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9/23/2017 - Day 2 of Harvest of Quilts XII Quilt and Crafts Show
Gatherings of friends, vendor shopping, Silent Auction and Raffle Baskets, Komen Live Auction and much more. Maybe the big news of the day was that the Viewer's Choice award went to Mom's Therapy Quilt by Bernadette Pohl. Here's some of the photos from today.
9/22/2017 - Day 1 of Harvest of Quilts XII Quilt and Crafts Show
The quilt show is underway and looking GREAT! News 44 was out this morning taking video and interviewing Irene Scheffler, Quilt Show Chairman. Here's some early shots from the show:
09/21/2017 Winning Quilts
At the Awards Ceremony, 9/21/2017, the winning quilts were announced for the Harvest of Quilts XII Quilt and Crafts Show. To see more on the winning quilts use the button below.
Spring 2017 - Blocks for the Cure assembled
The Blocks made for the Blocks for the Cure contest last fall were assembled this year to be auctioned at the Harvest of Quilts XII Quilt and Craft Show. 18 items were assembled including lap quilts, framed quilted items and tote bags. These will be sold at the Quilt Show, the larger items by live auction on Saturday, at 2pm.
Susan G. Komen Survivor Quilt Raffled -- August 21, 2017
The Susan G Komen Survivor Quilt Project raised $1,567 and the money was donated to the Susan G Komen Evansville Tri-State affiliate. See a photo of the quilt to the right.
Teresa Wells, a 14 year breast cancer survivor won the quilt.
Karen Hampton
Teresa Wells, a 14 year breast cancer survivor won the quilt.
Karen Hampton
2017 Ultimate Challenge Quilts Revealed - June 7, 2017
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The American Quilt Society has issued the Ultimate Guild Challenge. They will accept quilts from guilds and select guilds who will participate in a special exhibit at the 2018 Grand Rapids Quilt Show. Raintree Quilters Guild passed along the challenge to its members. They need to submit 8 project quilts to the AQS challenge.
Nineteen Raintree members answered the challenge by creating a 30"x30" quilt with the theme of "'Tis a Gift". The quilts they created were revealed to guild members at the June 7 Raintree meeting. All these quilts will be exhibited at Raintree's Harvest of Quilts XII show in September, 2017. Raintree members selected the 8 quilts we'll send to AQS by vote along with 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners. In the mean time the quilts will be shown at Harvest of Quilts XII Quilt and Craft Show. 2017 President's Quilt Presented to Irene Scheffler - June 7, 2017
Each year Raintree Vice Presidents are in charge of a project to make and present a quilt top to the Raintree President at the end of her term. The President's Quilt was presented at the June Raintree meeting.
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Service Project Quilts Given to Holly's House, Gilda's Club, SWIRCA and more
March, 2017
Starting February 4, 2017, several quilts from Raintree Quilters' Guild's Service Project committee were delivered to several charitable organizations. They included: Gilda's Club - 2 quilts; Holly's House - 4 quilts; SWIRCA(SW Indiana Regional Council on Aging) - 1 large quilt; Albion Fellows Bacon Center.
Recent Anne Zick Traveling Teacher Classes: English Paper Piecing
In English Paper piecing you use a simple template made of paper or flexy plastic and temporarily fasten your fabric to it. Then you assemble the pieces with the templates still behind. Eventually you remove the templates from the back. Typically you use a bunch of the same shape and size pieces to make a quilt. Ann Zick is an expert teacher on English Paper Piecing. Class participants learned about the planning and techniques involved in creating an English Paper Pieced quilt. This technique is easy to take along anywhere for handwork and is said to be relaxing. The class was clearly having a great time and getting very nice resuilts when I went to take these photos.
Quilt For The Cure Block Challenge -- 10/5/16
Raintree Quilters Guild has conducted a quilt block challenge to benefit Susan G. Komen Tri-State Evansville Affiliate. Guild members and quilters in the tri-state community submitted 140 complete quilt blocks. Those present at the Raintree meeting, 10/5/16, voted on their three favorite blocks for the Viewer's Choice Awards. Shiela Siler, Director of the Susan G. Komen Tri-State Evansville Affiliate selected her favorite for a Director's Choice Award. The Viewer's Choice and Director's Choice winners received ribbons and gift certificates from area quilt shops. In addition, the person who submitted the most blocks (Karen Hampton, 22 blocks) received chocolates, and other participants were selected by random drawing to receive chocolates. . . .
