Florida
Quilt Network
- Newsletter #66
September
11, 2003
Quilting
Friends,
We
have an amazing amount of information to share with you in this
newsletter. Florida is a happening
state!
Now
that I’m show chair for my guild’s show in January, I can really appreciate
this newsletter in getting the word out.
Please continue to send me your activities: workshops, shows, exhibits,
retreats, lectures, etc. It’s all good.
For
those of you in the Central Florida area, January looks to be an exciting
month. Martha Pullen returns the 7th
through 10th for a Quilt Symposium.
Check out http://www.marthapullen.com/market/mmkts.html
for more info.
And
of course, you won’t want to miss the show of the season, Quilt Magic 2004, on
the 23rd and 24th of January in Orlando. Check out www.CFQG.com
for more info. Click on Quilt
Magic. I have just put on the CFQG
website a picture of the most beautiful Donation Quilt I have every seen. It is even more stunning in person, but
you’ll get a good idea of how spectacular it is from the website photo. You have the opportunity to win it! Look for ticket sales at area shops and of
course at our show in January.
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CALENDAR
OF EVENTS: (Newsletter number follows)
Sept
17 Pat Campbell workshop in Clearwater in-stitches@rocketmail.com (#66)
Sept
19-20 SSQA Meeting in Boca Raton quiltstar@bellsouth.net
(#65)
Sept
19-20 Quilt Show in Atlanta, GA johnannc@bellsouth.net
(#65)
Sept
26-28 Quilt Show in Jacksonville www.quiltfestjax.com
(#64)
Oct
11-13 Sylvia
Einstein Workshop in Jacksonville gwrigley@comcast.net
(#66)
Oct
17-19 Quilt Show in White Springs Rdewees@wmconnect.com
(#65)
Oct
18 Quilt Teacher Organizing in Punta Gorda cbeba@earthlink.net (#66)
Oct
21 Karen Kay Buckley Lecture in Boca Raton Smyrna3@aol.com (#65)
Oct
22 Karen Kay Buckley Workshop in Boca Raton Smyrna3@aol.com (#65)
Oct
22 Sue Nickels Lecture in Coral
Springs wv5653@bellsouth.net (#64)
Oct
23 and 24 Sue Nickels Classes in Coral Springs wv5653@bellsouth.net (#64)
Nov
1-3 Gwen Marston Workshops in Orlando trrylnda@aol.com,
(#66)
Nov
6-8 Northeast Florida Shop Hop
michelle@pelicanquiltworks.com (#65)
Nov
7-9 Focus on Fiber Weekend Retreat in New Smyrna mmcbride@atlanticcenterforthearts.org
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FOR DESCRIPTIONS
November
14-15 Quilt Show in Davenport,
FL db15@earthlink.net
(#63)
Nov
14-15 Quilt Show in Trenton www.springhousequilters.homestead.com/HandmadeMemories.html
(#64)
Nov 15 Sulky Seminar in Leesburg a_quilters_dream@earthlink.net
(#66)
2004
Jan
7-10 Martha Pullen Symposium in Orlando www.marthapullen.com (#66)
Jan
12- Feb 21 Quilt Exhibit in Pasco County pascoarts@msn.com (#64)
Jan
20 Billie Lauder Lecture in Boca Raton Smyrna3@aol.com
(#65)
Jan
23-24 Quilt Show in Orlando www.CFQG.com (#64)
Jan
28-29 Quilt Show in Pt. Charlotte dpqg@yahoo.com
(#66)
Jan
28 Esterita Austin Lecture in Coral Springs wv5653@bellsouth.net (#64)
Jan
29 and 31 Esterita Austin classes in Coral Springs
wv5653@bellsouth.net (#64)
Feb
7-8 Quilt Show in Hudson www.westpascoquilters.org
(#66)
Feb
12-14 Quilt Show in Panama City Beach www.thegiftshows.com
(#66)
Feb
20-21 Quilt Show in Ocala underbc@netzero.net
(#65)
Feb
25 Billie Lauder Lecture in Coral Springs wv5653@bellsouth.net (#64)
Feb
26 and 27 Billie Lauder Classes in Coral Springs
wv5653@bellsouth.net (#64)
Feb
26 – Mar 7 Creative Arts Exhibit in Orlando cff@centralfloridafair.com (#66)
March
19-20 Quilt Show in Pensacola shows1@bellsouth.net (#66)
April
2-3 Quilt Show in Melbourne www.s-piecemakers.com
(#66)
April
20 Moneca Calvert Lecture in Boca Raton Smyrna3@aol.com
(#65)
2005
Feb
25-26 Quilt Show in Tampa (#64)
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QUILT
SHOW IN PANAMA CITY
St.
