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July, 2009
Pennsylvania Quilts: Studies in Color
Mar. 12, 2009 - Oct. 24, 2009
An exhibit of Antique Pennsylvania Quilts from the collection of the Packwood House Museum of Lewisburg, will open June 9, 2009, until Oct 24, 2009. The exhibit, called "Pennsylvania Quilts: Studies in Color", features some of the best quilts of the Museums large collection, and will include a "Quilt Weekend", Aug 21-23, with speakers and workshops about quiltmaking and antique quilts.
- Sponsor: Packwood House Museum
- Location: Packwood House Museum, 15 N. Water St., Lewisburg, PA 17837
- Admission: $10/adult incl house and tour center exhibit
- Contact: Betty Steffensen 570-524-0414
- Email: rsauers@packwoodhousemuseum.com
- Web Site Link: packwoodhousemuseum.com
Full Circle - Old and New Quilts and Quilters
Mar. 29, 2009 - Aug. 14, 2009
Exhibit of antique Mennonite and Amish quilts from the collection of Rebecca Haarer will be displayed next to original quilts designed by Edith Shanholt and Claire Baker. An opening reception will be held on March 29th from 2 to 4 pm in the gallery. On Thursday, April 30th, at 7 pm, Shanholt, Baker, and Haarer will talk about their interests in quilts, as quilt makers or collectors, and answer questions about quilts on display. The Library Gallery is located on the lower level of the Harold and Wilma Good Library on the campus of Goshen College, 1700, S. Main St., Goshen, Indiana. The Library Gallery is open from 7:30 am to 11 pm Monday-Thursday, 7:30 am to 5 pm on Friday, noon to 6 pm on Saturday, and 1 to 11 pm on Sunday. PLEASE NOTE: From July 13 to August 3 the gallery will only be open to planned group tours.
- Sponsor: Goshen College
- Location: The Library Gallery, Harold & Wilma Good Library, Goshen College, Goshen, IN
- Contact: 574-535-7569
- Email: pr@goshen.edu
- Web Site Link: www.goshen.edu
Biannual Quilt Show
May. 16, 2009 - Sep. 17, 2009
See over a hundred, unique, hand-crafted quilts created by local quilters and fiber artists. See fabulous quilts created by our Featured Quilter, Lin Crow. Visit vendors and our own Country Store. Door prizes, gift baskets, and quilts for sale. Sponsored by the Sierra Mountain Quilters Association. Show location: Yosemite High School, 50200 School Rd., Oakhurst California.
Hours: Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Don't miss it!
- Sponsor: Sierra Mountain Quilters Association
- Location: Oakhurst, CA
- Admission: $7 per person
- Contact: Linda Pennington (559)641-2383
- Email: Quiltshow@smqa.org
- Web Site Link: www.smqa.org
Journeys, art quilts by Free Spirits
Jun. 04, 2009 - Aug. 01, 2009
Free Spirits Art Quilt Group is composed of artists who enjoy expressing their creativity with fabric and stitch. This year, they have chosen Journeys as their theme: actual journeys to far away places or near home, emotional journeys celebrating joy or sorrow, spiritual journeys of the soul or deligthful dreams about journeys to come.
- Sponsor: Free Spirits Art Quilt Group
- Location: Rancho Buena Vista Adobe Gallery, 640 Alta Vista, Vista CA 92084
- Admission: free, open Thu-Sat 10-3
- Contact: Jill Le Croissette 760-434-7491
- Email: quiltartist@lycos.com
Seeing Green: Visions of a Changing Planet
Jun. 20, 2009 - Aug. 16, 2009
This environmentally inspired exhibition features art quilts commenting about the current state of our natural environment. The work includes reflections about water quality, the impact of urban sprawl on landscape and wildlife, biodiversity and nature.
- Sponsor: Quilt San Diego/Quilt Visions
- Location: Visions Art Quilt Gallery, 2825 Dewey Rd, San Diego CA 92106
- Admission: Free
- Contact: Gallery staff at 619-546-4872
- Email: visions@quiltvisions.org
- Web Site Link: www.quiltvisions.org
Common Threads:150 Years of Adirondack Quilts and Comforters
Jun. 22, 2009 - Oct. 18, 2009
A special exhibition highlighting vibrant pieced-textile traditions nurtured by the Adirondack region of northern New York State for over a century and a half. From bedcovers - plain or fancy - meant to keep families warm through long winters to stunning art quilts of the 21st century, the quilts of the North Country mirror national trends and also tell a unique story of life in the mountains.
