Cocheco Quilters. Guild
P.O. Box 1153, Dover NH 03820 www.cochecoquilters.org April 2007 President’s Message
Greetings Quilters,
Since I was on vacation last month, I was not able to attend our first meeting at the McConnell Center, but I have heard nothing but very good remarks about both the space and the meeting. My thanks to Nancy Ekola for presiding at the meeting and to Cindy McKenna and Sharon LaClair for setting up the penny sale and to the several people who acted as greeters at the doors to guide people to the new meeting space. There are many people who are active at each meeting and help to make the meetings run smoothly. Thanks to those of you who have been providing desserts at the meetings too.
I would also like to thank the members of the board for their faithful attendance at the board meetings and their full participation in the issues and activities of the Guild.
I feel the enthusiasm and cooperation from you members this year and I am proud to be a member of this Guild.
Looking forward to seeing you at our April meeting,
Pat Craig April 17 Meeting Info
Program: "What Is This Fascination With Baltimore Album Quilts?" Elly Sienkiewicz has been designing and making quilts, studying, writing and teaching on quiltmaking for several decades. She is an internationally-known expert on the Baltimore Album style quilts. Consumed by the question of why we all so love quiltmaking, she is a delightful teacher and an inspiring lecturer. Her lecture on April 17 will be a fast paced slide presentation featuring artistic and historic aspects, symbolism and needlework techniques to tell the intriguing tale of why these quilts are so highly valued. Please join us for a most exciting evening in our world of quilting. And see www.ellysienkiewicz.com for lots more information on Elly and her work.
Directions to the new meeting place, the McConnell Center: Our meetings are held at the McConnell Center on Locust Street, Dover, NH. This building is to the right of the Dover Public Library. You enter the drive, which has a statue on a pedestal, between the two buildings and park behind the Library. Please enter the McConnell Center using the door marked '2' which is near the back of the library and go down the stairs. Upon exiting the double doors, go down the hall which is almost opposite the staircase. At the end of this hall turn left. The cafeteria, our meeting space, is at the end of this second hall.
There are several handicap parking places along the side of the McConnell Center near the library. There is also limited handicap access from St. Thomas Street where you enter the building using the door marked '7'. The cafeteria is on the same level as St. Thomas Street and just a short distance from door '7'. St. Thomas Street is the street where the Dover District Court is located and has only one way access.
Refreshments: If your last name begins with the letter “F” or “G”, please bring 1 - 2 dozen cookies or similar nibbles for the break.
Fat Quarter Exchange: When you arrive, look for the Fat Quarter basket at the table in the back of the room. Leave your fat quarter beside the basket and put your name on a piece of paper in the basket. If your name is drawn, you get to keep all the fat quarters. This month’s theme is Pretty Pastels.
Door Prize: Wear your nametag and be eligible for the door prize drawing. All you do is put your name in the basket when you enter the meeting and wait for your name to be chosen!
Happy April Birthday!
11 Martha Mercer 15 Trudi Googins 22 Janet Williams 11 Kate Sullivan 19 Louise St Laurent 24 Jolene Shuman 12 Patricia Lemire 22 Lisa Donnelly 28 Joyce Pitman
April 2007 Page 1 of 12 Announcements, News and Information Please read. Announcements will not be repeated at the meetings.
Monthly Meeting Information of the Cocheco Quilters Guild Guild Meeting: 3rd Tuesday each month, January–November; McConnell Center, Dover, NH. Door #2 for meeting; Door #7 for Handicapped access. Socializing from 6:30; Meeting begins 7 p.m. Board Meeting: 2nd Tuesday each month, January-November, 7 p.m., at Vice President Nancy Ekola’s house in Dover.
