The Bargain Hunter: Early holiday deals Nov 19, 2009
Highlights: Silk quilts (handmade in Vietnam in a variety of colors and styles) $25-$120; satin cotton/linen sheet sets (400-600 thread counts) $39-$45 ... Highlights: Comforters from $25; quilts from $10; duvets $10-$15; coir mats (made out of coconut shells) and tablecloths $8 and $15; decorative plates $4. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Veterans Day parade will be held Saturday Nov 4, 2009
Members will display a variety of quilts, wall hangings, wearable arts, and other fine stitchery. Raffle tickets will be available for Texas Glory, a full size quilt constructed by CCQG members and hand quilted by Phyliss McClendon. (Port Lavaca Wave, TX)
Variety: Happenings around North Iowa Nov 1, 2009
Hundreds of quilts on display in St. Ansgar. ST. ANSGAR Hundreds of quilts will be on display at the second annual Quilt Extravaganza, set for Saturday, Oct. 31, and sponsored by the St. Ansgar Community Chamber ... Quilts old and new will be displayed at Immanuel Lutheran Church, United Methodist Church and First Lutheran Church, the Rescue Shed meeting room and in the Elementary gym. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Christmas parade Dec. 5 Oct 31, 2009
Other events in the planning stage are the First Annual Thorndale Car Show and Airing of the Quilts on March 27, 2010. This event will be held in conjunction with the Annual Louis Run motorcycle event sponsored by Rodenbeck Farm and Ranch. (Thorndale Champion, TX)
Pleasantview Benefit Sale Friday, Saturday Oct 22, 2009
Thursday, October 22, 2009. Jim Yoder raises bean dust Monday as he harvests some of the best soybeans hes seen. (Kalona News, IA)
5 antiquing spots in the Southeast Oct 16, 2009
Antiques Inc. carries furniture, art and china, but many people visit for its selection of quilts. Westwood Antiques on Whittaker Drive is a sprawling building, with more than 6,000 square feet dedicated to china, silver, art and furniture. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
An oasis for families in need Oct 11, 2009
The beds had hand-made quilts. Conway said after returning from the hospital during her stay she went down to the dining room for a 5 p.m. meal. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
City's fall festival is Saturday Oct 1, 2009
The exhibition, which will be held on the upper level of The Market, will feature both new and antique quilts with artisans working on-site. Quilters will be available to explain how history is reflected in the quilts. (Watertown Daily Times, WI)
Let the festivities begin Sep 19, 2009
The Hi-Line Quilt Guild Festival of Quilts Show opens at noon. Vibrantly colored and patterned quilts will remain on display until 6 p.m. tonight ... Items include jewelry, quilts, blankets, pottery, wood crafts, dried floral arrangements, soaps, candles, books, coffee, jams and jellies. (Havre Daily News, MT)
What's happening, 9-13 Sep 15, 2009
Items will include crafts, baked goods, quilts and many other items. John Flynn will perform at 2 p.m. Oct. 11 at Shiloh United Methodist Church, 1971 W. Indiana 56, Jasper. (Vincennes Sun Commercial, IN)
List of upcoming church bazaars Sep 14, 2009
Auction items include woodcrafts, large quilts, baby quilts, wall hangings, table runners, etc ... Details: Theme is "Santas, Snowmen and Flakes." The event includes craft demonstrations, book sale, an outdoor center, crafts and quilts, a silent auction, bake shop and deluxe deli ... Details: Lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The bazaar will feature quilts, Christmas greens, a cookie room, candy corner, harvest room, like-new items and a silent auction. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Saturday, September 19 South Britain ChurchOffers Apple Festivities Sep 9, 2009
A select group of area artisans will be on hand with hand-crafted jewelry, quilts, hand-painted gourds, knit and crocheted items, fairy apparel and decor, pewter jewelry and figurines, American Girl doll clothes and more. The popular "Pick-a-Prize" table will feature drawings for gift certificates for rounds of golf, restaurant meals, services and merchandise donated by local businesses. (Voices, CT)
America's best flea markets Aug 26, 2009
What: Over the course of its quarter-century run, this busy market held on a county fairground has won a reputation as the heartland's go-to source for all things folky and primitive, such as old metal pails, Shaker boxes, cross-stitched samplers, and calico quilts. Farmhouse antiques, like blanket chests, milk-paint cupboards, and sturdy rocking chairs also figure prominently, as do well-preserved dishware and tabletop items. (CNN)
