Florida
Quilt Network
- Newsletter #56
September
2, 2002
Quilting
Friends,
You’re
seeing this newsletter a little sooner than usual because I have some last
minute items that were sent to me after just after #55 left my desk. As always, you can check my website: www.FloridaQuiltNetwork.com and
click on “This Just In” to see important items that come in between
newsletters.
It's
been a crazy two weeks: my computer
crashed BIG time two weeks ago and I had an important newsletter to get out for
another organization. As usual, my dear
husband jumped to the rescue and we ended up with a new computer. Fortunately, we do weekly backups and daily
incrementals and no data was lost. But
I did have a lot of software to reload and reconfigure. Except for the stress and sleepless nights,
I think we’re back to normal. For those
of you who rely on your computer as I do, please do your backups, whether it be
to a CD, another hard drive, a tape drive or even a few floppies. It’s important insurance.
No
time to surf the web this time, so how ‘bout we go straight to the calendar?
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CALENDAR
OF EVENTS: (Newsletter number follows)
Sept
6-29 Quilt Show in Tampa lpjtpa@worldnet.att.net
(#56)
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.
4-31 Quilt Exhibit in Tampa gablecat@tampabay.rr.com (#56)
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
18-20 Quilt Show in White Springs scraphap@alltel.net (#56)
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
6-9 Quilt Retreat in Jacksonville www.HoneyBeeQuilters.org (#56)
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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QUILT
SHOW IN WHITE SPRINGS
14th Annual
Suwannee River Quilt Show & Sale
October 18-20, 2002.
Quilt show is in the Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center
State Park
Highway 41, White Springs Fl. 32096, 386-2733.
Contact Jane Gruchacz scraphap@alltel.net
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QUILT RETREAT
Come join us for four days of clowning around at the 14th
annual Honeybee Quilting Retreat in Jacksonville. February 6-9, 2003 are the dates to block out on your calendar
for four days of quilting, contests, classes, bingo, and schmoozing with other
quilters. For this year’s retreat we
have ten wonderful teachers Lynn Provencher
(Country Crossroads), Joyce Snyder (Material Things), Martha Bainbridge
(Calico Station), Michelle Ross (Pelican QuiltWorks), and from the world at
large will be Faye Heyn, Suzy Komara, Jan Wildman, Louisa Smith, Dianne Hire,
and the Ring Master David Walker. Registration starts September 1st, but you
can check out the course offerings (and pictures from last year’s retreat) at
www.honeybeequilters.org.
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QUILT SHOW IN TAMPA
Tampa Bay's Surface Design Guild Group Show
Sept. 6-29, 2002
Beach Art Center
1515 Bay Palm Blvd.
Indian Rocks Beach, Fl
Opening Reception/Auction--Sept. 6, 2002 6-9PM
Silent Auction to benefit India earthquake artisans
Featuring German artists, Eigen-Art
Contact: Leslie
Jennings
lpjtpa@worldnet.att.net
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QUILT
EXHIBIT IN TAMPA
Following
Anthony Jones’s very successful one person show at the Tarpon Springs
Cultural
Center (101 S. Pinellas AV) in October 2001, he was asked to return as a Guest
Curator. He determined that the
students who keep the Bay Area quilt shop teachers "on their toes" needed
recognition.
A
second juried show in October 2003 has been scheduled for the Teachers!
The
Exhibit opens on October 4, 2002 with a reception on October 5, and closes on
October 31. The hours are 9-4, Monday
thru Saturday. There is no admission. The show has been juried.
Contact: Jinene Harvey, Clearwater (727-726-8961) gablecat@tampabay.rr.com
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BUS
TRIP TO HOUSTON
Two
Bus Trips to choose from:
Cabin
Fever Quilt Guild, Orlando: It's $730.00.leaves Orlando Oct 27th and returns
Nov 4th. Interested parties should contact Laura Swarthout at 352-429-8421 or
email her at swarthout@msn.com.
