Florida
Quilt Network
- Newsletter #72
March
6, 2004
Quilting Friends,
There are some interesting things going on in different corners
of the state this month, from Exhibits and Workshops in New Smyrna to a new art
quilt group in Ft. Myers. I also
encourage all of you who are working toward more interesting and worthy guild
programs to head on down to Punta Gorda on March 27th to talk about national
and state teachers.
A bit of housekeeping….this five year old FQN newsletter is
exhibiting a few growing pains.
Managing a list of almost 1400 readers gets interesting, especially when
over half the readers are AOL customers and AOL decides I’m sending out
spam! If you think you’ve missed a
newsletter, please know you can always keep up-to-date by going to my website: www.FloridaQuiltNetwork.com. Also, when your email address changes, don’t
forget to drop me a line. And I will
continue to fight the good fight and get this newsletter out the best I know
how. It is still the greatest way I
know to keep Floridians (and beyond!) current on the fabulous quilt-related
events in Florida. Enjoy!
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS: (Newsletter number follows)
March 1-31 Quilt Exhibit in Fruitland Park rpotter20@comcast.com
(#72)
March 12-13 Quilt Show in Lake County quiltshowinfo04@aol.com (#68)
March 13 Quilt Show in Bushnell steinhaus@pocketmail.com (#71)
March 13-14 Quilt Show in Venice WMULLER@aol.com (#67)
March 19-20 Quilt Show in Pensacola shows1@bellsouth.net (#66)
March 19-21 Quilt Show in Ft. Lauderdale
www.onceuponaquilt.com (#67)
March 24 Jennifer Buechel Workshop in Clearwater connolly1023@hotmail.com (#71)
March 27 Guild Program Planning in Punta Gorda
cbeba@earthlink.net (#72)
April 1-3 Shop Hop in Central Florida (#71)
April 2-3 Quilt Show in Melbourne www.s-piecemakers.com (#66))
April 3-May 15 Quilt Exhibit in New Smyrna Beach www.atlanticcenterforthearts.org (#72)
April 6-May 16 Quilt Exhibit in Delray Beach
www.quiltersmarketplace.net (#69)
April 9 & 10 2 Polymer Clay Workshops in New
Smyrna Beach www.atlanticcenterforthearts.org
(#72)
April 15-17 Elinor Peace Bailey Workshop in Pace quiltingstation@bellsouth.net (#69)
April 20 Moneca Calvert Lecture in Boca Raton Smyrna3@aol.com (#65)
April 21-24 AQS Quilt Show in Paducah, KY www.AQSQuilt.com
April 21-26 Fiber Artist Retreat in New Smyrna
Beach www.atlanticcenterforthearts.org
(#72)
May 1 New Art Quilt Group in Ft. Myers Fiberplay@aol.com (#72)
May 7-8 Quilt Show in Miami http://communitylink.gopbi.com/groups/quiltfest
(#71)
May 7 Bead Workshop
in New Smyrna Beach www.atlanticcenterforthearts.org (#72)
May 8 Free Motion Workshop in New Smyrna Beach www.atlanticcenterforthearts.org (#72)
May 13-15 Fiber
Artist Workshops in New Smyrna
Beach www.atlanticcenterforthearts.org
(#72)
July 24-25 Stephanie Kimura Workshop in Palm Beach trudyf@aol.com (#70)
August 18-21 AQS 2004 Quilt Exposition in Nashville,
TN www.AQSQuilt.com
Sept 24-26 Quilt Show in Jax www.quiltfestjax.com (#68)
Nov 13-14 Quilt Show in Clearwater http://quilterscrossing.net/ (#71)
2005
Jan 8-15 Quilters Cruise www.americanquilterscruise.com (#69)
Jan 28-29 Quilt Show in The Villages RFlint5630@aol.com (#72)
Feb 25-26 Quilt Show in Tampa (#64)
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NEW
ART QUILT GROUP IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
The
first meeting of a new regional contemporary/art quilt group will be held March
6th at the ARTS FOR ACT GALLERY at 2265 First Street, Ft. Myers, on March 6th.
at 1:00 PM (a Saturday). The second
meeting will be May 1st, same time, same place. Membership is open to all; all that is required is an interest
in art quilting from inexperienced to accomplished. The focus of the group will be to support and inspire each other,
to network with "kindred souls", sponsor workshops, and help educate the public about art
quilts. For more information, phone
Carol Holsopple at 239-541-0226 or
Annie Wade at 239-945-1036. If you
intend to attend the meeting, you are requested to bring a folding canvas camp
chair. The gallery does not provide
seating and storage space is limited, therefore, until we get organized this
seems to be workable. Bring your work
for Show and Tell. Come and have some
fun! (email: Fiberplay@aol.com)
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QUILT
EXHIBIT IN NEW SMYRNA
Considering
Quilts 2004: Fiber Artists Explore the Quilt Form
April
3 - May 15 - An exhibition of 42 small wall hangings and free standing
sculptures by international fiber artists.