Andrew Bay Quilter's Guild presents "Quilting On the Beach"
Gulf
Coast Quilt Expo
February
12 - 14, 2003
This
is the third year for the exciting Gulf Coast Quilt Expo to be held in Panama
City Beach, FL on the Gulf of Mexico's world famous dazzling sugar white sand
beaches. The Boardwalk Beach Resort
Convention Center is the current home to Gulf Coast Quilt Expo and off-season
room rates are available for this special event. 1-800-224-GULF for availability.
The
show features national quilt entries for judging with cash and ribbon
prizes. What a great opportunity for
quilters to share their talents. At
Gulf Coast Quilt Expo quilters will be able to enjoy lectures, demonstrations,
workshops, a boutique, and vendors from across the country! Quilt appraisals can also be arranged.
A
variety of classes to entice quilters of every interest. In 2004 some of the featured instructors
will be Barbara Barber, the United Kingdom's best known champion quilter and
Nancy Prince who shares the exciting world of thread painting.
For
more information contact:
Pro-Mark
Inc
www.thegiftshows.com
PO
Box 15932
Panama
City, FL 32406
850-763-8618
or 800-767-8618
Fax: 850-763-2973
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QUILTER’S
TOUR IN ENGLAND
To all
of you who have inquired about my Scrap Basket Tours - the next tour, a textile
tour to London and Bath, England, scheduled for May 2004, is now up on my web
site.
Please
have a look and contact me if you are interested in or have questions about the
excursion. I'd be happy to chat with you about the trip. If you would like a
paper brochure mailed to you, please send me your name and address.
Come,
join us as we take a look at textiles and costumes in England.
Sincerely,
Jeanne
Mills
http://www.go-fast.org/tours4quilters/index.html
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QUILT
SHOW IN PENSACOLA
What:
Pensacola Quilts! The Art of the Quilt
Show
Dates:
March 19 and 20, 2003 (Friday and Saturday)
Where: The Wright Place, 80 E. Wright Street,
Pensacola, Florida
Time: 9 AM - 5 PM
Cost: $5.00
Check
this site for more info: Pensacola Quilters' Guild
E-mail
Wynnell Shows at shows1@bellsouth.net:
Carol
Hicks at PQG2002@aol.com
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QUILT
SHOW IN HUDSON
West
Pasco Quilters Guild, Inc.
Eighth
Biennial Quilt Show
Dates: Saturday and Sunday
February 7 & 8, 2004
Times: 9A.M. - 5P.M. Sat. &
Sun.
Location: Veterans Memorial Park
14333 Hicks Road Hudson, Florida
‘Swan Lake’
Charity Quilt drawing Saturday 4P.M.
Lawdy,
Miz Mamie, the Yankees is Comin’ Sunday 1p.m.
A
monologue by Teddy Pruett. Learn about the Southern woman, her quilts and the
hardships and sacrifices made during this time of the War Between the States as
told through letters, diaries, and newspaper accounts
of
the period.
300+
Quilts on Display
$5.00
Admission
Quilt
Appraisals by Teddy Pruett, Sat & Sun.
$3.00
Child (under12) Admission
Fashion
Shows
Please,
No Strollers
Quilt
Boutique
Parent/Child
Activities
Look
& Learn Demos
Silent
Small Quilt Auction
Vendors
Door
Prizes
Teddy
Pruett: Written appraisals...$30.00 Oral Evaluations...$5.00
Our
judge for the show will be Lorraine Covington
Directions:
Veterans
Memorial Park is located approximately 3 miles east of US. Hwy. 19. at the
intersection of Hicks Rd and Hudson Ave. Hudson Ave is located approximately
2.25 mi. north of SR 52.. off U.S. Hwy. 19.
