Florida Quilt Network - Newsletter #82
www.FloridaQuiltNetwork.com
December 30, 2004
Quilting Friends,
This missive comes to you a
few days early this month to accommodate an announcement from Charlotte
County…Ruth McDowell, one of my favorite quilters, will be teaching a workshop
(see below). Sounds like there are a
few seats left.
Along with my teaching in
various venues, I have accepted a position with the Central Florida Fair. I’ll be the Creative Arts Superintendent for
the Fair in March. So if you decide to
enter your quilts to be judged and exhibited, I’ll get to meet you.
If you’ve never exhibited
your work before beyond the walls and beds of your own home, I urge you to take
a trusting leap to the next level. A
Fair is not as intimidating as a Quilt Show might feel, and its just a lot of
fun to see your work hanging for all to admire.
Here is how to get to the
entry form and category pages on the Fair website: Go to http://tinyurl.com/5zyho On the left side of the page, find
the “View By” tab and click on PAGE.
Scroll down to Page 14, which is the beginning of the Creative Arts
Exhibit section.
As
always, if you think you’re missing out on a newsletter, check the website for
the latest updates: www.FloridaQuiltNetwork.com.
Send
your email address updates to me at mji@ibarguen.org
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS: (Newsletter
number follows)
2005
Jan 4-Mar 12 Quilt Exhibit in Clearwater info@floridacraftsmen.net (#81)
Jan 4-8 Ruth McDowell Workshop in Charlotte
County cbeba@earthlink.net (#82)
Jan 8 AQU Meeting in Ft. Myers Carol 239-541-0226 (#82)
Jan 8-15 Quilters Cruise www.americanquilterscruise.com (#69)
Jan
13-Mar 22 Fiber Exhibit in
Jacksonville http://www.womenscenterofjax.org/
(#82)
Jan 15 Quilt Lecture in Barberville mmcbride@atlanticcenterforthearts.org
(#82)
Jan
15 –22 Quilter’s Cruise www.a1specialtytours.com (#77)
Jan
15-18 Cynthia England Workshops joyabbott1@comcast.net (#81)
Jan
21-22 Quilt Show in Orlando www.floridacabinfever.com (#75)
Jan 21-22 Quilt Show in Largo in-stitches@rocketmail.com (#75)
Jan 22 Silk Workshop in New Smyrna Beach
mmcbride@atlanticcenterforthearts.org (#82)
Jan 22 Virginia Walton Workshop in Palm Beach
trudyf@aol.com (#76)
Jan 23 Virginia Walton Workshop in Palm Beach
trudyf@aol.com (#76)
Jan
23rd-30th Quilting Cruise www.quiltpro.com
Jan 28-29 Quilt Show in The Villages RFlint5630@aol.com (#72)
Jan 29-30 Print Workshop in New Smyrna Beach
mmcbride@atlanticcenterforthearts.org (#82)
Jan 31-Feb 3 Quilter’s Retreat in Ellenton www.westpascoquilters.org (#75)
Feb 1 Joan Shay workshop in Leesburg www.aquiltersdream.net (#81)
Feb 2 Quilt Lecture in New Smyrna Beach
mmcbride@atlanticcenterforthearts.org (#82)
Feb 5-6 Quilt Show in Dade City www.floridapioneermuseum.org
(#82)
Feb 7-8 Quilt Show in Punta Gorda rphaas@concast.net (#80)
Feb 10-12 Quilt Show in Panama City Beach www.thegiftshows.com (#78)
Feb 10-13 Honeybee Retreat in Jacksonville www.honeybeequilters.org (#78)
