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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 |
Summer 2002
The Asheville Quilt Guild outdid themselves at Symposium 2002 held at the YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly in Black Mountain, NC. Laura Casey, Connie Williams and the rest of the guild made sure all who attended went away with many fond memories. Some of the comments overheard were: "What a spectacular view! What nice weather! The food was great – and so was the cafeteria service! Tie-dyed socks ... NEAT!"
A total of 280 full-time boarding students, 60 full-time commuters and 75 purchasing day tickets enjoyed Symposium 2002. Fifty went on the bus tour, which was said to be "a roaring success."
Other highlights included a wonderful program by Gerald Roy in which he showed many beautiful and interesting quilt tops – not quilts, just tops – and discussed why so many are found unfinished. Saturday night, Rachel Clark hosted a fashion show featuring her beautiful and whimsical creations "Clothing for the Body and Soul."
Then, of course, the really important news: THE WINNERS!!!
Awards
Quilt show winners are as follows by category:
| Bed – Pieced | ||
| 1st | Koi Pond, Laura Casey | |
| 2nd | College Degree, Jill V. Watson | |
| 3rd | Southwest by South, Barbara Fuller | |
| HM | Flow Blue, Terri Baker | |
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| Bed - Appliqué | ||
| – | Bouquets & Garlands, Frances Calhoun | |
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| Bed – Mixed/Other | ||
| 1st | Learning to Applique, the Southern Way, Sherry Leschinsky | |
| 2nd | Starflower, Trish Gabriel | |
| 3rd | A Garden Runs Through It, Betty Meyring | |
| HM | Falling In Love, Jan Cox | |
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| Wall – Pieced/Small | ||
| 1st | Please Don't Eat the Geraniums, Linda Sokalski | |
| 2nd | Ambivalent, Or, Maybe Not, Claire Rouse | |
| 3rd | Folk Art Compass, Holly Sweet | |
| HM | Kathryn Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Beverly Roesink | |
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| Wall – Pieced/Large | ||
| 1st | The Center Is Everywhere, Claire Rouse | |
| 2nd | Triangle Garden, Lois Griffith | |
| 3rd | Twin Beaches, Lois Griffith | |
| HM | Cathedral Floor Tiles, Lavina Smith | |
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| Wall Appliqué – Small | ||
| 1st | The Lonely Tiger, Patty Zach | |
| 2nd | Gold Hill, Frances Calhoun | |
| 3rd | Forget Denver, Fall Back East, Karen Dickerson | |
| HM | Iris & Black-Eyed Susans, Terri Baker | |
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| Wall Appliqué – Large | ||
| 1st | Ugly Ducklings to a Swan, Betty Cabe | |
| 2nd | Tiger, Tiger, Margaret Hunt | |
| 3rd | Wow Chickens!, Joan Cole | |
| HM | Indian Paintbrush, Mary Berry | |
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| Wall – Mixed/Other | ||
| 1st | Almost Crazy, Betty Cabe | |
| 2nd | Sun Dappled, Fletcher McNeil | |
| 3rd | So Sexy!, Glenda George | |
| HM | Without Malice, Margaret Hunt | |
| HM | View From a Gazebo, Jill Watson | |
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| Crib – Juvenile | ||
| 1st | Pastel Nine Patch, Kim Green | |
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| Miniature | ||
| 1st | Drunkard's Path Fun, Melba Rilott | |
| 2nd | Red Roses, Kitty Etterman | |
| 3rd | Mountain Memories, Ruth Ann Fortunato | |
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| Group | ||
| 1st | Pieced Goods, Patricia Yurick | |
| 2nd | Goose in a Pond Mystery, Sonia Blue | |
| 3rd | Crazy for Flowers, Sandhills Quilters | |
| HM | Garden Party, Ginny Landwehr | |
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| Judge’s Choice | ||
| – | The Center Is Everywhere, Claire Rouse | |
| – | Tiger, Tiger, Margaret Hunt | |
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| Viewers’ Choice | ||
| – | Bouquets & Garlands, Frances Calhoun | |
Special Awards given by the NCQSI Board:
| Best Color | |||
| Southwest by South | Barbara Fuller and | ||
| Summer Splendor | Judy Peterson | ||
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| Most Innovative | |||
| Cliché of Hearts | Glenda George and | ||
| Triangle Garden | Lois Griffin | ||
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| Best Hand Quilting | |||
| Flow Blue | Terri Baker and | ||
| Tic Tac Toe | Mary Field | ||
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| Board Choice | |||
| Starflower | Trish Gabriel | ||
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| Best of Show | |||
| Night Blooms | Linda Cantrell and Barbara Swinea |
The quilt show was not the only area that produced winners. Winners of the block party were:
| Tie for 1st – Catherine Etterman and Mary Williams | |
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| Pieced (33 entries) | |
| 1st – Kimberly Green | |
| Tie for 2nd – Bess Lawrence and Helen Egan |
The beautiful raffle quilt was won by Trish Gabriel.
The NCQSI Board awarded 3 scholarships for use at Symposium 2003. Winners were:
Symposium 2002 is now just a fond memory. But, Symposium 2003 is just around the corner:
Capital Quilters will co-host North Carolina Quilt Symposium’s 25th Anniversary “Under the Magnolias” at Peace College in Raleigh, NC. The dates are May 29 through June 1, 2003. To receive a brochure for Symposium 2003, please send a $3.00 check to:
NCQS 2003
200 Transylvania Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27609
Questions? Email Jane Hall.
Co-hosting symposium is a great way to earn funds for your guild by providing a wonderful venue for learning about the wonderful art of quilting. If your guild has an interest in co-hosting in the future, please contact a member of the NCQSI Board.
"On behalf of the NCQSI Board, I want to express our sincere thanks and appreciation to Laura Casey, Connie Williams and the Asheville Quilt Guild for the outstanding job they did at Symposium 2002."
- Kitty Barco, President, NCQSI Board
The NCQSI Board of Directors is made up of 21 members throughout the state who serve a three-year term, renewable for a second three-year term. Current board members are:
Cindy Adkins, Stateville, NC
Kitty Barco, Hickory, NC
Robin Caruso, Elizabeth City, NC
Dee Dalton, Fayetteville, NC
Marsha Edwards, Durham, NC
Drenna Hannon, Charlotte, NC
Rosemary Jansult, Pinehurst, NC
Nancy Hester, Southport, NC
Sara Hill, Black Mountain, NC
Janet Hindsley, Washington, NC
Kay Klein, Beaufort, NC
Ashley Lawrence, Waynesville, NC
Melva Lawrence, Grifton, NC
Donna Leamy, Charlotte, NC
Marion Maeder, Asheville, NC
Vicki McBryde, Cherryville, NC
Roberta Miller-Haraway, Raleigh, NC
Valerie Robertson, Wilmington, NC
Beverly Roesink, Madison, NC
Judy Weinrich, Edenton, NC
Susan Whatley, Oriental, NC
The NCQSI Board of Directors wishes to thank recent retirees Ruth Ann Fortunato, Phyllis Moysan and Morie Austin for their years of hard work. You will be missed!!
If you have any comments or suggestions for the newsletter, email our Newsletter Editor, Cindy Adkins.