Florida
Quilt Network
- Newsletter #47
October 23, 2001
Quilting
Friends,
For
those of you in the Central Florida area who receive WCEU, PBS Channel 15, you
might be interested to know that they have listened to our requests for more
sewing shows. WCEU is producing a 13
week series of sewing shows, called “The Sewing Hotline”. It will be a live, call-in hotline type
show, with a different sewing topic each week.
Air time is Thursday nights, at 7:30pm, and Sally Cowan will host the
show.
My
big news is that I will be on the Nov 8th show, "Fabric and Notions",
as well as a pre-taped show on Nov 22, Thanksgiving show, talking about
"Sewing for Children" and will be joined by my two adorable kids to
show how to measure children.
Tell
your friends to watch on Thursday nights, and if you call in on the 8th,
be kind to me!!
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In
case you’re one of those people that gets this newsletter forwarded from a
friend, please know that I can send it directly to you, FREE! I don’t sell or give away my email lists,
and its good to know just exactly how many people actually read this. So please, drop me a line and I’ll add your
name: Mji@cfl.rr.com (include your full name, guild name if any,
town name, and phone # for backup purposes only).
Thanks.
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With
all the patriotic sewing we are all doing, I thought you might enjoy this easy
description on how to cut out a five-point
star:http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/flagstar.html
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Correction:
For those of you who have or will purchase Bethany Reynold’s Stack-n-Whackier
book, AQS has published an errata (correction) sheet. It can be found at: http://www.aqsquilt.com/errata.shtml
Another
correction: The EQA Show November 8 -
11 is not in New Hampshire, it is in Westford, Massachusetts. I think that everyone from around New
England knows this but Florida folks might not.
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CALENDAR
OF EVENTS: (Newsletter number follows)
Nov
1-4 Houston International Quilt Show
Nov
8-11 Northeast FL Shop Hop michelle@pelicanquiltworks.com
(#43)
Nov
8-11 - A Quilters' Gathering in New Hampshire EQAquilter@aol.com (#39)
Nov
15-17 Judy Hooworth workshops in
Hudson junger@atlantic.net (#43)
Nov
17 & 18 Quilt Show in Palm
Beach snow-bee@worldnet.att.net (#45)
Nov
30 Studio Exhibition in Oakland Park
www.studiofiberartists.com/news.html
(#47)
Nov
30-Dec 1 - Quilt Show in
Davenport gequack@gate.net (#42)
2002
Jan
1-31 Quilt Exhibit in Plant City sayrah@tampabay.rr.com (#45)
Jan
18-19 Quilt Show in Ft. Myers 941-461-5099 (#45)
Jan
19 Shirley Adams in Miami fitravel@bellsouth.net (#47)
Jan
25 Ricky Tims Lecture in Sarasota
bettejimb@aol.com (#47)
Jan
25-26 Quilt Show in Orlando quiltmagic2002@hotmail.com (45)
Feb
1-3 Quilt Retreat in Orlando ourbusyfingers@aol.com (#47)
Feb
2-3 Quilt Show in Hudson Quiltstar2002@aol.com (#46)
Feb
7-10, Honeybee Quilt Guild Retreat in Jax, www.honeybeequilters.org (#45)
Feb
8-9 Quilt Show in Naples gailquilts@aol.com(#46 (#46)
Feb
8-9 Quilt Show in Anthony RachJ131@aol.com (#46)
Feb
14-17 Quilt Expo in Panama City Beach <www.thegiftshows.com>
Feb
22-23 Quilt Show in the Keys Mary Ellen (305)451-3777. (#47)
Feb
22-23 Quilt Show in Pensacola PQG2002@aol.com
(#47)
Feb
23-24 Quilt Show in Amelia Island http://www.homestead.com/AIQ/SHOW1.html (#46)
Feb
27-Mar 3 Applique Seminar in Delray Beach see below (#46)
February
28-March 10 Creative Arts Exhibit in Orlando cff@centralfloridafair.com (#46)
March
9-10 Quilt Show in Eustis
9:30-4p Brassellm@aol.com
March
9-10 Quilt Show in Venice March 9 and 10 Quilt
Show in Venice, contact VHKier@aol.com or ingei@aol.com (#44)
Mary
15-16 Quilt Show in Ocala salmh@worldnet.att.net
(#46)
March
15-17 Quilt Show in Ft. Lauderdale
www.onceuponaquilt.com
(#45)
April
5-6 Quilt Show in Melbourne TTQS2002@Worldnet.att.net (#44)
April
12-13 Quilt Show in Coral Gables
quiltfest@gopbi.com (45)
April
24-25 Pat Campbell in Ocala judie4qlts@aol.com
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DONATIONS
REQUESTED
Hearts,Hands,and
Homes of Wilton Manors Fla, quilting bee is planning on making a flag wallhanging for everyone of
the firefighters that have died in the
New York attack. We are in need of fabric donations. We need solids or small star prints of red or white or blue
fabric. Please send donations to Janet
Fredricks 125 NE 20 Street, Wilton
Manors, Fl 33305. or you can email
Quilthoney@aol.com.
