Main Line Quilters

Cape May Quilt and Fiber Show

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Historic Cold Spring Village would like to invite you and your guild to participate in the Cape May Quilt and Fiber Show to be held on Saturday, June 23rd and Sunday, June 24h at the Museum Village. The weekend’s events include a Viewer’s Choice Quilt Show, sheep shearing, vintage quilt displays, spinning, wool dying, lace making, and a celebration of all the fibers used in the early 19th century. To encourage the public appreciation and participation in heritage crafts, the event has expanded in scope to reflect many fiber arts: embroidery, basket making, broom making, crocheting, felting, knitting and other fiber artisans all gathering and exchanging ideas and techniques.

The core of the event will be the 22nd Annual Quilt Show displayed in the Welcome Center. The quilt show is judged by ‘Viewer’s Choice’. It is casual show, a great way share your talent with others.

The 2012 Best in Show prize is $250.00 in Country Store Gift Certificates. Additional ribbons and prizes are awarded in individual categories. Registration forms are downloadable from our website:http://www.hcsv.org/

2012 Pennsylvania Relief Quilt Preview and Sale

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2012 QUILT PREVIEW

March 1, 2, 3

Thursday and Friday 9 am – 8 pm

Saturday 9 am – 4 pm

* View approximately 100 of the quilts to

be sold at the Pennsylvania Relief Sale,

proceeds benefit Mennonite Central Committee

* Shop vintage treasures – orphan blocks, vintage fabric,

linens, notions, patterns, magazines, and unfinished projects.

*Shop unshippable warehouse treasures

LOCATION:

Material Resources Center

517 W. Trout Run Road

Ephrata, PA 17522

(717) 733-2847

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2012 Pennsylvania Relief Sale April 13 & 14

Harrisburg Farm Show Complex

QUILTER’S ATTIC at the RELIEF SALE

Shop at the Quilter’s Attic -

featuring used, unused, or unfinished quilt projects,

orphan blocks, vintage items, books, patterns, magazines, linens,

quilting tools, fabrics, and supplies.

Quilt Pictures & More Information www.pareliefsale.org

2012 First Friday “Sew What” Bees

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Sew What

Friday, Feb 3rd

10 am – 12 noon

Tredyffrin Public Library

2012 MLQ Programs

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Friday, February 17

Lisa O’Neill
Malvern, PA

Lisa O’Neill will be speaking from her new book , Sliver Quilts: 11 Projects Easy Technique for Dynamic Results, due to be released May 2012 by C & T Publishers. Check out Lisa’s website– a thread from the edge– to view photo galleries of her work and read her blog.

Friday, March 16

Regina Wright/Jody Beitzel,

“Fabric Postcards” Lecture/Workshop

Lancaster Quilt Museum to Close

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Sale of building could liquidate debt, endow other projects

Andover Fabrics release Winterthur fabric line

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Andover Fabrics has released a new line of quilt fabrics based on a quilt center printed by John Hewson, owned by the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

The new Winterthur John Hewson line will feature two quilt patterns. The first is a quilt designed by Jean Ann Wright with a finished size of 74″ x 74″. It is available on the Andover website.

A larger quilt, 109″x111″, is a replica of the historic quilt from the Winterthur Museum designed by local Delaware Valley resident ,Gail Kessler. It is available here.

Looking for the fabrics? Click here for store locator.

Blue Ribbon for Main Line Quilt Guild Member

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Main Line Quilter, Linda LaPointe won first prize at the Kimberton Community Fair in July for her New York Beauty quilt. Congratulations!

2012 Area Quilt Events

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2012 Main Line Quilters Exhibits

• Steve’s Sew & Vac, King of Prussia

Main Line Quilters members will exhibit their work at Steve’s Sewing,Vacuum, and Quilting for the months of January and February, 2012. Steve’s is located at :268 W Dekalb Pike, King of Prussia, Pa 19406

Store Hours:

Mon – Fri 10:00am – 9:00pm

Saturday 10:00am – 5:00pm

Sunday 12:00pm – 5:00pm

• Newtown Public Library, Newtown Square.

MLQ will exhibit about 14 pieces of quilt work at the Library during the month of March to celebrate National Quilting Month. Newtown Public Library is located at 201 Bishop Hollow Road.

Hours:
Mon.-Thurs. 10 am – 8 pm
Friday 10 am – 5 pm
Saturday 10 am – 3 pm
Sunday* 1 pm – 4 pm

2011 Newtown Library Exhibit

March 14th – 17th, 2012

Lancaster Spring Quilt Show at the Host Resort in Lancaster, PA

Lancaster Host Resort & Conference Center
2300 Lincoln Highway East
Lancaster, PA

Free Parking, Admission $3.00

SHOW DATE & HOURS
March 14th – 17th, 2012
Wednesday – 9am – 6pm
Thursday – 9am – 6pm
Friday – 9am – 6pm
Saturday – 10am – 4pm

For more information, see http://lancasterquiltshow.com

March 14-17, 2012

AQS Lancaster Show & Contest

AQS Quilt Show & Contest – Lancaster

Lancaster County Convention Center in downtown Lancaster
3 E Vine St
Lancaster, PA 17602

Show Hours: Wednesday through Friday, March 14 – 16, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, March 17, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

For more info, see: http://aqsshows.com/AQSLancaster/

March 13-18

LANCASTER QUILT & TEXTILE MUSEUM
82 Quilts from former Esprit Collection featured in ART OF THE QUILT
Preview Reception & Dinner March 13; Public Exhibition March 14-18, 2012

Lancaster Pennsylvania, 1.18.12: For the very first time since
this collection made its public debut in 1990 at the Fine Arts
Museum of San Francisco, visitors will experience ALL 82
historic masterworks of American quilt making selected from
the world renowned Esprit Collection of Amish quilts. These
superb works, acknowledged masterpieces of design and
needlework, were made between 1870 and 1950 by the
Amish women in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

The exhibition will be presented in the Beaux-Arts inspired LANCASTER QUILT & TEXTILE MUSEUM, 37 North Market Street Lancaster PA, for one week only—March 13-18, 2012.

