Florida
Quilt Network - Newsletter #27
May 22, 2000
Hello again,
I hope all of you are well and looking forward to staying
cool this summer!
I counted the number of Florida Quilt Guilds this Network touches……83 !! Did you know there were that many guilds in
Florida?? And there are probably a few I don't have on my list, but I'm working
on it. Believe it or not, this
newsletter is sent to over 400 quilters.
What a year (and 5 months) it has been.
Thanks to all of you who send me nice notes, information,
and even requests. I appreciate hearing
from each and every one of you. Many of
you have suggested I take advertisements or fees for notices, but that is not
the direction I want to go with FQN. I
enjoy everything about the network, and I like not answering to anyone (except
YOU of course!). I feel I would lose
some of my credibility if I were to charge for the use of this space.
When DH stops working so hard and has time to finish my
website, I look forward to sharing even MORE great information with you on an
even more timely basis.
Your comments and suggestions are always welcome…
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Here is a LATE BREAKING NEWS ITEM:
The Sunshine State Quilters Association (SSQA) is
experiencing problems with the US Mail in getting their newsletter out. It contains the registration forms for the
June 10th meeting in Gainesville.
Some of their members STILL have not received their forms, and the
organizers of the meeting are getting worried.
If you are a member of SSQA (or would like to join!) and
need the registration forms for the meeting, please call Gloria Comstock at
352-335-1729 or email at rg10001@bellsouth.net.
Within the June 10th meeting, Becky Valcante is
sponsoring a fashion show complete with narration and live music. She needs everyone who has quilted clothing
to participate. More information and a
registration form can be obtained by calling her at 352-378-2799 or email
becky@ccgnv.net.
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Although the quilt show "season" has wound down,
there are still lots of goings on….
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS:
May 22 The Applique
Society meeting in Crystal River <mjtoth@hitter.net>
May 26,27,28 Florida
Folk Life Festival in Tallahassee bobbimcph@worldnet.att.net
May 27 Hawaiian
Quilting Workshop by Ginger Lavoie (see newsletter #26)
June (Thursdays) Kids'
Sew Fun Camp in Orlando
<margie@cfl.rr.com>
June (Tuesdays) Kids'
Beginners Sewing Camp in Brevard
County < Quilts1999@aol.com >
June 10 SSQA Meeting
in Gainsville 352-335-1729.
June 16th -Sept 9th Hollis Chatelain show in Winston-Salem, NC
<www.holisart.com>
June 23 Mary Sorensen
Class in Ft. Lauderdale jlquilt@aol.com
June 26 The Applique
Society meeting in Crystal River <mjtoth@hitter.net>
July 15 Joanne
Goldstein Lecture in Pompano Beach <joanne850@aol.com>
August TAS Chapter
show in Crystal River <mjtoth@hitter.net>
Oct 14-15 Bead
Festival in Orlando
<beadshows.com>
Oct 20-22 Quilt Show in Clearwater Omielke@aol.com
Oct 20, 21 Fall
Fantasy in Palmetto Qmaker99@aol.com
Sept.22,23,24. Quiltfest
2000 in Jacksonville dbld@mediaone.net>
Jan 3 thru 6 Quilt
Workshops in Marco Island clemens35@mediaone.net
Feb. 23-24 Quilt Show
in Tampa Laurajbr@aol.com
Feb 17-18 PIECES
& PATCHES QUILT SHOW in Vero Beach patles@sunet.net
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TAS CHAPTER SHOW
Our TAS Chapter-"The Heart & Hand Chapter" in
Crystal River is very happy to have the invitation to display some of our work
the entire month of August at the Central Ridge Library of Citrus County. We
will be displaying several small pieces and a different full size quilt each
week. If any of our viewers would like-stop in and see the fruits of our labor
in Applique work, the Library is located at the corner of Roosevelt Blvd and
Forest Ridge Road in Beverly Hills, Florida. For further info contact mjtoth@hitter.net.
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CHARITY QUILTS FOR NEW MEXICO
A New Mexico quilter named Pandy is starting a local and
national effort to provide each of the people who lost their home to fire in
Los Alamos, New Mexico a new quilt. She
will be concentrating on twin and queen size quilts for the people who lost
everything. If you would like to donate a quilt you may send it to:
Pandy's Quilt Store
35 Bonnieview Drive
Los Alamos, NM 87544
She will see that the quilts get distributed to the fire
victims.
