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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 29th Annual NC Quilt Symposium, "Bee In the Mountains" was a most picture perfect place to be in May 2007. It was a great success! Western North Carolina Quilt Guild hosted in Mars Hill, NC, at Mars Hill College, with a reported 25% guild participation in NC Symposium 2007.
Results of "Where did you hear about Symposium?" (%)
There were twenty fabulous teachers, offering classes and lectures. The Opening Ceremony concluded with a teacher exhibit in the lecture hall foyer, and a chance to purchase books and meet the teachers.
The Quilt Show was held in the school gym, with 112 entries, including three wearable entries.
There were seventeen vendors.
Judges: Elizabeth Miller, Charlotte, NC and Susan Edmonson, Concord, NC
Viewer's Choice: Hearts In Bloom, Francis Yoder - $50.00. Three hundred thirty three votes were cast, eighty-six for the winner. Sixty-six entries received votes.
Best of Show: Leaf Cycles V, Patsy Thompson, $150.00
Best Hand Quilting: Star of Bethlehem, Louise Mac Donald, $50.00
Best Machine Quilting: Leaf Cycles V, Patsy Thompson, $50.00
Best Use of Color: Hearts in Bloom, Frances Yoder, $50.00
Most Innovative: Vincent's Sunflower Daze, Judy Petersen, $50.00
Best Embellishment: I thought I saw a Mermaid, Susan Hudspeth, $50.00
Best Landscape: Atop The Blue Ridge Parkway, Judy Lilly, Myrtle Beach, SC
NCQSI Board Choice: Hearts in Bloom, Frances Yoder, $50.00
Judge's Choice:
Judge Elizabeth Miller - Vincent's Sunflower Daze, Judy Petersen, Pinehurst, NC
Judge Susan Edmonson - Jungle Boogie, Susie Jacobs, Lynchburg, VA
Bed Quilts
Large Wall Hanging, Pieced
Large Wall Hanging, Appliqued
Large Wall Hanging, Mixed Techniques
Small Wall Hanging, Pieced
Small Wall Hanging, Appliqued
Small Wall Hanging, Mixed Techniques
Miniature
Crib or Juvenile
Commissioned Quilting
Group Quilt
Wearables
Scholarships: ($350.00 value)
Raffle Quilt Winner: John Dillon, Henderson NC
Sewing machine Winner: Niki Vick, Balsam, NC
(Janome Sewing Machine, Model 625 E with quilter's Kit
Donated by Bill's Sewing Machine Company, Hildebran, NC)
John C Campbell Folk School one-week scholarship, including classes, room and board. Donated by John C Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC:
Judy Lilly, Myrtle Beach, SC
$100 Gift Certificate - Donated by the Vacuum and Sewing Center, Greenville, SC:
Jamie Grainger-Cedar Point, NC
Certificate for Quilting Service, Including Hobbs 80/20 Batting. Donated by Hummingbird Longarm Quilting, Pisgah Forest, NC:
Sharon Murray, Clinton, SC
Quilt Rack: Alice Campleece, Pinehurst, NC
The members of the Quilters By The Sea Guild, and the North Carolina Symposium, Inc., invite you to join us for Quilting By The Sea, Symposium 2008. Symposium will be held on the campus of UNC-Wilmington, May 29 – June 1, 2008.
We are looking forward to great classes from national and international teachers, renowned in the field of quilting. For a full list of teachers, see our website, www.ncqsi.org . You’ll find links to the teacher's websites, and information on Symposium, as it is available. Registration information will be posted in early 2008. We expect a magnificent quilt show, a fine assortment of merchants and entertaining evening events. The most important part of the event will be you!
For a paper copy of the registration information, which will be mailed in January 2008, send $4 to:
NCQSI 2008
c/o Bev Cochran
4920 Coronado Drive
Wilmington, NC 28409
or contact QBTS at ncquiltsymp2008@yahoo.com.
The Spring NCQSI Board meeting was held in Burlington, NC in March 2007. New Board members were welcomed for their first three-year term: Marty Dail from Washington, NC, Terri Townsend from Hickory, NC, Danielle Barr of Charlotte and Cindy Ward of Elizabeth City.
We are delighted to have contracts with hosts for future Symposia: Capitol Quilters, Raleigh, NC will host Symposium 2009; and Charlotte Quilters Guild will host in 2010.
The Board will hold is annual fall meeting in early October, 2007, in Burlington, NC.
Resources
Please take a moment to check the listings of North Carolina guilds and quilt shows on this Web site. If you note any additions or updates, please contact us.
We hope to see you all in Wilmington in May for Symposium 2008!
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