Florida Quilt Network -
Newsletter #24
March 28, 2000
Quilters:
I want to share with you a wonderful experience I had last
weekend. Diane Smith and I (and her patient
husband, Frank) traveled to Naples to experience Ricky Tims, Quilter
Extraordinaire. This was the first time
I took a quilt class with another guild.
Diane and I were not only wow'ed by Ricky and his talent, but the
kindness of the Naples Quilt Guild and how they welcomed us, total strangers,
into their midst. And Ricky was
impressed that we traveled 5 hours to take his classes.
The reason I relate this to you is that ANYone can do
this. If a workshop is posted in this
newsletter, it is because the workshop seats have been opened up to the general
public. It is so interesting to see how
other guilds conduct their meetings and classes, and it is a great way to make
some new friends or visit with old friends, too.
I encourage each of you to extend yourself this year and
visit another guild for a lecture, workshop or both. It's a good thing.
I would also like to encourage groups who are sponsoring
quilt shows to send me information on ENTERing quilts. Your deadline, snail mail or web site for an
entry form, etc. would be great.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS:
Now thru April 17 Connecting
Threads: American Jazz & Quilts
in Ft. Lauderdale
ediebarb@bellsouth.net
March 31 Libby Lehman
class in Kissimmee 407-846-7998
March 31-April 1 “QuiltFest
2000” in Coral Gables
http://www.gopbi.com/community/groups/QuiltFest2000/
March 31-April 2 "Bartow
Quilt Show" in Bartow MPHARMACY@aol.com
April 1-30 Quilt Shop
Hop www.fabshopnet.com
April 9-May 3 Quilt
Show in Sarasota fabart@ij.net
April 1,2,3 Libby
Lehman Workshops in Orlando smithquilt@aol.com
April 3 Libby Lehman
Lecture in Orlando <smithquilt@aol.com>
Apr 6 The Applique
Society meeting in Ocala salmh@worldnet.att.net
April 7&8 Trudie Hughes lecture in Ft. Lauderdale
jlquilt@aol.com
April 7&8 SSQA
Meeting in Green Cove Springs andir@gateway.net
April 12 - 17 Trip to
Paducah <WPQuilters@gtemail.net>
Apr 24 The Applique Society meeting in Crystal
River <mjtoth@hitter.net>
May 4 The Applique
Society meeting in Ocala salmh@worldnet.att.net
May 26,27,28 Florida
Folk Life Festival in Tallahassee bobbimcph@worldnet.att.net
June (Thursdays) Kids'
Sew Fun Camp in Orlando
<margie@cfl.rr.com>
June 23 Mary Sorensen
Class in Ft. Lauderdale jlquilt@aol.com
July 15 Joanne
Goldstein Lecture in Pompano Beach <joanne850@aol.com>
Oct 14-15 Bead
Festival in Orlando
<beadshows.com>
Oct 20-22 Quilt Show in Clearwater Omielke@aol.com
Sept.22,23,24. Quiltfest
2000 in Jacksonville JoanMatt@aol.com
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QUILT SHOW
The name of our group is the "Fractious Fabricators."
Our show will run from April 9th through May 3rd. It will be at the Unity Church in
Sarasota The address is 500 Coconut
(which is 2 blocks North of Fruitville and 1 block east of Tamiami - US 41.)
We are all involved in surface design in one way or another
and run the gamut from art quilts to manipulated fabric which stands on it's
own as an art piece.
Mariann Yatsco fabart@ij.net
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QUILT SHOW
March 31 - April 2
Bartow Quilt Show
is held in conjunction with the "Bloomin Arts Festival" in Bartow. This
is craft and fine arts festival on the streets of downtown Bartow. Kathy Ward
will be teaching "Machine Quilting" from 1-4 on Thurs. March 30 cost
$20.00. She will also be teaching "Summer Wreath" (Applique and
assembling flowers in your hand) on Friday March 31 from 9-12, also
$20.00.
Betty Slaughter and Ginger Smith will teach a class on
"Embellishing Crazy Quilts" on Thurs. March 30 from 9-12 $15.00.