Cookies etc. Monthly Programs 2007 Calendar of Programs Fat Quarters for Exchange Last Names Starting with
April 17 Elly Sienkiewicz Pretty "Pastels" F, G May 15 Marie Seroskie, Florals H,I,J "What is it and Why did I buy it?" June 19 Sharing Our Skills Batiks K July 17 Member Trunk Show Stars or Stripes L August 21 Challenge Quilts Any “print” will do – Novelty prints M, N, O, P September 18 Sew 'n Show Back to School Blues Q, R, S October 16 Fright Night T,U,V,W November 20 Holiday Party Happy "Holidays" ---
Mystery Quilt: The fourth (and last!) installment of the 2007 Mystery Quilt is included in this Newsletter.
Look: Check out the very end of the very last page of the Newsletter for a new feature!
Treasurer’s Report: The treasurer’s report is now available in the members’ area of the Guild website.
Membership: Changes to your personal details (address, email, etc) should be reported to the membership committee (Cora Parker / Kris Palazzo). The current membership list is available in the members’ section of the website for your reference. Reminder: The membership list is for your personal use only and NEVER for business purposes.
New Members: Cora reports 16 new members since January: Pat Daly, Eve Faulkner, Cecile Huse, Carol Ann LaCourse, Debra Livingston, Mercedes O'Donohue, Joy Rubbins, Laura Scherer, Alice Seidel, Jolene Shuman, Maureen Smith, Kate Sullivan, Amy VanSplunder, Susan Whittier, and Anne Wright. Welcome to you all!
Workshop Supply List: The supply list for Rainy’s class is now available. Please pick one up from Kathy Spielman at the meeting if you are registered in this class.
Newsletter: Havrilla Stephens [email protected] or 603 868-1572 Newsletter Information should be sent to Havrilla Stephens by the last day of the preceding month. The Newsletter is distributed through the Guild website www.cochecoquilters.org in the “Member area”. The User ID and Password for this area have been distributed separately. If you don’t have internet access and need to have the newsletter mailed to you each month, please provide Havrilla Stephens with 11 self-addressed envelopes. Bring them to the Guild meeting or mail to: Havrilla Stephens, 12 Emerson Road, Durham, NH 03824.
Book Raffle April 2007:
This months raffle book, Clever Quarters, Too by Susan Teegarden Dissmore features scrappy quilts using those wonderful fat quarters that quilters find so hard to resist. The 16 project patterns are diverse in design. The quilts require as little as 5 to as many as 62 fat quarters to complete and range from bed to wall size with a table runner too. The author includes plenty of tips for combining colors, values and patterns to obtain pleasing results. Anyone with a collection of fat quarters is sure to find this a helpful addition to their library.
Raffle tickets are only 50 cents each and are for sale at the back table, near the door prize/ fat quarter sign-up. Proceeds from this book sale go to purchase new books for the library.
April 2007 Page 2 of 12 What’s New at the Library?
Is creating a landscape quilt on your project list? Then be sure to check out this month’s new addition to our library: Beautifully Embellished Landscapes, 125 Tips & Techniques to Create Stunning Quilts by Joyce R. Becker. Becker’s book is full of ideas to launch your creative designs. She shares how to build your landscape, add special effects, and create realistic elements. If you have been wondering how to create a quilt from a favorite photograph this is your resource. Techniques for using paints, markers, threadwork, overlays and more are included. There are even seven tree patterns.
Photos clearly illustrate Becker’s techniques and her explanations are straightforward.
At this writing, we are very close to having a space to store our Library cart at the McConnell Center. Since we don’t have a dedicated space for the cart yet, the cart may not be at April’s meeting. If you have borrowed library books, please return them this month so others can have a chance to take them out. Our new releases are all out on loan. These may be the only books available for this month.
As always, we welcome suggestions. If you have a request for a book to borrow, contact me and I will try and bring it to the meeting. [email protected]
Don’t forget that overdue library books are charged a $1 per month fine.
New Releases at the Library:
Sensational Sashiko by Sharon Pederson
Baltimore Elegance by Elly Sienkiewicz
Thimbleberries New Collection of Classic Quilts: 28 Quilting Inspirations for the Home by Lynette Jensen.
