Florida
Quilt Network
- Newsletter #69
December
12, 2003
Quilting Friends,
Happy
happy Holidays from me to you. I wish
for you more time to enjoy your quilting pursuits. Personally, we’re driving up to St. Augustine after Christmas to spend
a week with my side of the family. I’ll
be bringing my scrap basket and hope to finish a string quilt as well as get a
few of the nieces and nephews excited about making their own quilt. Can’t wait!
I
look forward to meeting many of you at our guild’s quilt show: Quilt Magic
2004. The dates are January 23 and 24th
in Orlando. Check www.CFQG.com for more info or read below for
the latest info. We welcome buses and
will help your group feel at home.
For
those of you who like to enter quilts into judged shows, I invite you get your
entry registration form in to our Registration Chairperson by December 20th. Again see the website to download a entry
registration form.
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CALENDAR
OF EVENTS: (Newsletter number follows)
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
16-17 Quilt Show in Ft. Meyers wndblngrl@aol.com
(#67)
Jan
20 Billie Lauder Lecture in Boca Raton Smyrna3@aol.com
(#65)
Jan
23-24 Quilt Show in Orlando www.CFQG.com (#69)
Jan
24-25 Esterita Austin classes in West Palm Beach trudyf@aol.com
(#68)
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.
6-7 Quilt Show in Anthony, FL. RachJ131@aol.com
(#69)
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
13-14 Quilt Show in Naples sunquiltr@yahoo.com
(#68)
Feb 18-22 Quilt Retreat in Lake City http://fabricartshop.com (#69)
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)
Feb
28 Garage Sale in Crystal River norle@xtalwind.net (#68)
Feb
28-29 Billie Lauder classes in West Palm Beach trudyf@aol.com (#68)
March
4-6 Sewing & Craft Expo in Clearwater www.sewingexpo.com (#69)
March
12-13 Quilt Show in Lake County quiltshowinfo04@aol.com
(#68)
March
13-14 Quilt Show in Venice WMULLER@aol.com
(#67)
March
19-20 Quilt Show in Pensacola shows1@bellsouth.net (#66)
March
19-21 Quilt Show in Ft. Lauderdale www.onceuponaquilt.com (#67)
April
2-3 Quilt Show in Melbourne www.s-piecemakers.com
(#66))
April
3-May 15 Quilt Exhibit in New Smyrna Beach www.atlanticcenterforthearts.org
(#69)
April
6-May 16 Quilt Exhibit in Delray Beach www.quiltersmarketplace.net (#69)
April 15-17 Elinor Peace Bailey Workshop in Pace quiltingstation@bellsouth.net
(#69)
April
20 Moneca Calvert Lecture in Boca Raton Smyrna3@aol.com
(#65)
April 21-25 Fiber Artist
Retreat in
New Smyrna Beach www.atlanticcenterforthearts.org
(#69)
May
14-15 Fiber Artist Retreat in New
Smyrna Beach www.atlanticcenterforthearts.org
(#69)
Sept
24-26 Quilt Show in Jax www.quiltfestjax.com (#68)
2005
Jan
8-15 Quilters Cruise travel@travelwest.com (#69)
Feb
25-26 Quilt Show in Tampa (#64)
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QUILT SHOW IN ORLANDO
Quilt Magic 2004: Everything's Coming Up Roses
Friday and Saturday, January 23-24, 2004, 9am-5pm
Admission $5,
Children 12 and under free
Location: Central Florida Fair Grounds, 4603 West Colonial Drive, Orlando, Florida
Buses Welcome
Enjoy over 200 judged quilts, a Quilt Sale booth, Vendors, a
Quilter's Boutique, an Opportunity Quilt, Silent "Miniature Quilt"
Auction, Demonstrations, a Quilt Appraiser, Door Prizes, Challenge Exhibits and
more. Lunch (sandwiches and salads) and
chair massages also available at a reasonable cost.
We also will be displaying two Exhibits, one from P&B
Textiles and one challenge collection from Keepsake Quilting.
Contact: quiltshow@cfqg.com
Phone: 407-786-7351
Website: www.cfqg.com
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More
info regarding the quilt show in Anthony, FL on February 6-7, 2004.
This
show will include a "boutique" (crafty items) and a raffle to raise
money for our scholarship program. The
admission fee is $3 but I have "bookmarks" available that give a map
and discount.
From:
Rachel, email is RachJ131@aol.com
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CALL
FOR QUILTS
New Smyrna Beach…“Considering Quilts 2004, Fiber Artists
Explore the Quilt Form” juried exhibition of small art quilts* (limits:
24" horizontal, 6' freestanding, wearables), Atlantic Center for the Arts
at Harris House, April 3 May 15, 2004. Merchant’s Market, May 1-2.
*Quilts
defined as three layers stitched together. (No quilt police to define those
layers or stitching!)
Because
of the overwhelming response to Considering Quilts 2003, we have expanded the
exhibition to six weeks, added more workshops, and at the request of our
audience, we’ve added a Merchants Market on the first weekend in May.
Artists
from the U.S., Canada, Australia, Belgium, England, Japan and Africa have
responded to our call for fiber artists to enter Considering Quilts 2004: Fiber
Artists Explore the Quilt Form. Forty
works will be selected in January from the applicants. The fiber art will include small wall
hangings, wearables and freestanding sculptures.
Along
with the exhibition in the Harris House gallery, we are presenting lectures and
workshops by nationally known fiber artists and the Merchants Market.
With
our expanded audience at Considering Quilts 2004, Atlantic Center for the Arts
at Harris House hopes to present products and materials to visitors who usually
travel to Orlando and Jacksonville for many of their fiber art supplies or have
to resort to the internet. We expect to bring visitors from those cities to our
Merchants Market, located in the Brannon Center.
