Florida
Quilt Network - Newsletter #28
June 14, 2000
Quilters,
Time once again to update you on the quilt happenings! I want to mention something that some of you
have figured out already. If you want
me to publish information for you more than once, all you have to do is SEND it
to me more than once. Within reason,
please. I post Almost everything I'm
sent./g/
Also, for you Quilt Shops out there, let us know what is
happening in your shop…shop hops? Christmas
in July? National Teachers? Big
Sale? Reasons for Road Trips? With the quilt show schedule slowing down
for the summer, we need reasons to get out of town! Email to me your news, and I'll send it out.
And on that note, feel free to share my email address with
your local quilt shop so they can get "in the network".
Wanted to share with you a very cool quilt, thank you to
Aileen Kline for sending this my way:
And finally, my own guild, Central Florida Quilters Guild,
is looking to share expenses of a national teacher in the fall of 2000 or
beginning of 2001. If you already have
someone lined up that has a few extra days, or you too are looking around for a
teacher for this time period, please email me and I'll get you in touch with my
program chair, who is in between email accounts at the moment. mji@cfl.rr.com. Thanks!
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS:
June (Thursdays) Kids'
Sew Fun Camp in Orlando
<margie@cfl.rr.com>
June (Tuesdays) Kids'
Beginners Sewing Camp in Brevard
County < Quilts1999@aol.com >
June 16th -Sept 9th Hollis Chatelain show in Winston-Salem, NC
<www.holisart.com>
June 20 Charity Quilt
Workshop in Boca Raton (561)392-3703.
June 23 Mary Sorensen
Class in Ft. Lauderdale jlquilt@aol.com
June 26 The Applique
Society meeting in Crystal River <mjtoth@hitter.net>
July 15 Joanne
Goldstein Lecture in Pompano Beach <joanne850@aol.com>
August 5 & 7 Katie
Pasquini Masopust workshops in Orlando <smithquilt@aol.com>
August TAS Chapter
show in Crystal River <mjtoth@hitter.net>
Oct 14-15 Bead
Festival in Orlando
<beadshows.com>
Oct 20-22 Quilt Show in Clearwater Omielke@aol.com
Oct 20, 21 Fall
Fantasy in Palmetto Qmaker99@aol.com
Sept.22,23,24. Quiltfest
2000 in Jacksonville dbld@mediaone.net>
Jan 3 thru 6 Quilt
Workshops in Marco Island clemens35@mediaone.net
Jan 20-27 Quilters
Dream Cruise <AnnapTvlr@aol.com>
Jan 22-25 Quilters
Escape II in Brooksville (see text below)
Feb 3-4 SHOWCASE OF
QUILTS 2001 in Lady Lake <dianadare@mpinet.net>
Feb 22-23 Quilt Show
in Punta Gorda MCrosby908@aol.com
Feb. 23-24 Quilt Show
in Tampa Laurajbr@aol.com
Feb 17-18 PIECES
& PATCHES QUILT SHOW in Vero Beach patles@sunet.net
Mar 9-10 A Quilter's
Palette Quilt Show in Sarasota bettejimb@juno.com
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NEWSLETTER FROM KAYE WOOD
Quilters and Sewers!
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to date on site changes, special sales, new products and features, tips and
techniques, and other events happening at Kaye Wood's Quilting and Sewing Site.
Send email to kinch1@n2mustangs.com to subscribe.
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CLASSES IN SARASOTA
Classes being taught by Louise Hall, Award Winner, Designer
of Art-To-Wear & Quilting, Lecturer & Instructor; Location: National
Sewing Center, Sarasota
Kids' Sewing Series : Paper Piecing Classes: June 20 & 22, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.;
and June 24, 1:00 - 4:30 p.m..
Adult Class - Paper Piecing - June 30, 9:30 - 4:00 p.m.
Adult Class: Bias
Blouse & Skirt. July 7, 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Half-Square Triangle Class: Adult Class: July 14th, 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m..