Looking Back Aug 20, 2009
A Kalona quilt, designed by Dorothy Schuman, will be among the quilts sold at the 29th annual Pleasantview Home Benefit Sale, Sept. 7 and 8. The log cabin design is symbolic of the community's ruralness. (Kalona News, IA)
Floyd Co. Fair is off and running Jul 23, 2009
This is a show only quilts will not be judged. There is a limit of 100 quilts ... Categories include: Antique Quilts, Mini and Wall Quilts, Large Quilts. (Charles City Press, IO)
VICKERS/A cure for any ailment Jul 16, 2009
Children with a cold were swathed iin this salve and tucked into bed wearing flannel pajamas and under many quilts and blankets. The small blue glass jar has become collectible and sells at flea markets. (Philadelphia Neshoba Democrat, MS)
Buying art a learning experience Jul 12, 2009
"At the time we were collecting antiques and quilts," Patti Kuhn recalled. "We read a newspaper article about these African-American landscape artists from Fort Pierce and were intrigued.". (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Local)
Clarkesville is artisan-friendly Jul 3, 2009
com) a recent addition with pottery, painted silk banners, gourds, unusual paper quilts and other items by regional artists. Search for furniture and collectibles at Washington Street stores such as Once Upon a Time Antiques, Parker Place Antiques and Dixie Galleries. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Economy takes its toll on Amish Jun 30, 2009
Wingard, who has a wife and five daughters younger than 13, added jellies and jams to the quilts and other crafts he and his family sell from their farm. Despite the long hours Wingard often rises at 3:30 a.m. and puts up 300 jars of jelly by noon none of the new enterprises has come close to replacing the factory incomes. (USA Today)
Racine woman killed in suspected drunken-driving wreck Jun 25, 2009
"She was also involved in making quilts for the church for the mission,'' her husband said.He said his wife will be sadly missed by the friends and family who loved her."Here I was ready to retire and spend a lot of time with her and go on a lot of vacations and trips. It's tough to lose a good person,'' Alfred Podolak said. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Travel With Tompkins Jun 23, 2009
Almost anything can be found in Canton: Clothes old and new for women and children; furniture made out of longhorns (good to know); handmade jewelry; purses of all sorts; quilts; bubble machines that spit out over 1,000 bubbles per minute (bought one); candles; lemonade; fake designer sun glasses; tons of western-style furniture; books; gizmos and gadgets a plenty (okay, I borrowed that one from the Little Mermaid); pottery; floral arrangements; birdhouses; dinnerware; antiques and collectables... (Alva Review Courier, OK)
Jasper: Art, music and scenery Jun 20, 2009
Landscape photography by John Smith, swirling Murano glass vases by Afro Celotto and bold quilts by women in Alabama s Gee s Bend community provide vibrant punches of color ... The 90 items on display include quilts, pottery, blacksmith items, paintings and other pieces from artists with the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, N.C., ranging from less than $100 to $3,000. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Heirloom Machine QuiltingEssential... Jun 16, 2009
Heirloom quilts are known for formal, densely stitched designs of the type often seen on antique quilts in museums, with elaborate wreaths, feathers, swags, and flowers; tiny, intricate stipples and grid patterns; and trapunto (areas stuffed with extra batting to make them stand up above the main body of the quilt ... That s why heirloom quilts often have large open areas of pale solids to showcase the three-dimensional effects created by the stitching, instead of fabrics with prints, which tend... (Suite101.com)
The Genesee Country Inn Jun 2, 2009
The comfortable beds are covered with beautiful Amish quilts and the view from the windows is serene no matter on what side of the Inn one is fortunate enough to stay. Because of the house's age, rooms can become warm during the course of the day, but opening the windows in the evneings allows for plenty of breeze to enter as well as the soothing sound of the stream's running water. (Suite101.com)
MCC Sale to be held May 29-30 May 28, 2009
More than 100 handmade quilts which will be on display and then sold. Also at auction will be antiques and collectibles, homemade oak and walnut furniture, in-home meals, and packaged beef and pork from area farms to stock your freezer, among many other items. (Kalona News, IA)
On Display (40) May 6, 2009