Creative Quilt Collection: Volume 1 by That Patchwork Place
French Braid Quilts: 14 Quick Quilts with Dramatic Results by Jane Hardy Miller
Quilted Bags & Purses by Mary Jo Hiney
Appliqué Lace Patterns by Linda Pool
Reminder: Every month a binder full of book titles for sale through American Quilters Society circulates from table to table at our Guild Meetings. It is an excellent way for you to purchase quilt books at a discount. As long as a total of 6 books are purchased, AQS discounts the books by 30%! So remember to review the binder and please keep it moving from table to table!
April 2007 Page 3 of 12 Meeting Minutes BOARD MEETING MARCH 13, 2007
Present: Sue Foster, Nancy Ekola, Anne Carter, Jean Kearney, Lisa Donnelly, Marilyn Follansbee, Havrilla Stephens, Cora Parker, Linda Clark, Sally Cedarholm, Michelle Chatman, Brenda Hall, Kathy Spielman, Pat Craig, Rainy Stevens, Nancy Starks-Cheney, Linda Laprade
We are now in our new meeting place, The McConnell Center, even though the website still says the Greek Church.
We will be having door hostess who will be helping you locate the meeting room. Handicap access is located at door labeled #7, regular entrance located behind door #2 we will make sure that the table and chairs are set up. Cindy will be bringing the sound system and if we don’t have anywhere to store it Kathy will take it home and bring it to the next meeting. We will also be setting up a clothes line for show and tell.
The board will be reviewing the member book and making any necessary corrections when this is complete Rainy will retype it. Board members please review pages 1, 2, 5 and 6 (not the charters and bylaws) before our next meeting in April.
Trudy is putting on a quilt show in Nashua starting July 20 @ Rivier College more details to follow.
Treasurers Report
We had a discussion about the year budget 2006, Nancy Ekola motioned to accept it and Cora Parker seconded it. The vote was unanimous. Linda Clark motioned to accept the budget for January-February 2007 and Nancy Ekola seconded it, and the vote was unanimous.
Pat will be helping Lisa out by dropping off the deposits. Nancy will get the mail key and pick up the mail once or twice a month.
Raffle Quilt 2008
The ladies will have kits ready for the March meeting, and they would like to have them done for the April meeting. We also discussed the money that is allocated for this committee and how much it should be.
Programs
March meeting will be the Penny Sale, bring your items for the table and well as those for the freebie table, Nancy will be picking up the tickets for this at Staples. The profits from this will be directly to the Guild.
Due to the date change of this year’s quilt show we will be changing the September and October meetings because we will not be having a meeting the Tuesday before the quilt show. September "Quilt Show"/Sew and Show and October will be "Fabric Bingo".
Membership
We are now at 137(plus or minus) Cora will order another 500 new membership cards, she will let Havrilla know of the new members. Let Cora know if any of the information is incorrect on the membership list.
Workshops
Elly Sienkiewicz will be our guest speaker at our April meeting as well as teaching a couple classes on the 18th (Lyre Wreath in Bloom) and 19th (Crown of Ruched Roses) Faye will be picking Elly up at the airport and if she is unable to Brenda Hall will be the back-up.
Community Quilts
We will be needing more batting and labels, we need to ask the membership due to the fact that it will put us over budget. We will also be having another community quilts workshop at the Veterans Hall in Dover either in September or October; come on down it’s a really fun day.
Publicity We will only be advertising in the local papers and the local TV and radio.
Fat Quarters
The ladies have come up the idea for the 2008 list of fat quarters they will start it off with a print and the winner for that month will get to decide the next months print and so on, she will also have back-up ideas.
April 2007 Page 4 of 12 GUILD MEETING MARCH 20, 2007
Minutes for the February meeting were accepted by Guild, motioned and seconded, and the guild agreed to accept.
Treasurers report for January were accepted by the Guild, motioned by Camille Arnone and seconded by Ann Lemmon. The vote was unanimous. This report will also be on the website for your review.