Kids' Sewing Series: July 18 & July 20, 9:30 a.m. -
12:30 p.m..
and July 22, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
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QUILT SHOW IN PUNTA GORDA
Peace River Quilters Guild is holding a quilt show on
February 22 & 23rd and the Charlotte County Memorial Auditorium in Punta
Gorda. For more information e-mail
MCrosby908@aol.com
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Friendship Knot Quilters Guild of Sarasota 2001 Show: "A Quilter's Palette"
March
09 and 10, 2001, to be held at the Sarasota Municipal Auditorium,
Tamiami
Trail, Sarasota, Fl. For information
contact Bette Behanna
SASE to 5137 Sunnydale Circle W., Sarasota,
Fl. 34233 or call
941-924-2774 or e-mail: bettejimb@juno.com
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NEED HELP FINDING A QUILTER
I Have a friend in central Florida. She is a quilter. She
did live near Clermont. I think she recently married and moved. I was hoping I
could locate her address through the quilting quilds. Her name was Lenda
Dittrich. If you know her, could you get me her address, or at least let her
know I would love to hear from her. She
may have moved to the Florida west coast.
Thanks so much.
Nancy Tallent in Tennessee.
< NTallent@aol.com>
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INVITATION TO VISIT/JOIN A GUILD
The Winter Haven Quilters are busy working on baby quilts
which they donate to the Polk County Sheriff's Department every year. In
October, the Quilters will exhibit in both the Art Galley at Polk Community
College in Winter Haven, and The Depot Museum in Lake Wales. The PCC Show has
become a yearly event, and is the most popular exhibit in the Art Gallery. The
exhibit in Lake Wales will be a new venue for the quilters. Work is also
progressing on two "Sofa Quilts" which will be raffled off by the
club beginning this fall. For recreation, the ladies will be working on mystery
quilts. Our doors are always open to visiting quilters. We meet at the First
Presbyterian Church of Winter Haven on the first and third Mondays of each
month excluding the third Monday in December. You may call the President Ruth
Briggs at (863)294-2685 for more information.
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CHARITY QUILT WORKSHOP
The Gold Coast Quilter's Guild will have a "Quilts for
Caring" workshop meeting on Tuesday, June 20, at 7:30 p.m. at the Boca
Raton Community Center at 150 NW Crawford Blvd., Boca Raton. Various ways of
sewing the charity quilts will be demonstrated. For information, please call
(561)392-3703.
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QUILT SHOW IN LADY LAKE
The Villages Quilting Guilds of Lady Lake Florida announce
their third quilt show-------SHOWCASE OF QUILTS 2001 to be held Saturday and
Sunday February 3 and 4 at La Hacienda Recreation Center at 1200 Avenida
Central in the Villages of Lady Lake. It will be featuring Many quilts and wearables, Boutique, 4
Raffle quilts, 10 vendors, many door prizes and interesting demonstrations.
This year we will be using the whole building.
There will be a complete restaurant in one area. We have plenty of close parking. We also hope to have a part of the Hoffman
Challenge but haven't received final notification. For more information contact Diana Myers at 352-753-8244 or
e-mail at dianadare@mpinet.net. We'll
see you next winter.
Thanks so
very much Mary Jeannine. It is a closed
show just one more year since it is just our third effort and we are not sure
how many quilts we can handle.
SHARING A NATIONAL TEACHER
Another
interesting bit of information-- we will now be able to join in when a teacher
is traveling through. Our recreation
director, John Rohan, will set it up in
one of our large rooms at Hacienda and we will be able to have the funds. With the show going on in Feb., we think
that
March or April would be a good month for us if any teachers
are flitting through.
CENTRAL FLORIDA JoAnns SALE
JO-ANN ETC invites you to a private shopping spree FRIDAY
June 16 from 8-10am
We are Opening our doors ONE HOUR EARLY Just for you! Come beat the rush for your selection of 100%
Premium Calico for only $1.79 yd.
As Our Special Guest, you will also be entitled to our
Summer Firefly Frenzy Discounts 8 hours in advance! Don't miss this opportunity to get first choice on this fantstic
Merchandise!
