Heavenly Patchwork
Monday, August 23, 2010

Upcoming Patriotic Quilt Shows

Come celebrate America in these Quilt Shows:
September 9-11, 10 a.m.-5:00. The Quilting, Stitches and Craft Expos proudly presents the God Bless America Patriotic Quilt Exhibit at their Expo at the Sharonville Convention Center, 11355 Chester Rd, Cincinnati, OH, http://www.qscexpos.com/, $8 http://www.heavenlypatchwork.com/http://www.buckboardquilts.com/
September 10-11, Friday, 8am to 7pm , Saturday , 9am to 5pm . The Coastal Prairie Quilt Guild of Texas proudly exhibits the God Bless America Touring Quilts at its Binding Borders Around the World Quilt Show at the Stafford Centre, 1050 Cash Rd, Stafford, TX $6, Kshively@entouch.net http://www.heavenlypatchwork.com/ & http://www.buckboardquilts.com/
September 17-18, 9-4, 2010. The American Legion Auxiliary #46 proudly exhibits the God Bless America Touring Quilts at Upper Cumberland Quilt Festival at Trinity Assembly Church, and area, Algood, TN Sheila Rich, http://quilt-festival.com/ http://www.heavenlypatchwork.com/http://www.buckboardquilts.com/
September 18-19, 2010, The Herring Run Quilt Guild proudly exhibit the God Bless America Touring Quilts in their “With These Hands” Quilt Show at the Church Hill United Methodist Church, 11 Church St., Norwell, MA. http://www.herringrunquiltguild.com/, $6 http://www.heavenlypatchwork.com/ & http://www.buckboardquilts.com/September 23-25, 9:00-5:00. The Ozark Piecemaker Quilt Guild proudly exhibits the God Bless America Touring Quilts at their 2010 Quilt Celebration at 2738 S. Campbell, Springfield MO. $6. QuiltQueen1@sbcglobal.net, http://www.heavenlypatchwork.com/http://www.buckboardquilts.com/
September 24-25, 10 am-6 pm, The Cabarrus Quilters Guild proudly exhibits the God Bless America Touring Quilts at their “A Splash of Color” Quilt Show at the Cabarrus Arena & Events Center, 4551 NC Highway 49, Concord, NC, $4, 37 Vendors, 200 quilts, 2011 Calendars of Challenge quilts, Rebecca Watt, http://www.thequiltersstation.com/ http://www.heavenlypatchwork.com/ http://www.buckboardquilts.com/
September 25, 10:30-4:30 The Dubach Quilt Guild proudly exhibits the God Bless America Touring Quilts at their Quilt Show during its North Louisiana Chicken Festival at the Scott Hamilton Warehouse, 167 Hwy in Dubach, LA, $1, Jean Lowrey 318-777-0960 http://www.heavenlypatchwork.com/ & http://www.buckboardquilts.com/September 25-26, 2010, 9-5 Saturday and 9-4 Sunday, The Country Patchwork Quilt Guild proudly exhibits the God Bless America Touring Quilts during their 23rd annual Quilt Show, at YMCA, 740 East Yerby, Marshall, MO. http://www.countrypatchworkquilters.com/, Donna@CountryPatchworkQuilters.com http://www.heavenlypatchwork.com/ http://www.buckboardquilts.com/October 2 & 3, 2010. Sat 10-4, Sun 10-3. The Darting Needles Quilt Guild proudly exhibits the God Bless America Touring Quilts at their “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Quilting” show at the Fox Valley Lutheran High School, 5300 N Meade St, Appleton, WI 54913, $5dpluebke@sbcglobal.net, http://www.heavenlypatchwork.com/ http://www.buckboardquilts.com/October 2-3, 10-5. The Belknap Mill Quilter’s Guild proudly exhibits the God Bless America Touring Quilts at it’s Harvest of Quilts Show at the Conference Center at Lake Opechee in Laconia, NH. $5 Linda Sarette 603-524-9996 http://www.heavenlypatchwork.com/
http://www.buckboardquilts.com/October 9-10, 10 am-6 pm Saturday, 10 am-5 pm Sunday, The Red River Quilt Guild proudly exhibits the God Bless America Touring Quilts at their “Quilting in the Falls” Show at the MPEC in Wichita Falls, TX,. $5 http://www.rrqg.net/, LesliePenrose@hotmail.com, 740-782-3340 http://www.heavenlypatchwork.com/, http://www.buckboardquilts.com/October 15-17, 2010, Chesapeake, VA tba on http://www.heavenlypatchwork.com/http://www.buckboardquilts.com/
