Florida Quilt Network -
Newsletter #304
May 7, 2024
Quilting Friends,
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to enlarge)
Years ago I started making T-shirt quilts a different way
than most…I fuse/appliqued the shirt fronts onto a simple quilt top. No sewing until FMQ and binding. The beauty of this method is that ANY size
shirt works, even rounded cut shirts work.
The quilt shown here is one I made as a class sample. Yep, it’s a class
(that just finished but I’ll be teaching it again in August). If you’re wanting more info now, watch my TT&T Club on
YouTube from this month.
I’ve been busy in the last month teaching and lecturing in
different corners of Florida, but my calendar is opening up now. I’d love to
come visit your guild or group to share lots of new Stashbusting
inspiration! Ask your guild’s program
chair to check out my offerings
and send me an email to set up a
visit to your guild. My goal for each
visit is to inspire you to dive into that beautiful stash and make something
beautiful. Often I’m told “this was the
best program our guild has had in years”.
I love that!
If you are in
Central Florida and work with fur and/or make plush bears, my friend Dorene has
several bins of FREE fur and bear parts she’s looking to re-home. Send her
an email please.
I realized
recently that I hadn’t added any quilts to my Gallery in 6 years (!), so I’ve been slowly adding quilts to
that page. It’s not every quilt I’ve
made but all my favorites are there!
PS: if you're in the market for a machine but the two
highlighted below don't work for you, keep reading for the "Still Available" section, where I quick-list previous
ads.
Happy Quilting,
Mary-Jeanine
PS: I’d love to hear from you, so drop me a line sometime.
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Husqvarna Viking Sapphire 930 Sewing Machine for Sale
Asking $1,200.00/OBO
Contact Cindy Wood 407-718-4109 grannytogandj@gmail.com
Machine is in excellent Condition
Location: Lake Nona (near Orlando International Airport),
prefer pickup
Bought new in 2018, used for approximately one year prior to
buying another machine. Sew time at last maintenance (about a month
before new machine) was 41.02 hours. Comes with all accessories,
advertised, plus a walking foot and two quilting feet. Also has an
extension table. See pictures below. To learn more, there are very
good websites that describe this machine.
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FOR
SALE
Gammill
Statler 2021 $46,999 msrp asking $32,000 OR
BEST OFFER
System
Includes:
• Gammill
longarm quilting machine-12-foot Pivotal Access Table, 26”
throat
space, 20” quilting area
•
All-steel industrial grade table
•
Statler CreativeStudio software
• More
than 1,000 digital patterns
•
Computer and monitor
•
Hand-guided capabilities with the push of a button
•
Auto-restart for thread breaks or bobbin run outs
•
One-touch 360 degree channel locks
•
Pattern Cloud by Gammill
Keri
Barras culpepk1579@yahoo.com
Machine
is located in Lake County
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Still
Available:
Martelli Table & lots of new cutting
templates $1500 Carroll at
407-321-4310 (#295)
Featherweight TABLE ONLY $450 Jerry@quiltersqtrs.com (#297)
Babylock
Crown Jewel $5000 susanwoosley@gmail.com (#299)
Gammill Vision 18/8 Longarm $9,500 jkwelch2@gmail.com (#301)
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CALENDAR
OF EVENTS: (Newsletter number follows)
2024
May 18 Memory
Quilt Project in Coral Springs info here (#304)
May 20 Cathy Perlmutter Lecture VIRTUAL info here (#303)
June 17 Lecture
with Lareen Smith VIRTUAL info here (#303)
June 27-30
Quilt Retreat in Jacksonville info here (#304)
July 15 Lecture
with Rachel Derstine VIRTUAL
info here (#303)
Aug 2-5 Quilt
Cruise info here (#299)
Sept 9 Mysterious
Sewing Society Retreat info here (#298)
Sept 16-20
Quilt Retreat in Lutz info here (#302)
Sept 19-21
Quilt Show in Jacksonville www.QuiltFestJax.com (#304)
Nov 15-16
Quilt Show in Leesburg lakequiltguild.com (#301)
Nov 15-16 Quilt
Show in Palmetto www.ManateePatchworkers.com (#304)
2025
Jan 31-Feb
1 Quilt Show in Lake Placid (#302)
Feb 7-8 Quilt
Show in Vero Beach (#302)
Feb
14-15 Quilt Show in Seminole (new dates!) (#29)
Mar 8-9 Quilt
Show in Pembrook Pines info here (#297)
March 21-22 Quilt Show in Pensacola pensacolaquiltersguild.org
(#299)
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MEMORY
QUILT PROJECT IN CORAL SPRINGS
On May
18, 2024, I’m leading a memory quilt community project session at the Coral
Springs Museum of Art.
It’s free
and open to the public.
More
details: https://coralspringsmuseum.org/event/memory-quilt-community-project-free-interactive-memory-gathering-session/
Kristin M
Beck
954-290-1543
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QUILT
RETREAT IN JACKSONVILLE
JaxModernQuiltGuild No
Frills Quilt Retreat
Thursday, June 27 thru Sunday, June 30, 2024
Courtyard by Mariott in Orange Park, FL
610 Wells Rd, Orange Park FL 32073
$140 per person JaxMQG Member Registration
$170 per person Non-member Registration
To keep costs down….
This retreat is not catered, so you are on your own for meals. There is a
Bistro in the lobby open from breakfast and dinner, or there are A LOT of
restaurants nearby. There will not be any games, raffles, door prizes, quilt
swaps, etc.
Courtyard is providing ice
water and coffee service throughout the day. The Guild will provide a daily
afternoon snack and have some soda available.
This event will be 4 days
of Friends & Quilting. There are a total of 44 seats available. Everyone
will have their own 6’ table for individual sewing spaces in the newly
remodeled Ballroom on the ground floor of the hotel. We have access to the
sewing room 24-hours a day.
Overnight stay is optional
and should be booked directly through the hotel. The guild will release the
link with discount code to individuals who have paid registration. Bedrooms at
the discounted rate of $129/night are first come first serve, we have a
total of 12 Double Queen rooms within the block of discounted rooms. We
encourage everyone to share rooms when possible.
Registration Link: https://jaxmqg.com/2024/05/01/jaxmqg-no-frills-retreat-june-27-30-2024-is-now-open-to-non-members/uncategorized/
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QUILT SHOW IN JACKSONVILLE
The theme for the 36th annual Jacksonville
Quiltfest (QuiltfestJax) is “Sew Your Heart Out.” It will be held from September
19-21, 2024 at the Prime Osborn Convention Center, 1000 Water Street,
Jacksonville, FL from 9 am to 5 pm daily.
Enjoy 2023 images when you check out Facebook @QuiltfestJax
or Instagram @JaxQuiltfest. More information is at www.quiltfestjax.com
Sondie Frus
Publicity Chair
Jacksonville Quiltfest
Publicity.quiltfestjax@gmail.com
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QUILT SHOW IN PALMETTO
Manatee Patchworkers presents:
Suncoast Quilt Expo
November. 15th 9am-4pm, November
16th 9am-2:30pm.
Bradenton Area Convention Center, 1 Haben Blvd. Palmetto, Fl
35221.
150 or more quilts, Amazing Opportunity Quilt (free ticket
with every entry), Consignment Shop, Silent auction, Bazaar, Basket Promenade,
Vendors, and much more.
Facebook: link
Website: manateepatchworkers.com
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FROM A READER:
I'm
helping a neighbor clean out the house, we found this frame and don't want to
throw it out.
I was wondering if anyone is interested in the frame, for free. They just need to come pick it up. College Park area.
Please let me know.
Linda Gruber lmkgruber14@yahoo.com