A preview reception of this weeklong exhibit will be held Tuesday, March 13, beginning at 5pm. The historic evening
promises a fabulous reception with hors d´oeuvres and signature drinks in the lobby followed by guided tours of the
exhibition. Limited seating is also available for an exclusive evening dinner with original Esprit curator, Julie Silber, one
of the world’s most respected quilt experts. Dinner begins at 7:30pm.Public exhibit admission and curatorial tours will be available at the museum Wednesday through Sunday March 14-18, during the week that American Quilter’s Society hosts its

annual show at the Lancaster County Convention Center—just one block away. LANCASTER QUILT & TEXTILE MUSEUM exhibit hours will be 9am to 7pm Wednesday through Saturday, and Noon to 5pm on Sunday. An eclectic array of live music will
highlight the museum’s exhibit experience during evenings and Sunday afternoon. Thursday evening admission also includes a reception with Lancaster County’s Bed & Breakfast community.
ART OF THE QUILT at the LANCASTER QUILT & TEXTILE MUSEUM will be presented by WILLOW VALLEY RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES. Proceeds from this special fullcollection exhibit will benefit “SAVE LANCASTER’S QUILTS: Preservation for Today & Tomorrow,” a campaign for the care of the museum’s quilt collection and an endowment with the Lancaster County Community Foundation that will assist in providing a home for the artifacts in Lancaster County. For advanced tickets and information, email info@lancasterheritage.com or call 717.299.6440.

Visit their website: http://quiltandtextilemuseum.com/qt/

May 5 – May 6, 2012

NORTHERN STAR QUILTERS’ GUILD PRESENTS: A World of Quilts XXXIII

Somers, NY

John F. Kennedy High School

Saturday 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Sunday 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Quilts, Quilts and more Quilts!

We expect to hang more than 200 fabulous, judged quilts! Featuring NSQG Red and White Invitational Exhibit

* Interested in showing your quilt at our show? Application deadline: March 31, 2012 See website for further information.

Special Guest Lecturers:

Bonnie Hunter: Founder of www.quiltville.com and author of two books dealing with scrap quilts and using your stash to its full potential
Tom Hennes: Founder of Thinc Design, the firm that created visual magic in the mounting of Joanna Rose’s 651 red and white quilts at Park Ave. Armory last March (Tom will be with us on Saturday, only)

Discount for pre-registered bus groups

Each bus will receive a free basket of goodies donated by our vendors. For information contact: Carol Sterkcrsterk@gmail.com

30+ Vendors, Silent Auction, Build-a-Block (Sit and sew and contribute to a charity quilt project.)

Lunch may be purchased in the onsite cafeteria

Visit our website for more information

www.northernstarquilters.com

Conveniently located near major highways –just south of I-84 and west of I-684

2011 Raffle Quilt

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Betty Dietz is the winner

of Main Line Quilters

2011 raffle quilt

“Spring Around the Block”

The quilt is 92” x 108”, 100% cotton,

hand appliquéd and machine quilted by Stacy Koehler

A message from Betty:

Wow! I have bought tickets and entered my name into quilt raffles since 1985. This is the first time I have ever won. And what a quilt to win!
“Spring Around the Blocks” is so stunningly beautiful made with such love and craftsmanship. Kudos to all of the Main Line Quilters who worked on this quilt and sold raffle tickets. I hope it brought in a lot of money for the Community Volunteers in Medicine.
The quilt will be loving displayed at Pieceful Cottage our bay house, in Wenona MD. I use this home to offer quilt retreat weekends, and to rent out to small quilt groups who want to plan their own retreats. So you can come and visit with your quilt anytime!
Thanks again to all the Main Line Quilters for their hard work and for so generously accepting me into your wonderful circle of quilters.

Betty

Ticket sales benefited Community Volunteers in Medicine (CVIM), a community-based, volunteer nonprofit organization providing primary medical and dental care to low income, working people in Chester County without insurance, enabling them to continue to be contributing members of the community.

MLQ donates 2010 Block of the Year Quilt to Veterans Sanctuary

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The final twin-sized “BOY” quilt that was assembled and bordered by Debbie Peyton, quilted by Ann Randolph and bound by Marty Laney was delivered by Ann Randolph, Rosemary Lynch and Shirley Peterson to the Donor Appreciation Night of Veterans Sanctuary in Allentown on November 4. This facility is a retreat to provide therapy, counseling and job procurement for men and women veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and addictions linked to PTSD. The facility will open in January 2011 with a 30 bed capacity to be increased to 60 beds at a later date. The goal is to provide a handmade quilt for each of the 30 beds by the opening date. The quilt donations can be made individually or through a Quilt Guild. Contact Wendy Tracy at wentracy@PTD.net if you have a quilt to donate. The quilt must be a full twin bed size (63” X 87” – 65” X 95”).