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ONLINE EDITION Volume 102 / Issue 3
SUNRAYS
The Sunshine State Quilters Association, Inc.
JULY 2009
Inside this issue:
Meeting minutes
NQA FL#814
& notes 2
Vendors issue: a road trip planner NEW!
FL Quilt Project 3
Our vendor members have what you are looking for !
With the complete listing you can Google
It’s Summertime….it’s hot...why not just or GPS your way right to the front door...or SYMPOSIUM! 5
get in the car with some friends and visit call them up for extra information (is there
the quilt shops? a good lunch spot nearby? where should Quilt Shows
Our vendor members are supporting quilt- we park?), or check their websites for a & Events 6
ing in Florida by belonging to SSQA, so pre-visit peek at all the goodies in the
we like to help support them, too. Many shop. They’re all on pages 8 & 9. Annual Meeting in
have online newsletters you would enjoy West Palm Beach 7
receiving
Spotlight on...
8
So much is happening...get in on it now! Vendors
There is so much exciting news about We are excited to announce that Dee
Membership News 10
SSQA activities the Sunrays can hardly Duckworth will be the Symposium chair
contain it! for our 2011 event! See page 5 for the be-
ginning plans of this fun and educational Contact SSQA:
First is the new Florida Quilt Project. We gathering.
really have a good shot at getting the Flor- • www.ssqa.org
ida quilts into the Quilt Index, thanks to SSQA is coming to South Florida for the
Nan Moore taking the lead. See page 3 for Annual Meeting on Nov. 14! We are look-
President:
details and how SSQA is contributing to ing forward to seeing as many members as
cover major expenses. You can help, too! possible. See page 7! Dori Hawks
4260 SE Sweetwood W.
Visit your beautiful new website Stuart, FL 34997
dorihawks@the quilter
The new SSQA website is definitely your Speaking of guilds, the information about community.com
website...it has been redesigned especially to legal issues that was in the SSQA Guild
be easy for you to use, a place for you to find Operating Manual (no longer in print) is Membership:
the information you need, and to share infor- now available right on the website, updated
Debbie LaFrance
mation you have for others. and with links you can use immediately.
1815 Ernest St.
Kissimmee, FL 34741
If you haven’t seen it yet, what are you wait- All the lists you like to use are still there: artistgrly@aol.com
ing for? http://www.ssqa.org Shows & Events, Guilds, Vendors and
It’s there for you 24/7! our Quilting Professional members. A
list of individual members will never ap- SunRays:
June 15 was the day the new SSQA website pear, for your comfort and safety….. Sunnie Malesky
went live, and since then we’ve been hearing not even with a password! This site is 13961 Mandarin Rd.
how much more colorful and fun it is. For the password free, so you don’t have to re- Jacksonville, FL 32223
computer-shy, there are some simple in- member any words & numbers to find
sunsky@comcast.net
structions on the Home page about how to what you want!
use the site. Just jump in and start exploring!
Don’t forget to visit the Bulletin Board and e-Rays:
You’ll enjoy many new features like the pho- see what’s for sale...or sell something anotherpat@aol.com
tos on all the main pages (as well as the yourself (free and for members only!).
Gallery, of course). 3 And then there’s the Fun Stuff, and the ….
Volume 102 / Issue SUNRAYS Page 1
well, go find out!
Notes from the June 6 Board meeting in Stuart
The SSQA board met at Dori Hawks’ run for two years. Due to this exciting Balazcs was noted for doing a great
home on Saturday, June 6. 2006. news, SSQA hopes there will be job of moving the quilt all around the
Those present: Dori, Linda Koestel, more grant proposals received when southwest. The quilt made $80 in
Art Callinan, Pat Arends and Sun- the programs starts again Jan. 1, ticket sales at the Central FL Fair.
nie Malesky. 2010. The amount of money to be
made available will be determined at The Annual Meeting will be held in
The Treasurer’s report was emailed to the October board meeting. West Palm Beach along with the
Dori. World Quilt & Textile Show. Arrange-
In support of the new Florida Quilt ments are being discussed with the
Discussion was held about the news- Project, it was moved that SSQA show promoters.
letter “going green” by encouraging provide the money for applying to the Other upcoming dates and locations
members to read it online. At this time Quilt Index ($150) and then, when for 2010 meetings were discussed,
only 5 people have asked to stop re- accepted, the additional administra- with the anticipation of at least two
ceiving the paper copy. For 2010, the tive fees ($3,500). [a vote was taken meetings next year.
membership form will have a place to by email, as allowed in the bylaws,
request the paper copy. This option after the meeting so that all Execu- Members who have volunteered to
will always be available for members tive Board members would be polled. be Guild Reps will be contacted, and
who prefer to have the newsletter de- The motion passed]. a rep from each member guild will be
livered by mail. An eRay will be sent requested. This is to provide better
to announce the publication of each The nominating committee reported communications between SSQA and
issue. that the slate of officers has been the guilds.
filled for the Fall election.
