First Annual Quilt Expo

Sisters in Quilting and friends are proud to announce the first annual quilt expo. Featuring quilt stores from around the state – it will be a great opportunity to shop all of your favorite stores under one roof! Add to your fabric stash, learn new techniques, view beautiful quilts and mingle with fellow quilters.

April 18, 19 & 20
Thursday & Friday 10-6 ... * Saturday 10-3
16 different vendors – 3 days of pure quilting fun, demos & classes
$5.00 admission per day 3-day pass $12.00

• Special guest Kay Nickols will join us on April 18th for a book signing and demo of techniques used in her books.
• Margaret A. Rouleau, AQS Certified Quilt Appraiser will be available.  Call 989-635-0300 to set up an appointment.
• Lecture by Carolyn Vagts, Editor of Quilters World “How to submit your quilt designs for publication”. Saturday, April 20th 10am

Elkton Missionary Church Community Center
220 North Main Street, Elkton, MI
For more information: Sisters in Quilting
Marlette, Michigan 989-635-0300
www.sistersinquilting.com

Hotel rooms available at the Holiday Inn Express, 55 Rapson Lane, Bad Axe MI

1-800-315-2621

Quilts At The Planetarium

 

The quilt show this year at Longway Planetarium in Flint, Michigan will be September 8-September 10, 2011. The show is part of the Flint Festival of Quilts, an annual Flint quilt exhibit centered around the Michigan Quilt Artists Invitational held at the Greater Flint Arts Council.

As in past years,  Longway Planetarium requirements stipulate that the quilt must have stars, planets or outer space in the quilting, blocks or fabrics.

Floral Star of Bethlehem, made by Evening Star quilter Caron Mosey of Flushing, was the Viewer's Choice quilt for the 2010 show.

 
If you would like to register to exhibit a quilt or be an exhibition site in downtown Flint, give the Arts Council a call at 810.238.ARTS.

2011 Shipshewana Quilt Festival, June 22-25

Be creative and share with other quilting friends by entering your quilts in the show. The deadline is May 15, 2011. Details and entry forms are currently available on the web site:

http://www.shipshewanaquiltfest.com/quiltshow.html

While you’re on the Shipshewana site, be sure to scroll down and look at last year’s winners!

ART QUILT CHALLENGE

A reminder that the Evening Star Quilters ART QUILT CHALLENGE is due at the January meeting.  Remember, art quilts are subjective in nature and an expression of the maker.  ... if you think it’s ART, then it’s ART.  The minimum size is larger than  225 square inches ( 15x15)  but can be any shape or dimension.   No maximum size limits.  

Speaking of Art Quilts, have you ever visited the Studio Art Quilt Associates website? You can find it at http://www.saqa.com/ .  SAQA was started byYvonne Porcella in 1989, and it has grown since then to “become an even greater resource and advocate for all of the SAQA membership.”

Locally, the Michigan Quilt Artists Invitational exhibit is preparing for their last exhibit with the theme of “Art of the Kitchen.

The remaining traveling schedule for MQAI is:

South of the Border Themed Quilts - 2011

Feb-Mar White Lake Library

Apr - Art Reach of Mt Pleasant

May-June Artworks in Big Rapids

July-Aug Cedarville Historical Museum

Sept-Oct Marquette Library

Nov - 1/2 Livonia Civic Center 1/2 Menominee Library

Dec - 1/2 Waterford "

South of the Border Themed Quilts - 2012

Jan Flint Schools

Feb-Mar Oakland County Center

Apr-June U of M Hospital

July-Aug Charlevoix Library

Sept - Return to Artists

Art of the Kitchen Themed Quilts - 2011

Sept Greater Flint Arts Council - Opening Sept 9

Oct-Nov Ann Arbor Library

Dec Southfield Library

Art of the Kitchen Themed Quilts – 2012

Jan Ortonville Library

Feb-Mar White Lake Library

Apr-June (Waiting for confirmation)

July-Aug Cedarville Historical Museum

Sept - Return to Artists