WAQA’s Inaugural
Progressive Quilt
2025
This is an opportunity for quilters to have some fun with friends and like-minded people, sourcing up to thirteen of the mystery block patterns during the Shopping Trail and using them to make a quilt of your preferred design to display at the Showing of the Quilts where prizes will be awarded by viewer’s choice with a total prize pool to the value of $2,400 across five categories.
THE SHOPPING TRAIL commences Saturday March 29 at 11am with the Opening Event held at Handcrafters House.
You have five weeks (six Saturdays) to visit all eleven Sponsor Shops and collect your 13 Mystery block patterns and receive a sticker on your entry form for each pattern collected. This is the time to join a bus trip, car pool, venture out on your own or buy online from our participating shops.
Your $10 participation and information booklet will be on sale at both February and March Sewing Day/Nights and this includes your entry form for Showing of the Quilts. They can also be purchased through our participating shops or the Treasurer and for country members you can purchase booklets online or by phone at participating sponsor shops (please refer to each Sponsors page) when placing your first order. Limited to 200 participants.
THREE BUS TRIPS to choose from, two City on 3rd and 8th April and one Country on 5th April.
Bring a friend and join one (or all) of the three bus trips. Enjoy a day of shopping for those much-needed pieces of fabric and notions. On the way, you will enjoy tasty food, receive your block patterns, visit art galleries and studios, watch demonstrations, and join in the games, giveaways, and prizes. A guaranteed fun day out.
Limited seats on all buses. Explore the bus trip options and booking details.
Then come and join us at Bernina WA in Wangara for the closing of the Shopping Trail on Saturday 3 May at 2pm.
Let’s all jump on board the Progressive Quilt Shopping Trail and proudly display our entries in October at the Showing of the Quilts. What a treat to see the skills and imagination of us all on display!
After the closing event it’s time to make your blocks, attend demonstrations and technique pop ups, design your quilt or find a suitable pattern that you love. Take advantage of demonstrations and workshops offered by Sponsor shops, Pop ups at WAQA Sewing Days/Nights or book into a WAQA Retreat to complete your quilt.
Participation Raffle
Be in the draw to win a WAQA Annual Membership or a WAQA Workshop Attendance. You will receive one raffle ticket for each different quilt pattern you use. There will be two winners drawn throughout the day at the Showing of the Quilts.
Complete your Mystery Block Quilt in time for the Showing of the Quilts event in October. There are no restrictions on quilt size, and anyone can enter into one of five categories. The category that you qualify for is dependent on the number of different mystery block patterns included in your quilt. View the categories and prizes in the Rules & Conditions.
Donation of Quilts to Worthy Australia
If anyone would like to donate their quilt, we have liaised with Worthy Australia, and they would be honoured to accept any quilts into their program of assisting to rebuild lives after domestic violence here in Western Australia. To find out more about the work of this organisation, visit Worthy Australia.
