Florida
Quilt Network
- Newsletter #30
August 15, 2000
Guess you're wondering why you haven't heard from me in a
while. I returned a few weeks ago from
a whirlwind camping trip, with a family reunion trip thrown in for good
measure. I was only able to stop at
four (only!) fabric/quilt shops, but oh, was it fun!! Material Things in St. Augustine is always an inspiration,
especially Joyce's pieced shower curtain.
The Quilted Peach was a great little store in historic Valdosta, Georgia. She packs a lot of different looks and
samples into a small space. Waechter's
Silk Shop in Asheville was a dressmaker's dream, with beautiful fabrics and
lots of patterns from independent companies.
And finally, drum
roll….Mary Jo's in Gastonia was HUGE!
After seeing some digital pics sent to me by a reader, I decided I
better be prepared with a list of wants and needs. Since the place is so big, I thought for sure I'd be
overwhelmed. And I was. Even my 20yo niece, who sews for her college
theater was amazed. I was able to find
everything on my list and the prices were great. I especially enjoyed the $2.99 table. Across the hall (Mary Jo's is in a mall), was a nice Bernina
dealer with some beautiful quilt samples hanging. I can't get the flannel quilt out of my mind, guess I'll have to
make it.
I made my first photo transfer quilt for my parent's 50th
anniversary. Check it out at http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=1049834&a=7762997. Needless to say, they were bowled over; my
mom was showing to anyone (strangers included) she could pin down. I'm proud of it because I had no idea what
it would look like when I began, and it is unlike anything I've done before.
I'm very excited about this…Quilters Newsletter Magazine is
offering the past FIVE years of their newsletter on CD:
"Search over 170 projects and articles by issue, cover, project or author to find quilt patterns and info quickly and easily. Included on the disc are two software tools no quilter should be without: Quilt-Pro's Block Factory and the Color Reference Library from Benartex."
For more info, go to http://www.quilts-online.com/ and click
on SPECIAL OFFERS. Look for my review
of this product in my next newsletter.
I can't wait to try it out!
Here's a webpage that will post a picture of your quilt
guild's opportunity quilt:
http://www.quiltwoman.com/op_quilt.cfm
And this webpage has a great set of quilting links:
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/6982/links.html
This website searches 52 online quilt shops at once for your
request:
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS:
August - entire month - Applique
Society Exhibit in Crystal River Library < mjtoth@hitter.net>
August 28 The Applique
Society Meeting in Crystal River mjtoth@hitter.net
Sept 21-22 Workshops
with Maya Schoenenberger. in Naples <madowfl@aol.com>
Sept.22,23,24. Quiltfest
2000 in Jacksonville dbld@mediaone.net>
September 25 The
Applique Society Meeting in Crystal River
mjtoth@hitter.net
Oct 14-15 Bead
Festival in Orlando
<beadshows.com>
Oct. 16-21 National EGA Seminar in Lake Buena
Vista < EGAHQ@aol.com>
Oct 20-22 Quilt Show in
White Springs (904)397-2733
Oct 20-22 Quilt Show in Clearwater Omielke@aol.com
Oct 20, 21 Quilt Show
in Palmetto Qmaker99@aol.com
Jan 3 thru 6 Quilt
Workshops in Marco Island clemens35@mediaone.net
Jan 19,20 Quilt Show in
Largo DORTQ@aol.com
Jan 26 & 27 Quilt
Show in Orlando <quiltshow2001@aol.com>
Jan 20-27 Quilters
Dream Cruise <AnnapTvlr@aol.com>
Jan 22-25 Quilters
Escape II in Brooksville (see text in Newsletter #28)
Feb 3-4 Quilt Show in
Lady Lake <dianadare@mpinet.net>
Feb 9-10 Quilt Show in
Naples <gailquilts@aol.com>
Feb 9-10 Quilt Show in
Titusville <Jhopem@aol.com>
Feb 17-18 Quilt Show in
Vero Beach <patles@sunet.net>
Feb 22-23 Quilt Show
in Punta Gorda MCrosby908@aol.com
Feb. 23-24 Quilt Show
in Tampa Laurajbr@aol.com
Feb 23-24 Quilt Show in
Ocala <CWash3266@aol.com>
Mar 2-3 Quilt Show in
Brandon hobbienut@msn.com
Mar 9-10 Quilt Show
in Sarasota bettejimb@juno.com
Mar 9-11 Quilt Show in
Ft. Lauderdale <http://www.browardqquiltexpo.com>
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CHARITY REQUEST
Another request for your goodness and generosity. The West
Pasco Pregancy Center is in desperate
need of tiny booties. We are a crisis
pregancy center and give each young lady with a positive test a pair of
booties. This should give the message
to each one that the baby she is carrying is real and has the feet that will go
into those booties. Perhaps the booties
will be the news breaker! We just never know. Besides quilting, does anyone
know how to knit or crochet? I would be
willing to supply the wool. Thanks so much.
