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Festival 2011  The next Festival is planned for 2011 - and the Committee is on the ball to have an excellent festival catering for quilters and interested people in July. This will be hosted at Bloemhof Girls' School in Stellenbosch, 45 minutes from Cape Town from 1 to 7 July. Please visit the web-site: http://www.quiltfestival2011.co.za/ Cape Town and the Good Hope Quilters' Guild have been the hosts of three very successful Festivals.
In 1988 we had the first Festival, QUILT '88 - with an excellent exhibition and workshops in Pinelands.
1994 - Theme: "Yesterday Today and Tomorrow", was held at the University of Cape Town, with teachers coming from USA, England and the local regions of SA.
2002 - Theme: "Down to Earth", was held in Panorama in Cape Town and had an excellent exhibition, workshops and achievements. Festival 2008
The National Quilt Festival ("Shosholoza") was held at the Alberton Civic Centre, East Rand from 8-14 September 2008. More details of this event may be found at the website www.quiltjoburg.co.za More details of these may be found at the South Africa Quilters Guild site. External Links South African Quilters Guild Tri-Nations Quilts |
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