October 22-23, 9:00 am-4:00 pm. The Blount County Quilter’s Guild proudly exhibit the God Bless America Touring Quilts at it’s Quilt Show at 1225 Palisades Parkway, Oneonta, AL. $5, http://www.blountcountyquiltersguild.com/ http://www.heavenlypatchwork.com/ http://www.buckboardquilts.com/November 9, 7:00 p.m. Judy Howard will present her Centennial Stitches Quilt Trunk Show program and exhibit some of the God Bless America Touring Quilts at the Mid Del Stitching Sisters Quilt Guild meeting at the Douglas Methodist Church at Reno and Douglas in Midwest City, OK. http://www.heavenlypatchwork.com/ http://www.buckboardquilts.com/November 11-13, Veterans Day Fort Bragg/Pope AFB Ann Flaherty Fayetteville, NC tba on http://www.heavenlypatchwork.com/ http://www.buckboardquilts.com/November 11 45th Infantry Museum at 2145 N.E. 36th, Oklahoma City proudly exhibits the God Bless America Touring Quilts at their Veteran’s Day Program. Judy Howard and quilt artists will autograph books. Free. http://www.heavenlypatchwork.com/http://www.buckboardquilts.com/
November 11-13, 9-5 Thursday, 9-7 Friday and 9-6 Saturday. The VFW & TiaDaghton Quilt Guild proudly exhibits the God Bless America Touring Quilts at the Veterans Day Celebration at the Wheeland Center Citizens Hose Fire Company in Jersey Shore, PA,.free, http://www.tquiltguild.org/, 570-873-3070 http://www.heavenlypatchwork.com/ & http://www.buckboardquilts.com/
November 15-January 2 Camp Striker Stables at Camp Victory in Baghdad, Iraq proudly exhibits the God Bless America Touring Quilts to cheer the troops during the Christmas Holidays. http://www.buckboardquilts.com/ & http://www.heavenlypatchwork.com/
2011
January 13-15, 10:00 am-5:00 pm. QSC proudly presents the God Bless America Touring Quilts at their OKC Winter Quilt Show at the Cox Convention Center, 1 Myriad Gardens, Oklahoma City, OK, $8/day or $15 for 3 day pass. http://www.heavenlypatchwork.com/ http://www.buckboardquilts.com/February 8 12:30 The Que Book Club proudly presents Centennial Stitches—Oklahoma History in Quilts program by Judy Howard at the OKC Golf and Country Club. Barbara Kerrick 659-5077 http://www.heavenlypatchwork.com/ & http://www.buckboardquilts.com/February 11-12, 9:00-5:00. The Spacecoast Quilters Guild proudly presents the God Bless America Touring Quilts at their 10th Quilting from the Heart Show at 6225 Barna Avenue, Titusville, FL. $7 SpacecoastQuilters.com. http://www.heavenlypatchwork.com/, http://www.buckboardquilts.com/
April 2, 2011, 9am-4pm, The Seminole Arts Council proudly exhibits the God Bless America Touring Quilts in its 3rd Annual Made In Oklahoma Festival along downtown Main Street. Enjoy wine tasting, entertainment, car show, inflatables, food vendors and Oklahoma grown and produced products, crafts, storytellers.http://seminoleokchamber.org/TheChamber/MIOFestival.htm. Judy Howard and quilt artists will autograph books. Free. http://www.heavenlypatchwork.com/ & http://www.buckboardquilts.com/April 2-3. The Walnut Valley Quilt Guild proudly presents the “Thanking Our Troops—God Bless America Touring Quilts” and “Centennial Stitches” Quilt Trunk Show Program by author and Owner for 34 years of Buckboard Antique Quilts at the Winfield High School, Winfield, KS, 620-845-1736 Karen Fuchs http://www.buckboardquilts.com/ & http://www.heavenlypatchwork.com/April 8-9 Springdale, ARK proudly exhibits the God Bless America Touring Quilts. tba on http://www.heavenlypatchwork.com/ & http://www.buckboardquilts.com/April 16, 2011, noon, The Daughters of the American Revolution proudly exhibit the God Bless America Touring Quilts and present a Centennial Stitches—Oklahoma History in Quilts Trunk Show Program by Judy Howard at their luncheon meeting at Marland’s Grand Home, 1000 E. Grand Ave in Ponca City. Paula Denson, 580-765-4105 http://www.heavenlypatchwork.com/ & http://www.buckboardquilts.com/April 21-23, 2011, Thursday and Friday 9:00 am-8:00 pm, Saturday 9:00 am-3:00 pm, The Snake River Valley Quilt Guild proudly exhibits the God Bless America Touring Quilts in its Bienniel Quilting by the Falls Quilt Show in Idaho Falls, ID. $5 & $8, http://www.ifquiltguild.citymax.com/, 208-522-9325, http://www.heavenlypatchwork.com/ & http://www.buckboardquilts.com/
April 30, May 1, 10-4. The Tree City Quilt Guild proudly exhibits the God Bless America Touring Quilts at its Salute America—a Patchwork of Quilts Show at the Best Western Gateway Grande Hotel, 4200 NW 97th Blvd, Gainesville, FL. $6, hayesbernina@bellsouth.nethttp://www.heavenlypatchwork.com/ & http://www.buckboardquilts.com/
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Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Congratulations Joan Ballew for her Judge's Choice Award