Class request may be sent to P.O. Box 822, Bartow, Fl., 33831-0822 with a check
made out to Bartow Quilt Show. There
will also be venders and quilt related demonstrations going on. The show will open at 1:30p.m. on Fri. Sat. 9-5, and Sun. 10-4. Awards are given out
Sun. afternoon about 3:00. Thanks a
lot.
Betty Slaughter MPHARMACY@aol.com
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T-Shirt Quilts -
Ever wonder what to do with ALL of those t-shirts? Let me make a t-shirt quilt!
For more information email me, Jane Varley, maitland, at jvarley@bellsouth.net
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REQUEST FOR QUILT ENTRIES
Howdy! I was wanting to make sure that quilters everywhere
knew that the prospectus for the upcoming art quilt show "Roots of Racism: Ignorance and Fear"
are available. This show is planned to travel for at least 2 years. We have
secured Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi as our judge. The opening venue will be the
Gallery at Vertigo Studios in Memphis. Mail date for slides is July 31st. If
you'd like a prospectus please email me your postal address to
rebelquilter@andrsn.com- Susan Lumsden
The Exhibition is a contest/ show of quilts made to raise
awareness on the fact that racism is still an issue today and that cultural
diversity is beneficial. the call to artists has gone out to all the major
quilting and sewing and art related magazines as well as being promoted to the
ethnic ones. The intent is to have a very diverse group of quilters enter
quilts in the show. I expect that there will be a lot of media attention. Not
simply because of the theme but because of the caliber of our judge as well.
We expect that following the first venue the show will be
touring to various cities around the US. This part is still being pursued and
nothing is finalized on that part. We will be contacting the Smithsonian in
regards to their handling that portion. It will be traveling to museums not
quilt
shows.
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MARY SORENSEN CLASS
Mary Sorensen
will be in Ft. Lauderdale, June 23, lecture- workshops June 24 and 25th. For
exact locations, e-mail me at jlquilt@aol.com. Jac'que Leggett
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The Quilters'
Crossing Group is planning a quilt show at the Long Center in Clearwater
October 20 and 21, 2000. Mary Lou Mielke Omielke@aol.com
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QUILT EXHIBIT
The opening of "Connecting
Threads: American Jazz & Quilts" at Artserve is Thursday night
from 6:00-9:00 pm. with A Night of Big
Band Swing. Donation is $5 to the Children's Fund. The quilts will be on exhibit through April 17th at Artserve/Ft. Lauderdale
Library,1350 East Sunrise Blvd. 9am-8pm
Mon & Tues., 9am-5pm Wed.-Sat. Quilt artists are Bonnie Askowitz, Miami;
Sharon King, Miami; Suzanne McCoy, Ft. Lauderdale; Barbie Swanson, Pompano
Beach & Marilyn Weiner, Boca Raton.
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LIBBY LEHMAN LECTURE
Snow, Squirrels and Sulky:
The Evolution of an Art Quilter
Monday, April 3, 2000, 7:00 pm Marks Street Senior Center,
Orlando, FL
nonmember tickets $5,
send SASE to Florida Cabin Fever Quilters, P. O. Box 891, Orlando, FL 32802
or pay at the door.
Workshops - Threadplay II, Prima Donnas, Sunday, April
2,
9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Bring on the Bobbin, Monday, April 3, 9:00 am
to 4:00 pm
Contact Diane Smith, 407-895-1732 or smithquilt@aol.com for
Lecture or
Workshop information.
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KIDS SEWING CAMP
Kids' Sew Fun Camp
meets the FIVE THURSDAYS in June at
Keel's Sewing Center on Lee Road. The
beginners meet from 10 a.m. - noon; intermediates sew from 1-3 p.m. If needed, machines can be provided. Beginners start with learning to thread the
machine and sewing an almost straight line and produce a wind sock and a tote
bag. Intermediates will make a wall
quilt/organizer with denim pockets, a purse, and a wearable
top. Cost is $48, and the sewers get a camp tee shirt!!! Teacher is Margie
Engel (margie@cfl.rr.com). Class size
is limited, so
enroll now by calling Keels, 407-644-8544, to save your
space.
These classes are forerunners to our Kids Quilting Class
which meets on Saturdays at Keels throughout the school year.
(Anyone who is willing to part with old denim pockets could
drop them off at Keels or give them to Joan Sheppard at the Central Florida
Quilt Guild Meetings!!!)