AMERICAN FOLK ART MUSEUM

AMERICAN FOLK ART MUSEUM opened a new exhibition in celebration of its 50th anniversary, Jubilation/Rumination: Life, Real and Imagined. The exhibition highlights important and highly recognized artists in the Museum's collection, and there are two marvelous quilts to see.

Happy Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day, is an annual commemoration held on February 14 celebrating love and affection between intimate companions. It is traditionally a day on which lovers express their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery, and sending greeting cards (known as "valentines"). The day first became associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished.

Naples Quilt Guild, Naples FL

I'll be the featured speaker at the Naples Quilt Guild. The regular monthly evening MEETINGS are held the third Thursday of each month at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church at 777 Mooringline Drive in Naples. Doors open at 6:30 and a short business meeting begins at 7:00 PM followed by an interesting educational program and Show and Tell. Please join us!

Bead Candy Quilts - Friday February 17, 2012

Use commonly available materials to create stunning mini-quilts that are so much fun to make they should be illegal! They can be finished in practically no time. Learn how to add beads, fringes and dangles, buttons, ribbons, feathers and countless other commonly available materials. They are so fun and easy that you can’t stop. Finished quilt will be about 2 ½ x 3”.

Simple Surfaces Saturday, February 18, 2012
Learn all about paint sticks and foiling on fabric. Applying foil or paint sticks to silk or cotton is easy, fun and permanent. This informative hands-on workshop is for both traditional and non-traditional quilt and clothing makers.

Guest Artist - Betsy Vinegrad

Dear Melody,

I took “A Fine Line at City” Quilter in NY on December 3. Attached are photos of the quilt I brought to class after quilting as you suggested. I am really happy with the results! I hope you can see the quilting in the photos.

I stitched concentric circles with matching threads using the walking foot. In the border, I stitched parallel lines perpendicular to the edge. I used 12 different thread colors. The outer circles are only stitched 3/4 the way around so no stitch lines cross. I started with small circles in the middle using freezer paper as a guide. As the circles got bigger, I used a guide bar attached to my walking foot. The parallel lines were marked with a hera marker.

Thanks for a great class! It was the push I needed to finish this top and the inspiration to tackle the unmentionable number of UFO’s in my studio.

Best regards,
Betsy Vinegrad

Winter... Florida never looked so good!

Winter is the coldest season of the year in temperate climates, between autumn and spring. At the winter solstice, the days are shortest and the nights are longest, with days lengthening as the season progresses after the solstice.

My up coming trip to Florida never looked so good!

The Naples Quilters Guild welcomes new members and visitors. Meetings are held the third Thursday of each month at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church at 777 Mooringline Drive in Naples. in Naples. Doors open at 6:30. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM and includes an interesting educational program, Show and Tell and a business meeting.

I will be there in February with Bead Candy Quilts and Simple Surfaces.