Thank you for your kindness.
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FROM
MARIE SEROSKIE
Just
to let you know that on Nov. 12 at 2:30pm, HGTV will air program #715 on Simply
Quilts with Alex Anderson. We did stained glass together which was lots of fun
and quite an interesting experience. She's quite a gal both on and off screen.
First segment is about a lady rep. for the state of CA (who is a quilter) and
the other three segments are on stained glass in fabric.
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ANCHOR
PROJECT POSITIVE RESPONSE TO TERRORIST ATTACKS
by
Marjorie L. Russell
Managing
Editor, AQS
The tragedy
of terrorist activities in New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania has
left
us all reeling.
On
Tuesday, Sept. 11, as the horrible news unfolded, AQS staff members quietly
gathered in
our
conference room, held hands, and prayed. We asked for help for the victims,
their
families,
rescue workers, and even ourselves as we struggled to comprehend. It was the
only
thing, and the best thing, we could do at that moment.
The
goal of terrorism is to strike fear ? to threaten personal and national
security.
Throughout
the incredible hours of September 11, like so many people, I took a fresh look
at
the source of my security. As I did, over and over the chorus to an old hymn
played
through
my heart:
In
times like these, you need an anchor,
In times
like these, you need a savior.
Be
very sure, be very sure,
your
anchor holds,
and
grips the Solid Rock.
What
has happened is frightening, but thank God, even in times like these, an anchor
is
available.
As 1 John 4:18 states: "There is no fear in love. But perfect love casts
out
fear..."
We are challenged to not give in to fear and to hold fast to the One who is
perfect
love.
We
return to our foundational values in times of crisis ? to the faith that
sustains us.
>From
that basis an idea began to form. Perhaps we could use the quilting we love to
declare
that our anchor holds.
We're
inviting every quilter to make one red, white and blue block that will be a
finished
9"
size. Your block can be of any design, original or traditional. Let that one
block (any
technique)
be a positive statement of your anchor ? your hope, and the love you will not
surrender.
Make
sure your name, city, and state or country is written or stitched permanently
in a
small
(2 1\2" x 1" or less) area of what will be the front of the finished
9" block. Then
send
your block to AQS before December 31, 2001. If you would like to do so, please
also
enclose
a 25 word or less message of hope and faith. These messages will accompany
finished
quilts.
We
are also asking guilds and other groups to volunteer to assemble the blocks
into quilt
tops
and finish them early in 2002. If your group is willing, let us know. AQS will
donate
or
auction the finished quilts and use the proceeds as donations for needs related
to the
tragedy.
We
need God's help and we need each other. As the AQS staff prayed, a sense of
peace,
love,
comfort, and even security welled up within us. Our hope for this project is
that
the blocks
and finished quilts reflect the same. Please join us in declaring that your
anchor
holds by sending a block to AQS.
Log
onto www.AQSquilt.com, the AQS website, for details and updates, or call AQS
Member
Services
at (270) 898-7903. Blocks should be shipped to: Anchor Project, AQS, 5801
Kentucky
Dam Rd., Paducah, KY 42003.
