Florida
Quilt Network
- Newsletter #55
August
14, 2002
Quilting
Friends,
The
kids have returned to school and most parents get a few weeks of reprieve in
August before all the extracurricular activities begin. I think I liked summer better!
I
discovered a wonderful website filled with Quilt Artist’s galleries. Go to
http://www.saqa.com/ and click on “Galleries”.
For
a look at a fascinating survey of American quilters, check out:
http://www.quiltersnewsletter.com/qinamer.htm
David
Small’s website, http://www.small-expressions.com/
has lots of interesting pages of his work.
I especially liked the page of free, printable quilt labels. You can print them out, trace them onto
muslin with a pigma pen, and color them in.
Does
anyone have information about bus trips from Florida to Houston or
Paducah? I’ve had several requests for
information.
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CALENDAR
OF EVENTS: (Newsletter number follows)
Sept
7 SSQA Meeting in Deltona www.ssqa.org
(#53)
Sept
17-20 Retreat in Leesburg jtoth002@tampabay.rr.com (#54)
Sept
20-22 QuiltFest in Jacksonville www.quiltfestjax.com
(#51)
Oct.
10-12 Shop Hop in West Central Florida pinsnneedles1@juno.com (#55)
Oct
18-19 Quilt Show in Bradenton PattyRon1@aol.com
(#50)
Oct.
18-19 Quilt Show In Clearwater harvestofquilts@earthlink.net
(#51)
Oct
31-Nov 3 International Quilt Festival in Houston http://www.quilts.com/
Nov
7-10 Northeast Florida Shop Hop michelle@pelicanquiltworks.com (#54)
Nov
7-10 Quilters Gathering in New Hampshire www.aquiltersgathering.com
(#53)
Nov
14-16 Ami Simms Workshops in Tallahassee quilters@tfn.com
Nov
15-16 Quilt Show in Davenport db@ithink.net
(#52)
2003
Jan
17-18 Quilt Show in Largo dan1dee2@aol.com
(#53)
Jan
20-23 Quilt Retreat In Brooksville pwarzyn@gte.net (#53)
Jan
24-25 Quilt Show in Orlando www.FloridaCabinFever.com
(#53)
Jan
31-Feb 1 Quilt Show in Lady Lake Rflint5630@aol.com (#55)
Feb
7-8 Quilt Show in Naples apataki6@earthlink.net (#54)
Feb
14-15 Quilt Show in Vero Beach patles@sunet.net
(#52)
Feb
14-16 Quilt Expo in Panama City www.thegiftshows.com (#53)
Feb
21-22 Quilt Show in Titusville 321-267-9194
(#55)
Feb
28-March 1 Quilt Show in St. Petersburg Tallulahst@aol.com (#55)
March
7-8 Quilt Show in Tampa Bay www.quiltersworkshop.org
(#54)
March
7-8 Quilt Show in Sarasota taftlad@ewol.com
(#55)
March
7-8 Quilt Show in Tavares Quiltshowinfo03@aol.com
(#55)
March
8 SSQA Meeting in Jacksonville www.ssqa.org
March
14-15 Quilt Show in Crystal River charr@xtalwind.net
(#52)
March
21-22 Quilt Show in Punta Gorda pmoore@sunline.net
(#55)
May
3-4 Quilt Show in Gainesville MJensen396@aol.com
May
9-10 Quilt Show in Coral Gables http://gopbi.com/community/groups/QuiltFest/
(#55)
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ATTENTION: GUILD
PROGRAM CHAIRS
Here
are some requests from other guilds to share national quilting
teachers. What a great
opportunity! Don’t pass these up!
Coral
Springs Quilters is having Yvonne Porcella, I would like you to post, to any
other guild would like to share her dates of January 22 and 23, 2003 is went we
our having her. Thank you Janet L.
Oxley wv5653@bellsouth.net
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Quilters'
Crossing will be hosting Carol Doak, author of "50 Fabulous Paper-Pieced
Stars" plus I believe she has another book just recently released, on
Wednesday and Thursday, January 8 and 9, 2002.
She is a nationally recognized teacher and we would like to give the
opportunity to another Guild that might be interested in having her in the days
following our commitment. In that way,
we could share the traveling expenses and both clubs would benefit. The contact person is Beverly
Leasure, Dunedin at 727-733-8288 for more information.