Old Fashioned Bed Turning -- 9/18/16
Sharon Metzger Conducts Old Fashioned Bed Turning -- 9/18/16
Raintree's Sunday, 9/18/16 Old Fashioned Bed Turning was a delight and an eye-opener. Tea and sweets warmed us up to the event while volunteers were arranging and readying the quilts brought by audience members for the bed turning.
We were asked to bring quilts made before 1960. Some brought quilts that they inherited from family members, others brought quilts they had bought and believed to be antiques.
American Quilt Society (AQS) Certified Quilt Appraiser Sharon Metzger led the event and looked over each quilt to help identify the its age and give us an evaluation of the condition and rarity of the quilt. . . .
We were asked to bring quilts made before 1960. Some brought quilts that they inherited from family members, others brought quilts they had bought and believed to be antiques.
American Quilt Society (AQS) Certified Quilt Appraiser Sharon Metzger led the event and looked over each quilt to help identify the its age and give us an evaluation of the condition and rarity of the quilt. . . .
PRESS RELEASE 7/11/16
Raintree Quilters Guild sponsors Old-Fashioned Bed-Turning
WHAT’s IN GRANDMA’S ATTIC, an old-fashioned bed turning…
Hear stories of antique quilts, talk to the quiltmakers, see the intricate stitched handwork, and learn their value from a certified quilt appraiser.
WHEN: 2:00 pm, September 18, 2016 social with tea & cookies, followed by bed turning lecture.
WHERE: Eykamp Scout Center, 3501 E Lloyd Expy., Evansville, IN
WHAT:
- Old-fashioned quilt bed turning lecture by certified quilt appraiser Sharon Metzger
- Enter for a chance to get a free written certified quilt appraisal (Must bring quilts for eligibility)
- Document your own piece of history by getting a certified written quilt appraisal for $50 (If interested contact raintreequiltersguild@gmail.com prior to Sept 18.)
COST: Free to the public.
Raintree Quilters Guild sponsors Old-Fashioned Bed-Turning
WHAT’s IN GRANDMA’S ATTIC, an old-fashioned bed turning…
Hear stories of antique quilts, talk to the quiltmakers, see the intricate stitched handwork, and learn their value from a certified quilt appraiser.
WHEN: 2:00 pm, September 18, 2016 social with tea & cookies, followed by bed turning lecture.
WHERE: Eykamp Scout Center, 3501 E Lloyd Expy., Evansville, IN
WHAT:
- Old-fashioned quilt bed turning lecture by certified quilt appraiser Sharon Metzger
- Enter for a chance to get a free written certified quilt appraisal (Must bring quilts for eligibility)
- Document your own piece of history by getting a certified written quilt appraisal for $50 (If interested contact raintreequiltersguild@gmail.com prior to Sept 18.)
COST: Free to the public.
Evansville Public Library Centennial Quilt Project
To celebrate Indiana’s Bicentennial the Evansville Public Library System is sponsoring two Community Quilts. One will be made by adults, the other for children.
Adult Quilt
The design submitted by Olivia Tenbarge was selected for the adult quilt. Her plan is to use Judit Hajdu’s Log Cabin Carpenter’s Star design with some appliqué added around the edge. The appliqué’ may be nixed as difficult for the participants to do. See below for photos from the first session.
Five workshops are scheduled at Vanderburgh libraries to assemble the quilt. Area quilters, sewists, and novices are all invited to participate to complete this quilt at these workshops. See the Events/Calendar page for dates and times.
Children’s Quilt
Stacy Jensen designed the kids quilt. It will be a checkerboard design with one type of check consisting of a 4-patch of charm squares and the other will be kids drawings using fabric markers on a 9” square. The blocks will be colored and hand-stitched together by kids. See the Events/Calendar page for dates and times.
Adult Quilt
The design submitted by Olivia Tenbarge was selected for the adult quilt. Her plan is to use Judit Hajdu’s Log Cabin Carpenter’s Star design with some appliqué added around the edge. The appliqué’ may be nixed as difficult for the participants to do. See below for photos from the first session.
Five workshops are scheduled at Vanderburgh libraries to assemble the quilt. Area quilters, sewists, and novices are all invited to participate to complete this quilt at these workshops. See the Events/Calendar page for dates and times.
Children’s Quilt
Stacy Jensen designed the kids quilt. It will be a checkerboard design with one type of check consisting of a 4-patch of charm squares and the other will be kids drawings using fabric markers on a 9” square. The blocks will be colored and hand-stitched together by kids. See the Events/Calendar page for dates and times.
