[click to enlarge] Here’s one of my latest finishes: Kira from GE Designs. It was fun using up some stash, especially the Australian prints for the border. I’ll be teaching this quilt in September at The Sewing Studio in Maitland.Florida Quilt Network - Newsletter #248
www.FloridaQuiltNetwork.com
June 4, 2019
Quilting Friends,
[click to enlarge] Here’s one of my latest finishes: Kira from GE Designs. It was fun using up some stash, especially the Australian prints for the border. I’ll be teaching this quilt in September at The Sewing Studio in Maitland.
Hubby and I are headed out for another summer adventure (read: escape the heat), this time to explore the Canadian Rockies. If you have favorite spots in Alberta/BC, please send them on!
If you’re a fairly new reader of this newsletter, you may not know that the Calendar page on the website is a quick way to view upcoming events all over the state. Give it a look-see.
Happy Quilting,
Mary-Jeanine
PS: I’d love to hear from you, so drop me a line sometime.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS: (Newsletter number follows)
2019
June 17 Crazy Quilt Workshop in Ormond Beach info@racingfingersquiltguild.com (#248)
June 20-23 Quilting Retreat in Winter Park info here (#246)
July 12-27 Shop Hop in Central Florida (#248)
July 18-20 Stitcher Paradise in St. Petersburg www.stitcherparadise.com (#247)
July 24-25 Cynthia England Lecture & Workshop in Satellite Beach (#244)
Sept 19-21 Quilt Show in Jacksonville quiltfestjax.com/ (#241)
October 23-24 Ann Shaw Lecture & Workshop in Satellite Beach (#244)
Nov 1-2 Quilt Show in Brooksville www.hernandoquiltersguild.com (#246)
Nov 15-16 Quilt Show in Mt. Dora www.lakequiltguild.com (#235)
2020
January 22-23 Karen Eckmeier Lecture & Workshop in Satellite Beach (#244)
Jan 24-25 Quilt Show in Lakeland info here (#245)
Feb 7-8 Quilt Show in Ft. Myers www.swfqg.com (#237)
Feb 14-15 Quilt Show in Bradenton info here
Feb 14-15 Quilt Show in Defuniak Springs lesah51@yahoo.com (#247)
Feb 21-22 A1 Quilt Extravaganza in Amelia Island www.aiquilters.com/show (#229)
Feb 21-23 Quilt Show in West Pasco www.westpascoquilters.org (#247)
Feb 21-22 Quilt Show in Punta Gorda www.dpqginc.com (#247)
Feb 21-22 Quilt Show in Ocala ocalawoods@cfl.rr.com (#248)
Feb 26-29 AQS QuiltWeek Show in Daytona Beach www.QuiltWeek.com
Mar 6-7 Quilt Show in Venice www.vaqg.org (#246)
Mar 7 Quilt Show in Bushnell baprice47@aim.com (#247)
Mar 20-21 Quilt Show in St. Pete www.suncoastquiltingcircle.org (#244)
April 23-24 Timna Tarr Lecture & Workshop in Satellite Beach (#244)
October 28-29 Shannon Brinkley Lecture & Workshop in Satellite Beach (#244)
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FUN QUILTING COMPETITION IN MIAMI
Ocean Waves Quilters are having an IRON QUILTERS event this Saturday after our regular meeting. Four teams will compete for the coveted Golden Iron trophy. While the competition is going on Quilt A Bit quilt shop is bringing their QUILT SHOP to our site so everyone can shop to their hearts content while the teams race on to complete a quilt top.
What a great way to spend the afternoon. Being up front watching and cheering (or jeering) the teams as they race to complete a quilt top, enjoying snacks and beverages, and HOURS of fabric shopping.
Lois Erickson
Ocean Waves
Sunrise Community 11241 SW 184th Street (Meeting Room)
2nd Saturday of each Month. 9:00 - 12:00
7261 SW 162 Court; Miami FL 33193 (Home)
(305) 388 6220 H (305) 772 4235 C (305) 255 7771 W
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CRAZY QUILT BLOCK WORKSHOP IN ORMOND BEACH
UPDATED VENUE...PLEASE NOTE..............
Racing Fingers Quilt Guild [RFQG] is sponsoring “Creating a Crazy Quilt Block” workshop on Monday, June 17, at 6:30pm at the the Aberdeen Club House, 50 Allwood Green Boulevard, Ormond Beach, Florida Admission is free and open to the public.
Crazy quilts were inspired by the asymmetrical and “crazed” or broken designs in the Japanese Exhibit of the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition, which was a huge event in Victorian society. Initial crazy quilts were made from velvets, satins and silk brocades, meticulously planned and put together like jigsaw puzzles. They were then covered with hand embroidery and served as decorations in lavish Victorian sitting rooms. Later crazy quilts were functional and made from cotton fabrics sans embroidery. The fad faded around 1910.
On June 17, Claire Sadowniczak will be presenting a more modern approach to creating a crazy quilt block utilizing commercial trim and a simple method similar to “log cabin”. Written directions including photographs/diagrams will be distributed free of charge. If you wish to participate, please bring the following with you: hand sewing implements or sewing machine, straight edge, fabric markers, scraps of fabric and commercial trims, and a piece of muslin the size and shape of your desired quilt block including seam allowances.
Claire is a resident of Ormond Beach, a member of RFQG, and a retired GE Aerospace Program Manager with a BS in math, BS in computer science and double MBA in management and computer science. In addition, she has sold her original oil paintings and bean bags, tutored math/computer science/chemistry/biology/physics for Penn State, and worked as a private seamstress and aerospace software engineer.
RFQG meets the third Monday of every month at 6:30PM at the Ormond Beach Presbyterian Church, 105 Amsden Road, for a program and business meeting; and the second Thursday of each month in room 4 of the Ormond Beach Library at 9:30AM for help with quilting. All quilters and would-be quilters are welcome.
Contact: info@racingfingersquiltguild.com .
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SHOP HOP IN CENTRAL FLORIDA
Simply Summertime Shop Hop
Friday, July 12-Saturday July 27, 2019
12 Grand Prize Winners: $75
12 Second Place Winners $50
Participating Stores:
A Materiall Girl Quilt Shop, Eustis
Bernina Sewing Center, Lake Mary
Fabrications, Deland
Quilters Anonymous, Inc , Clermont
Quilts & More, Orlando
Seaside Sewing & Quilts, New Smyrna Beach
Sew-Mini Things, Mt. Dora
The Quilt Place, Rockledge
The Sewing Garret, Daytona Beach
The Sewing Studio Fabric Superstore, Maitland
The Sewing Studio of Lady Lake, Lady Lake
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QUILT SHOW IN OCALA
2020 Quilt Show Feb 21-22, 2020
Belleview Busy Bees
contact ocalawoods@cfl.rr.com
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