For
more info, go to www.westpascoquilters.org
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NEW
SHOP IN CENTRAL FLORIDA
Since
Quilts, Etc. closed in Dade City, I wanted to be sure everyone knows that a new
shop just opened in Zephyrhills:
Quilters
Quarter
4733
Allen Rd, (across from Scotty's off SR 54)
Zephyrhills
813-779-2615
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PAT
CAMPBELL WORKSHOP
The
Hidden Stitches Chapter of TAS (The Applique Society) is having Pat Campbell
for a workshop Wed. Sept. l7, 2003 in Clearwater, Fl. We have a few spaces available...If you are interested please
email me at in-stitches@rocketmail.com
Pat's classes are excellant for beginners as well intermediate and
experts and are fun fun fun.
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CALL
FOR ARTISTS
Atlantic
Center for the Arts at Harris House Call for Artists
Atlantic Center for the Arts at Harris House is having an open call for artists for its 2005-06 gallery exhibition schedule. Florida resident artists, of any media, are invited to submit portfolios to be juried. Of special interest: 3-D, high-tech, pop. Emerging artists are encouraged to apply. Group exhibition proposals may be submitted for consideration.
The
portfolio criteria are as follows: 10 slides, an artist’s statement, SASE
(self-addressed, stamped envelope) and resume.
Interested artists must submit their portfolios, postmarked no later
than October 1, 2003 to: Atlantic Center for the Arts at Harris House, Attention
Jeannie Dowis, 214 S. Riverside Drive, New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168.
Selected
artists will be contacted in November.
For more information, phone Atlantic Center at Harris House at (386)
423-1753 or email jdowis@atlanticcenterforthearts.org.
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CALL
FOR QUILTS
New
Smyrna Beach, FL Considering Quilts 2004 juried exhibition for small art quilts
no wider than 24 at Atlantic Center for the Arts at Harris House, April 1 May
15, 2004. Deadline for slide or CD entries: January 15, 2004. For further information contact Mary McBride
at 386-423-1753 or by email mmcbride@atlanticcenterforthearts.org. Also visit
www.atlanticcenterforthearts.org and go to Harris House pages.
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CREATIVE
CLASSES IN LAKE CITY
Fabric
Creation, Quilting, Appliqué, Beading, Dimensional Flowers, Thread Art &
More
next
scheduled session: October 8 -12,
2003 or Pick your own dates for special
groups (max. 6). More in 2004
I
CAN'T BELIEVE I DID THAT! Creative
Retreat
Spend
your days creating your fabrics, planning your creations and executing your
unique piece to take back home with you.
You will be working within a small group of 4-6 students. This will give you plenty of opportunity to
receive all the information and guidance you can soak up. The activities will be split up to provide
you with some breathing time in between exuberant action. Evenings will be active but also
relaxing.
Barbie
Swanson, FABRIC ART SHOP
http://fabricartshop.com
Lake
City, FL 386-755-0179
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QUILT
SHOW IN PT. CHARLOTTE
Disconnected
Piecers Quilt Guild is hosting a Quilt Show "Colors of the Rainbow"
Jan
28 &29, 2004. Hours: Wed 9 am to 7 pm & Thurs 9 am to 4 pm.
Show
will be held at Victoria Estates, 24000 Rampart Blvd, Pt Charlotte, Fl 33955.
Contact Joan Balmer 941-625-3322 or email dpqg@yahoo.com
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QUILT
SHOP IN BELLEVIEW
The
Red Barn Quilt Shop
12672
S. Hwy 301
Belleview,
FL. 34420
352-245-0332
Hours:M,W,Th,Fri-9-5/Tues.10-8pm/Sat.9-3pm
We are located one and one half miles south of Belleview on 301. Look for the Red Barn on the right hand side of the road. We offer many services here at The Red Barn which includes a full retail fabric shop, machine quilting, quilts on consignment, classes, and custom made quilts. Our Grand Opening is scheduled for November 8, 2003/9am-5pm. We will have a quilt auction, barbeque, trunk shows with Cindy Blackberg and Lynda Hall, demos, and much more!
