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Heart in Hand Chapter's Quilters Retreat 2011
The retreat will be February 8 - 11 at Lake Yale. Check in 5 pm Tues. Feb. 8th - Check out 11 am Friday Feb. 11th 2011 $210.00 per person based on double occupancy includes:dinner on Tuesday, 3 meals on Wed. and Thursday, breakfast on Friday. Payment will be made in 3 equal payments of $70: 1st payment due by Aug. 1, 2010 2nd payment due by Oct. 1, 2010 3rd payment due by Dec. 1, 2010 We need to have a minimum of 25 participants to hold this at Lake Yale's facility. I will open it to former participants in our retreats as well as members of Creative, Rainbow and Cracker Guilds if I don't have enough commitments by August 1st. Geneva Davis has offered to act as our Registrar and will be accepting reservations and checks ( please, no cash) at our July meeting. There will be registration forms available; please be sure that you and your room mate indicate on BOTH forms your preference to room together. Trish Bendler Retreat Coordinator
Contemporary Quilt and Fiber Art Show - January 21 and 22, 2011
Art Quilters Unlimited, Inc. will be presenting Journey 2011, a juried and judged Contemporary Quilt and Fiber Art Show at the Faith Center, Faith Presbyterian Church, 4544 Coronado Parkway, Cape Coral, Florida.. The Center has plenty of free on site parking for everyone. Bus Tours are welcome with ample space for parking, plus a cafe on site. Appraiser Nan Moore, http://www.mooreandmoorequilts.com, will be available both days. There will be a charge of $40 for written appraisals (new or old quilts, any size), $10 for verbal appraisals (old quilts only). Please visit our website www.artquiltersunlimited.com click on Journey 2011. This site will be continually updated. Please e-mail AQU.info@yahoo.com if you have questions.
Facebook Group
We now have our own Facebook group. If you are currently on Facebook the group is Heart-In-Hand TAS.
American Quilt Study Group
JOIN THE CELEBRATION! The American Quilt Study Group (AQSG), a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the history of quilts and quiltmaking, is turning 30! We invite you to join the celebration by participating in a nationwide block challenge called "30s for 30" (see details below). For every 30 blocks received, one person's name will be drawn to win those blocks. To learn more about AQSG and our annual Seminar, please visit our website at www.americanquiltstudygroup.org. Happy quilting! 30s for 30 QUILT BLOCK CHALLENGE - Blocks must be 12-1/2" square (to finish to a 12-inch block) and made of either 1930s reproduction fabrics or vintage 1930s fabrics. Fabrics must be 100% cotton. Please prewash/preshrink all fabrics. - Blocks may be any design and any color combination, in keeping with the 1930s fabrics. -Send your blocks to the address below, along with a donation of $3 for the first block, and $1 for each block thereafter sent at the same time. Block donations from groups are welcome. Any funds collected in excess of those needed to complete the project will be donated to the AQSG Endowment fund. -The blocks will be photographed and the photos will be posted on the AQSG website, along with the maker's name and state (or country). - Blocks will be compiled into sets of thirty. At Seminar 2010 in Minneapolis (Oct. 14-17), we will have a drawing for the various sets. For each block that you send, your name will be entered once into the drawing. You do not need to be present to win. -Deadline for submitting blocks is Oct. 1, 2010. Send your blocks and payment (checks made payable to AQSG) to: AQSG '30s for 30 c/o Paula Pahl, 9204 Sugarstone Circle, Highlands Ranch, CO 80130. Be sure to include your name, address and phone number. Questions? Contact Paula at the address above or email: paulapahl@q.com; phone: 303-204-2821.
Feather Princesses
Quilt Show November 12 -13. Quilt Show Flyer
TAS National Retreat
A TAS National Retreat will be held at DaySpring, Parrish, Florida November 12 - 19. More information will be posted when it becomes available. Retreat Flyer