Congratulations Joan Ballew for her Judge's Choice Award at the Edmond Quilt Show. It was her quilted portrait of her Marine son Logan who received quilts for wounded soldiers when he almost died in Iraq.Joan's 22" Portrait Quilt is one of 300 of our "Thanking Our Troops--God Bless America Touring Quilts" that are crisscrossing America with all profits from the books and $100 exhibit rental fees going to nonprofits who make quilts for wounded soldiers and families of the fallen.We've sent thousands of dollars to Home of the Brave, The Hugs Project, etc. to Thank Our Troops in this worthwhile project. Hope you'll enter your 22" quilt to tour and receive a free book and chance at $2500 in prizes & ribbons. See photos, entry & rental forms on http://www.heavenlypatchwork.com/ Reserve this exhibit for your next show.
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WPA Cushing Library Program & Quilt Show
I've never had to go up one level by elevator and down another level by another elevator, through the hall, with so many turns to find the auditorium in all my life. I made this trip 6 times hauling three 50 gallon tubs of quilts, nine 10' poles, four 7' poles, racks, bases and 50 lbs of books. It was a challenge to this directionally challenged half-wit. But I made it and got the quilt show set up on time to a very receptive audience who kept me there until 8:30. I didn't get home til 10pm.I showed my 1936 sampler quilt made in a WPA Sewing Room where the women made 50 cents/day in this WPA built library.Love these trips to visit with the friendly rural people. They're so welcoming and receptive even though it can be exhausting.
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Indoor Fireworks to Celebrate Quilt Exhibit & Program
Way to celebrate July 4th with a bang at the Baptist Retirement Center in Oklahoma City, OK where I presented a Centennial Quilt Trunk Show Program and exhibit of 22" patriotic quilts from our "Thanking Our Troops--God Bless America Touring Quilts."What a surprise when the indoor fireworks started popping! And what a treat to sample the fresh peach and blackberry cobbler at the indoor picnic.I thought I'd die when one sweet lady bent over to read the quilt label and her blackberry cobbler went flying off her tray right onto a white quilt. Fortunately all the stain came out. You never know what can happen when you get a bunch of exuberant white hairs together celebrating. Great fun--full of surprises!!!
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QSC Expo Show in Reno, NV a Great Success
Quilting-Stitches & Crafts Expo attendees loved the 22" patriotic God Bless America Touring Quilts exhibited at the Reno, NV show June 24-26.Oklahoma City is hosting QSCExpos for the second time January 13-15, 2011. Can't wait! Once again Judy Howard and Quilt Artists will sign books and exhibit the "Thanking Our Troops Quilts" after they return from Camp Striker Stables in Baghdad, Iraq to cheer troops over the Christmas Holidays.
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Congratulations on Quilt Show in Cincinnati, OH June 24-26
CD Management hit another home run at its big Original Creative Festival Quilt Show in June in Cincinnati, OH. They gave rave reviews for the "Thanking Our Troops--God Bless America Touring Quilts Exhibit" and said they saw tears in the eyes of some of those reading the heart-warming "thank-yous" to our troops.You can reserve 50-60 of these 22" patriotic quilts for your next show for only $100 and see all 300 photos on www.HeavenlyPatchwork.com.
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Beaver Oklahoma Children's Quilt Program & Patriotic Exhibit
Traveled 4 hours to the Panhandle of Oklahoma to give a children's program "Under the Cover with Grannie Reveals Oklahoma's Secrets" and patriotic "Thanking Our Troops--God Bless America Touring Quilts Exhibit." Children from 3-16 years old sat on the floor and quilters from 60 miles away crowded in to see. Included was one 94 year old quilter who had come the furthest and shared stories about the Great Depression and Dust Bowl Days on the farm.Great fun. They want me to return to give a quilt trunk show program for the quilters.