The redesign of the SSQA website On the ballot will be: Art Callinan for Changes in the membership form for
was discussed at length, with many President; Pat Arends for Vice- 2010 were discussed, as well as
suggestions made. Dori expressed President; Lisa Mullins for Re- making more use of the brochure
special thanks to Pat Tribbey, web- cording Secretary; Sherry Verell that contains a membership form.
master, and Sunnie Malesky, content for Membership; and Linda
writer, for the time they devoted. Koestel for Treasurer. The next Board meeting will be
sometime in mid-late October and
Nan Moore has volunteered to head The raffle quilt’s travels around the the date announced after polling the
up the new Florida Quilt Project. It will state were discussed, and Sue Board members about the best day.
Pieces from President Dori
Summertime has arrived and I am Brothers Quilt events in South Flor- days and poof...gone! The high to-
sure you are all involved with family ida. They are coming to West Palm day was 62, but it has actually felt
and friends and the great outdoors...... Beach in November! Hurrah! The good after the heat in south Florida.
but oops it is soooo hot in Florida, SSQA Annual Meeting will be during I hope to get a couple projects done
maybe you are all in your air condi- the show at the convention center on in between company arrivals and
tioned studios quilting away! Saturday, November 14th. Find out departures, so I have something to
more information in this newsletter. present for Show 'n Tell at the An-
While you are working away complet- We will get discounts on entry to the nual Meeting on November 14th in
ing projects check out the new SSQA show on Saturday, plus a discount West Palm Beach. See you there
Website. It looks wonderful. Pat Trib- on the afternoon lecture. Be sure and with all your summer projects....
bey spent loads of hours revamping attend this great event. Also check Piecefully,
our site, so it is more user friendly and out their website: Dori Hawks
has much more information. Sunnie http://www.quiltfest.com. SSQA President
Malesky spent countless hours writing
and rewriting content. We thank them We are up north for the summer at
both very much for their time and ef- our cabin in the middle of nowhere
fort. See more about it in this newslet- (no voice mail available and cell
ter. phones don't work here) enjoying
family and friends, but it is darn cold
We have a great opportunity this fall and rainy. It rained for 4 days when
to attend one of the famous Mancuso we arrived, we had summer for 3
Volume 102 / Issue 3 SUNRAYS Page 2
Quilt Discovery Days : hidden treasures in your town?
There’s nothing like the thrill of finding tional database to enjoy and study! the website pages for Quilt Discov-
a quilt hiding in a closet! Imagine what Being entered into the Quilt Index pre- ery Day and plan to host an event in
could happen if you invited all the serves that quilt for all time, no matter your community!
closets in town to open up. what may happen in the future.
This would be a fun program even
When your group hosts a Quilt Dis- Modern quilts are welcome, too! Have just in your guild...and aren’t you
covery Day, people bring their hidden your group run through a practice Dis- always looking for good programs?
treasures out to share. They are de- covery Day by recording your own You could even do it twice by divid-
lighted to know somebody else would quilts before you invite the public. ing quilts by age.
like to see “grandma’s old quilts” and
even better...take photos and record You can find out how to do every- Where do we want this info to end
the information, because people want thing, from set up to filling out the pa- up? Take a look and see:
to have a record of that quilt in the na- per work and taking the photos. Visit http://www.quiltindex.org
in-
NEW Florida Quilt Project: 2 years to find in-state quilts
Let’s get Florida quilts recorded Any group is encouraged to host Discov-
Plan now for a Quilt Discov-
and added to the Quilt Index! a Quilt Discovery Day! Please be ery Day Grant in 2010!
This website & national resource cen- sure to use the proper forms and
ter has pictures and information on photo requirements so the informa- The 2010 grants cycle matches up
quilts from all time periods, contrib- tion will be easy to include for the with the Florida Quilt Project, making
uted by documentation projects, mu- data entry . Quilts may be from any NOW the time to plan your grant pro-
seums, libraries, and private collec- time period. posal.
tions. http://www.quiltindex.org
Only a few Florida quilts are currently Efforts will be made to include all Paperwork will accepted between
shown on this site because they are in previous collections. Quality of the Jan. 1 and March 31, with money
other collections...it’s time to have our paperwork and photos will determine awarded for Quilt Discovery Days to
state represented in full! if they can be used, so please go be held June 2010 through 2011.
