STUDENTS TEXTILE COMPETITION

Every year a passionate group of school students from our sewing community take part in the Student Textiles Awards, organised by the Tasmanian Quilt Guild.

We work with Primary, Secondary, and Year 11 & 12 students who have some sewing experience, to take their skills further and explore their interest in making and designing quilts. Their beautiful, unique creations amaze us every year. The competition is open to all students in the greater Hobart area and we are proud to have seen our students claim the top prizes each year.

We now run specific classes for students to work on their quilts in the lead up to the competition deadline. In these classes our tutors help students to nurture their creativity, have fun, be inventive, and learn technical quilt skills. If you know a student who may be interested in getting involved, please get in touch!

2023
Primary School 
1st Prize Freya Boost, ‘Mangana of Teralina’

2nd Prize Alice Szczerbanik, ‘Geometric Rabbit’

Highly Commended B Garvey, ‘Cat Rock’

Presidents Award Lydia Lowther

Secondary School
1st Prize and Bernina Student Award Heidi Alderslade, ‘Lydia’

2nd Prize Zoe Ford, ‘Forest’

Highly Commended Mathilda Scotney, ‘Piyura Kitina’

2022
Primary School
1st Prize Freya Boost, ‘The Devil of Tassie’

Secondary School
1st Prize and Bernina Student Award Mathilda Scotney, ‘Kensington at Sunset’

2021
Primary School
1st Prize Chloe Fenton, ‘Mystery Road’

2nd Prize: Zoe Ford, ‘Stripe’s Home’

3rd Prize Mae Ware, ‘Rainbow Ice Cream’

Secondary School
3rd Prize  Kafr, ‘Field of Flowers’