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A newsletter for Maine Quilts Callie E Lavoie, Coordinator info@mainequilts.org | www.mainequilts.org | www.facebook.com/MaineQuilts.org | 207-216-7358 40th Anniversary Show- Maine Quilts 2017 – Join in on the fun! Quilts! Register to enter the following exhibits on the quilt registration form in the Brochure mailed in February. 1. Our Challenge theme this year is “Fantastically 40!” 40 years of Maine Quilts can bring many ideas, memories, quilts, friends and shows. What are you creating? 2. Have you ever made a red and white quilt? A fortieth anniversary speaks rubies and reds and an exhibit we can all join in together, “Red and White Stitched Together”. Make a red and white quilt anyMore →

A newsletter for Maine Quilts Callie E Lavoie, Coordinator info@mainequilts.org | www.mainequilts.org | www.facebook.com/MaineQuilts.org | 207-216-7358 Pictures from Maine Quilts 2016 Dean Rauch and volunteers greet you at the door! Smile! Anne Baker volunteers as Quilter at Work! Thank you! Marie Clark volunteers to White Glove. Mary Kerr gives a gallery talk for “Quilt as Desired” exhibit. We can answer your questions! Join us next year!More →

A newsletter for Maine Quilts Callie E Lavoie, Coordinator info@mainequilts.org | www.mainequilts.org | www.facebook.com/MaineQuilts.org | 207-216-7358 Judge’s Choice Ribbons and National Association of Certified Quilt Judges Ribbons! Judge’s Choice Ribbon, Mary E Derry, NACQJ, 2016. D131. Cabin Nines by Audrey Briggs, Falmouth. (82 x 82) Traditional: variation of Log Cabin. Source: Fons & Porter Love of Quilting, Mar/Apr 2013, “Sprigs & Twigs” by Kim Diehl. Professionally hand quilted by Carolyn Bernier. Judge’s Choice Ribbon, Pat Harrison, NACQJ, 2016. D114. Woven Tumblers by Judy Babbidge, Limestone. (102 x 82) Traditional Tumbler. Judge’s Choice Ribbon, Mary Walter, NACQJ, 2016. MOD106. A Checkered Path by Kathryn Simel, Cushing. (66 x 70) Original design. ProfessionallyMore →

A newsletter for Maine Quilts Callie E Lavoie, Coordinator info@mainequilts.org | www.mainequilts.org | www.facebook.com/MaineQuilts.org | 207-216-7358 Maine Quilts 2016 was a fun and successful show! Congratulations to the ribbon winners! The full list is being added to our website, http://www.mainequilts.org. Thank you all for volunteering, enjoying the learning opportunities with our teachers, spending your money with our vendors, and supporting the various fundraisers. Thank you to the chairpersons and the hours spent organizing and preparing your parts for the show. And yes, “In Stitches with Quilting Comedy” on Friday night was a huge success with a standing ovation. Thank you Carolee and Kim for creating our skit and Betsy Crowell ourMore →

A newsletter for Maine Quilts Callie E Lavoie, Coordinator info@mainequilts.org | www.mainequilts.org | www.facebook.com/MaineQuilts.org | 207-216-7358 Four weeks to go until Friday, July 29, our first full day of the show! I am really looking forward to this show and must thank all the volunteer chairs and volunteers that are working so hard to put this together! It is a team effort and much appreciated! Things to remember and consider: 1. We need white glove volunteers! Can you help us on Thursday night, Champagne Preivew night? We will split the shift with you and offer 7 – 8 p.m. or 8 – 9 p.m. We also have needs every day ofMore →

A newsletter for Maine Quilts Callie E Lavoie, Coordinator info@mainequilts.org | www.mainequilts.org | www.facebook.com/MaineQuilts.org | 207-216-7358 An update! 1. Workshops– Several workshops need more registrants. Please look at these workshops and sign up! a. Phenomenal Free Motion Foliage with Barbara Binotto – Sunday b. House on the Hill Runner with Lisa Bongean – Sunday c. Twist and Shout with Mary Kerr – Saturday d. Anonymous & Me with Mary Kerr – Sunday e. Appliqué & Embellishments with Gina Perkes – Sunday f. Color Me Beautiful with Linda Poole – Saturday g. The Mystique of Appraising with Bonnie Dwyer – Saturday. Right now we have three and two students in our Children’sMore →

A newsletter for Maine Quilts Callie E Lavoie, Coordinator info@mainequilts.org | www.mainequilts.org | www.facebook.com/MaineQuilts.org | 207-216-7358 An update! Last postmark date for quilt registration is May 14th! If you need a form and/or entry information go to your brochure or our website: https://mainequilts.org/Quilt_Show/Quilt_Entry_Info.htm. We need your quilts! All four of them! The workshops with sewing machines provided are filling well; teachers with machines are Brenda Henning and Pam Buda. It is so wonderful for the students to not lug their machines. Enjoy using the machines donated by The Fabric Garden and Cotton Cupboard. There will be an expert helper from the vendor/manufacturer available in workshop all day. We’re letting the teacherMore →

A newsletter for Maine Quilts Callie E Lavoie, Coordinator info@mainequilts.org | www.mainequilts.org | www.facebook.com/MaineQuilts.org | 207-216-7358 An update! Really looking forward to the Quilt Show! Callie E Lavoie, Coordinator info@mainequilts.org, www.mainequilts.org, www.facebook.com/MaineQuilts, 207-216-7358 1. Workshops full today are Quiltside Tools with Gina Perkes, Trip to the Altar with Brenda Henning, Outside the Box with Brenda Henning and Starry, Starry Nines with Pam Buda. Workshops with one or two spaces are Hibiscus with Linda Poole, Fantabulous Feathers and Fills with Gina Perkes and Bud Garden with Lisa Bongean. Check our website for further updates on full workshops: http://www.mainequilts.org 2. We are changing the Sunday project with Lisa Bongean. We will have newMore →

A newsletter for Maine Quilts Callie E Lavoie, Coordinator info@mainequilts.org | www.mainequilts.org | www.facebook.com/MaineQuilts.org | 207-216-7358  Color! Purple, Pink, Blue, Yellow, Lavender, Green! “Lupines on My Mind” brings many colors to imagine. Why not celebrate in your own way the beautiful Lupine with an entry into Maine Quilts 2016 theme row? Some colors I am working with in this picture (fabrics from Quilt Essentials). 40th Anniversary Quilt Show 2017 – Ruby Red and White colors! Announcement! Let’s start our own Ruby Red and White Celebration exhibit. We all loved the exhibit at the Folk Art Museum in New York City with over 600 red and white quilts. What better way toMore →

A newsletter for Maine Quilts Callie E Lavoie, Coordinator info@mainequilts.org | www.mainequilts.org | www.facebook.com/MaineQuilts.org | 207-216-7358 Everyone will have their Purple Maine Quilts 2016 Brochure in a couple weeks! Look inside and find your quilt registration form, your workshop and event registration form and your volunteer form. Let’s talk about workshops. Teachers are coming from everywhere! Barbara Binotto – Maine, Lisa Bongean – Wisconsin, Pam Buda – Illinois, Brenda Henning – Alaska, Mary Kerr – Virginia, Gina Perkes – Arizona, Linda Poole – Pennsylvania and Bonnie Dwyer – Maine. What a line up! Gina Perkes is an internationally award winning long arm teacher. We will learn a lot from Gina! DoMore →