Kay Nevins KayNevins@att.net.
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2001 SISTERS QUILTERS AFFAIR
The local high school in Sisters, Oregon is hosting an
inexpensive Bed & Breakfast for quilters attending the 2001 show. For more information, email jhenders@outlawnet.com
For more information on the 2000 show, click on http://www.stitchinpost.com/soqs.asp
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SHARING TEACHERS
Quilters Unlimited of Tallahassee has a full schedule of
national teachers listed below. If you
have any interest in sharing expenses or questions, please let me know.
Linda Cantrell - Nov 9-11 of 2000
Gwen Marston - March 8-10 of 2001
Carol Henry - Oct 11-13 of 2001
Margaret Miller - March 14-16 of 2002
Ami Simms - Nov 14-16 of 2002
Our Tallahassee guild keeps up-to-date teacher information
posted on the SSQA web site and in the SSQA newsletter. Their web site address is: www.ssqa.org
Sincerely, -DeDe Harter Quilters Unlimited of
Tallahassee
<dharter@talstar.com>
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QUILT SHOW IN PALMETTO
Manatee Patchworkers' Biannual Quilt Show
"Fall Fantasy"
- October 20, 2000 -
10:00am to 5:00pm
October 21, 2000 - 10:00am to 4:00pm
Where: Manatee
Convention Center, One Haben Blvd., Palmetto, FL
Admission: $4.00
Features: Quilts
Exhibt of
the Japanese Manhole Cover Quilts
Vendors
Boutique
Door
prizes
Demonstrations
Silent
Auction
Contact: Barbara
Mallozzi , Qmaker99@AOL.com
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QUILT SHOW IN FT. LAUDERDALE
Broward Quilt Expo will be held March 9, 10, and 11,2001 at
War Memorial Auditorium, 800 NE *th Street, Ft Lauderdale, FL. Highlights of Expo will be the line up of
teachers: John Flynn, Barbara Hahl,
Sara King, Suzanne Marshall, Marsha McCloskey, Joan Shay, Kathy Stubbs Ward,
and Barbara Thompson. In addition, there will be 200 quilts on display (you are
welcome to enter your quilts) , a large boutique, many venders, a Sunday
afternoon live mini auction, and a thursday night lecture by John Flynn at the
Doubletree Guest Suites, 2670 East Sunrise Boulevard, Ft Lauderdale, FL. For
more information and class schedule visit our web site
<http://www.browardqquiltexpo.com> or contact Janet
Oxley at 954-757-7427.
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CHANGE TO GUILD MEETING
The Gold Coast Quilter's Guild will meet on MONDAY, August
14, at 7:30 p.m. at the Boca Raton Community Center, 150 NW Crawford Blvd.,
Boca Raton. Please note that it is a
Monday rather than the usual Tuesday. The main attraction will be the traveling
Hoffman Challenge Wearable Art Show, modeled by guild members. For more information, please call
(561)392-3703
or e-mail gavjs@worldnet.att.net.