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From
Bethany Reynolds
I've just been working on my schedule for the next couple of years and thinking that I would LOVE to come back to Florida! Would you mind putting my contact info (below) in an upcoming newsletter, in case any guilds are looking for teachers in Jan. or Feb. '03, April '03, or Feb. '04? Thanks!
Bethany
bethany@bethanyreynolds.com
http://www.bethanyreynolds.com
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From Joan Shay:
I am an Author, designer, and quilt instructor.
I will be a vendor at the Villages quilt show Jan 31st and
Feb 1st, 2003 in Lady Lake FL (my mother lives there). While I am in FL I am hoping to do some
lecturing and teaching. It would be an advantage for guilds as there will not
be flight travel or lodging expenses to pay. If you are not familiar with my
work, you can view it on my website www.petalplay.com If you or someone you know might be
interested, I would be happy to send information.
Joan Shay, Petal
Play joanshay@petalplay.com
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QUILT
SHOW IN LADY LAKE
Villages
Quilt Show SHOWCASE OF QUILTS 2003
Presented by the Villages Quilt Guild
The
Savannah Center 1545 Buena Vista Blvd. The Villages of Lady Lake Florida
Jan.
31 and Feb. 1, 2003 Friday and
Saturday 9-4 $4 at the door
Quilts,
Vendors, 2 raffle quilts, antique
quilts,
silent
mini quilt auction, Demonstrations,
Door prizes
Boutique,
Lunch area and tons of close-in parking
For
more info call
Diana
Myers-352-753-8244
E-mail
Jeanette Flint ----- Rflint5630@aol.com
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QUILT
SHOW IN TITUSVILLE
A
Quilt Show in Titusville, Fl. Feb.
21-22, 2003. Held at the Brevard
Coumminty College, USA Rt. 1. Hours
9:00 to 6:00. Contact Carol 321-267-9194. Thanks.
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QUILT
SHOW IN ST. PETERSBURG
The
Suncoast Quilting Circle Presents "Today's Pleasures, Tomorrow's Treasures
X"
When:
Feb 28 - Mar 1, 2003
Friday 10AM - 5PM
Saturday 10AM - 4PM
Donation $5.00
Where:
University of South Florida
Campus Activity Center
NE Corner of 2nd Street South and
6th Avenue South
St. Petersburg, FL
2
Charity quilts (charity number CH-11418), silent auction, Boutique, door
prizes, demonstrations, vendors and more.
For
more information contact:
Tallulah
Taylor 727-864-3860 or Tallulahst@aol.com
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QUILT
SHOW IN SARASOTA
Friendship
Knot Quilter's Guild Presents:
"Quilts
in Bloom" Quilt Show
Sarasota
Municipal Auditorium
801
N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, Florida
Friday,
March 7, 2003, 9am-6pm Saturday, March
8, 2003, 9am-4pm
Judged
Entries / Opportunity Quilt / Door Prizes / Small and Mini Quilt Auction
Special
Traveling Quilt Exhibits / Merchants Mall / Demonstrations / Quilt Appraisals
Professional
Photos of your Quilt
Food
on Premises
Donation
$5
Buses
Welcome: To prepay contact Jay Abbot 941-371-3043
For
more information contact Lou Taft
(taftlad@ewol.com) Subject:
Quilt
Show
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QUILT
SHOW IN TAVARES
March
7 & 8, 2003
Lake
County Quilters Guild presents the 21st annual
FANtastic
Quilt Show
Friday/
Saturday 10am - 4pm
New,
larger location - more parking and easier access..
at
Lake Receptions Events Center, 4051 Hwy. 19A, Mt. Dora, Florida
There
will be a beautiful log cabin quilt with hand appliqué, hand quilted
Opportunity
Quilt, a large Boutique, Demonstrations, Door Prizes, Mini-Classes,
Merchants
Mall, Lunch on premises. Buses are welcome.
Contact:
Anne Bailey, PO Box 1065, Tavares, FL. 32778 (352) 589-2127
email
- Quiltshowinfo03@aol.com
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QUILT
SHOW IN PUNTA GORDA
Southwest
Florida Quilt Festival to be held at the Charlotte County Memorial Auditorium
in Punta Gorda, FL on March 21-22, 2003.