Feb 10-Mar 17 Weekly Design Workshop in New Smyrna
Beach mmcbride@atlanticcenterforthearts.org (#82)
Feb 11-12 Quilt Show in Naples danish10@msn.com (#78)
Feb 12 Quilt Show in Venice VHKier@aol.com(#79)
Feb 12-19 Quilt Cruise from Tampa www.quiltcruises.com (#78)
Feb 18-19 Quilt Show in Titusville Carolannkohl@aol.com
(#75)
Feb 19-20 Quilt Show in Florida Keys KLHSJH@aol.com (#75)
Feb 25-26 Quilt Show in Tampa lotsofquilts2005@yahoo.com (#64)
Feb 25 -26 Quilt Show in Sebring spice@strato.net
Feb 25-26 Quilt Show in Vero Beach http://members.aol.com/sbonnets1979
(#81)
Feb 26 Dyeing Workshop in New Smyrna Beach
mmcbride@atlanticcenterforthearts.org (#82)
Feb 26-27 Kim Whitehead Workshop in Palm Beach trudyf@aol.com (#76)
Mar 3-13 Central Florida Fair in Orlando www.CentralFloridaFair.com
Mar 5-6 Quilt Show in Amelia Island mueller@net-magic.net
(#81)
Mar 5 Cindy Blackberg workshop in Leesburg www.aquiltersdream.net
(#81)
Mar 5 Relief Printing Workshop in New Smyrna
Beach mmcbride@atlanticcenterforthearts.org (#82)
Mar 8-10 Quilt Retreat in Leesburg 352-787-7007
(#78)
Mar 11-12 Quilt Show in Sarasota kdburg1948@msn.com (#77)
Mar 11-12 Quilt Show in Mt. Dora mtdorashow05@juno.com (#76)
Mar 12 Quilt Workshop in New Smyrna Beach
mmcbride@atlanticcenterforthearts.org (#82)
Mar 18-20 Quilt Show in Ft. Lauderdale http://www.browardquiltexpo.com/
(#82)
Mar 18-20 Quilt Retreat in Leesburg mabaugh@bop.gov (#81)
Mar 24-Apr 28 Embellishments Weekly Workshop in New
Smyrna Beach mmcbride@atlanticcenterforthearts.org (#82)
Mar 25-26 Quilt Show in Crystal River norle@tampabay.rr.com
(#80)
Mar
26 Computer Image Transfer Workshop in New Smyrna Beach mmcbride@atlanticcenterforthearts.org (#82)
Apr 2-30 Quilt Exhibit in New Smyrna Beach
mmcbride@atlanticcenterforthearts.org (#82)
Apr 23 Thermofax Silk-Screening Workshop in
New Smyrna Beach mmcbride@atlanticcenterforthearts.org (#82)
May 26-28 Lenore Crawford workshops in Orlando
(#78)
Oct 22 Nancy Prince Workshop in Palm Beach trudyf@aol.com (#76)
Oct 23 Nancy
Prince Workshop in Palm Beach trudyf@aol.com (#76)
Dec 2 & 3 Quilt Show in West Palm Beach debbie_38053@msn.com
2006
Jan 13 & 14 Quilt Show in Ft. Myers nadinecc@aol.com (#81)
Jan 27 & 28 Quilt Show in Orlando quiltshow@cfqg.com
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WORKSHOP IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY
Ruth
McDowell will be in Charlotte County in January, 2005. This is
the Designing from Nature workshop. It is a 4 day event and the
cost is $250. I have 2
openings in the January 4 - 8, 2005 workshop. Please
contact me, Rebekah Baird, at cbeba@earthlink.net if you are
interested. My phone number is 941-625-8053.
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QUILT
CHALLENGE
Southwest
Florida Quilters' Guild COLORS OF THE SUN 2006 CHALLENGE for the 2006 Florida
Celebrates Quilts show to be held at the Lee Civic Center Fort Myers, FL
January 13th and 14, 2006 Challenge is Open to all Quilters in the State of
Florida! Viewers Choice will determine the winners!