April 21-25, On the Far Side
of Quilting
is our Atlantic Center for the Arts residency retreat for fiber artists who
will work with internationally known instructors Maxine Farkas and Pamela Allen
(website). Students will arrive on Wednesday, April 21 at the Atlantic Center
and depart Sunday night or Monday morning. They may choose between Art Quilt 101 by Farkas, as published
in Quilting Arts magazine, or My Quilt, My Rules! by Allen.
May 14 – 15, Its all About
the Surface
features Rayna Gillman from New Jersey and Vikki Pignatelli from Ohio. Gilliam will play with surface designs and Pignatelli will present Crazy about Curves
For application or information about related classes, lectures and retreats, contact Mary McBride at 386-423-1753 or by email mmcbride@atlanticcenterforthearts.org.
Check
out Atlantic Center for the Arts at www.atlanticcenterforthearts.org.
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ORIGINAL
SEWING AND QUILT EXPO
Once
again, we will be at the Harborview Center in Clearwater from March 4-6,
2004. All, More the Day Before, classes
will be held on Wednesday, March 3, 2004.
We
are planning a large exciting show with lots of new classes and an enlarged
display area. Exhibit Hall hours are
from 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM, Thursday thru Saturday. Some classes begin at 8:30 AM and others begin at 9:090 AM. We even have evening classes on Thursday and
Friday.
Volunteers
are rewarded for their time. Free
general admission on the day they work as well as gifts for each full day they
work.
Bus
trips are encouraged. Groups of 25 or
more are given reduced general admission as well a goodie bag for the group.
I
work from home and my toll free number is listed below. Please call me at a convenient time for you
so that we may discuss the opportunities further.
Terri
Sheetz
Volunteer
Coordinator
14708
Pebblestone Drive
Colesville,
Maryland 20905
1-888-400-7414
301-384-7414
Phone and Fax
1-888-247-5764
Pager
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NEW
QUILT SHOP IN DADE CITY
Quilts
on Plum Lane,
a new quilt shop is opening December 1 Dade City!! They are located at 14215 7th St. in downtown Dade City. Phone number is 352-518-0003.
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QUILTERS
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a quilt block contest, quilt workshop with one of our internationally known
quilt educators, sewing machines to use during the cruise, commemorative AMERICAN
QUILTER’S CRUISE T-shirt, invitation to our private cocktail party
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travel@travelwest.com
Plan now for the greatest quilt event of your life!
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3RD
ANNUAL QUILT CHALLENGE
“In
Orchid Paradise” on exhibition at the headquarters of the
American
Orchid Society
Delray
Beach, Florida
April
6, 2004 – May 16, 2004
Open
to all quilters
Categories
are Quilt/Wall Hanging and Wearable Art.
Entries must be postmarked by March 1, 2004.
Prizes in each category
First - $250
Second - $150
Third - $100 gift certificate
Entry
Form, guidelines and challenge fabric packet can be purchased from:
Quilters
Marketplace, Inc.
524
E. Atlantic Avenue
Delray
Beach, FL 33484
561
243-3820
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ELINOR
PEACE BAILEY DOLL CLASS
Hello,
my name is Ellen and I offer a doll making class with Elinor Peace Bailey in my
quilt shop "The Quilting Station" next year on April 15, 16, and 17
2004.
Class
space is limited to 20 students per day / class and the cost for each class is $
65,00 plus supplies. Patterns and supply lists will be available beginning off
February, as soon as I will get them from Elinor.
Ellen
Flaherty
The
Quilting Station
4507
Chumuckla Hwy
Pace,
Fl. 32571
#
(850) 994-1610
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QUILT
RETREAT IN NORTH FLORIDA
February
18 - 22, 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.
Contact:
Barbie
Swanson, QUILTWITCH
FABRIC
ART SHOP http://fabricartshop.com
Lake
City, FL 386-755-0179
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THE
SINGING QUILTER
This
is to introduce Cathy Miller, The Singing Quilter. We are currently booking a tour to guilds in Florida in the
spring of 2005, and wonder if you might inquire in your newsletter whether
there would be any quilt guilds that would be interested in our program.
Cathy
and I perform a one-hour (+/-) musical tour of quilting which includes songs
and stories about quilting, and a few quilts to show. The program has been receiving rave reviews from quilters
everywhere, and we would like to be able to do show for guilds in Florida. At the
present
time we have a booking for the Naples Quilt Guild on 17th February,
and have most of the rest of that month available.
More
information about the project can be found on the website:
http://www.singingquilter.com.
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SIMPLY
QUILTS (HGTV) Schedule
**
also on the DIY Network at 1:30pm
Dec 15, Monday 08:30 am #917 Cubist Puzzle Quilts with Robbi Joy Eklow
Dec 16, Tuesday 08:30 am #752 Real Fine Piecing with Barbara Barber
Dec 17, Wednesday 08:30 am #939 Let It Snow with Susan Thomson
Dec 18, Thursday 08:30 am #753 Dimensional Applique with Karen Kay Buckley
Dec 19, Friday 08:30 am #409 Gingerbread House with Diana McClun
Dec 22, Monday 08:30 am #664 Santo on The Go with Margaret Peters
Dec 23, Tuesday 08:30 am #754 Winner's Circle with Nancy Odom
Dec 24, Wednesday 08:30 am #755 Medallion Quilts with Jenny Beyer
Dec 25, Thursday 08:30 am Special Presentation
Dec 26, Friday 08:30 am #918 Simply Seminole with Dorothy Hanisko
Dec 29, Monday 08:30 am TBA
Dec 30, Tuesday 08:30 am TBA
Dec 31, Wednesday 08:30 am TBA