Contact Pat @ pmoore@sunline.net
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QUILT
SHOW IN CORAL GABLES
May
9 & 10, 2003
OceanWaves
Chapter, NQA, Miami, Florida presents
QuiltFest;
"Waves of Reflections & Visions"
Friday/Saturday
9:30 AM to 4:30 PM both days
Admission
$6 (groups of 10 or more $5 ea.)
Coral
Gables War Memorial Youth Center
405
University Dr.
Coral
Gables, FL 33134
16th
Annual quilting event showcasing more than 300 traditional, contemporary,
antique
and art quilts. National traveling exhibits and works of local quilt artists
will
be featured. A judged Competition, Auction, Guild Quilt, Vendors' Alley, Guild
Boutique,
Demo Room and on site Quilt Appraiser. This year's judge will be Judy
Mathieson.
New Food Vendor and improved parking. Join us, this year and see for
yourself
Contact:
Kitty Gonzalez, 8320 SW 164 Ter.., Miami, FL 33157 305-234-0557
Web
site: http://gopbi.com/community/groups/QuiltFest/
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SAVANNAH
QUILTING EXTRAVAGANZA WITH NANCY KIRK
APRIL
3 - 6 2003
THE
DELUXE VIP PACKAGE INCLUDES. . . . .
Three nights lodging at the
Radisson Hotel
2 Breakfasts, 1 lunch, 2 dinners, 1 afternoon tea
Admission to all tours in
package
Quilting workshops with
Nancy Kirk & Workshop Kits
Taxes, Luggage Handling
All Transfers
HISTORIC
SAVANNAH, GA
Savannah,
the sultry and mysterious "Belle" of the Southeastern coast,
captivates the suitors that come to call with her natural beauty, eccentric
charm and traditional Southern Hospitality.
Founded in 1733 by General James Edward Oglethorpe and the 120 travelers
of the good ship "Anne" Oglethorpe named the Thirteenth and final
American colony Georgia, after England's King George II and Savannah became its
first city. Today, the Historic
District is a 2.5 mile walking district full of bistros, quaint shops, green
squares and grand architecture. Visitors will fall in love with Savannah and
will be anxious to tell their friends about the unique hidden gem of the
Southeastern coast. Come and fall in
love with the city's hospitality and savor its quirky personality.
ITINERARY
Arrival
Savannah GA Transfer to the Radisson
Hotel, Dinner at the Gingerbread House with Nancy Kirk, Next day, breakfast at
the hotel, Historic Savannah Tour including Owens Thomas Historic House,
Museum, & Garden, Late afternoon Quilt Fest at Fort Jackson featuring
lecture by Nancy Kirk on Civil War Quilts, display of local quilts, and
networking with local quilt guild visitors, Civil War Dinner with live 19th
century music & access to museum.
Third day, full day quilting class with Nancy Kirk and afternoon tea at
the Gryphon Tea Room.
Prices
from 969.00 per person quad occupancy based on availability. Plus Air fare. Deposit required at booking.
For
more information and reservations on the quilting tour with Nancy Kirk, please
contact Melody at 303-932-2942 or email brteyes_97@msn.com or fax 303-932-1587.
www.travelthehorizon.com Go to Services and click on there for the
Nancy Kirk's Quilting Tour.
PS:
Travelers will arrive in Savannah GA airport, then transferred from the
airport
to the hotel.
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QUILT CHALLENGE
April
2–28, 2002, saw the lobby of the International Orchid Center decked in 24
colorful quilts, each with a unique interpretation of the show theme, Orchids
by the Sea. The winners of this juried show: First Place — Pat
LaPierre-McAfee, Second Place — Melani Kane Brewer, Third Place — Diane Harris
and AOS Favorite — Barbara Jean Ansley. AOS volunteer Barbara Ansley was
integral in organizing the event, which was held in conjunction with the Quilt
Show by the Sea in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, March 15–17, 2002. Quilters
everywhere are invited to participate in the 2003 Quilt Challenge, Orchids
in My Garden. The juried show will be displayed at the IOC in April 2003.
