Welcome to Remarkable Symposium 2011.

The organising committee look forward to hosting quilters, patchworkers and textile artists from around the world at the 14th National Patchwork and Quilting Symposium in Queenstown 18th to 23rd April 2011.

What Is a Symposium
Our Symposium will involve up to 1500 New Zealand and overseas participants attending a wide range of classes and workshops, lectures, merchants’ markets and exhibitions, among other activities. The 50 or so classes a day, for five days are tutored by well known overseas and national tutors. Lectures are run in the lunch hours and evenings and are usually given by internationally renowned tutors. The exhibitions include our major judged national quilt exhibition and a number of smaller exhibitions of quilts, including exhibitions of overseas quilts, and quilt challenges. We run a Merchants’ Mall where 30 or so quilt related shops and merchants promote and sell their latest merchandise. Other activities include sponsors’ and tutors’ evenings, awards and opening ceremonies, formal dinner for 300 or more participants and a finale evening.


Queenstown is a great destination. We have activities for all the family and a huge range accommodation options to suit any budget. Our airport is serviced by Air New Zealand, Qantas, Jet Star and Pacific Blue with flights from within New Zealand and Australia daily. So plan that trip now. If you are thinking of traveling from overseas, Travel Time South Pacific Ltd have been appointed our official tour operator

Your Registration of Interest gives you a registration number, regular newsletters, the class registration book, and priority for class allocation. If you haven’t already registered it’s never too late and it’s very easy on our Registration of Interest page.

We already have outstanding sponsors in Bernina and Accor, sewing machines and hospitality respectively. You will find information and links to both on the website. Accor have put together some great early bird offers so check them out.

We are delighted to have Real Journeys on board as a sponsor.
Real Journeys are a locally-owned and operated company offering a range of excursions including cruises on the TSS Earnslaw Vintage Steamship, farm tours, meals, cycling and other activities at Walter Peak High Country farm in Queenstown, awe-inspiring Milford Sound, remote Doubtful Sound and rugged Stewart Island.
Click on any of the links above to learn about Real Journeys special offer to Remarkables Symposium participants and their families

If you would like to be involved in this great event as a sponsor, supporter, or merchant, please email info@remarkablesymposium2011.org.nz .

Marg Arnott
Convenor






The winner of the $4,300 Bernina Aurora 440 Quilter’s Edition sewing machine is TONI FOXTON of Queenstown. Drawn under JP supervision, the winning ticket was number 2714, sold through the local Queenstown Patchwork and Quilting Group.