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LOOKING FOR A BOOK
Help! I'm interested
in buying the out-of-print book, "Tropical Punch" by Marilyn
Dorwart. Anyone know where I can
purchase a copy? Thanks. JJQuilter@aol.com
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QUILT SHOW
Quilters' Workshop of Tampa Bay quilt show, 2001: A Quilt
Odyssey, Feb. 23 and 24, 2001, Egypt Temple Shrine, Dana Shores Drive, Tampa.
For information, call Ellen Schon, 813-287-0379. If you are interested in being a vendor, please call Laura
Brooker 813-837-2644 or e-mail Laurajbr@aol.com
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SSQA MEETING
June 10. The Tree City Quilters of Gainesville are hosting
an SSQA meeting. A terrific program has been planned including
classes on Seminole Strip Piecing, Traditional Redwork Embroidery, Interacting
with Color and Broderie Perse. There will be a fashion show during lunchtime.
Ann
Castleberry, author of a forthcoming quilt book on Color and
Shape, will give the program. For further information, contact Gloria
Comstock,352-335-1729.
The fall meeting of SSQA will be held September 29-30 in
Tallahassee. For info please contact Robin Wolfe 850-668-4021.
An SSQA meeting is being planned for February of 2001 in
Panama City. Details later.
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HOLLIS CHATELAIN SHOW
The Digg's Gallery at the Winston-Salem State University in
Winston-Salem, NC will be having an exhibition of Hollis Chatelain's work from
June 16th -September 9th, 2000. There will be 35-40 pieces exhibited, from when
she starting working in textiles (1990) until now. The show is called "Unraveling the Myths about Africa
Through Quilts: A Hollis Chatelain Retrospective". The Digg's Gallery
is at 601 Martin Luther King Drive in Winston-Salem. For more information call
336-750-2458 or email tateb@wssumits.wssu.edu The opening is June 16th
(5:00-8:00 PM) and she will be lecturing on her creative journey with slides of
her life in Africa.
Thank you Hollis
Chatelain www.hollisart.com
[Ed. note: I know its not Florida, but who DOESN'T go to NC
in the summer /g/ ]
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NEW WEBSITE
Just wanted to say hi, and tell you about our new web site
for quilters -----
http://www.heartofdixiequiltshop.com
Our quilt shop is located in Athens, Alabama (near
Huntsville). We are in a 6,400 sq. ft.
building with over 3,500 bolts of fabric, quilt supplies, machine quilting, and
cross stitch supplies. Also, we have
plenty of room for RV parking.
Please take and minute, and visit our new web site. We are starting our web site with just
fabric, but in the future, plan on adding books, patterns, kits, and supplies.
Happy Quilting,
Brenda, Heart of Dixie Quilt Shop
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KIDS CAMP
A Kids' Beginner Sewing Camp in Brevard County is scheduled
for the four Tuesdays in June - June 5, 12, 19, 26 - from 2:00 to 4:30 at
Thimbles and Thread, a quilter's retreat, located at 275 Magnolia Avenue,
Merritt Island. Sewers will learn to thread their machines, and sew an almost
striaght line while constructing a wind sock and a tote bag. Cost for all four sessions is $50. Instructor is Margie Engel. You can enroll your favorite kid by calling
Thimbles and Thread owner Kathy Stewart at 321-456-5685. Email Kathy at Quilts1999@aol.com.
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QUILT GUILD LOOKING FOR TEACHERS
The Naples Quilters Guild is looking for a Florida teacher
to offer a lecture (possibly on
computer quilting) and a workshop in EQ4. Also looking for someone in south FL
who teaches redwork. We have Charlotte Warr Andersen scheduled for April 19-21,
2001. If there is a guild interested in sharing expenses by scheduling her
before or after, please contact me, or visit charlottewarrandersen.com and
contact Charlotte directly.
Marti Dowman madowfl@aol.com
941-793-7693
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TEACHERS TO BE SHARED
The Peace River Quilter's Guild has contracted with the following quilt teachers to visit us. If any other guild is interested in inviting these teachers to visit them, they may contact the teachers directly.
November 2-3, 2000 Lois Arnold, email AZquilter9@aol.com
Lois Embree Arnold, from Chandler, AZ, is a third generation quilt maker, designer and artist who works in both the areas of traditional and innovative quilt making. Her quilts have appeared in "The American Quilter" magazine, "The Visual Dance" by Joen Wolfrom, "Home Quilt Show" magazine and "Julien's Journal". Lois appeared on Simply Quilts, episode 531. She is the author of "Pine Tree Quilts" which is expected to be available later this year.
September
20-21, 2001, Darra Duffy Williamson, email darra@boone.net
Darra
is from Boone NC and is the author of "Sensational Scrap
Quilts". She was named Quilt
Teacher of the year by "Professional Quilter" magazine in 1989.