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QUILT SHOW IN WHITE SPRINGS
"Way Down Upon the Suwannee River" 13th annual
Quilt Show & Sale
Oct 20, 21, 22 2000
Fri & Sat 9 am - 5 pm Sun 9 am - 4 pm
Stephen Foster State Folk Culture Center
Hwy #41 White Springs, FL
Judged Quilt Show, Vendors, Boutique, Demonstrations,
Refreshments,
Lecture, Workshop
Call Elaine McGrath
(904)397-2733 for more information
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QUILT UNIVERSITY
I run Quilt University, the site where you can take quilt
classes online. I would be pleased if
you could mention this in your newsletter.
We have over a dozen teachers on the faculty and offer classes that
range from applique and piecing to quilt design and dyeing. Upcoming classes include Electric Quilt lessons, bargello and a penny rug. Please take a look at
http://www.quiltuniversity.com. There
is a sample class available.
Carol Miller
webmistress@QuiltUniversity.com
http://www.quiltuniversity.com
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QUILT WORKSHOPS IN NAPLES
Naples Quilters Guild: September 21 & 22. Two day
workshop with Maya Schoenenberger. Techniques covered in this landscape class
include raw edge applique, thread painting, multiple layering and slicing of
fabrics, using Sulky Solvy and 3D embellishment. Workshop fee $50. For more
information contact madowfl@aol.com or visit our website at:
http://nqg1.homestead.com/nqghome.html
We are also looking for a guild interested in sharing
expenses for Patricia Campbell (Jacobean applique). We have her tentatively
scheduled for February 17-19, 2002. This is a long way off but her schedule
fills up quickly! Contact Marti at madowfl@aol.com
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QUILT CONTEST
The Museum of American Folk Art is holding a quilt contest
entitled “Quilted Constructions: The Spirit of Design,” in celebration of our
new building opening Autumn 2001. The grand prize is an all expenses paid trip
to Spain with the Museum's travel program the Folk Art Explorers or a trip to
New York for the opening of our new museum. The top 15 quilts will be exhibited
in New York and other venues around the world. If you would like a copy of the
rules, please contact
us at the Museum by phone at 212/977-7170 or by Fax:
212/977-8134 or by E-mail to quiltcontest@folkartmuseum.org.
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EGA SEMINAR IN ORLANDO
The Embroiderers' Guild of America (EGA) is holding their
national seminar in Orlando, Oct. 16-21 at the Wyndham Palace at Lake Buena
Vista, FL. There are several things
non-EGAers can participate in two of which are the Boutique and exhibits. The Boutique will be supplied by a shop in
Gainesville. She has all kinds of activities
scheduled one of which is a pajama party on Thurs. evening. There will be threads, beads, books of all
kinds, the latest in sewing tools and accessories, and silk ribbons and
buttons. I have heard that the boutique
vendor is bringing 1/2 million dollars of inventory for this event. It's a terrific opportunity to think outside
the box and mingle with fellow needlework enthusiasts.
The exhibit at the hotel will showcase something from every
threaded needle technique (including quilting). It's open to all to view.
In addition to the national seminar, a traveling exhibit of
needlework will open in the newly remodeled Orange County Historical Society
downtown. This exhibit is juried and
all pieces will travel the country for 2 years. EGA is honored to be the first exhibit in the Historical
Society's new location. <http://www.needlearts.com/ega/index.html>
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FREE BATTING
Need Batting for your group for a charitable program? Hobbs Bonded Fibers has a program that can
help your group or your guild. Hobbs desires to help groups do as many quilts
as possible for the less fortunate.
Hobbs makes batting for customers that sometimes is slightly out of
their specifications. When this happens, they set the roll aside for charitable
groups and sell it at a greatly reduced price, which is $1.00 per pound. Groups
can also collect UPC labels off Hobbs products and deduct $1.00 per label sent
in with their order - up to 10 UPC labels per roll of batting. With 10 labels,
a 15 lb roll of batting would cost the group only $5.00 plus shipping charges. Rolls will usually weigh 15 to 20
lbs and can have from 20-70 yards per roll. The batting CANNOT be sold and must
be used in charity quilts. Groups may
order as often as they need to and will be shipped as quantities at HOBBS
allows. Contact Hobbs Bonded Fibers at (254)741-0040 Phone (254)772-7238 FAX
and they will send you an order form.