1st
place, cash prize of $200.00 by LaPierre Studio
2nd
place, cash prize of $100.00 by Quilters Marketplace
3rd
place prize of $50.00 gift certificate by Patches Galore
For
a list of rules, shops and entry forms please email Nadine Tourtillott at
nadinecc@aol.com or Marie Thomas at thomasm2r@aol.com
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NEW QUILT SHOP IN MELBOURNE
We love your newsletter and
look forward to all the news you share each month. We have recently opened a
quilt shop in the Melbourne/Palm Bay area off Palm Bay Road in Stack Village
Plaza. We are a full service retail quilt shop with fabric, notions,
books, patterns, classes, etc., Pfaff machine sales and service and longarm
quilting using a Gammill Plus. We opened on the day after Thanksgiving,
November 26, 2004.
Anne James/Mary Kilgore
Red Rooster Quiltworks
4970 Stack Blvd. Unit B1
Melbourne, Fl
32901
321.728.1903
Mary@RedRoosterQuiltworks.com
Anne@RedRoosterQuiltworks.com
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AQU MEETING IN Ft. MYERS
January 8th, 1:00
PM Art Quilters Unlimited meets at Alliance for the Arts, 10091
McGregor Blvd., Edwards Bldg, Rm. 103, Ft. Meyers, Fla. Regular
bi-monthly meeting. Program: Arlene Richards - Painting on Fabric.
Show and Tell. Enthusiasm and interest are only requirements. Carol
239-541-0226 or Thann 239-410-5093 for further information.
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TEXTILE SHOW IN JACKSONVILLE
Put on by the Women's Center
of Jacksonville, Fl, Art and Soul. The show is called "Threads of our
community" and will run at their Jacksonville address from Jan 13, 2005 to
March 22. They are located at 5644 Colcord Ave., Jacksonville, Fl. 32211. Ph.
(904) 722-3000. See their website for more information a directions on how to
get there.
http://www.womenscenterofjax.org/
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Broward Quilt Expo
Coming to Fort Lauderdale, Florida
March 18 - 20, 2005
Broward Quilt Expo (BQE) 2005 has been scheduled for March 18, 19, and 20, 2005
at Fort Lauderdale's War Memorial Auditorium, 800 N. E. Eighth Street.
Show hours will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday.
Thousands of viewers will enjoy hundreds of quilts and special exhibits;
classes taught by nationally-known quilting instructors and authors; and
vendors from all over the country, who will present demonstrations throughout
the three-day event. A certified quilt appraiser will be on hand to
provide evaluations for a fee; and a mini-quilt auction will cap the event.
Instructors will include esteemed appliqué and fiber artist Maggie
Walker; Sally Schneider, author of Scrap Frenzy and Triangle Tricks, and
Ricky Tims, Texan, musician, author, caveman quilter and innovator of the
Convergence Quilt. Vendors also will present demonstrations of their unique
products throughout the three-day event.
Vendor and sponsor inquiries are welcome. For vendor information, contact
Judy Herman, (954) 472-8618, by e-mail judyhjudyh@aol.com; for sponsor
information contact Regis Vaughn, (954) 975-8311, by e-mail
revaug@bellsouth.net; for quilt entry information contact Sally Moon, (954)
370-0176, by e-mail SMoonQuilts@comcast.net; for PR or general information
contact Beverley Hilton, (954) 962-8111, or by e-mail Bevhilton1@aol.com.
Extensive information about Broward Quilt Expo and relevant forms also can be
found at the website, http://www.browardquiltexpo.com/
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QUILT SHOW IN DADE CITY
The 15th Annual Quilt Show
& Sale along with the February Farm Festival will be February 5th and 6th
2005 from 10am to 4pm at the Pioneer Florida Museum & Village in Dade
City. Location is 1 mile North of Dade City on US 301 on Pioneer Museum
Road. We always need Quilts
to show & sell. This year we will be having Hoffman Traveling
Collections of Clothing, Fabric and Dolls, also the Robert Kaufman Traveling
Collections of Hats, Fabric and Quilts. This year we have A & A
White Sew & Fabrics and Coles Country Cottage, Truc Crafters, Crafters and
lost of Food and the 2nd Annual Horse Pulling Contest along with an
Outhouse Contest.. Author Helga Curtis will give
Lectures. There will
be a National Horse Pulling Contest on Saturday and the Outhouse Race on
Sunday.
