on display. There will also be stalls and workshops, and refreshments will be available all day. Open: Saturday 9am-5pm, Sunday 9am-3pm. Entry: $8, includes booklet with descriptions of all the quilts. Enquiries: Lorraine (07) 4098 1860 or ljcarrington@bigpond.com

AUGUST 11-12 (CraftLovers)

The Dungog-Clarence Town CWA Quiltarama will be held at two venues; the Dungog RSL, cnr Lord and Brown St, Dungog NSW and the CWA, Dowling St, Dungog NSW. With hundreds of quilts on display, patchwork/sewing/craft stalls and Devonshire and high tea available, there’ll be something for everyone. Open: Saturday 10am-4pm, Sunday 10am-3pm. Entry: $5 at the RSL and a gold-coin donation at the CWA. Enquiries: (02) 4992 1052

The annual Berry Quilt and Craft Show will be held at Berry School of Arts, Alexandra St, Berry NSW. To celebrate the event’s 10th anniversary, this year’s show will feature the work of four nationally recognised feature quilters: Caroline Sharkey, Linda Steele, Deborah Louie and Julie Haddrick. One of the largest quilt shows in regional NSW, there will be more than 180 quilts on display including quilters’ challenge entries. Coinciding with Sunday’s Berry Country Fair Markets, there will be lunch and Devonshire tea available as well as cakes, a sausage sizzle and craft stalls.

MAY 20 (CraftLovers)

Entry forms are now available for the 2012 World Quilt Competition. Coordinator Sue Dennis is excited by the prospect of showcasing the work of traditional and innovative quilters on the world stage in the USA, along with entries from nine other participating countries. Entry forms can be downloaded at www.suedennis.com/worldquilt.html. Entries close May 20, 2012. Enquiries: Sue info@suedennis.com

MARCH 3-24 (CraftLovers)

Textile artist Dianne K Wood will be showcasing her work as part of the Edge of Reality Exhibition, at Gallery One, 1 Torrens St, Mitcham SA. Open: 10am-4.30pm. Enquiries: info@galleryone.org.au or phone (08) 8272 4504.