The judging categories are: Quilt, Wall Hanging and Wearable Art. All entry
forms must be postmarked by February SUSAN JONES INTERNATIONAL ORCHID CENTER
16700
AOS Lane, Delray Beach, Florida 33446-4351 Tel 561-404-2000 Fax 561-404-2100
E-mail
TheAOS@aos.org Web site orchidweb.org
An
entry form, guidelines and a challenge fabric packet may be purchased from Fay
Nicole, Sunshine Sewing Company, 1312 North State Road 7, Margate, Florida
33063 (telephone 954-971-4810; Web
site www.sunshinesewing.com).
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FLORIDA
INDECISION QUILT
SET
TO HIT THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL
November and December of 2000, the
counts, recounts and court challenges continued through one of the more bizarre
U.S. presidential elections. Palm Beach
County squirmed under international focus, the butt of late-night jokes, with
its ill-conceived butterfly ballot, hanging chads and dimples. Citizens became increasingly exasperated by
the indecision and attention, not of a sort sought by the tourist board.
"Quilters
have been making political statements with fabric for centuries," said
Suzanne Leimer, owner of Suzanne's Quilt Shop, Inc. in Royal Palm Beach,
Florida. "Before women had the
right to vote they expressed their political sentiments in quilts. Palm Beach County was at the center of the
tumult, which went on for weeks, and we realized that we were a part of
something unique in history."
So,
with the historic outcome of this presidential election hanging by a thread,
Leimer decided to have a little fun.
The Florida Indecision Quilt was born.
Leimer
put out a call for blocks over her Internet site, www.suzannesquilts.com, as
well as through the shop. "Trouble with hanging chads on your ballot? Bored with Gore? Tired of beating around the Bush? Don't get mad about it.
Quilt about it," said Leimer.
From Washington, Illinois, California, New Jersey, and Tennessee, and
from every corner of Florida, the blocks started pouring in.
Within
three months, the 24 blocks that would become the Florida Indecision Quilt had
arrived, and construction began.
Leimer's goal was to have it completed in time for the 2002
elections. In July, she announced that
the quilt was finished.
The
Florida Indecision Quilt and close-ups of the blocks can be viewed on the
website, www.suzannesquilts.com.
Florida
Indecision Quilt blocks range from traditional to humorous to satirical. There are donkeys and elephants, Uncle Sam
and the Statue of Liberty, flags, and stars and stripes. Blocks portray the ballot box, question
marks, and admonitions to count, count, count again.
There's
a crying towel, a butterfly (for that infamous ballot), and the Ryder truck,
forever transporting ballots from Palm Beach County to Tallahassee. Another block welcomes us to Tennessee,
while one block maker proclaims she's so mad she's "seeing red." One special block boasts signatures of the
Palm Beach County Election Board.
Hanging
chads are well represented in the Florida Indecision Quilt, with some literally
jumping off the quilt, while others demand to be counted. Children are seen as well as heard. A parody of "Survivor," a Texas
ten-gallon hat, the Supreme Court and Proverbs 16:33 also got in on the
act.
The
Florida Indecision Quilt, on display in the shop, will make its first official
appearance at the Jacksonville Quilt Fest, September 20 through 22, 2002. After that, the next scheduled stop is Fort
Lauderdale's Broward Quilt Expo, March 21 through 23, 2003.
Leimer
will make the quilt available to any organization that would like to have it on
display. She plans ultimately to donate
the Florida Indecision Quilt to a museum.
For
more information, or to view the quilt, call Suzanne Leimer, (561) 798-0934, or
go to the Suzanne's Quilt Shop website, www.suzannesquilts.com.
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QUILT
EXHIBIT IN MIAMI
Studio
Fiber Artists, formerly SeaQ, has been invited by the Historical Museum of Southern
Florida to recognize the tenth anniversary of Hurricane Andrew by exhibiting
the Hurricane Andrew Quilts and current quilts related to hurricanes. This will
run throughout the summer at the museum in downtown Miami, Florida. The
Hurricane exhibit will then go to Biscayne National Park at Key Biscayne,
Florida.
SFA
has also been invited to exhibit at the Colonial Bank, Brickell Avenue, Miami,
FL. Opening Reception: November 13. The theme of this show is Beyond the
surface: Looking beyond materials to meaning.