The board discussed the 2007 year to date budget we did not see any problems. Marilyn Follansbee motioned to accept and Cora Parker seconded it the vote was unanimous.
Remember to sign up early for Show and Tell at the membership table, and don’t forget to pick up tickets for the Penny Sale and bring your lucky charm.
AND THE WINNER IS....
Fat Quarters: Trudi Googins Door Prize: Mercedes O’Donohue Book Raffle: Kathryn Theall
Raffle Quilt 2008
Kits are ready for the Raffle quilt 2008 come and get yours but please have them ready for the April meeting so we can have this quilt ready to present just after this year’s quilt show.
Membership
Membership we have 13 new members congratulations ladies we now have 140 members give or take.
Quilt Show Oct 12-14, 2007 (notice the date change)
There is no meeting the Tuesday before the quilt show due to the date change so we will be having the program for the September meeting be the quilt show meeting. Also we are looking for a quilt appraiser so if you know of anyone please see Rainy.
Please bring your donation for the silent auction to Rainy as soon as you can, and don’t forget to register your UFO’s with Steve or Nana Sue.
We will also be having special exhibits this year featuring quilted clothing and quilted bags so don’t forget to have them ready for the show.
The next quilt show meeting is May 2nd. Minutes submitted by Michelle Chatman
New England Quilt Museum Showplace for Antique & Contemporary Quilts Celebrating our 20th Anniversary
" I REMEMBER MAMA " March 29-June 10,2007
An exhibit of 60 quilts from the 2006 juried exhibition organized by Karey Bresenhan to honor the memory of her mother, Jewel Pearce Patterson, who taught thousands of people in Texas to quilt and love quilts.
Lecture: by Karey Bresenhan Text & Textile Extravaganza III Saturday, April 21, 1PM Purchase a bag for $25 and fill it with fabulous fabrics & Free with Museum Admission books donated to the Museum over the past year. Saturday, April 28, 10AM
Museum Hours Tuesday - Saturday, 10 AM to 4 PM (May-December) Admission is free to Members, $5 Adults, $4 Seniors/Students April 2007 Page 5 of 12 Quilter Vignettes
MARY ANDREWS was born in Portland, Me, which is the state in which she prefers to stay. She attended Cony High School, Maine Medical School of Nursing, and new England College. Before retirement, she worked as a nurse, with a jam and jelly business on the side. Her patients probably enjoyed some of her sweets! Mary was a member of the Maine Legislature for 8 years, and said she had many requests for quilts for charities, and thinks she may have made over 100 during that time.
Her first husband died when she was 27 and her brother introduced her to Allan, her present husband. He is now retired, and they make their home in York, Maine. Sadly, one child passed away, but they have two living in York, two in NH, and one really spread the wings and lives in Minnesota!
Their two "mongrel" cats, Spooky and Bella, enjoy digging in the garden as Mary plants, and need to learn to dig weeds only! They enjoy listening to Mary play the organ and piano, two favorite activities of hers, but do not go to the folk group at her church where she also plays. They prefer to stay home and look for the ball of yarn she has out when she knits, and are patiently waiting for her to finish her new hobby, hooking a rug. They show no interest in the "booze" pies that Mary makes for restaurants.
A "Quilt in a Day" class, 15 years ago, started Mary's fascination with quilts. Of course, it took 8 years for that particular quilt to be finished, but I feel that she made some in between the start of this and the final binding! Mary's dislike of putting the three layers together also may have contributed to the delay! Quilting is her therapy, as it is for so many of us. She enjoys hand and machine piecing and hand applique.
Her favorite sport to watch is football; she enjoys historical books as well as any written by Tom Clancy. Mary enjoys all types of music, her favorite color is green, and favorite food is fish, preferably finnan haddie. Spooky and Bella can understand that!
Mary is also head of the Ambulance Association of York, President of Evergreen Quilt Guild, and is on four town committees. I have a feeling that she is a very well organized person, and we welcome you as a new member to our Guild, Mary. Make sure you make time for us!
