DAC Creative Connection

16/10/2026

Thank you everyone for being so patient.
Getting all these photos together has been no mean feat.
We have many more which I will put up over the next week or so.
Congratulations to all our Winners & also to those who entered their work into our Show. You are all WINNERS!!!

And a very big Thank You to ALL our SPONSORS & to ALL our VOLUNTEERS too!!!

“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as for the Lord.” Col. 3:23

14/10/2026

We will have more photos soon of all the Winners & their Quilts, Craft or Art Works. We are all still recovering from a very busy 4 days & ask for your patience.

Hoping that you enjoy these, Fun Facts & Information from our Annual Show.
There are a lot of steps involved for some of our team in set up and Show days –
Wednesday 20,900 steps
Thursday 11,000 steps
Friday 10,000 – 18,000 steps
Saturday 9,150 – 20,000 steps

Approximately 268 scones consumed over 2 days
40 litres of milk didn’t even last the whole day on Friday!
40 loaves of bread for two days (provided by Bakers Delight, Yay)

Approximately 250 plants sold
The plant Stall had so many happy customers, with many questions about how to grow plants to the volunteers on that stall.

An artwork was chosen and purchased via Facetime.

Our Craft Stall Leader commented….. “The things that we didn’t think would sell, sold out, meanwhile the things that we thought would sell, didn’t!”

We had 160 Volunteers Rostered on for two hour slots to assist with running the Show and/or helping to run our Café.

400 people came through our doors on Friday
380 people came through our doors on Saturday

Visitors from as far south as Ulladulla and as far overseas as Newcastle, England!

And we had such a diverse range of age groups volunteering in all areas.
From 16 to over 80.

13/10/2026

10/10/2026

Another Show done & dusted & what a fabulous one it was too.

We almost matched last years record of 800 attendees.
Around 780 attended this year.

Thank you to all who attended over the two days. We hope that you all enjoyed yourselves & will come back again next year.

Thank you to all involved with making this Event such a success.
There are way to many to even name groups or individuals.

Thank you to all of our fabulous sponsors who helped in many different ways. Also a big Thank You to all our Stall Holders.

Have fun browsing through some of the photos taken during our two day Set Up & the Two days of the actual show.

Photos of all our Winners & all the Quilts, Art Work, Craft & Cards will come in future posts. We are slowly working through all the photos that we taken over the whole show.

“Whatever you do, Work at it with all your heart, as for the Lord.” Col. 3:23.

09/10/2026

Hi everyone,
Today is the last day that you can come & see our wonderful displays at the Dapto Anglican Church’s Creative Connection Quilt, Art & Craft Show for 2026.
You will see two displays of our Quilts. One is our Main Display in the Hall Area, where we have the Quilts & our Craft & Cards that have been made in the last 12 Months. The other display is in our Auditorium, where we have our older quilts draped over the chairs.

Up in the Hall & to your left you will find our Art Display in two Rooms. Where are artists have a beau display of their works & with many For Sale. Worth a look for that Special gift.
The Hall area is where you can Vote on your Favourite Quilt, Craft, Card & Art piece. So make sure that you take advantage of this.

We have Craft, Christmas, Cakes, Plants, Paper-craft & our Compassion Table all overflowing with goodies for you to purchase that special gift or something for yourself.
Our DAC Ministry Table is where you can rest your tired feet & find out about what DAC stands for & what we do in the Community.

Our Pop Up Cafe will be serving light lunches & Barista Coffee.
Please remember that all our helpers, including those working in the Cafe are Volunteers. We ask that you be patient, as working in this very very busy environment is not always easy.

We also have the Spinners & Weavers with their displays, items For Sale & demonstrations.
Beautiful Macrame items from Louise for purchase.

And our three Major Stall Holders.
Seaside Cut and Quilt.
Freddie’s Fabrics.
The Stitcher’s Cupboard.

So we are looking forward to seeing you all & hope that you have a great time.

“Whatever you do , Work at it with all your heart, as for the Lord.” Col. 3:23.

08/10/2026

Today’s the Day!!!

As most of you already know by now, we are having our DAC Creative Connection’s Annual Quilt, Art & Craft Show, today & tomorrow.
Entry is $6. 10am to 3pm.

At our much loved show, we have plenty to interest everyone. On Display we will have beautiful Handmade Quilts & different Mediums of Art work. As well as Handmade Cards & Crafts. Some of which will be For Sale. This is our way to showcase what DAC Creative Connection does when they meet.

