There are a couple of quilt shows coming up during the month of October that you might want to try to attend. These are always great for new ideas and a chance to visit different vendors and find the newest gadgets that will help your quilting go easier.
The first show is on October 16 and 17, 2010. The Quilters-by-the-Sea are hosting "Welcome Home" at the Portsmouth Middle School, 125 Jepson Lane, Portsmouth, RI. Hours are Saturday, 10-6, and Sunday, 10-4. There is plenty of free parking and is handicapped-accessible. A donation of $5 is being asked at the door and children under 12 are admitted free with an adult. There will be over 100 quilts, vendors, a raffle quilt, and refreshments. Even the children can work on winning a quilt by completing a scavenger hunt with correctly completed forms acting as raffle tickets. If you get a little peckish, the Portsmouth Music Boosters will have refreshments for sale in the lobby. Not only can you fill your tummy, you help support the school music program at the same time! That's bang for your buck! For more information, check their website at http://quiltersbytheseari.com/.
On October 23-24, 2010, the Tewksbury Piecemakers are presenting "Quilts for All Seasons" at the Tewksbury Senior Center, 175 Chandler Street, Tewksbury, MA. Admission is $6 and the hours are 10 am to 4 pm both days. There will be over 400 quilts to admire and you can visit vendors, a Members' Boutique, a Sewing Yard Sale and much more! They are raffling a quilt as well as baskets filled with quilting goodies. Lunch will be available for a fee all day. More information is available at their website, http://www.tewksburypiecemakers.com/.
Friday, October 15, 2010
Thursday, October 14, 2010
October Meeting was Terrific Fun!
Wow! What a night!
After our business meeting, we went over to the Wilkinson Mill where the curator took us up to the museum storage room and showed us some of the Mill's collection of antique sewing machines and attendent pieces like needle displays, thread displays, postcards from the middle 1800's, dress patterns from Butterick and Domestic from Victorian times, etc. Some of the machines had been made as early as 1855--and they still work! It was interesting to see how the manufacturers not only made a useful device, they also paid a lot of attention to the aesthetics of the machine and how it would look in the home. Some of the machines and their treadles were absolutely beautiful! Thank you, Andy, for a wonderful experience!
After we got back, we snacked our way through the wonderful treats brought by our refreshment hosts and had a chance to see projects being worked on by various members, had a short lesson in how to become writers on this blog and had the drawings for the doorprizes. We had an astounding 23 Block-of-the-Month donations. Brenda thinks this is the most we've ever had.
We finally called an end to everything after 9:00--and people didn't even want to leave then!
Everyone had a terrific time. If I can ever figure out how to put the pictures on Picasa or Flickr, I will and will link them.
After our business meeting, we went over to the Wilkinson Mill where the curator took us up to the museum storage room and showed us some of the Mill's collection of antique sewing machines and attendent pieces like needle displays, thread displays, postcards from the middle 1800's, dress patterns from Butterick and Domestic from Victorian times, etc. Some of the machines had been made as early as 1855--and they still work! It was interesting to see how the manufacturers not only made a useful device, they also paid a lot of attention to the aesthetics of the machine and how it would look in the home. Some of the machines and their treadles were absolutely beautiful! Thank you, Andy, for a wonderful experience!
After we got back, we snacked our way through the wonderful treats brought by our refreshment hosts and had a chance to see projects being worked on by various members, had a short lesson in how to become writers on this blog and had the drawings for the doorprizes. We had an astounding 23 Block-of-the-Month donations. Brenda thinks this is the most we've ever had.
We finally called an end to everything after 9:00--and people didn't even want to leave then!
Everyone had a terrific time. If I can ever figure out how to put the pictures on Picasa or Flickr, I will and will link them.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
October Meeting Sure to Interest
Come to the October 13 meeting of the Industrial Revolution Quilt Guild!
After the business meeting, we'll be heading over to the Wilkinson Mill to see the antique sewing machines in their collection.
Hope to see you there!
6:30 at Slater Mill in Pawtucket, across from the Visitor Center.
After the business meeting, we'll be heading over to the Wilkinson Mill to see the antique sewing machines in their collection.
Hope to see you there!
6:30 at Slater Mill in Pawtucket, across from the Visitor Center.
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