Atlantic
Center for the Arts at Harris House
Gift
Shop & Gallery Hours (free):
Tuesday - Friday, 10 AM - 4
PM
Saturday, 10 AM - 2 PM
Opening
Reception (free): April 3, 4 - 7 PM
Merchant’s
Market ($2):
Friday, April 30, 10 AM - 6 PM
Saturday, May 1, 10 AM
- 7 PM
Merchant’s
Reception (free): May 1, 4 - 7 PM
Workshops
are open to all levels of proficiency.
A $40 non-refundable deposit is required to register for each class.
Full tuition payment is required two weeks prior to the class. Refunds must be
requested at least one week prior to the class. Phone 386-423-1753, email mmcbride@atlanticcenterforthearts.org
or mail your check to Atlantic Center for the Arts.
Atlantic
Center for the Arts at Harris House
214
S. Riverside Drive
New
Smyrna Beach, FL 32168
386-423-1753
www.atlanticcenterforthearts.org
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QUILT
RETREAT AND WORKSHOPS IN NEW SMYRNA
April
21 - 26
ACA
Retreat: Allen & Farkas on the Far Side
Instructors: Pamela Allen & Maxine Farkas
Tuition:
ACA
members $325 class w/meals, $300 room and board at ACA
Non-members
$350 class w/meals, $325 room and board
at ACA
This
is an Atlantic Center for the Arts residency retreat for fiber artists who will
work with instructors Maxine Farkas and Pamela Allen. Students choose between
Art Quilt 101 by Farkas, as published in a series in Quilting Arts magazine, or
My Quilt, My Rules! with a dash of Fabulous Fabric Faces by Allen.
Students
arrive in time for dinner and a lecture on April 21 and depart after breakfast
on April 26. Twenty-six spaces at ACA include rooms w/private bath. Ten spaces
are allotted for local residents who do not wish to stay at Atlantic Center for
the Arts. Please reserve early!
“Art
Quilt 101,” a stepping off point for fiber artists, is a translation of the
written series to the real world for Farkas. The fourth article in the series
will be published just before classes begin. If you've read her articles but
need hands-on to learn, this is the course for you! This workshop is about
stretching, experimenting, and redefining what works and what doesn't . . . for
you! (quiltart.com/gallery/farkas.html)
“My
Quilt, My Rules!” Canadian artist Allen comes to us, just before leaving for
Africa, to teach her course about developing imagery and personal iconography
with the "rules" being secondary to the process. The major rule is
"do it the way you want to do it!" Fabulous Fabric Faces is all about
taking pieces of various fabrics and creating a portrait; it's fabric collage
with a twist. (pamelart.homestead.com)
April
9 (9:30 AM - 4:30 PM)
Introduction
to Polymer Clay
Instructor:
Karen Woods
Tuition
includes lunch: $65 ACA members; $75 non-members
Discover
the potential of polymer clay by making canes, using metallics, working with
mica shift techniques and finishing techniques. Woods is past president of the
Florida Tropical Weavers State Guild. Students may choose one or two days of
clay works.
April
10 (9:30 AM - 4:30 PM)
Image
Transfer to Polymer Clay
Instructor:
Karen Woods
Tuition
includes lunch: $65 ACA members; $75 non-members
Woods
helps explore multiple ways to transfer color and black and white images to
clay. Use finished items as jewelry, buttons or as embellishments on quilts.
May
7 (9:30 AM - 4:30 PM)
To
Bead or Not to Bead
Instructor:
Amy Koester
Tuition
includes lunch: $65 ACA members; $75 non-members
Beads
add sparkle, dimension and texture to fiber creations. Join this fun class for a hands-on
experience in bead embellishment. Whether you are a seamstress, a quilter, or
just interested, you will be inspired to new creativity.