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RICKY TIMS LECTURE IN SARASOTA
January
25, 2002 The Friendship Knot Quilters
Guild is hosting Ricky Tims in
Sarasota. He will be performing on the
piano and presenting his video program "Celebrate the Century- An Historic
Perspective of Quilts and Music".
The concert/lecture will be held
at the Bahia Vista Mennonite Church, 4041 Bahia Vista St., Sarasota from
7:30PM-9:00PM. Seating is limited. Buses welcome. Hotel and restaurant information available on request.
Tickets: $12.00 at the door (if available)
Prepaid $10.00 Send check made
out to FQKG along with SASE to:
Bette Behanna, 5137 Sunnydale Circle W., Sarasota, FL 34233
Tickets
must be ordered before January 15
Info: 941-924-2774 or email:
bettejimb@aol.com
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THE BEST OF THE SEWING
CONNECTION
Sponsored
by The Miami Chapter Of The American
Sewing Guild
Saturday,
January 19th, 2002
Shirley
Adams, inspirational host of the nationally televised series “The Sewing
Connection,” brings her classroom and
wardrobe to Miami.
The
Sewing Connection series 1 through 15 have been completed and this seminar will
display a huge collection of garments representing the best-plus a preview of
things to come!
Spend
the day with Shirley to learn from her inspiring bounty of sewing knowledge and
have an opportunity to examine, first-hand, hundreds of garments that she has
created.
Contact
fitravel@bellsouth.net for more
info.
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STUDIO
EXHIBITION
November
30, 2001 "Hurricane
Supplication" 5:30pm - 9:00pm
Fiber
Art Studio, 3556 NE 12th avenue, Oakland Park , FL 3334 (954) 567 1112
Hurricane
supplication day is a uniquely Caribbean holiday. It marks the official end of
the
storm season in the tropics which threatens havoc and destruction each year. At
the
end
of hurricane season we give a collective sigh of relief and celebrate our
thankfulness
at
having survived yet again. Our exhibition is organized with this celebration in
mind.
Check
out www.studiofiberartists.com/news.html
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LOOKING
FOR READY-MADE QUILTS
Can you tell me of any shops that sell
ready made quilts? I live in Cape
Canaveral
so anything within 30-40 miles would be good. I have a friend who's
looking
for a wall quilt. Thank you. Beth
O'Neill HRON41@aol.com
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QUILT
CENTER
The Center for the Quilt
Online (www.quiltcenter.org/) is America's Quilt Home on the Internet.
This virtual resource center is the first stop on the road
for information about what's happening in quilt documentation, preservation and
interpretation.
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QUILTER’S
COOKBOOK
Gold
Coast Quilters Guild has published a cookbook called "A Patchwork
Palate." This is a collection of our best recipes, all tested by other
members. We are selling it for $10 plus $3.50 shipping, or it can be picked up
in Boca Raton, FL. Please send your check, made out to GCQG, to Liz Locke, 4130
Georges Way, Boca Raton, FL 33434. You can contact Liz at (561) 994-4609 or
locke@prodigy.net.
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SIMPLY
QUILTS
The
International Quilt Study Center is on TV! In the February of 2001, Simply
Quilts, a quilt program that appears on Home & Garden Television (HGTV),
visited the International Quilt Study
Center http://quiltstudy.unl.edu/. The
IQSC, located in Lincoln, Nebraska, was created to encourage the
interdisciplinary study of all aspects of
quiltmaking
and to foster preservation of this worldwide tradition through collection,
conservation and exhibition of quilts and related materials. The results from
the taping are four programs that feature the Center and prominent collectors
in the area. We hope that you will take
the opportunity to watch the following shows so that you can see the Center you
have heard so much about. If you have
any questions regarding the Center,
please
contact Alta at aottoson2@unl.edu. For
questions regarding your local listings, please refer to the Simply Quilts web
site at http://www.hgtv.com/.
Simply
Quilts
African
Masks
Episode
QLT-716
The
Simply Quilts cameras visit an exhibit of the Robert and Helen Cargo
Collection
of African American quilts recently donated to the University of
Nebraska.
Then quiltmaker Karen Boutte shows how to create an African mask
using
ultrasuede and decorative machine stitches.
