Florida
Quilt Network - Newsletter #315
May 7, 2025
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This is a
king-sized commisioned quilt I recently made….its been a while since I made
something so big…114” square! The
customer was a dream to work with, and she loves the result, thank goodness. The pattern is Big Shimmer. Fortunately there was a kit, and the customer
asked that I sub some of the colors plus I had to add a pretty large set of
borders to get it big enough. Anyway,
glad to have it shipped out and pin money in my pocket to spend at the AQS Show
in Paducah two weeks ago! Paducah
certainly isn’t what it was BC, but it kept me plenty busy for 4 days. I came home with a head full of inspiration
and memories of good conversations and friendships. Who could ask for more!?
Most of you
know this, but if you’re new to the newsletter, I have three items of interest:
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I do travel the state of Florida and present my Stashbuster
series of lectures, as well as a bunch of classes that I love to teach. Check
out my offerings here.
Feel free to email me for more information.
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On the 4th Saturday of each month I present a FREE
event called Tips Tools & Techniques Club.
If you’re local (Central Florida) feel free to swing by at 10am to The
Sewing Studio in Maitland. If you’re NOT
local, or traveling, check it out online.
Here is a playlist of past shows, and shoot me an email if you’d like to get
a fresh link to the online version each month.
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I keep a database of charity sewists, mostly in Central
Florida, who are open to donations of fabric, notions, machines, etc. If you’d like to be added to this list, OR if
you know someone who is looking to donate their stash, let me know.
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.
PS: if you're in the market for
a machine but the ones 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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For
Sale:
$4000 or best offer (new price!)
Gammill Charm: Free
Motion quilting machine for sit-down quilting.
Perfect working order!
Includes: Quilting table
with pop up extension arms to support quilt, on board bobbin winder, Android
Tablet, Adjustable laser light, bobbins, needles, thread, tools & extra
quilting feet, instruction manual
Closed table: 48” x 24”,
Open table: 72” x 40”
Shay Kraft Kraftshay@yahoo.com
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For Sale: Bernina B710 $1200 OBO
B710 Bernina sewing
machine, includes bobbins, knee lift, sewing table, power cord, everything
shown. Machine was recently serviced by tech at Piece
by Piece in Mt Dora and before that by Gregor at the Bernina Sewing Center in
Tampa. The machine works and sews wonderfully, I just
have to many and am trying to get rid of some of them.
Please note, it does not include any feet, carrying case or cover. $1,200 obo
Email Mel at MelD@Bellsouth.net
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS: (Newsletter number follows)
2025
May 10 Quilters Open
House in Kendall 305-385-7135
(#315)
May 10 Quilt Guild
Yard Sale in Brandon Info Here (#315)
May 16-17 Quilting/Sewing
Estate Sale in Chuluota (#315)
May 19-22 Quilt Retreat in Hawthorne MMSewCharming (#312)
May 19 Zoom Program info here (#313)
May 20-24 Quilt Retreat in Sebring thequilteddragonflyllc@gmail.com (#308)
June 14 Pop Up Shop in Miami www.thequiltedpeacock.net (#315)
June 16-20 Kids Quilt Camp in Satellite Beach mmsieglitz@yahoo.com (#313)
June 30 Kestrel
Michaud Workshop in Orlando flcfqg@gmail.com (#315)
July 1 Kestrel Michaud Lecture in Orlando flcfqg@gmail.com (#315)
July 6-10 Quilt Retreat in Sebring thequilteddragonflyllc@gmail.com (#308)
July 10-12 Quilt Retreat in Sarasota www.flashsewandquilt.com (#315)
July 25 - August 9 Shop Hop in Central Florida
(#315)
Aug 4-7 Quilt Retreat in Hawthorne MMSewCharming (#312)
August 7-9 Quilt Retreat in Naples www.flashsewandquilt.com (#315)
Sept 6 Sewing Retreat in Sarasota www.quiltersqtrs.com (#308)
Sept 18-20 Quiltfest in
Jacksonville www.QuiltFestJax.com (#312)
Oct 10-11 Quilt Show in Riverview/Brandon Info Here (#315)
Oct 19-23 Quilt Retreat in Sebring thequilteddragonflyllc@gmail.com (#308)
Nov 6-9 Stitching Retreat in Middleburg sallyxstitch@mindspring.com (#315)
Nov 14-15 Quilt Show in Leesburg (#313)
2026
Feb 6-7 Quilt Show in Port St. Lucie info here (#314)
Feb 27-28 Quilt Show in Punta Gorda Info here (#313)
Feb 27-28 Quilt Show in Melbourne www.SeasidePiecemakers.com (#315)
Mar 6-7 Quilt Show in Naples naplesquiltersguild.org/quilt-show/
(#315)
March 14-15 Quilt
Show in Venice
(new dates) www.vaqg.org (#306)
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Still Available:
Babylock Crown Jewel $5000 susanwoosley@gmail.com (#299)
Husqvarna/Viking Platinum Sweet 16 Quilting
Sewing Machine $3295 pktitus@comcast.net (#312)
Prodigy
Longarm, $3000 new price
Marilyn @407-758-5042. (#313)
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QUILTERS OPEN HOUSE IN
WEST KENDALL
Saturday, May 10, 10am-noon
Join Ocean Waves Quilt
Guild of South Florida in an open house at the West Kendall Regional
Library. Discover the many kinds of
quilts being made by today’s quilters – from traditional, modern and applique
to paper pieced and art quilts. Plus,
learn about quilt blocks and find out how they create a one-of-a-kind design.