May
8 (9:30 AM - 4:30 PM)
Zen
of Free Motion
Instructor:
Amy Koester
Tuition
includes lunch: $65 ACA members; $75 non-members
Koester
will guide students through the wonderful world of free motion sewing. Bring
your own sewing machine and find out how easy it is to embroider, stipple, or run
wild with straight and zigzag stitches.
May
13 - 15
It’s
All About the Surface
Three
workshops feature artists Rayna Gillman from New Jersey and Vikki Pignatelli
from Ohio. Gillman offers two
opportunities to work with surface designs (galleryfxv.com/Rayna.htm and
studio78.net). Pignatelli, author of Crazy about Curves and claims she can
teach anyone to sew in curves easily (home.att.net/~vikkiprn).
May
13-14 (9 AM - 5 PM)
Surface
Design with Found Objects**
Instructor:
Rayna Gillman
Tuition
includes lunch: $150 ACA members; $165 non-members
Take
a fresh look at surface design as the starting point for an art quilt. Do
spontaneous printeing using a silkscreen, textile inks and any of the following
materials: freezer paper, newspring, paper towels, and textured items from
around the house or hardware store. Working experimentally, you will come away
with your own unique fabric.
**As
seen on HGTV’s “Simply Quilts,” and in “Quilting Arts,” Spring 2004.
May
15 (9 AM - 5 PM)
Introduction
to Image Transfer
IInstructor:
Rayna Gillman
Tuition
includes lunch: $100 ACA members; $115 non-members
Learn
a variety of techniques for transferring photos, drawings, newspapers or
magazine images to fabric or paper. Using
toner-based photocopies or laser prints, ink jet prints, magazines and other
printed materials, non-toxic solvents, water-based mediums, and your
imagination, you'll uncover other techniques for adding complexity to your art.
May
15 (9 AM - 5 PM)
Crazy
about Curves
Instructor:
Vikki Pignatelli
Tuition:
includes lunch: $100 ACA members; $115 non-members
Crazy
about Curves is a combination piecing/appliqué method of constructing even the
sharpest curves and narrowest points within a quilt design with total ease and
precision. This technique is especially appealing to those who love the grace
and beauty of curved designs but think these projects are too difficult to
construct with conventional methods.
Atlantic
Center for the Arts (ACA) individual membership is $40.
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GUILD
PROGRAM PLANNING
Guild presidents, program chairs, and education chairs from the gulf coast of Florida are invited to
a Quilters' Tea on March 27 from 1:00 to 3:00 at 466 Monaco Drive in Punta
Gorda, Florida. We will share
information on national teachers,
Florida teachers and in-house teachers.
Please
respond to cbeba@earthlink.net
Rebekah
Baird Education Chair of Peace River
Quilters' Guild
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QUILT
EXHIBIT IN FRUITLAND PARK
The
Quilting Sisters Guild present "Mini Quilts and More", a showing of
small quilts. We feature our Spring
Challenge--"Remembrance of Spring". The quilts will be available for
viewing the entire month of March at the Fruitland Park Library, 205 Beckman
Street. Fruitland Park is directly
north of Leesburg and there is a sign on highway 27 at Beckman Street. The Library hours are--Mon 9:00am to 7;00pm
--Tuesday and Thursday --9:00 to 5:00-- Wednesday and Friday--9:00 to 6:00-and
Saturday 9:00 to 12:00. We will have a
reception on March 8th 5:00 to 7:00 with refreshments and appearances of our
guild president, the Mayor of Fruitland Park and the Library manager. For further information call Donna Potter at
352 315 9681 or Lorna Germain at 352 360 0321.
Thank
you, Donna Potter rpotter20@comcast.com
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QUILT
SHOW IN THE VILLAGES
Our
next show at the Villages will be January 28, 2005 from 9 to 5 and January 29th
2005 from 9 to 4. It will be held at
the Savannah Center, 1545 Buena Vista Blvd., The Villages, FL.
