The Great Apron Challenge

Take part in The Great Apron Challenge. Spend an hour getting creative and making an apron, then parade it for the judges. At the end of the the show, the apron maker voted the most creative will walk away with a brand new Bernina sewing machine! Visitors will also see some wonderful examples of ‘apron art’ created by our clever CraftExpo exhibitors. Click here to read more...

Threads of Life
by Members of the Fibres & Fabrics Association Inc

At this year’s CraftExpo members will be displaying a myriad of crafts from their workshops and exhibition. Marvel at the hundreds of leaves made from different fabrics and techniques. Crafts as diverse as patchwork, embroidery, basketry, sewing, dressmaking, spinning, weaving and knitting will be represented. Click here to read more...

Townsville & Districts Ceramics Show

The Townsville & Districts Ceramics Show holds an annual event in which keen ceramicists can enter pieces for judging. At CraftExpo you can see the display featuring a wide variety of pieces from small through to large and bright through to mellow, plus a themed section entitled 'Reef to Rainforest'. Read more...

Under Flynn's Wings

Quilts celebrating 80 years of the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Australia

To honour the service's special anniversary, Victorian Quilters Inc have coordinated a special competition, Under Flynn's Wings, which will be displayed at CraftExpo Townsville in 2009. Click here for more...

STATE of the ART Quilts 09

Forget everything you thought you knew about quilts… this is art! A visual feast awaits visitors to this brand new judged textile exhibition from the art quilt arm of Queensland Quilters Inc. These wonderful art quilts will be displayed for the first time at Gold Coast CraftExpo. Visitors will be amazed at the various styles, techniques, colours and themes that are used to create these contemporary works of art. Click here for more...

If you would like to enter a quilt in STATE of the ART quilt 2010, click here.

Journal Quilts

by Australian and New Zealand Art Quilters

A new exhibition by this group of art quilters who meet online. The display comes from Australian and New Zealand Art Quilters who have participated in a monthly journal quilt challenge. Journal quilts are A4 sized quilts, so they are a perfect way to experiment on a small scale - encouraging creativity with techniques, methods and colours. Journal quilts can express an observation derived from one’s own life or can simply be used as an extension of artistic growth. Click here to read more...