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Florida Quilt Network - Newsletter #108 April 2, 2007
Quilting Friends,
Having just spent the weekend in San Francisco and Napa Valley, I can tell you this: quilt motifs, designs and creative inspirations can come from just about anywhere. The tile floor of a castle, the outlines of a house, the layered colors in a landscape….well, you probably know that as well as I. My problem is that I forget that inspiration about as quickly as I GET the inspiration. So the digital camera really comes in handy here, and then I have to remember to put the pictures in my “quilt inspirations” folder on the laptop, subdivided into “landscape ideas”, “hexagon ideas”, “tessellations”, “color combos”, etc.
I hope you are able to get out and get some of your own inspiration as often as possible. Even if you don’t actually use most of those ideas directly in a quilt, the creative concepts are nestling into your brain and coming out in other ways that will surprise you.
We head out this morning for Yosemite, and we keep our fingers crossed that we won’t freeze our bunnies off. As long as we can run the camper’s electric heat to take 10 degrees off the top, we should be OK. Then it is on to King’s Canyon, Death Valley and the Grand Canyon.
Talk to you in a month!
You may remember that I’ve listed a couple of longarm machines for sale in the past. Well, they were sold so quickly from those listings, that I’ve decided to include a regular Classified Section in this newsletter. If you have something sewing or quilt related to sell, consider an advertisement in this newsletter. There are over 1000 interested readers in Florida and beyond. The charge is $50 for your ad, which will include two listings (two consecutive newsletters) for a single ad. Please send your ad to ad@FloridaQuiltNetwork.com, and look for a reply from me with instructions for sending the payment.
As always, if you have email changes, let me know:subscribe@FloridaQuiltNetwork.com
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Meredith Bubenik, formerly of the Apopka Quilt Company , is selling her Gammill Premier Long Arm Machine because she has no where to put it! She is accepting serious offers. It includes a 12' steel table, brand new Intellistitch Stitch Regulator, horizontal channel locks, laser light, built-on bobbin winder, needle positioner, assorted pantographs and accessories. You can reach Meredith at 407-221-3971. Will email photo upon request.
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2007
Jan 27-May 13 Gee’s Bend II Quilts in Orlando www.OMart.org
April 7-30 Quilt Exhibit in New Smyrna Beach www.atlanticcenterforthearts.org (#108)
April 15 Quilt Shop Birthday in Leesburg www.aquiltersdream.biz (#108)
April 16-18 Laura Cater-Woods Workshops in Sarasota http://www.friendshipknotquiltersguild.com/workshop.htm (#108)
April 19-20 Woven Sculptural Vessel Workshop in New Smyrna Beach www.atlanticcenterforthearts.org (#107)
May 5-6 Quilt Show in Gainesville (#106)
May 5 Diane Smith Workshop in New Smyrna Beach www.atlanticcenterforthearts.org (#107)
May 11-12 Quilt Walk in Lake City http://lakecity427.tripod.com (#108)
May 18-20 Introduction to Printing Workshop in New Smyrna Beach www.atlanticcenterforthearts.org (#107)
May 19-22 Jan Krueger Workshops in Sarasota http://www.friendshipknotquiltersguild.com/workshop.htm (#108)
May 23-25 Handwork Retreat in the Smokies www.cindyblackberg.com (#102)
May 24-26 TAS National Quilt Show & Convention in Tampa www.theappliquesociety.org (#106)
June 8-11 Quilt Retreat in Leesburg Talacam@aol. com (#104)
July 10-17 Quilting on the River Cruise MarthaIna@aol.com (#101)
July 21-28 Alaskan Cruise www.quiltcruises.com
Sept 7-9 Handwork Retreat in the Smokies www.cindyblackberg.com (#106)
Sept 13-16 SSQA Retreat in Lake Yale www.ssqa.org (#106)
Sept 21-23 Quilt Show in Jacksonville http:\\www.quiltfestjax.com
Sept 24-28 Quilt Cruise JanPalin@aol.com (#106)
Oct 8-13 Quilt Cruise http://aquiltersdream.biz/notices/quilt_cruise.shtml (#105)
Oct 26-27 Quilt Show in Trenton silveroaksgal@yahoo.com (#108)
Nov 2-5 Quilt Retreat in Leesburg Talacam@aol. com (#104)
2008
Jan 11-12 Quilt Show in Ft. Myers www.swfqg.com (#102)
Feb 29-Mar 1 Quilt Show in Palm Beach www.palmbchcoquiltersguild.com (#108)
Mar 7-9 Quilt Show in Hudson www.westpascoquilters.org (#107)
Mar 7-8 Quilt Show in Palmetto mailto:isulliva@aol.com (#103) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Stretching the Threads opens April 7 with a reception from 4 to 7 PM. Works by 53 international fiber artists. This will be the most fantastic display of thread art in Central Florida from weaving with wire to plastic wearables to rubber-band hangings – oh, yes, some fabric quilts too! Exhibition continues through April 28. Atlantic Center for the Arts Harris House 214 S. Riverside Drive, New Smyrna Beach Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 10 AM – 4 PM Saturday, 10 AM – 2 PM -----------------------------------------------------------------