For
information contact Jeanette Flint 352 750 3055 or Ginger Fullmer at 352 750 9492
From:
RFlint5630@aol.com
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HGTV:
Eastern Standard Time
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Mar
01, Monday |
08:30
am |
#935
Make It Simpler with Anita Grossman |
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Mar
02, Tuesday |
08:30
am |
#516
Strip Piecing with Eleanor Burns |
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Mar
03, Wednesday |
08:30
am |
#517
Flourishes with Becky Goldsmith & Linda Jenkins |
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Mar
04, Thursday |
08:30
am |
#518
Cop Quilter with Pam Munns & Christy McNay
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Mar
05, Friday |
08:30
am |
#936
Put It In Reverse with Jan Mullen |
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Mar
08, Monday |
08:30
am |
#937
At Second Glance with Tammy Tadd |
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Mar
09, Tuesday |
08:30
am |
#519
Sashiko Tote Bag with Gaye Sunada |
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Mar
10, Wednesday |
08:30
am |
#520
Chronicle Quilts with Jane Quinn |
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Mar
11, Thursday |
08:30
am |
#521
New York Beauty with Karen Stone |
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Mar
12, Friday |
08:30
am |
#527
Wildflowers with Carol Armstrong |
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Mar
15, Monday |
08:30
am |
#522
Broderie Perse with Judy Severson |
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Mar
16, Tuesday |
08:30
am |
#523
Freddy's House with Freddy Moran |
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Mar
17, Wednesday |
08:30
am |
#524
Machine Quilting Quilt Tops with John Flynn
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Mar
18, Thursday |
08:30
am |
#525
Carrie Hall Historic Blocks with Bettina Havig
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Mar
19, Friday |
08:30
am |
#526
Tools of the Trade with Bonnie Browning |
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Mar
22, Monday |
08:30
am |
#662
Easter Basket with Eleanor Burns |
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Mar
23, Tuesday |
08:30
am |
#663
Petal Play with Joan Shay |
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Mar
24, Wednesday |
08:30
am |
#738
Flower Pounding with Amy Sandrin & Ann Frischkorn |
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Mar
25, Thursday |
08:30
am |
#741
The Quilter's Artist with Nancy Odom |
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Mar
26, Friday |
08:30
am |
#813
Garden Block w/ Diana McClun |
Simply
Quilts
March, 2004 Schedule
DIY: Eastern Standard Time
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Mar
01, Monday |
01:30
pm |
#826
Quilting A Coat with Rachel Clark |
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Mar
02, Tuesday |
01:30
pm |
#827
Novelty Dresden Plates with Sharon Stroud |
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Mar
03, Wednesday |
01:30
pm |
#828
Thread Painted Landscape with Nancy Prince |
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Mar
04, Thursday |
01:30
pm |
#829
Free Form Machine Quilting with Kathy Sandbach
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Mar
05, Friday |
01:30
pm |
#830
Trip to Ireland |
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Mar
08, Monday |
01:30
pm |
#831
Denim Fray_Edged Quilts with Bonnie Snider and Bonnie B. Buttons |
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Mar
09, Tuesday |
01:30
pm |
#832
Reversible Quilts with Sharon Pederson |
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Mar
10, Wednesday |
01:30
pm |
#833
Stitch & Sing with Cathy Miller |
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Mar
11, Thursday |
01:30
pm |
#834
Nickel Quilts with Pat Speth |
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Mar
12, Friday |
01:30
pm |
#835
Fabric Picture Books with Gwen Marsten |
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Mar
15, Monday |
01:30
pm |
#836
Block of the Month with Jan Schmidt |
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Mar
16, Tuesday |
01:30
pm |
#837
Quilted Diamonds with Linda Franz |
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Mar
17, Wednesday |
01:30
pm |
#838
Felt Applique with Patty Eaton |
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Mar
18, Thursday |
01:30
pm |
#839
Strip Piecing, Traditional Quilts with Marcie Baker |
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Mar
19, Friday |
01:30
pm |
#701
I Dreamed of Africa with Kaye England |
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Mar
22, Monday |
01:30
pm |
#702
Art of Machine Piecing with Sally Collins |
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Mar
23, Tuesday |
01:30
pm |
#703
Novel Quilter with Jennifer Chiaverini |
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Mar
24, Wednesday |
01:30
pm |
#704
Modern Crazy Quilts with Betty Pillsbury |
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Mar
25, Thursday |
01:30
pm |
#705
Mosaic Quilts with Shannon Williams |
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Mar
26, Friday |
01:30
pm |
#706
Japanese Quilts with Kitty Pippen |
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Mar
29, Monday |
01:30
pm |
#707
Raw-Edge Applique |
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Mar
30, Tuesday |
01:30
pm |
#708
Fantasy to Fabric |
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Mar
31, Wednesday |
01:30
pm |
#709
Romance with Chintz with Brenda Papadakis |