27-30 March 2025

Australia's only Machine Quilting Festival

Adelaide Showground

Dedicated to providing inspiration, education & encouragement to all machine quilters

  • bern
  • bern
  • bern
  • bern
  • bern
  • bern
  • bern
Machine Quilting

Experience World Class Quilting

The Australian Machine Quilting Festival (AMQF) is Australia’s premier event dedicated to the art of machine quilting. The festival takes place every two years, bringing together quilters of all disciplines and skill sets from across the country and beyond for a celebration of creativity.

AMQF is dedicated to providing inspiration, education and encouragement to all experienced and aspiring machine quilters. The festival spans four days with a diverse range of hands-on classes, lectures, and demonstrations led by International and National teachers. With over 100 classes to choose from, attendees can refine their skills, learn new techniques, and connect with fellow quilters in a supportive and vibrant community.

In addition to education, AMQF features a bustling retail hall where you can explore the latest tools, fabrics, and equipment from leading Australian exhibitors. This event is all about fostering connections and inspiring quilters to take their craft to the next level.

Quilt exhibits will feature the AMQF 2025 Quilt Competition and special exhibits.

The AMQF Social Club provides a central location to connect with fellow students, relax and share.

bio_img
Choose your ticket type

AMQF Tickets

Students: Purchase a class registration for priority access to class details and tickets. The class registration pack also includes 4 day admission and limited edition student bag and gifts.

General entry: Coming to AMQF to enjoy the displays, retail hall, and community? You need an general entry ticket.

buy tickets
What are Quilters saying about AMQF?

Reviews

Best ever!!! Workshops were sensational. Inspiring, confidence and skill building. Worth every cent. Thank you for your hard work. Very much appreciated.

A group of us, all from interstate, decided to go out for dinner on Friday night and everyone in the workshop was invited. This is what quilting is all about! The bonds and friendships formed between strangers through a love of quilting! I hope to meet them all again and we plan to stay in… Continue reading Michelle

2022 was my first AMQF. The teachers were well prepared and generous in their skills and advice.

It is great to have the opportunity to mix with other quilters to share ideas, experiences and stories and to learn from those who excel in this craft.

Teachers

Our Teachers

Lizzy Allen

Lizzy Allen

Angela Bradbury

Angela Bradbury

Rachelle Denneny

Rachelle Denneny

Michelle de Groot

Michelle de Groot

Sue de Vanny

Sue de Vanny

Edyta Sitar

Edyta Sitar

Jemima Flendt

Jemima Flendt

Karla Gerome

Karla Gerome

Chris Jurd

Chris Jurd

Hans Martini

Hans Martini

Bethanne Nemesh

Bethanne Nemesh

Lyndelle Newey

Lyndelle Newey

Pauline Rogers

Pauline Rogers

Choose your ticket type

AMQF Tickets

Students: Purchase a class registration for priority access to class details and tickets. The class registration pack also includes 4 day admission and limited edition student bag and gifts.

General entry: Coming to AMQF to enjoy the displays, retail hall, and community? You need an general entry ticket.

buy tickets
Teacher’s Quotes

Quotes

Lizzy Allen

I believe not every quilt needs to be an award winning quilt - all quilts will give warmth, comfort and a little colour to our lives. It really doesn’t matter that its not perfect but rather that you may have learnt a new technique, tried something different - maybe even joined a quilting group and made new friends - this for me is the joy of quilting.

Lizzy Allen
Angela Bradbury

Over 40 years crafting experience led Adelaide born textile artist Angela Bradbury to running her own business where she revels in being surrounded by fabric every day. “I love to design and make samples from fabrics I stock to show my customers what their project will look like”. Angela also loves to teach and is… Continue reading Angela Bradbury

Angela Bradbury
Rachelle Denneny

Rachelle started teaching in 2005 and her classes include machine quilting, piecing, machine appliqué, and beginners. She loves to share her passion of all things quilting and help students gain the confidence they need in a fun and achievable way.

Rachelle Denneny
Michelle de Groot

I started like most people with the basics early on sewing my quilts together by hand piecing and hand quilting. I then progressed to machined sewing as I realised I wasn't going to live long enough to make all the wonderful things I wanted to make.  After realising I had found a new love and addiction, I then wondered how I was going to quilt them; hadn't tried that part of it at that point! So I started taking classes and practiced a lot at home and after 4 years of constant practice I began to quilt my own quilts

Michelle de Groot
Sue de Vanny

Sue de Vanny is a versatile textile artist and accredited judge, renowned for her unique ability to merge traditional and contemporary techniques. Always pushing the boundaries of her craft, Sue remains a prominent figure in the evolving world of art and textiles.

Sue de Vanny
Edyta Sitar

As the founder and owner of her company, Laundry Basket Quilts www.laundrybasketquilts.com, Edyta is proud to carry on her family tradition that fabrics and threads have seamlessly stitched together through the generations. Her true passion and quilter’s spirit shine through her classes, workshops, and presentations. She travels all over the world sharing her experiences and connecting with quilters of all levels through the inspiring stories about the quilts she makes.

Edyta Sitar
Jemima Flendt

Jemima Flendt is the designer behind the Quilt, Sewing and Crochet Patterns at Tied with a Ribbon. Specialising in modern, fun designs that pack a punch and deliver helpful skills and tips so that even a beginner Quilter can feel confident in making.

Jemima Flendt
Karla Gerome

Each quilt Karla make tells the history of the Grace Company through the use of new techniques and technologies. Karla loves to challenge herself and will pick a pattern or design that is out of her comfort zone to improve her quilting. 

Karla Gerome
Chris Jurd

Chris' work encompasses all styles with an emphasis on a strong colour palette and a preference at the moment for foundation piecing. She is also a great advocate for machine quilting on a domestic machine.

Chris Jurd
Hans Martini

Internationally experienced machine technician on all long arm quilting machine models and makes, with almost 40 years of experience, Hans is passionate about ensuring peak performance of machines. Know-How Sewing Essentials is a family company, run by husband, and wife team Hans and Roswitha. Founded in 2006, they dedicate themselves to providing quality, trusted brands… Continue reading Hans Martini

Hans Martini
Bethanne Nemesh

Hi! My name is Bethanne Nemesh and I am a classically trained artist with degrees in Art and Art Therapy…but more importantly…I’ve been mastering the art of free motion machine quilting for over 23 years! I have extensively shown my quilts and have been honored to win many major awards in all levels of national… Continue reading Bethanne Nemesh

Bethanne Nemesh
Lyndelle Newey

Witnessing my students' progress and achievements has been incredibly rewarding. It's now my mission to help others acquire the skills and build the confidence to fall in love with the quilting process, just as I did many years ago.

Lyndelle Newey
Pauline Rogers

In 2015, having spent over 25 years experiencing the challenges of trying to fit the bulk of a big quilt through a domestic sewing machine, and seeing other quilters also experience the same challenges, Pauline invented the SasherTM Tools and her Quilt As You Go (QAYG) technique.

Pauline Rogers