- Sponsor: Adirondack Museum
- Location: Blue Mountain Lake, NY
- Admission: $16 per person - museum admission. Senior discount.
- Contact: Susan Dineen (518) 352-7311, ext. 121
- Email: sdineen@adkmuseum.org
- Web Site Link: www.adirondackmuseum.org
Quilt Show 2009
Jul. 02, 2009 - Jul. 04, 2009
Located near the beautiful Grand Lake O'The Cherokees lake, a Judged Quilt Show with 15 categories. Cash Awards for overall Best of Show and overall Viewer's Choice. The show features, Appraisals on July 2 by AQS Certified Appraiser, Kathy Kansier, by appointment; Vendors, Gift Basket Drawings, Craft Sales by Guild, Donation Guilt Drawing on July 4 and a special Small Quilt Live Auction by Clint Cunningham on July 4, 1-3 pm. The show is open to anyone to enter quilts, however a $3 entry fee per quilt is charged for non-members of the guild.
- Sponsor: Grand Lake O'The Cherokees Quilt Guild
- Location: Grove Community Center, 104 W. 3rd, Grove, OK
- Admission: $3 (12 & Under Free)
- Contact: Shelly Cannon (918)786-9530
- Email: rscannon@allegiance.tv
- Web Site Link: grandlakequiltguild.org
Second Semi Annual Red Door Quilt Show
Jul. 11, 2009 - Jul. 12, 2009
Show Times: Saturday, July 11th 11 am to 5 pm and Sunday, July 12th 11 am to 3 pm. Raffle Quilt, Vendors, and Door Prizes. AQS Certified Quilt Appraiser Pauline Fisher will be on hand. Quilt appraisal fee is $35.00. Call 814-725-8226 for appointment, walk-ins welcome. Longarm quilter Dusty Farrell will have a Longarm machine set up to quilt at the show. Table runners/Topper @$15.00 ea. Wallhanging under 35" sq @20.00 ea. Baby quilts under 45" x 50" @ $25.00 ea. Throws under 60" x 70" $35.00 ea. No Limit. You are responsible for your own backings and battings--be sure to leave 4" on all sides of both batting and backing. For questions, call Dusty at 814-398-8623. Drop off dates for quilt entries at the Meadville Area Recreation Complex (MARC) will be Thursday, July 9th, from 9 am to 7 pm. Pick up is on Sunday, July 12th, from 4:30 pm to 6 pm--MUST BRING TICKETS. For additional information, contact Suzanne Leonhart at 814-336-8779 or write: 25206 Ridge Road, Cambridge Springs, PA 16403
- Sponsor: Red Door Quilters
- Location: Meadville Area Recreational Complex, 800 Thurston Rd., Meadville, PA
- Admission: $3.00
- Contact: Suzanne Leonhart (814) 336-8779
Massachusetts Quilts: Our Common Wealth
Jul. 17, 2009 - Sep. 20, 2009
Since its establishment in 1994, the Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts) has documented over 6,000 quilts originating or currently owned in this state. This summer, many historically significant or esthetically compelling quilts documented by the MassQuilts will be on display at the New England Quilt Museum in an exhibit entitled, "Massachusetts Quilts: Our Common Wealth". The exhibit runs from July 17 through September 20, 2009. Guest curated by noted quilt historian and lecturer Vivien Lee Sayre, the exhibition will bring together not only quilts, but also historic photographs and memorabilia to tell many of the compelling stories of the state's social history.
Among the quilts featured in the exhibit are:
* A Civil War quilt, made for a Northern soldier recovering from his
captivity in the Andersonville prisoner of war camp.
* A c1910 silk quilt, made by Italian immigrant Josephine
Rossi Anzalone of Cambridge, from silks given her by her
sisters, both of whom worked in the dressmaking industry.