STEVEN COUTURE joined the guild recently, and is an owner of a quilt shop in Rochester. He was born at Wentworth Douglas Hospital in Dover, and has also lived in Massachusetts. He went to UNH and majored in Russian, which brought about a student exchange, and he spent two years in Russia! That may have led to the year he spent in the Czech Republic teaching English.!! He now lives in Rochester, and spends many hours at the shop choosing fabrics, making and machine quilting quilts and other quilted items, and teaching classes.
He has three "mutt" cats, Ayyur which is an Arabian name, Misha from the Russian language, and, not to be outdone, "Hezzy" the old English Hezekiah! They stay home and practice international diplomacy while Steven is at the shop.
According to Steven, his mother, also a member of the Guild, "forced him" into quilting. It could not have been too long ago, as he said he did not know how to sew two years ago, and he is self taught. All I can say is that his powers of observation (mother's work) had to be excellent over the years! He claims his mother is not a teacher... (for him?) He prefers machine piecing and machine quilting and is perfecting the latter. He likes working with the half square triangle as he feels it is so versatile. The least favorite part is the quilting or finishing design. He prefers to make twin size quilts.
Steven enjoys playing tennis ,- his favorite actress is Meryl Streep,- Hans Christian Anderson piques his interest as an author, and he likes dance music. His favorite color is black, as he feels it adds "spark" to items. His favorite foods are those he prepares himself.
Russian, French, and Spanish are some of the languages he speaks. He loves to travel. At the moment he is interested in designing quilt patterns and building a web site with videos and demonstrations and on line classes. He has made quite a few quilts and does stippling machine quilting "on the side".
We welcome you to the Guild, Steven, and have enjoyed seeing some of the work you do. Keep coming!
Submitted by Marilyn Follansbee
April 2007 Page 6 of 12 Guild Officers and Committees for 2007 Position Name Home Phone E-Mail Address Officers President Pat Craig 868-1539 [email protected] 1st Vice President Nancy Ekola 742-0510 [email protected] 2nd Vice President Kathy Spielman 868-1626 [email protected] Treasurer Lisa Donnelly 332-0468 [email protected] Secretary Michelle Chatman 742-8833 [email protected] Committees Book Purchasing Sally Cedarholm 659-7587 [email protected] Budget Lisa Donnelly 332-0468 [email protected] Rosemary Maciolek 659-7561 [email protected] Rainy Stevens 207 339-1528 [email protected] Anne Carter 330-0196 [email protected] Cora Parker 335-2119 [email protected] Challenge 2007 Susann Chaplin 269-3331 [email protected] Michele Kincaid 664-2466 [email protected] Community Quilts Lisa Donnelly 332-0468 [email protected] Michelle Chatman 742-8833 [email protected] Linda Laprade 767-6413 [email protected] Mitzi Horne 332-6097 [email protected] Caroline King 664-7414 [email protected] Carol Vance 664-9377 [email protected] Verdi Johnson 740-0867 [email protected] Door Prize & Fat Quarters Linda Laprade 767-6413 [email protected] Friendship Quilt 2007 Sharon Parshley 332-8839 [email protected] Linda Bevins 942-8320 [email protected] Anne Carter 330-0196 [email protected] Historian Marilyn Follansbee 749-3777 [email protected] Library Sally Cedarholm 659-7587 [email protected] Ann Lemmon 778-1917 (none) Sally Curns 343-5577 [email protected] Members at Large Jean Kearney 868-2411 [email protected] Nancy Starks-Cheney 868-2237 [email protected] Linda Clark 868-2512 [email protected] Linda Bevins 942-8320 [email protected] Membership Cora Parker 335-2119 [email protected] Kris Palazzo 749-4412 [email protected] Mystery Quilt Sue Foster 659-9918 [email protected] NEQM Representative Pat