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The Association was established in 1994 to promote and lead the development of patchwork, quilting and textile art within New Zealand.

It is our mission to provide New Zealand quilters the opportunity to expand horizons, to share work, and to learn.

We aim to support quilters and textile artists at all levels through offering a variety of classes, exhibitions, regional meetings and professional development opportunities.  Membership is open to anyone wishing to keep in touch with the New Zealand Quilting and Textile scene.

History

The formation of the National Association of New Zealand Quilter (NANZQ) began in Auckland. A small group of quilters began discussing the increasing need for NZ quilters to know what is happening internationally, what was happening throughout NZ and the enormous topic of information sharing in all its facets. This was before the World Wide Web and the common use of the internet. Meetings were held in Auckland to discuss the concept and information was sent to guilds and groups around NZ seeking their opinion.

At the Nelson symposium the first meeting was held for representatives from throughout NZ. A draft constitution had been prepared and this was debated at the Nelson breakfast meeting along with election of the first committee.
The Association was incorporated and a newsletter was begun.

See more on our committee, sponsors and life members.

Privacy Policy

We collect personal information from you, including information about your:

  • name
  • contact information (email address, phone contact number, and address. The address is so we can let you know of any local event in your area.) Our main point of contact is your email address.

We collect your personal information in order to:

  • send out newsletters and other event details
  • invoice you for subscriptions
  • contact you about quilt-related matters

 

Besides our committee members, we don’t share this information with anyone else.

You have the right to ask for a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of your information, or to have it corrected, please contact us at membership@aotearoaquilters.co.nz, or you can do it yourself on our website, using your own password, or by writing to Aotearoa Quilters Inc, PO Box 83, Thames 3540.