All ages.
West Kendal Regional
Library
10201 Hammocks Blvd
For more information,
please contact the library
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GUILD YARD SALE -
MEMBERS SELLING EXTRA STASH, ETC
Yard Sale by
Piecemakers Quilt Guild of Brandon on May 10, 2025
New Hope Church - GYM
6437 Watson Rd
Brandon,
FL 33578
Yard Sale Hours:
Saturday, 5/10/2025,
9:00 - 1:00pm
Free Admission
https://www.facebook.com/share/16V3rcm8Uw/
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QUILTING/SEWING ESTATE SALE
May 16-17, 2025
8:30-3 pm
448 1st. Ave
Chuluota, FL 32766
Contact 407-739-6785
Huge Fabric Selection
$4yd and up.
Fat Quarters $1
Remnants 10 cents and
up
Patterns, Irons, Ott
Lights
Projects, Quilting
rulers, squares and more
Thread Sewing and
Serger
Husqvarna Viking 936
Serger Bundle $350
Husqvarna Viking SE
Embroidery Machine Bundle $1,000
Many miscellaneous
items
Click here for the flyer
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SUMMER CAMP CLASSES IN
MT. DORA
SEW-MINI Things is
starting new Summer Camp Classes with Table Runners in June. Each class
is $30, there will be one class per month through October. Class includes
a demo on how to make the table runner (no need to bring those heavy sewing machines)
the pattern and the fabric to make the top of the table runner as well as the
binding. Classes are on select Saturdays, please stop by the store to see
the current table runner or call for details – 352-483-0082.
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POP UP SHOP IN MIAMI
Get ready for an
incredible experience!
If you've ever wanted
to SEE the fabric, FEEL the fabric, and truly BE ONE with the fabric, now's
your chance!
Monica Peacock from the
Quilted Peacock is bringing the store right to our doorstep!
Shop from
a fabulous selection of specialty, premium quality quilting cottons curated
from your favorite designers like Free Spirit, Moda, Anna Maria Textiles, Ruby
Star Society, Tula Pink, and so many more! Don't miss out on this fantastic
opportunity to shop!.
Saturday, June 14th, 2025
10:00am - 12:00pm
UUA Miami
7701 S.W. 76th Avenue
Miami, Fl 33143
www.thequiltedpeacock.net
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QUILT RETREATS
July 10, 11 and 12 @ the Carlisle
Inn in Sarasota sponsored by Flash Sew and Quilt (9:00 am - 6:00 pm)
Christmas in August - August
7, 8, and 9 Flash Sew and Quilt, Naples (9:00 am - 6:00 pm)
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KESTREL MICHAUD LECTURE & WORKSHOP IN ORLANDO
Kestrel Michaud, award-winning
quilter & fabric artist, will be coming to Orlando. Kestrel recently won
Best of Show in Road to California 2025 and Best Wall Quilt at AQS
Paducah. She will our guest speaker at the FCFQG
meeting on July 1st at 6 PM with a trunk show of some of her fabulous
quilts. She'll also be hosting a "Quilter's Brain Bootcamp" workshop
on June 30th from 9:30 AM - 4 PM. Space is limited, but there will
be a waiting list if the class is full.
Both the workshop & lecture/trunk show will be held at
the Marks Street Senior Center at 99 E. Marks St, Orlando 32803. The class is $95 for non guild members
which includes the kit (a $35 value), and the lecture is $10 for non members.
