Dear Quilting Friends,
Wow!
What a great quilt show all of you provided! Four hundred and
five quilts, many of which were exceptionally well done, and all
exhibited by quilting friends from this region. The six-day show
was thoroughly enjoyed by over 5300 visitors in addition to the
staff and volunteers of Sauder Village.
Give yourselves a pat on the back! To see all the
winners, including the Viewer’s Choice winning quilt, log on to
www.saudervillage.org/Creativity/quiltfair_winners08.asp.
Quilt Fair
- A Great Success!
We could never pull off a big week like this
without the exhibitors, as well as many willing and talented
volunteers. The pictures give you an idea how the volunteers
hang the large bed quilts, and also
show demonstrations of a variety of skills in Founders Hall.
The Serenity Circles quilt top that Sharon Moore
worked on all week is completed and hanging in the quilt shop.
Many of you were looking for the batiks used in that quilt so we
now have bundled two different packets of fifteen fat quarters
each, for a total of thirty used in our sample.
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Hanging Bed Quilts |
Hanging Bed Quilts |
Demonstration |
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Demonstration |
Demonstration |
Serenity Circles quilt top |
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Over
the years, many people have admired the handiwork of Velma Kamp
as she demonstrates broderie perse appliqué techniques.
For those of you who would love to have a piece of her work, she
has provided Threads of Tradition with a few blocks that she is
willing to sell, including the one she worked on all week at
Quilt Fair. Contact the quilt shop if you are interested in
purchasing these one-of-a-kind quilting
treasures.
I don’t have pictures of the staff and
volunteers working at Threads of Tradition, because I didn’t
have time to take pictures when I was in the shop. In fact, on
Saturday we were so busy that I even recruited Maynard Sauder,
President of the Board, to help put fabric away in the sale
area! Thanks Maynard!
Over at the Heritage Inn, eager students learned
much from teacher Sharyn Craig as she helped the entire
group and each person individually
plan and work on their project. In the Compass for All
Quilters class, at the end of the day, everyone had
completed at least one compass block and started several more.
The Northwind class had two days to really get going on
their new quilt and on Saturday,
Sharyn tackled the challenge of helping each student plan a
fantastic setting for their orphan quilt blocks, while planting
many creative ideas in their minds for future use.
Due
to popular demand, in 2009 we have contracted with Nancy Odom
to offer classes during Quilt Fair, so plan to sign up early to
study with this popular teacher. Registration for classes, as
well as for entering a quilt in the show, will be available
online on December 2,
2008.
Also, clear your schedules for Quilt Fair in 2010 because
Sharon Schamber will be teaching classes at the
Heritage Inn from Wednesday - Saturday. Judging from the
response that I have received to that news, classes will fill
very quickly. Registrations for Sharon’s classes will be begin
in early December 2009. We already carry books
by both of these popular teachers if you want to prepare
for class by studying about their techniques.
Host Your
Quilt Retreat with Us!
Ladies in Sharyn Craig’s classes loved the
facilities and ambiance of our Heritage Inn and asked about the
possibility of bringing their quilt groups for a retreat. We
would love to fill the Inn with groups of happy quilters! Just
look at all we have to offer…
- 98 spacious guest rooms with free wireless Internet,
indoor pool, hot tub, exercise room, Great Oak Tree and
more! Free upscale continental breakfast each morning.
- Private, well-lit sewing spaces for your group in
the Homestead Room, Gathering Room or Heritage Room.
- A full range of catered menu options is available.
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Located
adjacent to Historic Sauder Village – Ohio’s largest
living-history village, Barn Restaurant, Doughbox Bakery
and great shopping… including, of course, Threads of
Tradition Quilt Shop!
Call group reservations at 800.590.9755 to schedule your
getaway. Ask about special non-weekend rates!
Upcoming
Class
During
Quilt Fair, I heard several people comment that coming into
Threads of Tradition was like visiting a second quilt show. One
of the showstoppers in the shop were the two Double Spiral
quilts on loan from Betty Donahue and Chris Hammersmith.
These quilts are advertising a special 2-day class that
is planned for Saturdays, May 31 and June 21. Jan McKenna Smith,
the designer of the Double Spiral quilt is coming to
teach
you how to make your own version of this striking beauty.
Contact Threads of Tradition at 419-445-9610 for more
information!
Due to scheduling conflicts, the Weekender
Travel Bag class has been postponed until Saturday, June 7.
There are still available spaces in this class so you too can
make this Amy Butler designer tote.
New
Books
The
long-awaited Quilter’s Catalog, A Comprehensive Resource
Guide by Meg Cox has finally arrived. It is touted as the
Bee-All and End-All of quilt information - jam-packed with
information, supplies, expert interviews, techniques, community
and inspiration. Sections include: all the tools of the trade;
the online world made manageable with a guide to the most useful
blogs, websites, e-mail lists, free patterns and pod casts;
national and regional shows, guilds and the best retreats and
quilt museums; and profiles of twenty top teachers. This is a
book to help every quilter deepen and grow - keep it as close by
as your stash of fat quarters. An excellent value at only
$18.95!
Boost your color confidence with bright, bold
fabrics! Spotlight on Scraps will inspire you to simply
mix hues, values and prints to punch up the color in quilts and
give your next - or very first - scrappy quilt real sparkle.
This book features 10 projects with a focus on limited color
palettes, so it’s easy to achieve success on the first try. Also
get beginner-friendly lessons on developing color schemes and
learn how to use simple strip piecing, folded corners and
fusible appliqué techniques.
Fabric, Beautiful Fabric!
Moda
has designed more of what they call convenience quilts.
That basically means that the "pieced" borders and blocks are
pre-printed on separate bolts of fabrics so that you have the
convenience of not piecing or appliquéing all those blocks and
borders, but you can still
make your quilt any size you desire as well as personalizing it
by adding some of your own choices from the coordinating
fabrics. Ruby’s Flower Garden and Summer Basket
of Flowers are the latest in convenience quilts. Moda
fabrics’ fantastic hand and the precision of the printing make
these quilts a snap to sew up in a jiffy - everything has been
planned to fit together perfectly and to coordinate beautifully.
For the chicken and rooster lovers, Fleurance
provides a variety of prints within the rooster theme.
Several rooster prints, a stripe,
daisy print, and multiple coordinates provide a wide range of
possibilities for using this fabric to further your decorating
theme.
Last, but certainly not least, we have fabrics for all the bird
watchers out there. Cheep Housing by Clothworks features
birdhouses, birds and flowers and a free pattern for making a
large lap sized quilt. Just the thing for your sunroom or back
porch!
I hope you enjoyed this review of our Quilt Show
and also the preview of new events and products available at
Threads of Tradition. The big show may be over, but our
excitement and involvement in quilting continues. I’m sure yours
does as well.
Stop in at Threads of Tradition to see what we
are up to and to share your latest project.
See you soon! Linda
Threads of Tradition @ Sauder Village
22611 State Route 2, Archbold, Ohio 43502
800.590.9755 or 419.446.2541 ext. 3011
www.saudervillage.org
send email inquiries to:
lrufenacht@saudervillage.org
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