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April 21, 2008: Quilters In Stitches Quilt Guild invites you to participate in our "Clean Out Your Stash Sale".  Meeting Information HERE.  CLICK HERE for request info on signing-up to "sell your stuff".

April 24, 2008: Etowah Valley Quilt Guild welcomes Patty Knoechel (sister of Eleanor Burns "Quilt in a Day"), will be presenting a trunk show of Eleanor's newest book, "Victory Quilts".  Cartersville Civic Center, 435 Main St., Cartersville.  7:00 PM, $5 guest fee.  For more information, contact Kay Brand.

April 24-26, 2008: Love intricately pieced quilts?  Hate it when your points don't match?  East Cobb Quilt Guild has the solution for you: Visit with Jane Hall (foundation piecing QUEEN) this month.  Jane is one of the premier foundation piecers in the country. She has lectured and taught quilt making for guilds and quilt conferences in the United States and abroad for twenty-five years. She is an author and quilt designer as well as a teacher, judge, and appraiser.  2 classes available:  Firm Foundations (24th) and Pineapples Plus (26th).  Jane's lecture will be on the 25th, "Blue Ribbon Quilts".  Visit East Cobb's Website for more information.

April 26, 2008: Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum presents a David Taylor Workshop: "Advanced Pictorial Appliqué":  This class is for quilters who have mastered their own appliqué technique. David will demonstrate how to adapt a photograph or drawing into a quilted wallhanging, using hand- and machine-piecing, appliqué and quilting techniques. Students should not expect to have a finished piece at the end of the class. Detailed art quilts can take months to produce. Students are encouraged to bring multiple designs to choose from and may contact David in advance of the class to discuss their choices. A simple supply list is available. Maximum size of class: 20. On your own for lunch. Supply list provided upon class registration. 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, $45.00 person, Education Room at the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, 1111 Washington Ave., Golden, CO 80401, (303) 277-0377, rmqm@rmqm.org. Other classes or workshops in preparation: "Documenting Your Grandmother's Quilt", "Introduction to Museum Work", "Educational Tours for School Groups".

May 5, 2008: Hall County Quilt Guild hosts Joan Sievenpiper trunk show of a "Samplemaker" and workshop of Lonestar quilt using "Quiltsmart" method.  9:30am, $3 visitor fee ($15 workshop fee).  For more info, contact Joan Garland.

May 19, 2008: Quilters In Stitches Quilt Guild hosts Peggy Barkle as she tells us about "Life of a Fabri-holic", $3 visitor fee.  Meeting Information HERE.

May 30, 2008: East Cobb Quilters Guild presents Laura Wasilowski.  Laura is a textile artist, author, teacher, and creator of hand dyed fabrics and threads. She has an undergraduate degree in Costuming from the College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, MN and a Master of Art degree in Fiber from Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL. She is owner of ARTFABRIK. Laura combines vivid fabrics and whimsical stories to make pictorial art quilts. Her colorful, hand-dyed fabrics inspire her, as do stories of her family, friends, and home. These pieces often chronicle her life. Each wall piece she makes is of her own design, of fused appliqué, and machine quilted. Visit East Cobb's Website for more information.

May 31, 2008: Quilters in Stitches of Grayson offers Stacy Michell's "Not So Giant Dahlia" from 10am-6pm. Everything has a trick, and this quilt is much easier than it looks! The colorful combination is created from Shades Hand Dyed Textiles, and the pieces are cut from acrylic templates From Marti Michell. This class makes a “Not So Giant Dahlia” that is a 36 inch circle. You will learn everything you need to know to make a Giant Dahlia with a 52 inch circle! We have found that Dahlia quilts are like potato chips, you can not make just one! Once you understand how easy it is, you will want to make a dozen!  CLICK HERE for details on this workshop.

June 2-3, 2008: Hall County Quilt Guild hosts Deb Karasik author, Quiltmavens Perfect Paper Piecing and award winner.  Lecture; "If I can, anyone can" $3 visitor fee.  Workshop: Inner Light Quilt. 9:30am, $20 workshop fee.  For more info, contact Joan Garland.

June 16, 2008: Quilters In Stitches Quilt Guild hosts Cathy Etheridge as she shares her tips as "The Ruler Queen", $3 visitor fee.  Meeting Information HERE.

June 27, 2008: East Cobb Quilters Guild presents Pat Sloan.  Visit East Cobb's Website for more information.

July 21, 2008: Quilters In Stitches Quilt Guild  hosts Susan Rice for her trunk show, lecture, and fabric sale.  $3 visitor fee.  Meeting Information HERE.

August 4, 2008: Hall County Quilt Guild hosts Holly Anderson quilt appraiser.  9:30am, $3 visitor fee.  For more info, contact Joan Garland.

August 29, 2008: East Cobb Quilters Guild presents Mary Lou Weidman.  Visit East Cobb's Website for more information.

September 15-16, 2008: Hall County Quilt Guild hosts Pat Sloan for a lecture ($3 visitor fee) and workshop($20 workshop fee). 9:30am.  For more info, contact Joan Garland.

September 26, 2008: East Cobb Quilters Guild present Jan Krueger.  Visit East Cobb's Website for more information.

October 6-7, 2008: Hall County Quilt Guild hosts Britt Ingham, Landscape Artist 9:30am, $3 visitor fee.  For more info, contact Joan Garland. Workshop fee $20.

October 11, 2008: GQC 25th Anniversary Fall Convention.  Charlie Elliot Wildlife Center, Mansfield, GA CLICK HERE for more information.

October 31, 2008: East Cobb Quilters Guild presents Mary Sorenson.  Visit East Cobb's Website for more information.

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