Peggy s Alaskan Cabbage Patch Bed and Breakfast, 194 South Second St. Ongoing: Quilts and fiber art by Peggy Christopherson. Information: 541-258-1774. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
On The Road? Don't Miss These 50 Top Shops May 2, 2009
Admire the hand-carved furniture, glass, pottery, and Appalachian quilts. 12. (Click2Houston, TX)
North Iowa this week Apr 14, 2009
The Lake Area Quilters Guild hold its biennial quilt show, Today s Quilts Tomorrow s Treasures, at Clear Creek Elementary School, 901 S. 14th St. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $3. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Community Briefing (9) Mar 29, 2009
Lynn Haak of Globe will display her collection of quilts, some of which pre-date the Civil War, and lead discussion at Singing Wind Bookshop, Sunday, March 15, 1 p.m. Lots of quilting books available for purchase ... The show will have old and new quilts. (Benson San Pedro Valley News Sun, AZ)
Church quilt show to benefit Catholic youths' trip Mar 19, 2009
Fields will show several examples of her quilts and debut a new north woods-inspired fabric line at the event ... Quilts will be accepted at all locations until April 3 ... Quilts can be entered in the show in several divisions, including a youth division and a special theme category. (Chetek Alert, WI)
It will be fun, fun, fun Mar 12, 2009
Quilts are on display and participants compete for cash prizes. 1-800-251-9100. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Yesterday, today and tomorrow Mar 12, 2009
Theyre going to have some neat things going on this year like, raffling quilts, 50/50 raffles, bake sales and silent auctions all throughout the year to help defray some of the costs of the remodeling. They have a few things to get done like the carpet and stuff. (Forest Republican, WI)
Quilts being accepted until April 4 Mar 5, 2009
Quilts will be accepted at all locations until April 3 ... Quilts can be entered in the show in several divisions, including a youth division (quilts made by youth ages 18 and under), and a special theme category, SewBabySew: the Next Generation in Stitches ... Quilts made especially for babies should be entered in this category for a special display. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
The big list of festivals Feb 20, 2009
Quilts Galore: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21-22. Hundreds of Arizonans travel to view handcrafted quilts of all sizes and patterns created by Sierra Vista's Hummingbird Stitchers ... Showcases both traditional and contemporary Amish and Mennonite quilts. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Philadelphia ... City of Brotherly Love ... & Romantic Love Too! Feb 14, 2009
Thick terry robes, plush linens and towels, antique quilts and down comforters make rooms extra cozy. Each room is unique with special touches including a working gas fireplace, canopy bed, Oriental carpet, turret windows and more. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
St. Joseph Church offers quilt event Feb 12, 2009
To enter the show, drop off quilts at one of the following locations: Busy Bobbin in Rice Lake, the Cotton Club in Chippewa Falls, Elly's Sheared Sheep in Chetek, the River's Edge Antiques and Quilt Loft in Hayward, Thimbles Quilt Shop in Trego, Sew Country in Clear Lake, Pins and Needles in St. Croix Falls, or the Spooner Mercantile in Spooner. Quilts will be accepted until April 3. (Chetek Alert, WI)
Spring Antiques Show and Sale slated April 1-3 (5) Feb 11, 2009
Dealers from Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Texas and Oklahoma will have treasures of elegant and depression glass, estate jewelry, cut glass, furniture, linens, fine china, sterling silver, clocks, coins, prints, quilts, crocks, buttons, sewing notions, pattern glass, pottery, Native American items, and many choice collectibles. A new dealer will bring choice pieces of furniture of several styles Victorian, mission, early American, Oak, and others. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
• Community news Feb 10, 2009
The Bargello method is an easy, sew-as-you-go strip-piece technique, the strips are sewn into panels that result in quilts that give the impression of motion and resemble intricate needlepoint work. Patterns will be provided by the instructor. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
SE fests for Jan. 16-18, beyond Feb 7, 2009
Monroeville The Heritage Art Festival, Feb. 28, transforms the town with crafts, quilts, woodworking, soul food and art ... Quilts are on display and participants compete for cash prizes. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