WE WANT YOU!!!! and your friends at "Sew Much Love" the
Lake City Quilt
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Sarasota's Friendship Knot Quilters' Guild has openings in the following classes:
Laura Cater-Woods Mon, April 16, 9 - 4, Collage Landscapes Tue, April 17, 9 - 4, Free Motion, Pushing the Surface Wed, April 18, 9 - 4, Off the Wall, Onto the Page
Jan Krueger (teacher of Mary Ellen Hopkins' methods + her own) Sat, May 19, 9 - 4, Patchwork with Borders (workbook class) Mon, May, 21, 9 - 4, Elongated Diamonds Tue, May, 22, 9 - 4, Moody Quilt
All classes are $50 for non-members. Deli lunch available for $7. All workshops are held at Bahia Vista Mennonite Church, 4041 Bahia Vista Street, Sarasota For registration form and more information, go to our web site, http://www.friendshipknotquiltersguild.com/workshop.htm and mail form (can be downloaded) to Joy Abbott 4080 Basswood Lane Sarasota, FL 34232
Thank you so much, Linda Pearce VP, Education Chair Friendship Knot Quilters' Guild
----------------------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR INTEREST FROM NEW SMYRNA I am working on development of an I-4 Corridor Exhibition in conjunction with Convergence 2008 in Tampa next June. I already have 120 artists that just applied to my Stretching the Threads Exhibition with mind-blowing exciting work. Each gallery would have the opportunity to select from this group or to bring in their own fiber artists. The Convergence is by the HGA – Handweavers Guild of America, Inc. – and they will publish gallery booklets including all the exhibitions. Participating galleries get 2000 booklets for each location. Galleries would also be supplied with postcards for their mailing lists. This is internationally advertised and they expect 5,000 people just to visit Tampa for their workshops and vendor’s hall in the convention center. Check out www.weavespindye.org for more information. I’d like to do several galleries in Celebration, Orlando, Winter Park, Maitland, Altamonte, Lake Mary, Sanford, DeLand, New Smyrna Beach, Daytona, Ormond, and other galleries along the way. My idea was that fiber artists do “shop hops” from city to city checking out fabric stores. Why not “gallery hop” across to Tampa! This also gives local people a chance to participate without the long trip to Tampa. Let me know if you are interested and would like to participate. Please pass this on to other galleries so I can build a larger base of contacts. The Convergence is only for June 22-28 but some galleries in Tampa are covering June and July. Mary in DeLand of Art aka Mary E. McBride Community Programs & Operations Manager Atlantic Center for the Arts at Harris House 214 South Riverside Drive New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168 386-423-1753 386-428-5008FAX www.atlanticcenterforthearts.org Atlantic Center for the Arts is a nonprofit 501 (c)(3), interdisciplinary artists-in-residence community and arts education facility dedicated to promoting artistic excellence by providing talented artists an opportunity to work and collaborate with some of the world's most distinguished contemporary artists in the fields of music composition and the visual, literary and performing arts. Community interaction is coordinated through on-site and outreach presentations, workshops and exhibitions.
----------------------------------------------------------------- QUILT SHOP BIRTHDAY IN LEESBURG Sunday April 15th A Quilter’s Dream will be 5 years old. Come celebrate 12-4 pm and have cake and pop a balloon for your discount and other specials. Connie Czernuch -----------------------------------------------------------------
Quilt Show: "Loving Stitches" Presented by: Springhouse Quilters' Guild Date: October 26 and 27, 2007 Time: Friday 9 am to 6 pm Saturday 9 am to 3 pm Location: First United Methodist Church 203 N. W. Second Street Trenton, FL 32693 Donation: $3 Contact: Ruth Davis (352)-463-8804
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QUILT SHOW IN PALM BEACH COUNTY
February 29 & March 1, 2008
Palm Beach County Quilters Guild PO Box 18276 West Palm Beach, FL 33416 www.palmbchcoquiltersguild.com
For more information please contact: Debbie Sprague 561-951-9958 pbcqgshow@bellsouth.net
Quilt Show Times & Location: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow North Palm Beach Community Center 1200 Prosperty Farms Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 2/29/2008 10-5 3/1/2008 9-4
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