Firefly Frenzy Mystery Discount Scratch Off Card
50% Off Coupon for any one regular priced item
50% off already reduced Clearance Items
75% off Bargain Fabrics
Jo-Ann etc Lake Brantley Sq
Altamonte Springs, FL
407-788-3411
Jo-Ann etc Herndon Plaza Orlando, FL 407-898-6300
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KATIE PASQUINI MASOPUST WORKSHOPS
Florida Cabin Fever Quilters Guild of Orlando has openings
for nonmembers in
these two Katie Pasquini Masopust workshops:
Workshop - Saturday, August 5, 2000, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM,
Isometric
Perspective
Workshop - Monday, August 7, 2000, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, 3
Dimensional
Design
Fees for these workshops are $40 each. For more information on these
workshops and Katie's Painting on Cloth lecture, Monday,
Aug. 7, 7 p.m.,
please contact Diane Smith 407-895-1732 or
smithquilt@aol.com.
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QUILTERS RETREAT
January 22 - 25, 2001
West Pasco Quilters' Guild, Inc. Quilters Escape II at
Lakewood Retreat, Brooksville, FL. Three nationally known teachers will be in
attendance - Karen Combs, Irma Gail
Hatcher and Sue Nickels. Registration
is now open to non-members. For an information packet, please send $1.00
to Pauline Warzyn, 7715 Sundown Court,
Bayonet Point, FL 34667-3074 to cover postage.
SHARING NATIONAL TEACHERS
West Pasco Quilters' Guild, Inc. is having three nationally
known quilting teachers at their second
Quilter's Escape to be held at Lakewood Retreat, Brooksville, Florida on
January 22 through 25, 2001. Are there
any guilds and/or shops interested in doing any cost sharing of expenses for
the
following:
Irma Gail Hatcher - available January 19 thru 21 and/or
January 26 and 27.
Sue Nickels - availabe January 26 and/or 27.
The third teacher, Karen Combs, has been booked. If interested, please contact Marge
Drzewiecki at margedrzewiecki@hotmail.com or phone 727-372-1283.
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QUILTERS DREAM CRUISE
January 20 - 27, 2001
Come along and join your fellow quilters and our guest
instructors, including the famed Lois Higginbotham who will be teaching a
mystery quilt.
We'll be sailing aboard Celebrity Cruises 5 star HORIZON.
Celebrity Cruises is rated as one of the best cruise lines in the world for its
passenger services and food.
The itinerary is unique - we'll be departing from Aruba with
full day stops at:
· St. Thomas, which is considered to be the bargain shopping
center of the
Caribbean, and home of Meagan's Bay, one of the 10 most
beautiful beaches in the world.
· St. Kitts, home of Caribelle Batik Studios which produces
some of the finest Batik fabrics in the world. We will arrange for tours of the
studio where you will be able to watch the process of producing Batiks as well
as have the opportunity to purchase clothing and fabric.
· St. Lucia, one of the most beautiful and lush islands in
the Caribbean with it's Petons (semi-extinct volcanoes)
· Barbados, a very British island with great shopping in
Bridgetown as well as numerous tourist attractions around the island.
We will also have two full days at sea for quilting and
getting together in an area reserved exclusively for our group. The area will
be set up to handle sewing machines if you choose to bring a lightweight with
you.
In addition to quilting, there will also be all of the great
entertainment, activities, food, etc., that make a Celebrity Cruise so
unforgettable.
This cruise isn't limited to just quilters. There are lots
of things to do for spouses,
non-quilting friends or those who just want to come and enjoy a great trip!
Prices start at $1,099 per person for inside cabins and
$1,299 per person for Oceanview cabins and are based on double occupancy. (If
you don't have a roommate, we'll help you find one!) These prices include all
port charges and taxes as well as round trip air transportation from Miami. Air
transportation can also be arranged from most major Florida and Georgia cities
at an
additional charge.
For more information, or to book the cabin of your choice
contact - Vacation & Cruise Specialists at 904-446-6442 or 1-800-974-7458
(Nationwide except Flagler & Volusia Counties in Florida) or
Carlson Wagonlit Travel at 904-445-0007.
If you have any questions, suggestions, etc., please either
call me at 904-446-6442 or drop me an e-mail. Thanks, Marty
Schamis <AnnapTvlr@aol.com>