Florida Quilt Network - Newsletter #209
www.FloridaQuiltNetwork.com
February 4, 2016
Quilting Friends,
I just finished this fun project...I decoupaged lots of favorite magazine pictures of quilts onto my new Thread Palace. Eleven drawers to keep my thread handy and dust-free. I have yet to label the drawers, however. That needs to happen. Click on the image to see a larger version. If you're wondering, I found the original set of drawers at a vintage shop. It used to hold LPs, I think. I used Mod Podge and a sponge applicator. Lots of thin layers. And yes, with 3 collections of thread (embroidery, sewing and quilting), I have alot.
I just returned from an annual Quilt Retreat, and I have to say, quilters are the most generous people! We are glad to share ideas, thoughts and techniques with each other, and we are always glad to see each other learn and improve. So nice.
I hope I’ll see you at the first annual AQS show in Daytona Beach at the end of February. Lots of great classes and lectures are available to us…don’t pass up this great opportunity to learn from some of the masters in our field. In case you're not familiar with 'AQS', this the Amrican Quilter's Society and they produce 'Paducah', one of the largest quilt shows in America.
For a complete listing of all the Florida upcoming shows, retreats, workshops, shop hops, exhibits, etc, please visit the Calendar.
Happy Quilting, Mary-Jeanine
PS: I love to hear from you, so drop me a line sometime!
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS: (Newsletter number follows)
2016
Feb 4-6 Quilt Show in Port Saint Lucie www.pslcrazyquilters.com (#208)
Feb 5-6 Quilt Show in Ocala Ocalawoods@cfl.rr.com (#205)
Feb 6 Airing of the Quilts in Venice www.SarasotaModernQuiltGuild.com (#206)
Feb 6 Quilt Stash Sale in Ormond Beach/Holly Hill (#209)
Feb 10 Nancy Kern Lecture in Tampa poodley4us@gmail.com (#208)
Feb 12-13 Fiber & Art Show & Exhibit in Homestead www.oceanwavesquilters.com (#206)
Feb 12-13 Quilt Show in Palmetto Karonsquilting@hotmail.com (#193)
Feb 12-13 Quilt Show in DeFuniak Springs Lesah51@yahoo.com (#202)
Feb 12-13 Quilt Show in Panama City sabqg.org (#209)
Feb 16 Susan Cleveland Lecture and class in Mt. Dora lakequiltguild.com (#209)
Feb 17-18 Vikki Pignatelli Lecture & Workshop in Boca Raton www.gcqg.org (#209)
Feb 19-20 Quilt Show in Punta Gorda dpqg.tripod.com/quilt-show.html (#202)
Feb 19-21 Quilt Show in West Pasco www.westpascoquilters.org/quiltshows.htm (#202)
Feb 19 Stash Sale in Sun City 941-751-1215 (#209)
Feb 21-23 Art Quilt Retreat in Tampa Bay creatinggayle.com/creating (#205)
Feb 24-27 AQS Show in Daytona Beach www.americanquilter.com (#197)
Feb 26-27 Quilt Show in Naples www.NaplesQuiltersGuild.com (#199)
Feb 26-27 Quilt Show & Tea in Brooksville quiltshow14@gmail.com (#203)
Feb 26-27 Quilt Retreat in Niceville homebody.rw@gmail.com (#204)
Feb 26-27 Paula Reid workshop in Orlando www.wanderingstitches.com (#209)
Mar 1-31 Quilt Exhibit in Key Largo bonniebanks@bellsouth.net (#207)
Mar 4-5 Quilt Show in Melbourne Event Info (#207)
Mar 4-5 Quilt Show in Mt. Dora lakequiltguild.com (#200)
Mar 4-6 Amanda Murphy workshop in Orlando www.wanderingstitches.com (#209)
Mar 9 Quilt Show in Venice Suembs@outlook.com (#209)
Mar 11-12 Quilt Show in Largo www.SuncoastQuiltingCircle.org (#199)
Mar 11-12 Quilt Show in New Smyrna Beach PelicanPiecemakersQuiltGuild@gmail.com (#204)
Mar 12 Sew-a-Thon in Winter Springs http://evite.me/Ekbn6CTptT (#209)
Mar 16 Rayna Gillman Workshop in Boca Raton www.gcqg.org (#209)
Mar 17-19 Sewing & Quilt Expo in Lakeland http://sewingexpo.com/LakelandFL.aspx
Mar 18-19 Quilt Show in West Palm Beach donnajesse8348@gmail.com (#198)
Mar 19 Quilt Show in Trenton http://www.TrentonQuiltFestival.com (#207)
Mar 19 Bus Trip from Palm Coast to Trenton parksandrecreation@palmcoastgov.com (#209)
Mar 19-20 Quilt Show in Venice www.VAQG.org (#201)
Mar 19-20 Quilt Show in Estero momc318@gmail.com (#206)
Apr 1-2 Quilt Show in Lakeland www.ladiesofthelakes.org (#207)
April 7-10 Quilt Retreat In Bradenton www.SarasotaModernQuiltGuild.com (#208)
Apr 15-16 Quilt Show in Palatka www.MissDsQuilts.com (#209)
Apr 27-28 Jean Ann Wright Lecture & Workshops in Melbourne www.seasidepiecemakers.com (#206)
May 18 Jane Sassaman Workshop in Boca Raton www.gcqg.org (#209)
July 27-28 Patricia Pepe Lecture & Workshops in Melbourne www.seasidepiecemakers.com (#206)
Sept 15-17 QuiltFest in Jacksonville www.quiltfestjax.com (#206)
Sept 28-29 Karla Alexander Lecture & Workshops in Melbourne www.seasidepiecemakers.com (#206)
Oct 26-27 Linda M. Poole Lecture & Workshops in Melbourne www.seasidepiecemakers.com (#206)
2017
Feb 24-25 Quilt Show in Naples info here
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A NOTE FROM A QUILTER IN ORMOND BEACH
My church was the recipient of a deceased “hoarder’s” legacy. She kept every piece of fabric, hank of yarn and pattern that she ever bought. We are having a sale of her “treasures” on Feb. 6 starting at 10 am.