Phone 352-567-0262 or
Fax 352-567-1262 for applications.
See out Website: www.pioneerfloridamuseum.org
Donna Swart, Curator
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REQUEST FOR QUILTS AND
BLANKETS
Lifeline
of Hope has been working on the “Quilting for Orphans” program for about 6
months now. I might have contacted you back when we first started this program.
We wanted to thank you and all of the people that have been helping us provide
blankets for these children. We have received a lot of help with blankets, and
spreading the word through newsletters and websites.
We
still need your help; this program will be an ongoing effort of Lifeline of
Hope, as unfortunately the need grows with every day. Over 100,000 children are
orphaned or abandoned each year in Russia alone, and many times that number
world wide. You can help us make a difference in the lives of these children.
Please
help Lifeline of Hope by joining in the, “Quilting for Orphans” program.
Quilts,
afghans, fleece, knit, or commercially made blankets of all sizes are needed.
Kind
hearted, generous ladies are making beautiful, warm quilts and blankets that we
ship to orphaned children around the world. If every quilter could donate at
least one blanket, hundreds of thousands of children would be able to sleep
warm and comfortably. If you are a member of a guild or sewing group, would
you please help out by posting this letter again, or adding this information to
your organizations newsletter or website? Please contact me; I will look
forward to talking with you.
Business owners, if
you have any slow moving or overstock bedding products, you can help these
children and make a charitable donation to a 501 (c) (3) non-profit
organization.
For
more information about Lifeline of Hope; please visit us online @ http://www.lifelineofhope.org
Thank
you in advance for your time and consideration.
Best Regards, Jeff.
Jeff
Timmons
Gifts
in Kind
135
Kelly Rd. Kalispell MT 59901
406-257-0868
406-253-4992
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EXHIBITION
IN NEW SMYRNA BEACH
APRIL
2 - 30
Keeping
Track of Time: Quilts and Collages by Jette Clover
Opening
Reception: Saturday, April 2, 4-7 PM
Although
Jette Clover uses the quilt form (three layers stitched together) in many of
her works, her compositions in cloth do nothing more to address that stylistic
tradition. Instead, they push the boundaries of what is considered cutting-edge
craft to include fine art in fiber, as evidenced in her latest pieces on
display in April.
Her
largely tonal compositions often feature scraps of writing, subtle markings,
and show amazing dexterity with materials. Clover explains the impetus to her
own work best when she states, "I find a compelling beauty in the textured
surfaces of peeling paint, corroded metal, ripped paper and mended cloth. And I
am fascinated by the random marks often left behind on these surfaces showing
the process and transformation caused by time and the elements."
Clover's
work is represented in many international public and private collections,
including the American Museum of Art and Design. A resident of Cocoa, Florida
since 2001, Clover is the former curator of the Dutch Textile Museum in Tilburg,
Netherlands, and is responsible for staging the first European art quilt
exhibition there in 1997. The author of four books on fiber art, Clover is a
founding member of ArtsEtc, a Florida fiber and design group that meets monthly
at the Harris House Annex.
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WORKSHOPS
IN NEW SMYRNA BEACH
January
22 (Saturday, 1 - 5 PM)
Patsy
Parr, The Silk Canvas
Painting
Studio, Atlantic Center for the Arts, 1414 Art Center Avenue
Use
liquid resist and fiber reactive dyes applied with watercolor brushes to create
silk paintings.
Tuition:
$30 members/$40 nonmembers
January
29-30
(Saturday
& Sunday, 9:30 AM - 4 PM)
Harold
Garde, The Unique Print
Painting
Studio, Atlantic Center for the Arts, 1414 Art Center Avenue
Discussions
and practice in innovations for the trained and novice artists. Strappo prints
will be part of the process.