We will also have our DAC Craft, Christmas, Plants & Cake Table’s, where you can buy that special gift.
As well as our outside Vendors selling Quilting related items including Fabric, Handmade Cards, Paper Craft Supplies & Handmade Macrame items too.
The Illawarra Spinners & Weavers will be demonstrating their weaving for us as well.
And of course we will have our Pop-Up Cafe where you can grab a light lunch.

Shop for unique gifts and enjoy a friendly day out in support of our community.

This year we have also have a dedicated, prominent space, set up for our DAC Ministry Table.

“Whatever you do, Work at it with all your heart, as for the Lord.” Col. 3:23.

07/10/2026

1 DAY TO GO!!! It’s Tomorrow everyone!!! The 9th & 10th October, 2026.
Are these dates in your diaries? We are hoping to see you at our Annual Quilt, Art & Craft Show.

We spent yesterday Registering all our Show Entries & our first of two days Setting up the different Displays.
It was a very busy hive of activity. And I must say, that everything went so well. After over 20 odd years, we are getting this all down pat. 🤣
Thank you to everyone involved.
Today is more Setting Up & then fine tuning all those displays.

We would also like to give another big Thank You to ALL of our SPONSORS.
In alphabetical order.
Bendigo Woollen Mills.
Blooms the Chemist - Dapto.
Bunnings Warehouse- Kembla Grange.
Crochet Australia.
Finzah Yarn Studio.
Freddie’s Fabrics.
HobbySew Figtree. ( Branch no long trading)
Louise’s Macrame.
Lowes - Dapto.
Prouds the Jewellers - Dapto Mall.
Scrapbooking Delight.
Seaside Cut and Quilt.
Shoalhaven Quilting.
The Remnant Warehouse.
Thread Botanica.
Matilda’s Own.
Woolworths- Dapto Mall.
Super Cheap Auto - Dapto.
Baker’s Delight - Dapto Mall.
Priceline - Dapto.

“Whatever you do, Work at it with all your heart, as for the Lord.” Col. 3:23.

06/10/2026

2 DAYS TO GO!!!
The dates to add to your diary are Friday 9th & Saturday 10th October, 2026.

Our Auditorium is where you will find our 3 Biggest Stall Holders.
All with some Wonderful Specials, just for us.

No. 7 on our Map, is Phyllis from Freddie’s Fabrics at Cobargo.
Phyllis will have Pre-Cut Metres for $10. or 3 for $25. And Fat Quarters for $2. Each. And much more.

No. 8. Is Leisa from Seaside Cut and Quilt down in Ulladulla.
Leisa is an AccuQuilt Distributor and will have great packages available & demonstrations on both days and much more. See her flier below.

No. 9. Kathy from The Stitchers Cupboard in Camden.
Check out the Latest and Greatest. Kathy will have a selection of 1m Cuts @ $5. Plus much more.

So for all our Quilters especially, come & grab that piece of fabric, notion or gadget, while you can get them at such great prices.

See you here tomorrow morning.

“Whatever you do, Work at it with all your heart, as for the Lord. Col. 3:23

Today is Registration & Set Up Day.
The start of a very busy 4 Days for all the Team & all our Volunteers.

05/10/2026

3 DAYS TO GO!!!
Remember these two dates.
Friday 9th & Saturday 10th October, 2026.

Excitement is mounting.
Everyone is madly getting the finishing touches done to their Entries.
Our Quilt Frames & the tools to set them up have all been checked and are all ready to be brought down to the Hall.
Last minute paperwork is being sorted & packed away, ready for the start of our Setting Up tomorrow.

More on what you can expect when we see you over the two days.

The Auditorium is always a hive of activity.
* When you walk into this area, depending what door you use, one side will have our DAC Craft Stall. No. 6. On our Map.
Here you will find lovingly made treasures, that are beautiful as well as practical. You can start your Christmas shopping by grabbing that Handmade gift for a friend, relative, teacher or even yourself.

* The other side of our Auditorium, has our DAC Christmas Stall. No. 10.
Where we will have All Things Christmas.
Some of those things are, Christmas Tree Skirts, Stockings, Table Runners, Placemats, Coasters, Advent Calendars & much more.

This & our Craft Stall are always very popular.

* The one thing that you will notice as you walk down the aisles, is all of our beautifully made Older Quilts, which are draped over the chairs.
This display is such a beautiful site. Especially if the sun is shining outside, because, you might just get to see the suns rays shine through over the top of them & the effect is just breath taking. I’ve included a photo here.

* We also have a Display of our In-House Retreat works for you to look at.

That’s it for now. Will have more for you tomorrow.

“Whatever you do, Work at it with all your heart, as for the Lord.” Col. 3:23.