Flying
Needles in Niceville Florida has a bus going to Houston from Niceville. We
still have some openings. We are leaving on Wednesday the 30th of October and
returning on Sunday, November 3rd. If anyone is interested they can contact our
Road Trip Person, Georgette White @ manywhitecats@yahoo.com or can call her at
1-850- 729-2863.
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HAND QUILTING SERVICE
[Editor’s note:
because I receive so many requests for names of hand quilting services, I
decided to include this information. No
affiliation, yada, yada]
Thought
you might want information on our hand quilting service. Our quilters could give your hands a break
and allow for more gorgeous top creation!
We offer expert hand quilting and finishing by one of nearly 80 Amish
and Mennonite women across the country. No Group Quilting. Your quilt will be
completed by one woman with wonderful, even stitching.
We Have Hand
Quilted For Some Of The Best!
Mimi
Dietrich
Nancy
Martin
Marsha McCloskey
Susan
McKelvey
Judie
Rothermel
Elly
Sienkiewicz
Pat
Yamin
Richard
& Georgina Fries
Bellwether
Dry Goods
137
Bayard Road
Lothian,
Maryland 20711
(410)
867-0665
www.bellwetherdrygoods.com
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SIMPLY QUILTS SCHEDULE (HGTV)
September
3, Tuesday
8:30am #757 Human Quilt with Jackie Erickson
2:30pm #323 Stripples with Donna Thomas
September
4, Wednesday
8:30am #758 A gaggle of Geese with Linda Ballard
2:30pm #324 Fabric Funnwith Debbie Mumm
September
5, Thursday
8:30am #759 Flannel Quilts with sandy Bonsib
2:30pm #325 Shibori with Sara King
September
6, Friday
8:30am #760 Look at that Face with Charlott Warr Andersen
2:30pm #326 Hot Cross Buns with Mary Ellen Hopkins
September
9 , Monday
8:30am #761 Spectacular Curves with Judy Dales
2:30pm #401 Machine Needle lace with Judy Simmons
September
10, Tuesday
8:30am #601 Choosing a Quilt Design with Jean Wells
2:30pm #402 Fractured Landscapes with Katie Pasquini
September
11, Wednesday
8:30am #602 Nigerian Appliqué with Rachel Clark
2:30pm #403 History of Women's lives in Patchwork with Kaye
England
September
12, Thursday
8:30am #603 19th Century Recreations with Jo Morton
2:30pm #404 Block Party with Donna Poster
September
13, Friday
8:30am #604 Scrappy Quilt with Gloria Smith
2:30pm #405 Trip Around the World with Blanche Young
September
16 , Monday
8:30am #605 Quilting 101 with Marianne Fons
2:30pm #406 Butterfly Quilts with Beverly Dunivent
September
17, Tuesday
8:30am #606 Origami Quilts with Rebecca Wat
2:30pm #407 Butter Blues with Carol Porter
September
18, Wednesday
8:30am #607 Delectable Mountains with Gail Searl
2:30pm #408 1800's Repro Fabric with Roxie Wood and Janey
Edwards
September
19, Thursday
8:30am #608 Patchwork ABC's with Liz Porter
2:30pm #409 Gingerbread House with Diana McClun
September
20, Friday
8:30am #609 Beautiful Binding with Sally Collins
2:30pm #410 Jazzy Jackets with Judy Murrah
September
23 , Monday
8:30am #610 Kaleidoscope with Paula Nadelstern
2:30pm #411 3-D Patchwork Fun with Karen Combs
September
24, Tuesday
8:30am #611 Sets and Sashings with Phyllis Miller
2:30pm #412 Neutrals with Carolee Hensley
September
25, Wednesday
8:30am #612 Arabic Quilts with John Flynn
2:30pm #413 Feed sacks with Annalue Cook and Jane Clark
Staple
September
26, Thursday
8:30am #613 Curved Seams with Anita Murphy
2:30pm #414 Quilted Clothing with Mari Story
September
27, Friday
8:30am #614 Quilting with Kids with Kelly Gallagher-Abbott
2:30pm #415 Fat Quarters with Mary Jane Best
September
30 , Monday
8:30am show info available soon
2:30pm show info available soon