Tuition:
$100 members/$125 nonmembers
February
26 (Saturday, 1 - 5 PM)
Lauren
Austin, Dyeing without Measurement
Harris
House Annex, 123 Douglas Street
The
best colors come from feeling free of restraints. Like cooking, dyeing becomes
an instinctive art.
Tuition:
$30 members/$40 nonmembers
March
5 (Saturday, 9:30 AM - 4 PM)
Peggy
Banks, Relief Printing
Harris
House Annex, 123 Douglas Street
Carve
drawings or designs into a soft material and print on exotic papers with
nontoxic inks.
Tuition:
$60 members/$70 nonmembers
March
12 (Saturday, 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM)
Pamela
Allen, My Quilt, My Rules
Harris
House Annex, 123 Douglas Street
Allen
of Kingston, Canada returns to New Smyrna Beach. The main focus of this
workshop is to venture outside the conventional methods of quilt making into an
open-ended approach to making art with fabric.
Tuition:
$60 members/$70 nonmembers
March
26 (Saturday, 1 - 5 PM)
Mary
McBride, Computer Image Transfers
Harris
House Annex, 123 Douglas Street
Create
patterns and narratives in fabric using digital images or items scanned into
the computer.
Tuition:
$30 members/$40 nonmembers
April
23 (Saturday, 1 - 5 PM)
Jette
Clover, Thermofax Silk-Screening
Harris
House Annex, 123 Douglas Street
Create
silk screens, using a copier and a thermofax, to print on fabric, paper and
other surfaces.
Tuition:
$30 members/$40 nonmembers
WEEKLY
SERIES
February
10 - March 17
(Thursdays,
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM)
Helen
Howell, Basic Design in Art
Harris
House Annex, 123 Douglas Street
A
six-week introduction to design highlighting the basics of design using line, shape,
color, texture and other elements.
Tuition:
$150 members/$175 nonmembers
March
24 - April 28
(Thursdays,
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM)
Helen
Howell, Embellishments Galore
Harris
House Annex, 123 Douglas Street
A six-week
sampler course using metals, beads, wire, foil, paint, clay and textures to
embellish art.
Tuition:
$150 members/$175 nonmembers
LECTURES:
January
15 (Saturday, 11 AM) Lauren Austin
Talking
Quilts: Stories from my Ancestors
Pioneer
Settlement for the Creative Arts, Hwy 40, Barberville
Austin
creates quilts that tell the stories she's heard since childhood and the sights
she's seen as she's traveled the world. This outreach is in partnership with
the Pioneer Settlement for the Creative Arts, and the Pioneer Fiber Arts Guild.
Austin is the Community Artist in Residence for Atlantic Center for the Arts.
February
2 (Wednesday, 7 PM)
Lauren
Austin
Always
with Me: More Stories from my Ancestors
Alonzo
Babe James Center
201
N. Myrtle Avenue, NSB
Austin
tells stories related to her quilts, her childhood and her family history. This
program is co-sponsored by the City of New Smyrna Beach.
[ARTSETC]
ArtsEtc
meets at the Harris House Annex on the 4th Saturday of each month at 9:30 AM.
Members share a passion for fabric or surface design. Education, passing on
their skills and promotion of their arts are foremost in their mission. Current
membership includes a jeweler, weavers, printers, painters, art teachers, and
fiber artists who have broken away from mitered corners. Potential members
continue to join from around the state, and out-of-state artists are joining as
adjunct members.
Dues are $15 per year. For
more information, phone Mary McBride at 386-423-1753 , email
mmcbride@atlanticcenterforthearts.org or visit www.ArtsEtc.info.