* A patchwork and appliqué quilt featuring scenes of farm life, made
as a group by women in South Royalston in the 1880s, with stylized
images of neighbors, favorite household items, local sights.
Also featured in the exhibit is a representational of author Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women", designed by Marion Cheever Whiteside Newton, early 1800 quilts, Depression Era quilts, and fund raiser and temperance quilts created by charitable groups across the state. This groundbreaking exhibition will bring together quilts from all across Massachusetts, truly representing the fascinating history of this unique American art form, as seen through the lens of Massachusetts history.
The University Press of New England has published a book on the Documentation Project, "Massachusetts Quilts--Our Common Wealth", edited by scholar Lynne Zacek Bassett. Featuring over 300 pages of history, and lavishly illustrated by photos of three centuries of quilts, the book is a must-have for quilters and history enthusiasts. Copies are available in the Museum shop, with a percentage of proceeds to benefit the Museum.
The opening reception for the exhibit is to be held Friday, July 17, 2009 from 5 to 7 pm, and will feature a book signing by several of the book's author. Please come and join us for this historic exhibition!
- Sponsor: Mancuso Show Management, Demoulas Foundation
- Location: The New England Quilt Museum
- Admission: $7/$5 seniors and students/Free for museum members
- Contact: Christing Inge, (978) 452-4207, ext. 19
- Email: pubrel@nequiltmuseum.org
- Web Site Link: www.nequiltmuseum.org
Lewis River Quilters 3rd Annual Quilt Show
Jul. 17, 2009 - Jul. 18, 2009
Come and see what our members have been up to for the past two years. Our 3rd bi-annual quilt show will feature members quilts that range from traditional to vintage to art quilts, including applique and piecework. Our many vendors will have all of the latest fabrics, patterns and supplies for your own inspired projects. Tickets for our beautiful applique raffle quilt are only $1 each and the proceeds will benefit Woodland Mobil Meals.
Friday 10am-5pm, Saturday 10am-4pm
Woodland Primary School
600 Bozarth Avenue, Woodland, WA
- Sponsor: Lewis River Quilters
- Location: Woodland Primary School, 600 Bozarth Ave., Woodland, WA
- Admission: $5 per person - Free Parking
- Contact: Lorraine Williams
- Email: twinmom@techie.com
- Web Site Link: www.lewisriver.com/quilters/
Patchwork Garden
Jul. 17, 2009 - Jul. 19, 2009
The Sunbonnet Sue Quilt Show is being held at the same time as the Sequim Lavender Festival. This year's theme is "Patchwork Garden". The featured artist is Diane Andros. The member Challenge is Floral Imagination. Show hours are 10-5 daily. There will be a free shuttle bus to the Lavender Festival Street Fair and it is a short stroll from the Fair to the Quilt Show. There is free parking, including handicapped. A Raffle Quilt, "Patchwork Garden" designed and hand-made by Carol Clevenger, will be raffled on Sunday afternoon. Raffle prizes will be given out throughout all 3 days of the Show.
- Sponsor: Sunbonnet Sue Qulit Club
- Location: Sequim Middle School Gym, 301 W Hendrickson, Sequim WA 98382
- Admission: $5 donation per person
- Contact: Lois Dunn (360)683-3410
- Email: info@sunbonnetsuequiltclub.org
- Web Site Link: sunbonnetsuequiltclub.org
Kaleidoscope of Quilts XIV Quilt Show
Jul. 17, 2009 - Jul. 18, 2009
This two day show will feature mini classes and lectures, a merchant mall, a style show, special displays and demonstrations. Best of Show Large Quilt, Best of Show Small Quilt, Best of Show, and garment prizes will be awarded in addition to a number of category ribbons and other special awards. All exhibition, workshop details, and registration forms will be available on our website.