It’s at Trinity Lutheran Church on the corner of 12th and Rte. 1. The address for your GPS is 1205 Ridgewood Ave, Holly Hill, FL 32117 . Easiest way to get there is to travel South on Beach Street, turn West at Walker (which would be 13th if they had a 13th), pass over Daytona St. and left on Holly. The parking lot is on your right.
The fabric is all listed at $1.00 a yard, the yarn at $1.00 a skein and the patterns (I think) at the same. Every piece of fabric is priced as there are multiple sizes.
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QUILT SHOW IN PANAMA CITY
St. Andrew Bay Quilters' Guild in Panama City proudly presents Quilt Show 2016 Quilts From The Heart. The show dates are February 12 and 13, 2016. The show will be presented at the Holley Academic Center on the campus of Florida State University/Panama City. The Holley Center is at 4750 Collegiate Drive, Panama City.
The show is open 9:00 - 4:00 on each day. Admission is $7.00. Show features quilts judged by NQA certified judge, Brenda Kalata.
Enjoy a display of quilts, Silent Auction, Quilt Boutique, Sewing Machine raffle and Vendors. Many things to see. Hope many will come.
sabqg.org
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SUSAN CLEVELAND LECTURE IN MT. DORA
Susan Cleveland of Pieces Be With You and Piping Hot Binding will present an afternoon lecture called Precision and Panache at 1 pm. Tuesday Feb. 16, 2016. For non-Lake County Quilters Guild members the afternoon lecture is $15.
Our meetings are held at Lake Receptions 4425 N. Highway 19A, Mount Dora, Fl. 32757. Doors will open at 12:45 and lecture will start at 1 pm.
To register please contact Brenda Knox at bhknox@aol.com or by calling 352 602 7086. Please register by Sunday Feb. 14 so we have an accurate head count.
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GOLD COAST QUILTERS GUILD 2016 PROGRAMS
The Gold Coast Quilters Guild is hosting the following programs in 2016. If you are interested in taking any of these workshops, please contact Pat Bidol Padva at bidolpadva@aol.com or Linda Adamcik at quiltingqueen@att.net. They will be held at the Boca Raton Community Center.
Wed Feb 17 Workshop: Vikki Pignatelli: Crazy about Curves:
BRCC 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM Sign up $55.00. Bring supplies and your lunch.
Thurs Feb 18 Workshop: Vikki Pignatelli: Adding Manipulations, Dimension and Texture to Quilts
BRCC 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM. $55.00 for non-members . Bring supplies and your lunch.
Wed Mar 16 Workshop: Rayna Gillman : Endless Design Variations
BRCC 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM. $55.00 for non-members . Bring supplies and your lunch.
Wed May 18 Workshop: Jane Sassaman: Suns and Moons
BRCC 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM. $55.00 for non-members . Bring supplies and your lunch.
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STASH SALE IN SUN CITY CENTER
The Sarasota Gulf Coast Chapter is having a huge stash sale!
I hope some of your quilters would be interested in attending our stash sale. Lots of great quilting material.
Where: St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, Fellowship Hall, 1239 Del Webb Blvd W., Sun City Center, FL 33573.
Date: February 19th, 2016 - Friday
Time: If not renting a table, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
All are welcome. For table rental $25.00 call me - Paulette Braga - 941-751-1215
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SPECIAL QUILT BOOTH AT AQS/DAYTONA BEACH
For all who will attend the American Quilter's Society Quilt Week in Daytona Beach Feb 24-27, plan to stop by the Caohagan Island quilt booth, No. 1131, which will be just inside the vendor area next to show quilts. Caohagan Island, a 13-acre island in the central Philippines is home to 600 people of which more than 100 are quiltmakers. Sale of their one-of-a-kind, handmade quilts provides one third of the island's income. Quilts from the island were exhibited at the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Kentucky, during the summer and fall of 2015, and additional national exhibitions are planned in 2016 and 2017.
