Quilting In the Berkshires www.berkshirequilts.com
3-day quilt retreat weekends in beautiful Canaan, NY, or coastal Saco,
Maine include all meals, lodging, quilt projects with instruction, Show
& Tell, door prizes, side trips to local quilt shops and lots of
quilting inspiration!
Visit our website for more information:
www.berkshirequilts.com
2008 Events - Canaan, NY:
Oct. 24-26, 2008
Contacts: Karen Pratt and Kate Mitchell
email: info@berkshirequilts.com
Threads Galore Quilt Shop Presents: Fall Quilt Camps 2008
The Country Club Inn, Rangeley, Maine
October 23 - 26 Civil War Stars or Five Yard Quilt with
Instructors Janet Allen & Ann Jones
Join us for a two or three night session of undisturbed quilting and
socialing at the cozy and charming Country Club Inn, located in the
scenic mountains of Western Maine. Enjoy breathtaking views of the lakes
and mountains (we had a gorgeous rainbow last year), glimpse wildlife
(we always see lots of deer!) or relax in front of the crackling
fireplace. For more info and to view color pictures of this year's
project visit our webpage at: http://www.threadsgalore.com/quilt_camp.asp
Burlington Quilters' Guild Annual Quilt Show
October 25 and 26, 2008
New Location - Middlesex Community College,
Campus Center, Bedford, MA
Saturday - 10 to 5pm, Sunday - 11 to 4pm
Admission - $5
Quilts, quilts and more quilts on display, comfort quilts,raffle quilt,
refreshments, raffle baskets, demonstrations, vendors and a well stocked
boutique.
Buses welcome! Plenty of Parking and Handicap Accessible.
Drawing held on Sat., Dec. 6th
at the church bazaar.
Admission: $4.00
per person
A Quilters' Gathering
November 6 - 9, 2008
Radisson Hotel - Nashua, New Hampshire
Exit 1, Spitbrook Rd. off Route 3N - just over the Massachusetts border
Our 20th Anniversary!
2008 Quilt Contest Theme: "Anything Goes!" & 2008 "Made to Wear" Contest
An Exhibition and Contest of Quilted Clothing
Entry Deadline September 15, 2008
2008 SPECIAL EXHIBIT:
"The Artistic Quilt Collection of Jeanne E. Glenfield"
An exhibit of quilts created in a variety of styles and techniques by
Jeanne E. Glenfield, Co-Founder of "Eastcoast Quilters Alliance" and "A
Quilters' Gathering". This exhibit will show Jeanne's passion and love
of quilting! From her smallest pieces to her largest, she took great
pride in her hand piecework, but her specialty and love was appliqué.
Workshops, Exhibits, Vendors Mall, Special Events - Open to the Public
Thursday, Friday & Saturday 10 to 6 and Sunday 10 to 3
Daily Admission $9.00 - Multi-Day $14.00
For Workshop Program and Contest Entry Forms send a large Self-Addressed
Envelope and $2.00 to : EQA3, 307 N. Amherst Rd., Bedford, NH 03110
26th Annual Quilt Show: A Kaleidoscope of Quilts
Presented by the Champlain Valley Quilters' Guild
Shelburne Farms Coach Barn, Harbor Rd. (off Rt. 7), Shelburne, VT
Saturday, Nov. 8 & Sunday, Nov. 9, 2008
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Please join us for a spectacular display of quilts, wall of quilts
silent auction, quilt raffle, handmade crafts, merchant mall, several
theme quilt displays, demonstrations & refreshments.
Special Exhibit: We are honored to present the moving Ground Zero
Tribute Quilt made by fabric artist Lois Jarvis.
Admission: $6
Ample free parking on site
For more information, please see our website: www.cvqgvt.org or contact: Anne (802) 658-3090, awarwick@mac.com,
or Nicole (802) 860-1497,
nlaurencelle@pkc.com
Machine Quilters Exposition 2009
Registration for the next MQX classes opens at 12am Nov. 11, 2008.
A show catalog will be available online - to sign up to receive a
notification when the catalog is ready go to the MQX web site: www.mqxshow.com/myforms/catalog- request
2010's MQX will be held in Providence, RI - read more about this change
in venue and a wealth of information on MQX's web site: www.mqxshow.com
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