Craig 868-1539 [email protected] Newsletter Havrilla Stephens 868-1572 [email protected] Nominations Nancy Starks-Cheney 868-2237 [email protected] Publicity Laura Archambault 335-1018 [email protected] Purchasing (to be phased out) Nancy Ekola 742-0510 [email protected] Quilt Show Chair Rainy Stevens 207-339-1528 [email protected] Raffle Quilt 2007 Camille Arnone 652-4873 [email protected] Sharon LaClair 207-384-2374 [email protected] Cindy McKenna 755-4865 [email protected] Susann Chaplin 269-3331 [email protected] Jacque Thompson 332-5138 [email protected] Mary Furber 431-2748 [email protected] Raffle Quilt 2008 Linda Clark 868-2512 [email protected] Jacque Thompson 332-5138 [email protected] Kathy Sparr 868-5885 [email protected] Kathryn Theall 868-6666 [email protected] Havrilla Stephens 868-1572 [email protected] Sunshine & Shadows Nancy Ekola 742-0510 [email protected] Web Master Mary Furber 431-2748 [email protected]
April 2007 Page 7 of 12 Community Quilts
Lisa Donnelly [email protected] 332-0468 Michelle Chatman [email protected] 742-8833
How are we doing? Twenty-six quilts have been donated so far! Whenever you contribute a Community Quilt, we will color in a block. When this quilt is ‘done’, we will have met our goal of 100 quilts for the year. Please help – we don’t want this one to be another UFO!
Guild Workshops - 2007
Wednesday, April 18, 2007 Lyre Wreath in Bloom with Elly Sienkiewicz This class is from Elly’s newest book, Baltimore Elegance. First an overview of cutaway needle turn’s latest and greatest basics (self-stick templates or drawn turn line, having your way with points, curves, and corners). Then joyful dimensional appliqué. Split leaves by unit appliqué followed by rosebuds folded and embroidered, the showy five-petaled Rake Ruching in French wired ribbon or shell ruching in 100% cotton. Come learn fine-handing a Copperplate inscription in permanent Pigma pen. Pen work and fine embroidered finishes lift your block out of the ordinary and make you want to go on to the next one. Class size - 20 Fee $80.00 due at sign up. Class is filled, but if you’re interested in attending, put your name on the waiting list - people do change their minds.
Thursday, April 19, 2007 Crown of Ruched Roses with Elly Sienkiewicz New ruching techniques! Simple fancywork, inspirationally elegant and relaxing! Learn superfine stems, split leaves with top-stitched veins, 2 or 3 toned ruching, single-fold roses with three different centers, inked embellishment, rose moss stitchery, and serrated leaf embroidery. Sets and borders will be discussed when you are happily stitching. Level confident beginner to advanced. Class size - 20 Fee $80.00 due at sign up. Lab fee $1 for calligraphic transfer sheet. Class is filled, but if you’re interested in attending, put your name on the waiting list - people do change their minds.
Saturday May 5th Hand appliqué and hand quilting with Rainy Stevens Three hours in the morning will be devoted to learning hand appliqué. The technique of freezer paper will be taught. Using this technique, you will be able to do basic appliqué. In addition, you will be able to use this same technique for fine, detailed appliqué, such as on a Baltimore Album quilt. Lots of people are intimidated by appliqué. You will learn that appliqué is something that any one can do! Three hours in the afternoon will be devoted to learning hand quilting. Learn lots of helpful tips from the basics to fine-tuning your quilting stitches. Class size - 15 Fee $18.00 due at sign up 1 space open
The workshops for 2007 were based on the requests on the 2006 membership forms, so keep the ideas coming. All workshops are scheduled to be held at the Veterans Hall on Back River Road in Dover.
April 2007 Page 8 of 12 SHOW & TELL – Mar 20 2007 Becky Beal showed a very nice Penny Rug, but the picture didn’t turn out. Sorry.