Air
Time
October
29, 2001 2:30 p.m. EST
Remaining
to be scheduled in November
Simply
Quilts
Heirlooms,
Past, Present and Future
Episode
QLT-722
The
Simply Quilts cameras visit the amazing quilt storage facility at the
University
of Nebraska and learn how they keep their valuable quilts in good
condition.
Then, quilt appraiser Nancy Kirk joins host Alex Anderson in
studio
to discuss making a "new heirloom" quilt. Nancy also demonstrates
making
a reduced-sized clone of a quilt, working with old fabrics and
combining
old and new fabrics. Nancy helps Alex give advice to a call-in
viewer
with an old quilt that needs rescuing.
Simply
Quilts
Fanciful
Flowers
Episode
QLT-736
Simply
Quilts visits the botanical quilts exhibit at the Textile Museum in
Washington
D.C. to see how important a role flowers played in women's lives
several
centuries ago. Then, quilter Carol Armstrong joins host Alex
Anderson
in studio to share an innovative way of using quilt lines to
resemble
piecing.
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Feb.
22 & 23, 2002. The Florida Keys
Quilters will be hosting their bi-annual quilt show at the Lions Club at mile marker
99.5 (oceanside). The hours are 10am til 5pm. There will be a mini quilt
auction on Saturday at 2 pm. Admission: $5.00 per person with group
discount
or husband discount. Lunch will be available. There will be demonstrations and a
country store throughout the day. For more information: Mary Ellen
(305)451-3777.
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The
Pensacola Quilters' Guild will sponsor Pensacola Quilts! Palindromes 2002. It will be held in Pensacola at 80 E. Right
Place, one Right Street on Feb. 22 & 23, 2002. The cost is $3.00/adult.
We will have a judged "members only" show, a boutique, vendors
mall, opportunity quilt, silent quilt auction, fashion show on Saturday,
souvenir blocks and quilting demonstrations by members. I will have a map and directions for those
interested. My home address is 119
Countri Lane, Cantonment, Fl. , 32533.
Thanks so much again. C.
Hicks (Email: PQG2002@aol.com, Phone: 850-937-0150 )
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Grab
your toothbrush and jammies and join us at Canterbury Retreat in Oviedo for a
weekend of chocolate, fun, chocolate, door prizes, chocolate and actually
complete a quilt top Feb. 1 - 3, 2002.
The cost is $300 and includes 2 nights lodging (double occupancy only),
all meals (from Fri. dinner to Sunday lunch), mystery pattern, instruction and
lots of fun. Send your $150 deposit
check to:
Busy
Fingers Quilt Shop, Inc.
460
North C.R. 427 Suite 112
Longwood,
FL 32750
Questions? Call us at 407-767-5123 or e-mail
ourbusyfingers@aol.com
This
will make an awesome Christmas present.
So ladies, put a bug in your families ears. We have gift certificates to make it very easy for them.
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SIMPLY
QUILTS SCHEDULE
Oct
23, Tuesday
8:30am #511 Sharing Your Quilt w/ Paula Reid
2:30pm #455 Trick or Treat Quilting w/
Saundra Seth
Oct
24, Wednesday
8:30am #512 Folded Applique w/ Anita
Shackelford
2:30pm #712 Prairie Flower w/ Barbara
Brackman
Oct
25, Thursday
8:30am #513 Tesselations w/ Jinny Beyer
2:30pm #713 All Around the World w/ Leela
Cherian
Oct
26, Friday
8:30am #514 Adoption Quilts w/ Joanie San
Chirico
2:30pm #714 Revisiting The Revolution w/
Terry C. Thompson
Oct
29, Monday
8:30am #515 Folk Art Wedding Quilt w/ Robyn
Pandolph
2:30pm #716 African Masks w/ Karen Boutte
Oct
30, Tuesday
8:30am #516 Strip Piecing w/ Eleanor Burns
2:30pm #717 For The Birds w/ Jaynette Huff
Oct
31, Wednesday
8:30am #517 Flourishes w/ Becky Goldsmith
& Linda Jenkins
2:30pm
#718 Hand Applique By Machine w/
Beth Ferrier