Please
check out our website at www.studiofiberartists.com
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SHOP HOP IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA
There is a shop hop planned for Oct. 10, 11 and 12th. The shops that are participating in the
shop hop are, Quilted Sampler,Tampa -
The Quilting Bee, St. Pete - The Quilt Stop, Largo - Pins & Needles, Hudson -
Quilt till You Wilt, Hudson -
Rainbow's End , Dunedin -Bernina Pfaff, Tampa& Brandon - Country Quilts and
Bears, Clearwater and Patches Galore, Ellenton - Keep Me in Stitches, Tampa.
The customers can start signing up Sept. 16 at any of these
shops, at that time they will be given a tote bag, a badge and a flyer with all
the maps to the shops. The selection
for the customers is going to be wonderful because each shop is unique in
merchandise that they carry. There will
be shop blocks for sale at each shop.
These can be purchased for $3.00.
There will also be the free mystery quilt clues at each shop and kits
made up in the shop's colors. Shop pins
will also be available for $5.00. The grand prize will be a Brother quilting
machine. The shoppers must visit all
shops to qualify for the sewing machine.
There will be 24- $50.00 gift certificates given away. They do not have to visit all the shops to
get in on this drawing. There will also
be a drawing for another prize that as of right now, it is a secret.
Violet A ODell <pinsnneedles1@juno.com>
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A
MESSAGE FROM MARY SORENSEN
Seven
of my quilts were stolen in Nashville on July 29th. These quilts were stolen
from a van parked at the Extended Stay America Nashville airport hotel. This was
a random break-in by someone looking for goods to sell, not someone looking for
quilts. They were probably dumped or sold at a flea market. The quilts are all
designed and hand appliqued by me. All quilts are described and pictured on my
web site at www.maryappliques.com, click on Stolen Quilts.
I
have little hope of recovering them, but on the off chance that someone might try selling them to a shop or on Ebay,
I thought I would let as many people as possible know about this theft. I am
putting them on the Lost Quilt Come Home site, but any other notification to
groups would be appreciated.
Thanks
for your concern and for your help.
Mary
Sorensen
mksoren@ix.netcom.com
www.maryappliques.com
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SIMPLY
QUILTS SCHEDULE
August
14, Wednesday
8:30am #743 Eye of the Beholder with Ami
Simms
2:30pm #310 Wedges of Sunflowers with Cheryl
Philips
August
15, Thursday
8:30am #744 Quiltmaker's Gift with Nancy
Loving-Tubesing
2:30pm #311 Community Quilting with Susan
Irving
August
16, Friday
8:30am #745 Medallion Quilts with Jenny Beyer
2:30pm #312 Imagery on Fabric with Jean Ray
Laury
August
19 , Monday
8:30am #746 New Lone Star with Jan Krentz
2:30pm #313 Quilt Health with Nancy Kirk
August
20, Tuesday
8:30am #747 Coxcomb quilts with Anita
Shackelford
2:30pm #314 Japanese Quilts with June Colburn
August
21, Wednesday
8:30am #748 Bargello Quilts with Marge Edie
2:30pm #315 Block Party with Billie Lauder
August
22, Thursday
8:30am #749 Cutting Curves with Debbie Bowles
2:30pm #316 1930's Quilts with Pepper Cory
August
23, Friday
8:30am #750 Chenille Quilts with Nannette
Holmberg
2:30pm #317 Kansas Connection with Mary Ellen Hopkins
August
26 , Monday
8:30am #751 Rad Swappers with Sharon Craig
2:30pm #318 From Fiber to Fabric with Harriet
Hargrave
August
27, Tuesday
8:30am #752 Real Fine Piecing with Barbara
Barber
2:30pm #319 Rosette from Sampler with Martu
Michell
August
28, Wednesday
8:30am #753 Dimensional Applique with Karen
Kay Buckley
2:30pm #320 Hawaiian Quilting with Ginger
LaVoie
August
29, Thursday
8:30am #754 Winners Circle with Nancy Odom
2:30pm #321 Thread Play with Libby Lehman
August
30, Friday
8:30am #755 Free Style Quilts with Susan
Carlson
2:30pm #322 Mariners Compass with Judy
Mathieson