| New England Quilt Museum in Lowell is accepting books, magazines, notions for their Sept. event. If members having anything they would like to donate. If you bring it to the June meeting Pat McIntire will bring it to the Museum. ************************************************************************************************************************** 33rd Annual Quilt Show and Sale Friday, June 4, 2010 10 - 6 Saturday, June 5, 2010 10 - 6 Sunday, June 6, 2010 10 – 3 Arsenal Center for the Arts 321 Arsenal St. Watertown, MA 02472 Admission: $6.00 Children under 12: free Featuring: Boutique Silent auction for “Quilters interpret Green” challenge Selection of 2010 Raffle quilt winner Quilters’ Connection 2010 Raffle Quilt For more information…. www.quiltersconnection.org ************************************************************************************************************************* Vermont Quilt Festival New England’s Largest and Oldest Quilt Event A Top Ten Vermont Chamber Summer Event June 25-27 Treat yourself to wonderful classes with some of the best teachers in the country. It's not too late to sign up. Just visit the Festival website at www.vqf.org to download the class brochure and to see what classes are still available. While at the Festival, enjoy over 500 beautiful contemporary and antique quilts on display. Several special exhibits, including antique quilts from the Pilgrim/Roy collection, World War II quilts, and the Nancy Halpern retrospective, will inspire and delight you. The Contest Quilt exhibit showcases more quilts than ever in varying styles, techniques and colors. In your spare time, take part in the free vendor demonstrations and gallery talks, shop the merchants mall and the VQF Boutique for the latest fabrics, notions, supplies, and more. And if you would like your antique quilt appraised, be sure to bring it for the Saturday appraisals. The evening lectures with Gerald Roy, on Friday and Karen Combs, on Saturday, promise to be fun and after the lectures, door prizes galore will be awarded to many lucky quilters. Come in time for the opening on Thursday evening, June 24 with the Awards Ceremony honoring the winning contest quilts and their makers at 6:30pm in the Blue Ribbon Pavilion. The always festive Champagne and Chocolate Preview gives you the chance to be among the first to see the exhibits and to shop the merchants mall. The Preview begins at 7:30pm; tickets are $12 at the door. The show is open Friday-Saturday, 9am-6pm and Sunday, 9am-3pm; admission is $12, seniors $10, children under 14 free. All at the air-conditioned Champlain Valley Exposition, 105 Pearl Street, Essex Junction. For more information, visit www.vqf.org. |
| Missouri Star Quilt Company Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-UVVZ7b5Dc ********************************************************************************************************************* Connecting Threads Tutorials: http://www.connectingthreads.com/cfTutorials/Tutorial_Display.cfm ********************************************************************************************************************** From Margie Berkowitch: I have a box of neck ties that I would like to get rid of. If anyone is interested contact me 1-781-233-1096 |