- Sponsor: Glass City Quilt Commission
- Location: Franciscan Center, 6832 Convent Blvd., Sylvania, Ohio 43560
- Admission: $5.00
- Contact: Gtetchen Schulz (419) 893-1097
- Email: schulz@aol.com
- Web Site Link: gcqc.org
Maine Quilts
Jul. 24, 2009 - Jul. 26, 2009
32nd annual. Friday 9-6, Saturday 9-5, Sunday 10-4. Workshops, Merchants Mall, Demonstrations, Lectures, Quilt Appraisals, Silent Auction. 500+ Quilts. Special Exhibits “The Cat’s Meow”, “Quiltmaking 1941 to 1945: The War Years, “Alzheimer’s: Forgetting Piece by Piece”, “The Four Seasons: A Series”. Champagne Reception & Show Preview Thursday, July 23, 7–9 p.m. Gala: with Ami Simms Friday, July 24, 6:30–9 p.m.
- Sponsor: Pine Tree Quilters Guild
- Location: Augusta Civic Center, 76 Community Dr, Augusta, Maine
- Admission: $8 daily; $15 multi-day; children 12 & under free with paid adult; $7 groups (14
- Contact: Nancy Zienkiewicz (207) 415-4417
- Email: info@mainequilts.org
- Web Site Link: www.mainequilts.org
Bayberry Quilters of Cape Cod 28th Annual Quilt Show
Jul. 30, 2009 - Aug. 01, 2009
"Quilts - Then and Now" at Cape Cod Regional Technical High School. Exhibit of over 200 contemporary and traditional quilts made by members. Merchant Mall with over 25 vendors. Lectures & demonstrations. Boutique & Auction. Quilt appraisals by certified appraiser. Raffle of quilt and other prizes. Special exhibition by featured members Diane Craft and Ruth Wilcox. Introducing Antique & Vintage quilts exhibit. Kids' activities. Snacks, drinks and lunch available. Quilt Bank display and sale. Handicapped parking.
- Sponsor: Bayberry Quilters of Cape Cod
- Location: Cape Cod Regional Technical High School, Harwich, Massachusetts
- Admission: $6 daily; $10 multi-day pass
- Contact: Nancy McConnell (508) 398-2617
- Email: nancy.mcconnell@comcast.net
- Web Site Link: www.bayberryquiltersofcapecod.com
Quilt Odyssey 2009
Jul. 30, 2009 - Aug. 01, 2009
10th Anniversary celebration with special events including a merchant mall "shop hop" and a special exhibit of the Best of Shows and Viewers Choices for the first 10 years. Free giveaway on Sunday at 3 p.m. of a sewing table and large cutting mat valued at more than $1,600 sponsored by Salem Manufacturing; must be present to win. For more information contact Melissa Molino, 15004 Burnt Mill Road, Shippensburg, PA 18257 or call 717-423-5148 or email to quiltodyssey@embarqmail.com
- Sponsor: Quilt Odyssey
- Location: Hershey Lodge & Convention Center, Hershey, PA
- Contact: Melissa Molino, 717-423-5148
- Email: quiltodyssey@embarqmail.com
- Web Site Link: www.quiltodyssey.com
Original Creative Festival
Jul. 30, 2009 - Aug. 01, 2009
Sewing, Quilting, Craft show. There will be classes, a vendor shopping mall along with quilt and doll displays. This Festival has been produced for you with free stage demonstrations, fashion shows, some of the best teachers in the world, a wonderful group of vendors with products you want to buy and more. The Original Creative Festival comes to you only ONCE a year. Don’t miss out on the fun.
- Location: Grand Sierra Resort & Casino, Reno, NV
- Admission: $6 in advance, $8 at door. Kids under 16 free
- Contact: Judy Patterson, 800-473-9464
- Email: showinfo@vdta.com
- Web Site Link: pcmexpo.com
Quilts on the Prairie
Jul. 31, 2009 - Aug. 02, 2009
Trunk Show by Fiber Artist Bryan Grove on Saturday at 11 am. Live Auction on Saturday at 2 pm. Silent Auction on Sunday at 4 pm. Merchant Mall, Door Prizes, Opportunity Quilt, Demonstrations, Silent and Live Auctions & food concession by Amish Ladies of Yoder, Kansas.
- Sponsor: Heart of Kansas Quilt Guild
- Location: Kansas State Fairgrounds, Domestic Arts Bldg., 20th & Poplar, Hutchinson, KS
- Admission: $5.00 for all three days
- Contact: Marceline Masten (620) 234-6843