Please email flcfqg@gmail.com for more
information.
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Central Florida Shop Hop
July 25 thru August 9, 2025
Fast Food Fat Quarter Frenzy Shop Hop
1)
A
Quilting Palette in Lady Lake
2)
Beyond
the Stitches in Crystal River
3)
Nana’s
Quilt Shop in Brooksville
4)
Piece
by Piece in Mount Dora
5)
Sew-Mini
Things in Mt. Dora
6)
The
Sewing Studio at Lady Lake in Lady Lake
7)
The
Sewing Studio Fabric Superstore in Maitland
Passports will be $8 prior to the hop
and $10 once it starts.
Hoppers will receive a fat quarter at each shop, the fat quarters are fast food themed!
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QUILT SHOW IN RIVERVIEW/BRANDON AREA
Quilt show presented by Piecemakers Quilt Guild of Brandon
on Oct 10-11, 2025
The Regent
6437 Watson Rd
Riverview, FL 33578
SHOW HOURS:
Friday, 10/10/2025, 9:00 - 4:00
Saturday, 10/11/2025, 9:00 - 4:00
Admission is $10 a day
https://www.facebook.com/share/1FsvQtdAXV/
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STITCHING RETREAT IN MIDDLEBURG
“Camp Sit-N-Stitch” November 6-9, 2025 Camp Blanding…Middleburg, FL
Join me for 3
days of stitching and fun. There will be door prizes
and a fabulous project for you to work on! $325.00 includes…3 nights lodging in
private room, 2 lunches, goodies, and a custom-made wood stitchery box with a
custom crafted seam ripper and awl that fit into the lid and spaces for your
favorite pair of scissors and pencil. This box sells for $80.00 in my ETSY
shop…plain…but you will create a lid for it with a kit of your choice in Cross
Stitch, Wool Applique, or a Quilt block.
Your project
includes all supplies needed to complete one lid in one of three mediums.
The armory where
we will be stitching has fabulous lighting and space. Each stitcher will share
an 8-foot table. I have reserved a separate portion of the hall for our use,
but there will be 30 other stitchers and quilters doing their own thing. A
friendly group. A boutique will be set up for your shopping pleasure.
The retreat
begins Thursday night around 6:00 PM with get acquainted game and setting up.
Class will begin on Friday at 9:00 AM and run until around 6:00PM…lunch will be
served. The armory is open until 11:00PM for stitching…Breakfast and dinner on
your own. Check out on Sunday is 2:00PM.
The “Jack-n-Jill”
rooms have a shared bathroom between them with doors that lock on each side.
Each room has a microwave, mini-refrigerator, iron, linens, towels, TV,
separate thermostat, and a double bed. Some husbands come and rent the shared
room and just hike, fish, etc. If you have 3 stitchers who want to room
together there are a few cottages (these go fast) with 3 beds (twins in one
room and a double bed in the other….full kitchen,
living room and patio.
There will be no
refunds provided 45 days to the first day of retreat
and if minimum number of participants are not signed
up retreat will be cancelled 45 days before and full refund given.
Checks should be made payable to Sally Criswell and mailed
to:
1001 NW 37th Drive…Gainesville, Fl 32605
email questions to: sallyxstitch@mindspring.com
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QUILT SHOW IN MELBOURNE
Seaside Piecemakers announces the dates for our Quilt Show
2026 - The Artistry of Quilts. There will be a special artist exhibit featuring
Kestrel Michaud. The show will be held February 27 & 28, 2026, at
the Melbourne Auditorium, 625 Hibiscus Avenue, Melbourne, FL 32901. For info
and to purchase tickets, please visit: www.SeasidePiecemakers.com.
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QUILT SHOW IN NAPLES
The Naples Quilters guild is proud to announce our 31st
annual Stitches In Time Quilt Show on March 6th and
7th, 2026. Doors open at 9:00 a.m.
Our members always submit a diverse variety of quilts that
are sure to get your attention. This includes traditional pieced quilts,
appliqué, miniatures, art quilts, foundation paper-piecing, and modern quilts.
Other techniques may include embellishments, paint and calligraphy, and
even T-shirt quilts, and quilted garments. We have local/regional
vendors, a boutique, a quilt sale, raffle baskets, demonstrations, our
beautiful raffle quilt, and a cafe with comfortable seating.
See you in 2026!
https://naplesquiltersguild.org/quilt-show/