See
you there! Peggy and Barb
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SEMINAR
IN LEESBURG
Sulky
Quilting Seminar #5 will held Nov. 15, 2003 in Leesburg. Adult $15.00 children $6.00. For further
information contact Connie at A Quilter's Dream 352-728-1482 or
a_quilters_dream@earthlink.net
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QUILT
SHOW IN MELBOURNE
TIMLESS
TREASURES QUILT SHOW
April
2 & 3, 2004, 10 AM - 5 PM
Melbourne
Auditorium, 625 E. Hibiscus Blvd., Melbourne, FL
Judged
Quilts-Vendors-Boutique-Auctions-Demos-Opportunity Quilt-Sulky Display
Donation
- $5.00
For
more information call 321-951-7260
Website:
http://www.s-piecemakers.com
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CREATIVE
ARTS EXHIBIT
DATES: February 26-March 7, 2004
EVENT: Creative Arts Exhibit at the
Central Florida Fair
LOCATION Central Florida Fairgrounds
&
ADDRESS: 4603 West Colonial Drive
(S.R. 50)
Orlando,
Florida 32808
CONTACT: Harriet Blackwell
PHONE: 407-295-3247
FAX: 407-295-2082
E-MAIL: cff@centralfloridafair.com
ENTRY Open to all Florida residents
INFO: No entry fee
Deadline
is February 22, 2004
SPECIAL “Oh My Stars” from Int’l.
Machine Quilters Association
EXHIBITS: NASA’s “Atmospheric Sciences”
& “Technology Benefits”
OTHER: Exhibit features over 1600
entries of needlework, fine art, crafts
and
hobbies in over 200 categories, including quilting, stained
glass,
woodworking, painting, scrapbooking, miniatures. Also
booths
from various hobby clubs, such as genealogy, shells,
stamps,
fossils, model trains, embroidery, gems and minerals.
The
Central Florida Fair is a not-for-profit organization that provides community
grants and scholarships, while entertaining 240,000 fairgoers annually. Thank you for your assistance in publicizing
our event!
Sincerely,
Ellen
Gordon
Special
Projects Manager
Central
Florida Fair
ellen@centralfloridafair.com
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QUILT
EDUCATION ORGANIZING
GQE meets on October 18, 2003. Gulf Coast Quilt Educators meet twice a year
to exchange information on national teachers, lecturers, etc. so that travel
expenses can be shared.
We also exchange information on in-house
teachers who are willing to travel to nearby guilds on Florida's gulf coast.
We invite anyone who is in charge of
either programs or education to attend.
If you are interested in attending our
next "Quilters Tea" on
October 18 at 1:00 p.m. in Punta Gorda,
Florida, please contact cbeba@earthlink.net
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GWEN
MARSTON is coming to Florida Cabin Fever Quilters Guild in Orlando.
Saturday,
November 1, 2003
19th Century Folk Art Appliqué This class is based on 19th Century Folk Art Appliqué quilts and is
illustrated with Gwen’s own quilts.
Students will discover how easy and how much fun it is to create their
own original lively quilts. Discover
Gwen’s easy techniques for designing and making these playful quilts. Students of all skill levels should be well
into the project by day’s end.
Sunday,
November 2, 2003
Marking
101, and Drafting Feathers, Cables & Fans Old and new marking techniques and how to
draft many of the major traditional quilting designs. Learn how to draw feather variations and Gwen’s easy method for
drawing freehand border designs. Draft
your own cable, fan, & circular designs to fit any quilt. Tips on handling corners and marking on
fabric.
Monday,
November 3, 2003
The
Surprise Quilt From this one day workshop, each quilter
should take home a nearly completed quilt top.
The workshop demonstrates how Gwen allows a quilt to design itself and
answers all the questions of how she works in the scrap style. The first item on the supply list is a large
paper grocery bag! Grab and Sew! All skill levels.
All
workshops will be held at the Central Florida Fairgrounds Social Hall, 4603 W.
Colonial Drive, Orlando, FL, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost is $40 per workshop for non-guild members. Please contact Linda Cole, trrylnda@aol.com,
352-751-4196, to register or for more information.
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SYLVIA
EINSTEIN CLASS IN JACKSONVILLE
Also,
Honeybees is bringing Sylvia Einstein to Jax this October (11-13 the Columbus
day weekend) Saturday thru Monday, 9:00 4:00. to teach Letters to the World
. It’s an introspective class, not a
pattern class. Day 3 (the Monday
holiday) is optional; it’s more work time than teach time. We’d like to open up this class to the
public now. The cost will be $125 for
the weekend class. It will be held at the Holiday Inn (same hotel as we hold
the Retreat). The
room will be open for sewing all night Saturday & Sunday. The cost is only for the class. Hotel accommodations & meals are on your
own. Anyone interested can contact me
at this email gwrigley@comcast.net
or call me at
904-292-4499.