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Simply Quilts January, 2005
Schedule
HGTV: Eastern Standard Time
Jan 03, Monday 08:30 am #1036 Raggedy Reverse Applique w/ Kim Deneault
Jan 04, Tuesday 08:30 am #912
Warm Fuzzies with Fran Morgan
Jan 05, Wednesday 08:30 am #913
The Big Winner with Jean Biddick
Jan 06, Thursday 08:30 am #914
The Hidden Block with Lerlene Nevaril
Jan 07, Friday 08:30 am #915 Hula Hut with Lisa Boyer
Jan 10, Monday 08:30 am #1037 Totally Tubular w/ Rita Hutchens
Jan 11, Tuesday 08:30 am #916
Hearts & Flowers with Kathy Delaney
Jan 12, Wednesday 08:30 am #917
Cubist Puzzle Quilts with Robbi Joy Eklow
Jan 13, Thursday 08:30 am #918
Simply Seminole with Dorothy Hanisko
Jan 14, Friday 08:30 am #919 Bead You To The Punch with Paula Reid
Jan 17, Monday 08:30 am #920 Tell Tale Quilt with Pauline Salzman
Jan 18, Tuesday 08:30 am #921
Two For One Quilts with Eileen Sullivan
Jan 19, Wednesday 08:30 am #922
History Repeating with Froncie Quinn
Jan 20, Thursday 08:30 am #923
Treadle To The Metal with Donna Kohler
Jan 21, Friday 08:30 am #924 Artist Revealed with Phil Beaver
Jan 24, Monday 08:30 am #925 Simply Quilts Challenge with Jean Qells, Jim Kankula, Jan
Mullen
Jan 25, Tuesday 08:30 am #926
Fooling The Eye with Sara Nephew
Jan 26, Wednesday 08:30 am #927
Dimensional Rose Topiary with Cindy Oraveez
Jan 27, Thursday 08:30 am #928
Painted Quilts with Lina MacDonald
Jan 28, Friday 08:30 am #929 I Love New York with Valori Wells
Jan 31, Monday 08:30 am TBA
Simply Quilts January, 2005
Schedule
DIY: Eastern Standard Time
Jan 03, Monday 08:30 am #606 Origami Quilts with Rebecca Wat
Jan 04, Tuesday 08:30 am
#607 Delectable Mountains with Gail Searl
Jan 05, Wednesday 08:30 am #608
Patchwork ABCs w/ Liz Porter
Jan 06, Thursday 08:30 am #609
Beautiful Binding with Sally Collins
Jan 07, Friday 08:30 am #610 Kaleidoscope Quilting with Paula Nadelstern
Jan 10, Monday 08:30 am #611 Sets & Sashings for Quilts with Phyllis D. Miller
Jan 11, Tuesday 08:30 am #612
Arabic Lattice with John Flynn
Jan 12, Wednesday 08:30 am #613
Curved Seams with Anita Murphy
Jan 13, Thursday 08:30 am
#614 Quilting with Kids with Kelly Gallagher-Abbott
Jan 14, Friday 08:30 am #615 Plaid Quilt w/ Debbie Caffrey
Jan 17, Monday 08:30 am #616 Wool Quilts w/ Lorinda Lie
Jan 18, Tuesday 08:30 am #617
Wearable Quilt Art w/ June Colburn
Jan 19, Wednesday 08:30 am #618
Quilt in A Weekend w/ Lynette Jensen
Jan 20, Thursday 08:30 am #619
Quilt Restoration w/ Nancy Kirk
Jan 21, Friday 08:30 am #620 Amish Quilting w/ Joe Cunnigham
Jan 24, Monday 08:30 am #621 Free Form Patchwork w/ Ann Fahl
Jan 25, Tuesday 08:30 am
#622 Confusion Quilt Pattern w/ Debbie Bowles
Jan 26, Wednesday 08:30 am #623
Cathedral Windows w/ Shelly Swanland
Jan 27, Thursday 08:30 am #624
Raw Edge Applique w/ Jane Sassaman
Jan 28, Friday 08:30 am #625 Internet Quilting Bee w/ Billie Lauder
Jan 30, Sunday 08:30 am
#626 Contest Ready Quilts w/ Ami Simms