Consortium Connections September 2016

Handing out quilts to our Vets!

Our friends at the Thread Bears Quilt Guild in Sherrill, NY are getting ready to hand out their latest donation of quilts to our Vets.    Great job girls!

Upcoming quilt shows and there are many......

Something for everyone, everywhere.....all the time!   Mark these on your calendar now and support our member guilds!

QCNYS Lines and Angles Challenge Winners

                                   QCNYS CHALLENGE WINNERS

                              The Lines and Angles of New York State

The 24 entries in this year's challenge were exciting, varied and exhibited a grand array of quilting techniques with flair and expertise. Juror Eugenia Barnes exclaimed over each and every one while seeking to identify the twelve that will travel to various quilt shows over the 2016 show season.

As curator of this endeavor and on behalf of the QCNYS Board of Directors it is my great pleasure to announce the results:

Best of Show: One piece chosen as a unique and lovely interpretation of the theme
Reflections on a Winter Day by Ann Hawkins, Lake to Lake Guild

Exemplary: Six entries chosen for outstanding, high style visual imagery (alphabetic order)
'Seams' to Me, it's NYC by Joyce Blowers, Genesee Valley Quilt Club
Golden Hour at Charlotte Pier by Sue Donovan, Genesee Valley Quilt Club
Seven Corners Crossing by Mary Knapp, North Country Quilt Guild
Excelsior by Jo Anne Powell, Eastern Long Island Quilt Guild
Lines & Angles of Letchworth by Elaine Ross, Museum Guild of Batavia
Dresden Switch Back by Liz Scott, Genesee Valley Quilt Club

Complementary: Five entries chosen for overall visual impact (alphabetic order)
Canal Locks in Lockport circa 1825 by Marcia Birken, Genesee Valley Quilt Club
One World Trade Center by Jessie Drew-Cates, Genesee Valley Quilt Club
Snow Flakes in NY by Gail Holmes, Lake to Lake Guild
Autumnal Lanes by Mary McEvoy, Genesee Valley Quilt Club
The Line That Binds by Margaret Miyaki, Genesee Valley Quilt Club 

Quarterly Membership meeting

Tomorrow is the quarterly meeting of the QCNYS to be held at St, Januarius church in Naples, NY.   Caren Betlinski is the featured speaker and she does awesome thread painting work.   Meanwhile......ponder this for some much needed humor these days.....I'm sure we can all relate!

Next show up this weekend!

Be sure to visit our quilting  friends at the Lake to Lake quilt show,   This is always a fun and interesting show to view.     

Coming up next weekend!!

It's busy quilt show time!    Next weekend we have the opportunity to view two different quilt shows!  

Both guilds are Consortium members and both guilds host fabulous shows,    Take in both if possible!    Make it a "Quilt Show Weekend"

Next up for Consortium Guild Show......Amherst

Mark your calendars!    This is always a great show and lots to see at the show and at the Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village.    Come for the day - they always have a delicious lunch.  Lots of vendors and one of the biggest basket raffles around!

                        

Quilt Show Season is underway!!!!!

This weekend:

Coming up later in April...make your plans now!!!!

QCNYS = Quilting Connections

                                                                       QCNYS = Quilting Connections

September 16 & 17, 2016

A Gathering for Guilds, Teachers & Shops

with Lecture & Master Class by Vikki Pignatelli

Friday, Sept. 16 & Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016

Watson Homestead, Painted Post, NY

                                                                                   

COME AND GET CONNECTED!

Quilt Guilds looking for programs, workshops, trunk shows & teachers Quilting teacher in looking audiences and classes. Quilt Shops offering classes and teachers.

Friday, September 16 – 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Brief Business Meeting Networking in a Trade Show Setting Lunch More Networking Trunk Show/Lecture – Vikki Pignatelli View more information about our speaker at: http://vikkipignatelli.com/ ....or at http://sacredthreadsquilts.com/

And the winner is..............

Congratulations Olga Amico!     Winner of the Linda Storrings Raffle Quilt created by the Quilters Consortium of New York State.

Look for pictures of the happy winner with the quilt coming soon!    

The Quilt Show Season Begins!

Architecture! Museum Quilt Guild in Batavia annual challenge!

Every year the Museum Quilt Guild issues a challenge to its members to create quilts on a certain theme which will then hang in the Richmond Library for the month of February!   This year the theme was "Architecture"!    Members could choose to create realistic depictions of architecture to using a very traditional block such as "log cabin" to portray the theme,   There are over 30 quilts on displaying showing a variety of styles of architecture and quilting.   Quilts range fom Frank Lloyd Wright windows, to bridges to city landmarks to houses......and beyond!  

Quilting Connections - coming this year with Vikki Pignatelli

 Please read below for a wonderful opportunity coming to Quilter's Consortium of New York State.    For more information and to register for classes etc., please visit our website....  http://www.qcnys.org/                                                      

                                                             A Gathering for Guilds, Teachers & Shops

with Lecture & Master Class by Vikki Pignatelli

Friday, Sept. 16 & Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016

Watson Homestead, Painted Post, NY

                                                                                   

COME AND GET CONNECTED!

Quilt Guilds looking for programs, workshops, trunk shows & teachers Quilting teacher in looking audiences and classes. Quilt Shops offering classes and teachers.

Friday, September 16 – 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Brief Business Meeting Networking in a Trade Show Setting Lunch More Networking Trunk Show/Lecture – Vikki Pignatelli

AND

Saturday, September 17 – 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Master Class presented by Vikki Pignatelli

“Improvisation:  The Basics” 

(Class limited to 25)

Both traditional and art quilters will enjoy Vikki’s class. 

She is a professional quilt-artist, designer, international teacher,

national and international award winner, lecturer and author. 

Visit her website at www.vikkipignatelli.com .