Dana E. Jones, a former editor of Quilters Newsletter and author of Pagtinabangay: The Quilts and Quiltmakers of Caohagan Island, will be at the booth to share the story, sign copies of her book and sell you your very own Caohagan quilt. The tropical images and bright colors of the quilts are perfect for Florida homes. Quilts come in small sizes to hang, complete with hanging sleeves, and larger sizes for beds, couches or walls. And you can custom order queen- and king-size quilts. Proceeds from the quilt sales go back to the quiltmakers.
Dana will present a slide presentation on the quilts and island life at 11 a.m. Friday, February 26 in the vendor hall learning center. Come see and hear about Caohagan Island, then get together with Dana to schedule a time for her to present to your guild in early 2017 when she will return to Florida for speaking and teaching engagements.
For information, email Dana at justartsllc@gmail.com. Website: www.islandquiltsbook.org.
DISY AND ERNING:
Coconut Palm Tree, 2009, 59 x 84 inches by Ernesto "Erning" Paran and Daisy Paran. Photo by Masaru Kusaki. ©
JACQUELINE:
Beautiful Flowers, 2014, 59 x 84 inches by Jacqueline Babutu'an. Photo by Masaru Kusaki. ©
WASHING QUILTS:
Genoviva "Novie" Guadia washes one of her quilts in the sea. Photo by Dana E. Jones. ©2015
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QUILT SHOW IN VENICE
Bay Indies Quilt Circle- Quilt Show
March 9, 2016 10am to 3 pm
Free Admission
950 Ridgewood Ave-Venice, Fl 34285
Information: Suembs@outlook.com
Thank You.
Sue Schwartz
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SEW-A-THON BENEFITING ‘DAYS FOR GIRLS’ IN WINTER SPRINGS
Saturday, March 12 from 10:30am to 4pm
Starlight Baptist Church 350 Hayes Road, Winter Springs, FL 32708
RSVP @ http://evite.me/Ekbn6CTptT
or email brianna.stiles@law.barry.edu
Come for the whole event or part.
Lunch will be served.
Please bring your own sewing machine or serger if you have one.
Even if you cannot sew, we have plenty you can help with!
Brianna Stiles
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BUS TRIP TO TRENTON SHOWFROM PALM COAST
Quilt Festival & Museum (Activity #10908)
Saturday, March 19
View hundreds of quilts and a variety of quilt & craft demonstrations created by over thirty Florida Quilt Groups and Participants, visit Trenton's historic buildings centered around a turn of the century Railroad Depot; Also featuring: Quilt Demonstrations, Old Time Crafts, Antique Dealers, Music & Good Food, Plus a Display of Antique Cars & Tractors. Lunch is at your own expense.
Pre-Registration required by February 29th
Day/Date: Saturday, March 19
Time: Depart the Palm Coast Community Center 8:30 am
Return to the Palm Coast Community Center at approx. 4pm
Location: Trenton, Florida
Fee: $35/Person
Parks & Recreation
Phone : (386) 986-2323
Email : parksandrecreation@palmcoastgov.com
Office : Palm Coast Community Center
305 Palm Coast Parkway NE
Palm Coast, FL 32137
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QUILT SHOW IN PALATKA
Quilts by the River Quilt Show in Palatka, Putnam County, April 15th and 16th. This year we will be offering cash prizes.
Also, we offer long-arm quilting in the shop. We have two HandiQuilters and one Statler Stitcher. We offer both computerized and free motion. Plus, lessons.
Thank you,
Dannise Kemp
www.MissDsQuilts.com
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QUILT SHOP NEWS IN ORLANDO
Machine Quilting Sale! Penny a square inch for edge to edge computerized quilting! Our batting is required! $50 minimum applies! Through February 29, 2016
Hopefully you will join us for BERNINA Club on February 2 & 6, 2016 at 10am! Everyone is welcome! This is a technique based club and is FREE! Join us for either the Tuesday or Saturday Club!
BERNINA Game Changer Event starts January 28, 2016! Get a BERNINA Serger for as low as $99. See the Studio for complete details! 48 Month 0% Interest Financing Available!
Paula Reid is doing her Fluff & Stuff Workshop teaching her machine quilting techniques on February 26 & 27, 2016. This two day workshop is only $99 and includes lunch each day! Only a few spots left!
Amanda Murphy is coming on March 4, 5 & 6, 2016. Friday is a piecing class, Saturday is machine quilting and Sunday is appliqué! Each day is $99 and includes lunch!
Classes are online! Sign up today!
Lisa Mullins
Wandering Stitches
5818 Hoffner Ave, Suite 905
Orlando, FL 32822
407-658-4044
407-658-4045 fax
lisa@wanderingstitches.com
www.wanderingstitches.com
I just finished this fun project...I decoupaged lots of favorite magazine pictures of quilts onto my new Thread Palace. Eleven drawers to keep my thread handy and dust-free. I have yet to label the drawers, however. That needs to happen. Click on the image to see a larger version. If you're wondering, I found the original set of drawers at a vintage shop. It used to hold LPs, I think. I used Mod Podge and a sponge applicator. Lots of thin layers. And yes, with 3 collections of thread (embroidery, sewing and quilting), I have alot.