Sylvia’s
website is http://sheinstein.addr.com/.
Workshop
Description: We will take an idea or a feeling and transform it into a quilt.
The ideas can range from protest about the environment, crime, war etc. to
feelings about homesickness, love, hope, marriage etc. I will act as a facilitator. I will bring
examples and lots of ideas. We will do some exercises on paper. We will start
to design a quilt and discuss these designs. This is a group process. We will
not criticize but share our reactions and ideas.
DIANNE
HIRE WORKSHOP IN JACKSONVILLE
We’ll
be bringing Dianne Hire back next May (Memorial Day weekend) it will be open to
the public once we have the guild members sign up.
The
Honeybee Retreat website should be up & running by the end of the
month. This will include the February
retreat as well as the new Quilting on the Edge art quilters retreat.
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HAPPENINGS
IN WEST PASCO
Exciting
things happening here in the West Pasco Quilters Guild in Port Richey
Florida.. One of our youngest members,
Jessica Porter was interviewed by the N Y Times, ST Petersburg Times, CNN,
People Magazine, just to name a few.
Jessica started a projected called Operation Homefront Quilts. This project is dear to her heart. Jessica has a dream. It is to make a quilt
for all the families of American Soldiers that have lost a loved one in the
Iragi war. I have created a link on our
website for Jessica. Please help spread the word. It is a very big undertaking. It will require a lot of help from
fellow quilters, companies and people who just want to help! Join Jessica in
accomplishing her dream.
GO
TO: Operation Home Front Quilts
http://westpascoquilters.org/operation_home_front_quilts1.htm
or
the the link on our home page at:
West
Pasco Quilters Guild
http://westpascoquilters.org/
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A
NEW QUILT SHOP IN LAKELAND
The
Patchwork Pig is located in a very beautiful old building in downtown Lakeland,
at 228 East Pine Street. Owner Marion
Pugh has decked out the shop with gorgeous quilts and almost 5000 bolts of
fabrics, as well as fetching displays of patterns, books and ideas. Phone is 863-682-4774.
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HGTV
SIMPLY QUILTS SCHEDULE
Sep
11, Thursday
08:30
am #709 Romance with Chintz
with Brenda Papadakis
01:30
pm #646 Cowboy Quilting w/
Janet Ludwig
Sep
12, Friday
08:30
am #710 Painted Silk with
Sheila Raven
01:30
pm #647 Fabric Painting w/
Mickey Lawler
Sep
15, Monday
08:30
am #711 I Love a Challenge
with Billie Lauder
01:30
pm #648 Stippling &
Trapunto w/ John Flynn
Sep
16, Tuesday
08:30
am #712 Civil War Women with
Barbara Brackman
01:30
pm #649 Shadow Quilts w/
Donna Slusser & Patricia Margaret
Sep
17, Wednesday
08:30
am #713 All Around The World
with Leela Cherian
01:30
pm #650 Snuggly Quilt w/
Billie Lauder
Sep
18, Thursday
08:30
am #715 Stained Glass Quilts
with Marie Morel-Seroskie
01:30
pm #651 Fabric Manipulation
w/ Jennie Rayment
Sep
19, Friday
08:30
am #716 African Mask Quilt
01:30
pm #652 Borders with Carolyn
Reese
Sep
22, Monday
08:30
am #717 For The Birds with
Jaynette Huff
01:30
pm #653 Smashing Sets for
Sampler Blocks with Margaret Miller
Sep
23, Tuesday
08:30
am #718 'Hand' Applique by
Machine with Beth Ferrier
01:30
pm #654 Sliced Quilt Quilter
with Kelly Simbirdi
Sep
24, Wednesday
08:30
am #719 Patchwork Picnic
with Nancy Martin
01:30
pm #655 Picture Piecing with
Cynthia England
Sep
25, Thursday
08:30
am #720 Long Arm Quilting
with Linda Taylor
01:30
pm #656 Lap Quilting with
Georgia Bonesteel
Sep
26, Friday
08:30
am #721 Quilts For Chocolate
Lovers with Janet Jonew-Worley
01:30
pm #657 Fairy Tale Quilts
with Zylpha Siudara