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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida Quilt Network - Newsletter #114 December 2, 2007
Quilting Friends,
At the Thanksgiving table this year, I was trying valiantly to keep my 6 year old nephew at the table a few more moments. I asked him if he knew why we were eating a big meal…what were we celebrating? He did actually know it was Thanksgiving, so we went around the table telling him what we were thankful for. Since everyone else was thankful for family and friends and good food, I decided to break with tradition and say that I was thankful for my sewing machine. Well its true, really! Especially after camping for 6.5 months without one, I give my machine a hug every day. I am speeding happily through 3 different quilts at the same time, and having a fabulous time, thankyouverymuch. So, do you think my family realized they still come first?
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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2007
Now thru Feb 08 Quilt Exhibit in Colorado www.rmqm.org (#114)
Nov 17 – Feb 3 Quilt Exhibit in Ocala http://tinyurl.com/2s35gj (#113)
Dec 6 – Jan 27 Quilt Exhibit in Ft. Myers (#113)
2008
Jan 11-12 Quilt Show in Ft. Myers www.swfqg.com (#111)
Jan 18-19 Quilt Show in Orlando Cancelled
Jan 25-26 Quilt Show in Port Charlotte dpqg@yahoo.com (#112)
Jan 26 Quilt Challenge Exhibit in Dade City www.kumquatfestival.com (#113)
Feb 1-24 Quilt Exhibit in Tarpon Springs timemslie@verizon.net (#114)
Feb 8-9 Quilt Show in Port St. Lucie mailto:RBartfay@aol.com (#111)
Feb 8-9 Quilt Show in Naples Bionfam@embarqmail.com (#114)
Feb 8-9 Quilt Show in Anthony RachJ131@netzero.net (#114)
Feb 15-17 Shop Hop in Central Florida aqd@earthlink.net (#112)
Feb 22-23 Quilt Show in Ocala www.oceanwavesquilters.com (#109)
Feb 22-23 Quilt Show in Amelia Island stotznerbc@bellsouth.net (#111)
Feb 26-Mar 1 Quilt Show in Miami www.oceanwavesquilters.com (#109)
Feb 29-Mar 1 Quilt Show in Palm Beach www.palmbchcoquiltersguild.com (#109)
Mar 1-8 Quilting Cruise http://groups.yahoo.com/group/machine_quilters_at_sea/ (#111)
Mar 1 Quilt Show in Tampa itsgrandma@verizon.net (#113)
Mar 6-7 Quilt Show in Mt. Dora www.lakequiltguild.com (#112)
Mar 7-9 Quilt Show in Hudson www.westpascoquilters.org (#107)
Mar 7-8 Quilt Show in Palmetto mailto:isulliva@aol.com (#103)
Mar 14-15 Quilt Show in New Smyrna Beach mlp131@aol.com (#112)
Mar 14-16 Quilt Show in Ft. Lauderdale www.onceuponquilt.com (#113)
Mar 15-16 Quilt Show in Venice www.thevaqg.com (#114)
Mar 28 – 29 Quilt Show in St. Petersburg sspdy@aol.com (#111)
April 1-8 Fiber Retreat in New Smyrna Beach mmcbride@atlanticcenterforthearts.org (#111)
April 4-5 Quilt Show in Melbourne http://www.s-piecemakers.com (#110)
May 10-18 Quilt Cruise www.roundbobbin.com (#113)
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NEWS FROM OUR FAVORITE APPRAISER
Teddy Pruett is having a "very embarrassing moment" and is asking FQN members if they can help rectify her problem. Her calendar is scribbled with what appears to be "F&S, Jan 23 & 24, 2009" but she hasn't a clue what that means!! If you or your group fit that description or date, can you please contact her at aprayzer@hotmail. com. Also, the
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, in Golden Colorado, is featuring a solo exhibit of
seventeen of Teddy Pruett's quilts entitled "Second Hand Stories." The exhibit
runs from Oct 07 thru Feb 08.
www.rmqm.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------- QUILT EXHIBIT IN TARPON SPRINGS
Quilters’ Crossing is honored to have our 2008 Challenge shown in conjunction with “The Highwaymen – Florida’s African-American Landscape Painters’ exhibit – February 1st through February 24th at the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, 600 Klosterman Rd, Tarpon Springs. In keeping with their vision, we are honoring them by creating “A Tribute to Florida in Fabric”.
If you have any questions, you can reach the challenge chairman, Anne Emslie, at timemslie@verizon.net.
----------------------------------------------------------------------- The Venice Area Quilters’ Guild is celebrating its 25th anniversary with Quilting By the Gulf XII, its prestigious judged show. The event will be March 15, 2008 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and March 16 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Venice Community Center, 326 S. Nokomis Ave. The show will feature more than 200 quilts—traditional to art, wearable art, and a Hoffman 2007 Anniversary Challenge group. The event includes door prizes, a quilt appraiser, merchants’ mall, sale of used books and magazines, a giant boutique, and silent auction of small quilts. A popular event is the turning of antique quilts. Quilts stacked on a bed are turned, one by one, while a brief history of each one is explained. Many people remember similar quilts in their families. New for this show is a tearoom, where visitors may purchase an elegant snack or lunch. Complete information, including directions for the show, is available at www.thevaqg.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The Naples Quilter Guild is having its annual juried show on Feb. 8th and 9th, 2008 at St. John’s the Evangelist Catholic Church. 625 111th Ave No. , Naples, FL 34110. Friday and Saturday from 10am to 5pm. Bus tours welcome. Quilts, vendors, boutique, demos and bring your quilts for our appraiser. For more info and directions, contact Linda Biondino at Bionfam@embarqmail.com or 239-289-0970 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The Anthony Quilt 'n' Go Club is having a quilt show Feb. 8 & 9, 2008 from 10 am to 4 pm at Ocala Marion County Association of Realtors, 3105 NE 14 St. in Ocala, FL. There will be an AQS Certified Appraiser on premises. Drawings & Boutique too. For additional info contact: Rachel Johns RachJ131@netzero.net ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |