Australia Machine Quilting Association Inc (Amqa)
Websites in Moreton Bay

The australian machine quilting association is a national association formed by machine quilting professionals to support and promote the machine quilters of australia. Membership benefits also include up-to-date information about educational activities and other happenings and events relevant to machine quilting via the regular amqa newsletter �continuous lines'. Membership of amqa includes full business listing on the amqa website, as well as free entry in the amqa challenge and amqa show. Amqa also aims to provide easier access to information for the general public as well as offer assistance and advice to other organisations relevant to the machine quilting industry. Primarily amqa aims to support machine quilters using a hand-guided or computer guided longarm, extended longarm, shortarm or midarm machine operated by the use of a track system or a suspended mobile frame. Amqa continues to develop its network of support and information for members. The australian machine quilting association inc was established in 2006 with an aim to further the professional development of machine quilters, as well as the profession of machine quilting. Includes machine quilting business tips, free quilting patterns, quilters worksheets, quilting suppliers, machine quilter profiles, quilting competition winners, a quilt gallery, quilting tips, list of machine quilters, a monthly newsletter and more. Visit our website and enjoy our fabulous collection of resources for machine quilters and those needing a machine quilter. Amqa provides its members easier access to a friendly and encouraging network of support as well as opportunities to interact and hold discussions with their peers about the business of machine quilting and amqa related activities.

Yield and urge Industry development opportunities and growth. Establish the AMA Principles for Membership to urge and encourage professionalism. To urge an efficient and meticulous machine quilting industry. As a member of AMA Inc, you will be part of an organization that has chosen to pool information about machine quilting so quilters, consumers, guilds and the public can benefit. AMA are arrogant to sponsor the state guilds annually to continue to support the association and seek reciprocal sponsorship for our biennial show! This category is for those functional bed quilts that we do for ourselves or for our customers that are meant for daily use but have been machined quilted with lofty quality custom quilting techniques. Specialty threads and embellishments are allowed. We will need around 20 people for this to run smoothly, so your participation will be vitally urgent to the Association. If you are entering a quilt or two attending the Quilt Disclose Festival, it would be expected for you to make some time available for volunteering, just like maximum of the state guilds do with their major shows. There is often a huge feeling of self satisfaction when volunteering, making the time most worthwhile. Val now needs to hand over her show tasks. This is a vital role and without volunteers the reveal does not happen. If you entered the member’s challenge end year we would love to include your quilts in the display of the defy that we usually have at our show.If your quilt is available we would love to include in the display later this year.Your quilt does not need to be at the reveal early, if you are attending delight bring it with you, or you can send it to the Quilt Show coordinator as per the address on the entry form. This is your association and we have committee members who need to take a break. If you have been thinking you’d like to receive a more energetic segment in the running of the association, now is your time to shine. If you can aid with the show organization and running following year delight let us know, we’d love to hear from you. For this category to be retained behind the next AMA Divulge we would like to see it healthy supported. Are you crazy I hear you say, now a really little crochet hook is the perfect thing to get those pesky threads that we might miss until after quilting. You can choose to make a total cloth quilt or a pieced design or both, one entry per category. So it was a given that I would get hooked with the sewing bug. My biggest wish is that every person who has worn UFO in the cupboard will get to that splendid feeling of achievement when they pull it out and whole their quilt. Your input and a bit of time are also needed. Amongst our members are quilters who have been quilting for many years and have a assets of knowledge. Sponsors for the 2014 AMA Disclose Please show your encourage where possible.