Piecing Together Maine Quilts (Page 13)

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 →

A newsletter for Maine Quilts Callie E Lavoie, Coordinator info@mainequilts.org | www.mainequilts.org | www.facebook.com/MaineQuilts.org | 207-216-7358 ****Welcome and Happy New Year 2016! I am starting the second year of Piecing Together Maine Quilts newsletter. I hope the information you are receiving in each issue keeps you up to date and involved with Maine Quilts. If there is a topic not covered please email me with your suggestion. Are you liking us on Facebook? www.facebook.com/MaineQuilts Callie What is New this Year?  Our Challenge Row theme is “Lupines on My Mind”.  Sewing Machines are provided for two teachers, Brenda Henning and Pam Buda in all their classes. Brenda Henning – JanomesMore →

A newsletter for Maine Quilts Callie E Lavoie, Coordinator info@mainequilts.org | www.mainequilts.org | www.facebook.com/MaineQuilts.org | 207-216-7358 Have you decided what quilt(s) you are entering and if it needs copyright permission? Below is a list of designers and publishers we have information for. All “permissions” require proper pattern, book, publisher and designer credit be given. Check the Blanket Permission list. Maine Quilts may already have permission from a designer and/or publisher. Look in the book or magazine. There may already be a statement that gives you permission to display the quilt. If you need to take the next step, determine who to contact – you may need to contact the publisher asMore →

A newsletter for Maine Quilts Callie E Lavoie, Coordinator info@mainequilts.org | www.mainequilts.org | www.facebook.com/MaineQuilts.org | 207-216-7358 Are you entering a quilt for judging this year? This is an informative and educational experience with comments from our Judges, Mary Walters, Pat Harrison, and Mary Derry. Please join us! I have several judging changes to tell you about: 1. Six new ribbons will be added in the judged division; they are: Best Pieced Quilt, Best Appliqué Quilt, Best Mixed Technique Quilt, Best Hand Quilted Quilt, Best Domestic Machine Quilted Quilt, Best Long Arm Quilted Quilt. Each ribbon will include all sizes. 2. If you are volunteering in the Judging Room you may nowMore →

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 is looking forward to our new special exhibits for July 2016! 1. Quilt As Desired – Curator Mary Kerr Vintage tops have been “Quilted as Desired” by some of the best long arm quilters in our business. Together we have taken unremarkable vintage tops and created something magical! Enjoy this unique marriage of the old and new as the lines that divide our quilt worlds become blurred. 2. Fenway Park Revisited by Rosemary Bawn Rosemary became a lifelong Red Sox fan in 1967, the year of the “Impossible Dream”. She made her firstMore →

A newsletter for Maine Quilts Callie E Lavoie, Coordinator info@mainequilts.org | www.mainequilts.org | www.facebook.com/MaineQuilts.org | 207-216-7358 Some pictures from Maine Quilts 2015 Below top left to bottom: Show setup – Children’s quilts and ballons, Molly Waddell “My Adirondack Cardinal” workshop, Bill Kerr noon lecture “Quilts Made Modern”, ready for Sunday Sampler with Carol McLeod, Aunties Two, Puffin Challenge exhibit.More →

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 2015 was a fun and successful show! The quilts were fabulous, colorful, and interesting! I enjoyed our special exhibits particularly seeing the quilts PTQG purchased and donated to the Maine State Museum. Congratulations to the ribbon winners! The full list is on our website, http://www.mainequilts.org. We are working on pictures to be posted in a couple weeks and on Face book. 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 hoursMore →

A newsletter for Maine Quilts Callie E Lavoie, Coordinator info@mainequilts.org | www.mainequilts.org | www.facebook.com/MaineQuilts.org | 207-216-7358 Three weeks to go until Wednesday, July 22, Setup Day. 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! 1. Saturday, July 18 is Quilt Delivery Day, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Remember to add a sleeve at least 4” wide and no more than 88” from the bottom of the quilt, label and a covered label if it is judged. Please bring quilt in a cloth bag with yourMore →

A newsletter for Maine Quilts Callie E Lavoie, Coordinator info@mainequilts.org | www.mainequilts.org | www.facebook.com/MaineQuilts.org | 207-216-7358 This issue is all about updates! 1. We have over 540 quilts! Thank you so very much for sharing your fabulous quilts! 2. We have a very few workshops with low attendance and decisions to make in 10 days. If you have any interest in these workshops please register right away! a. Frieda Anderson – Saturday “Dancing Trees”, #305 and Sunday “Sundance”, #405. b. Teenager workshop – Saturday afternoon “Retro Messenger Bag”, #703. 3. Silent Auction. We need items please! We have a Board meeting and Chairperson’s meeting on June 6 if you can giveMore →