Crazy Quilted flowers
This one’s a reprint from March. Kathy Schuck Caroline King – Norma MacDuff was called Karen in error. Very sorry. Crazy Quilted Flowers Heart Quilt for York Hospital
Verdi Johnson Cora Parker - Baby Quilt, Wall Hanging, Kris Palazzo – Flag Wall Friendship Quilt 2 Charity Quilts, Table Runner Hanging, Lilac Table Runner
Fran Holly Community Quilt Nancy Ekola Table Runners
Isabella White – Table Runner and Placemats; Bento Box Camile Arnone Susan Cosgrove ‘Elly’ applique project Underground Railroad
April 2007 Page 9 of 12 Mystery Quilt 2007
PART 4 FINISHING UP
Shown below are two options for assembling your quilt. The diagram on the left is specific for the cutting directions given in Part 2 of the instructions. The alternate diagram on the right is shown with star blocks, but you would substitute blocks described in Part 3. If you are feeling creative, make up your own quilt assembly and astonish us. As stated in Part 1, feel free to enlarge your quilt by adding background blocks and/or pieced blocks of various sizes and additional borders.
PLEASE NOTE: If you choose the alternate plan, notice that the background blocks are numbered differently: for those marked “E” on the right, use “F” from the cutting instructions; those marked “B” on the right, use “C” from the cutting instructions. There are no D or E background blocks used, and there are more pieced blocks required.
QUILT ASSEMBLY ALTERNATE QUILT ASSEMBLY
Layer with batting and backing and quilt as desired. Bind and add a sleeve to hang in the show for October. If you have any questions, please call Sue Foster at 603-659-9918 or you can email her at [email protected] (Quilt featured in Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting, March/April 2003. Please do not copy or distribute outside our guild.)
April 2007 Page 10 of 12 ADVERTISING INFORMATION Advertising in this newsletter does not imply endorsement or responsibility of the Cocheco Quilters Guild. Business Card size: $5 with a 3 month minimum; must be camera ready. Other sizes by special arrangement only.
April 2007 Page 11 of 12 Hosted by Jenn Peverly Quilter’s Dream Getaway
Join us on Saturday for New England’s oldest and largest quilt show at the Champaign Valley Expo. It’s air-conditioned, has catered dining, and everything is under one roof!!! There are 250 special exhibit quilts including Crib & Doll Quilts 1840-1940’s, New York Beauties – antiques, Maple Leaf Quilters exhibit from VT and a nationwide traveling exhibit - Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative. Over 200 judged quilts, new & antique, including miniatures on display. Over 70 vendors feature Starr Designs, The Stencil Company, Sew Batik, YLI Corporation Antique Button & Bead Jewelry, and others with the latest quilting must haves, sewing machines, patterns, clothing, imported fabrics, all kinds of notions and new & old quilts for sale. While you are there learn some new quilting techniques and see some demonstrations going on during the show. We will make a stop at The King Arthur Baking Store which has over 2000 items in the store. If there is extra time we might be able to make one last stop on the way home!! *Cost of the trip is $62 - includes a show ticket, driver’s gratuity & transportation on a full size coach. *Pick up locations: Sugar Shack - Rt 4, Barrington: Epping Park n Ride - Rt 101/125: Plaistow Park n Ride on Rt 125. *Reservation & payment must be received by June 15th. *Please indicate which pick up location.
Send a check to Jenn Peverly, Quilter’s Dream Getaway, P. O. Box 247, Strafford, NH 03884. For departure times and additional information call 603-942-7581 or E-mail [email protected]
Sunday Oct 14 through Thursday Oct 18 Lakewood, Colorado Registration begins on March 6, 2007
Harriet, Sue Nickels, Sharon Schamber and others See www.harriethargrave.com for details
Quilters’ Classifieds: Items for Sale (individual items – quilting/sewing related – listing free to members)
Item Price Contact (Name, phone, e-mail) Homestead Floor Quilting Frame $25 Karen Schutt 603 664-5728 [email protected],
Send your items to [email protected] . Each item will be listed in ONE Newsletter on a SPACE AVAILABLE basis. If you’d like to list it again, please send it again. Must include item, price, name, phone, email.
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