Raffle Quilt Winner
Our lovely Raffle Quilt was won by Kim Navarrette, a member of Townhall Quilt Guild.
Raffle Quilt Winning ticket drawn at Ricky Tims Seminar - May 2013
The winning Raffle Quilt ticket was drawn at the Ricky Tims Seminar. The photos show Alex Anderson pulling the winning ticket and Ricky Tims reading the winner's name.
Ricky Tims Seminar May 2013
Ricky Tims and Justin recognized the two Seminar sponsoring guilds - Evening Star Quilt Guild, represented by Lisa Burmann and Oakland County Quilt Guild, represented by Marlee Smearing.
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100”x100" Feathered Stars and Redwork - for the May 2013 Ricky Tims Super Seminar
A modern interpretation of an antique quilt found in the book: American Quilts, the Democratic Art 1780-2007 by Robert Shaw
Hand Redwork :Donna H Debbie O, Marlee S and Rita W / Piecing and quilt assembly mostly by and Carolyn S / Quilting by: Ruth M and Lisa B
Ricky Tims Seminar coming to Rochester
Oakland County Quilt Guild, Rochester, MI and Evening Star Quilt Guild, Davison, MI are sponsoring a Ricky Tims "Super" Quilt Seminar with the support from Bernina of America.
May 2 - 4, 2013
Oakland Christian Church, 5100 N. Adams Rd. Rochester, MI
Ricky Tims - Six Sessions
Libby Lehman - Two Sessions
Alex Anderson - Two Sessions
Registration can be found on www.rickytims.com/seminars
Single registrations is $224.00
Small group registration (2 - 9 individuals) $199.00
Large group registration ( 10 or moe) $184.00
Single deadline (by mail only( April 12, 2013
2012 - 2013 Programs
Meetings on the first Thursday of each month at the Rochester Community House at 7 P.M.
September 6 Member's favorite "away" quilt shop
October 4 Sherrie Jaqua
lecture : "The Fabric Made Me Do It"
October 5 Sherrie Jaqua
workshop : Asymmetrical Block Quilt
November 1 Quilt Bingo (check the newsletter for instructions on making your card)
Past President Beth Markel featured in Quilting Arts Magazine
Our very own Past President, Beth Markel, is a featured quilt artist in the June/July 2012 Quilting Arts Magazine - see pages 76 and 77.
AND, the cover image is her quilt! All three of her quilts look beautiful.
Great job Beth!!
2012 Quilt Show Award Winners - photos
The Award Winning quilts from the 2012 Quilt Celebration Quilt Show may be viewed by selecting Quilt Photos (above). Click on the link to follow the URL.
Photos will be added to this website soon.
May 3, 2012 Program - Two Men and A Trunk
The May 3rd lecture will be presented by Dan Burke and John Putnam of Flint, Michigan. www.quiltingbytheriver.com and www.johnthequilter.smugmug.com
Lecture: “Two Men and a Trunk”, Dan Burke & John Putnam, found quilting a unique form for expressing their talents. Both had other careers and evolved into the world of fabric and quilting. We’ll see a man’s perspective of form, color and technique.