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NCQSI News - to promote and perpetuate the art of quilting |
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NCQSI News - to promote and perpetuate the art of quilting |
The holiday season is upon us once again. After the hustle and bustle of the holidays, we can look forward to exciting information from Asheville, North Carolina for the 2002 Symposium:
The members of the Asheville Quilt Guild continue to work hard planning Symposium 2002 – hoping to include all suggestions and as many new ideas as we can – with the goal being a symposium enjoyed by all. We look forward to seeing our old friends and meeting many new friends during that special quilting weekend. Mark your calendars right now: May 23rd through 26th, 2002.
Requests for information have been filling our post office box! Before the busy holiday season is upon us, take a few minutes now to send in your request. The address is: NCQS 2002, P.O. Box 5219, Asheville, NC 28813. We know you are looking forward to receiving that booklet – especially some of you who attend symposium annually. Those of you who will be attending for the first time – you'll see what we mean! It should be mailed out and arriving in your mailbox late January/early February – just the perfect time for some "sunny" news!
There isn't room for a complete list of classes and information here, but we wanted to whet your appetite with a complete list of teachers who have been invited to NCQS 2002. You'll find many familiar names – all have classes and lecture that sound wonderful! The hard part now will be choosing which to take! Here's the lineup: Susan Brittingham, Rachel Clark, Jo Diggs, Jodie Davis, Ginny Eckley, Priscilla Hair, Harriet Hargrave, Barbara O. Hartman, Laura Heine, Martine House, Jean Ray Laury, Jo Morton, Brenda Papadakis, Gerald Roy, Elizabeth Searle, Judy Simmons, Kristin Steiner, Jane Townswick, Dee Dee Triplett, Mary Lou Weidman, Laura Wasilowski and Shelly Zegart.
One special treat we plan to offer has to be mentioned! Shelly Zegart, a nationally known dealer and curator of American quilts, and founding Director of The Kentucky Quilt Project, will appraise quilts for Symposium participants for a nominal fee. You are invited to bring quilts made before 1950.
We have carved out a highly visible spot for guilds to display their raffle quilts and sell tickets during symposium. Let us know if you plan to bring your guild's raffle quilt so we can schedule a time for you to "show and sell."
Don't forget the quilt show part of symposium. Quilters are always eager to see each other's work – pace yourself now to finish that special project in time for entry. Look for the quilt show entry form in the registration packet.
You still have time to ask Santa for new hiking boots, or whatever you might need to help you navigate these "hills." Those of you who attended NCQS '95 are familiar with the grounds of the YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly Center – pass on any hints or advice to fellow guild members who are coming for the first time. You will have even more incentive for getting in shape after the holiday season this year – how about shaping up for a little "mountain climbing?" Looking at the bright side, at least nearly half the time you'll be walking downhill!
Information will be posted very soon on our website www.main.NC.us/AQG. We will do our best to keep complete and updated information there for you to find.
Feel free to contact either Laura Casey at pmcasey@aol.com or Connie Williams at cwillts@cs.com for information or questions. We look forward to seeing you in May!
In the last newsletter, the special award winners for the Wilmington Symposium quilt show were listed. However, there were a few mistakes that we would like to correct here:
Judges Choice – Carol Larimer
"untitled" by Vikky Stocks, Ocean Isle
Judges Choice – Kathy Ward
"Like Mother, Like Daughter" by Delores Hamilton, Cary, NC
Our apologies to these ladies for the mistake.
Many of you know Jane Hall or have been fortunate enough to be in one of her classes or lectures. Jane is a driving force behind the symposia held each year in North Carolina and the NCQSI Board has named one of its annual scholarships in her honor. The lucky winner of the first Jane Hall Scholarship was Karen Diehl.
Jane Hall has lectured and taught quiltmaking for guilds and quilt conferences in the United States and abroad for the past 25 years. She is a Certified Teacher, a Certified Quilt Judge, a Certified Appraiser for quilts both antique and contemporary as well as an author and quilt designer.
Her award-winning quilts have been exhibited nationally and internationally, in quilt shows, juried fiber and multi-media exhibitions and galleries. Her quilts are included in public and private collections and in American Quilter's Society Museum in Paducah, KY.
She has a particular interest in Log Cabin and Pineapple Quilts, and has explored techniques for piecing quilts on foundations. She has co-authored four books on quiltmaking with Dixie Haywood (Perfect Pineapples, C & T Publishing, 1989; Precision Pieced Quilts Using the Foundation Method, Chilton Book Company, 1992; Firm Foundations, American Quilters Society 1996; and Hall and Haywood's Foundation Quilts, Building on the Past, American Quilters Society, 2000.
Jane is intrigued by the interaction of colors in fabrics and the graphics of quilt designs, especially the geometry of patterns such as Mariner's Compasses and Pineapples. She works most often with traditional patterns using innovative sets and coloration, taking a fresh approach to the designs. The Chroma series of Pineapple colorwash designs is her most recent work.
A graduate of Cornell University, Jane and her husband, Robert, live in Raleigh, NC and have six grown children and ten grandchildren.
Jane first learned to quilt in Hawaii when her family was stationed there and her first quilt was a full-sized Hawaiian quilt. Otherwise, she was pretty much self-taught. Jane and family moved to North Carolina in 1979, just after the first NC Quilt Symposium. She has been active in both the local guild (Capital Quilters Guild) and NCQSI since then. She has co-chaired 3 symposia, served as director in 1994, and is co-chair of the 2003, to be held in Raleigh, NC. Jane's days involve a fair amount of travel and teaching, mostly due to having written books on quilting.
Jane says: "I don't know what I'd do if I weren't involved with quilting – it's the best!"
Cindy Adkins, Statesville, NC
Kitty Barco, Hickory, NC
Dee Dalton, Fayetteville, NC
Marsha Edwards, Durham, NC
Ruth Ann Fortunato, Etowah, NC
Drenna Hannon, Charlotte, NC
Rosemary Hansult, Pinehurst, NC
Nancy Hester, Southport, NC
Sara P. Hill, Asheville, NC
Janet Hindsley, Washington, NC
Kay Klein, Beaufort, NC
Ashley Lawrence, Waynesville, NC
Donna Leamy, Charlotte, NC
Marion Maeder, Asheville, NC
Roberta Miller-Haraway, Raleigh, NC
Phyllis Moysan, China Grove, NC
Valerie Robertson, Wilmington, NC
Beverly Roesink, Madison, NC
Judy Weinrich, Edenton, NC
Susan Whatley, Oriental, NC
North Carolina Quilt Symposium, Inc.