All quilts are wanted...not just ones through the collection and organize it
made in this state. to meet the requirements as much During this time a study will be
as possible. made to see if the Grants Program
We have two years, June 2009 to should be continued with a different
June 2011 to collect new data and You are encouraged to contact focus, since the Florida Quilt Project
gather previous documentation re- museums and private collectors will end it’s collecting phase in July
cords, if available. to request access to the quilts for 2011 and move into the data entry
Application to the Quilt Index will be documentation. These quilts are phase.
made by May 31 next year. usually not brought out to Discovery
In July 2011, or when accepted, we Days. Small teams of 2 - 3 people If your group would like some finan-
can begin data entry of the quilt infor- may work best in these situations. cial assistance to cover copies, pho-
mation. At this time it is unknown how tography, room rental or other costs
long the data entry process will take, Please contact the Project Chair- involved with a Quilt Discovery Day,
but we are very excited...because man for more information: all the information you need is avail-
we can do it with volunteers! able online at http://www.ssqa.org/
Nan Moore grants.html There is a form you can
SSQA is covering the cost of the quiltmoore@aol.com print out, and complete explanation
application ($150) and the start-up of how to fill it in.
fees ($3,500) for the Quilt Index.
Groups hosting Quilt Discovery Days
will cover their own expenses, but
may apply for a grant from SSQA or
This is it...
any other source to help defray their If you really care about the preservation of Florida quilts,
costs. Information on funding sources and want this to happen, NOW is the time to volunteer!
will be shared as it becomes known.
Volume 102 / Issue 3 SUNRAYS Page 3
Who Ya Gonna Call? Contact SSQA
When you have questions, comments, and the desire to help out, these are the people to contact.
Addresses and telephone numbers are in your membership directory.
President Treasurer Quilt Documentation
Dori Hawks Diane Smith Carol Henry
dorihawks@ DSmith455@gmail.com chenry@atlantic.net
thequiltercommunity.com
Newsletter Editor Ways & Means Co-Chairs
Vice President Sunnie Malesky Pat Arends (Quilt Mother)
Linda Koestel sunsky@comcast.net pada315@aol.com
lkoestel@embarqmail.com Art Callanan
acallinan@cfl.rr.com
Recording Sect. Website and e-Rays
Verona Johnson Pat Tribbey Symposium 200?
veronaj@aol.com anotherpat@aol.com We are seeking a chair for this
upcoming event, which will be
Corresponding Sect/ Membership Meeting Coordinators scheduled two years from the
Debbie LaFrance Betsy O’Neill date a member volunteers. How
artistgrly@aol.com Betsoneill@aol.com about you?
Membership updates
Any changes in address or contact
person should be sent ASAP to the
Membership Chair: Welcome New Members...
Karen Roberts, Sanibel,
CALENDAR of Debbie LaFrance Melissa Roof, Cape Coral
1815 Ernest St.
EVENTS Kissimmee, FL 34741 GUILDS
407-346-6086 Creative Quilters of Citrus
artistgrly@ aol.com County Florida, Inc.
September 25: SunRays
deadline for October issue Homosassa
If you join the ranks of profes- Naples Quilter's Guild
sional quilters or vendors, Naples
October 1: SunRays in the please contact both Debbie and Quiltfest, Inc.
mail with ballot for elections the webmaster, Pat Jacksonville
& business. (anotherpat@aol.com), so we Quilting in the Pines
can help you promote your busi- Pembrooke Pines,
October 31: Deadline for ness. Suncoast Quilting Circle
mail-in ballots to be post- St Petersburg,
Guilds: keep SSQA updated on
marked changes in contact people, meet-
Southern Stars Quilt Guild
Hollywood
ing information and….show us
November 14: those raffle quilts!
VENDORS
Drawing for “All Around the Dalen Keys
Town” SSQA raffle quilt. CORRECTIONS Landenberg, PA
Annual Meeting & Elections E-mail: Lillies Quilting Loft
West Palm Beach Convention Linda Koestel, Vice-President St Cloud
Center lkoestel@cfl.rr.com
Betsy O’Neill The following cannot receive
2010: A very exciting year for betsoneill@hotmail.com eRays….please send your correct
SSQA! Grants, meetings, activi- Pat Lester address to anotherpat@aol.com
ties…. Symposium coming in Flquiltlady1@att.net grampo@yahoo.com
2011...see page 5! gann@cfl.rr.com
Volume 102 / Issue 3 SUNRAYS Page 4
Treasurer’s SSQA Raffle Quilt news
Report
QU FFL
RA
IL T E
Thanks to Sue Balazs for hosting the played. Look
quilt throughout southwest Florida in for it at Quilt- 11
July 1, 2009 -1
May, June & July! She has done a fest in Jack- 4-
09
great job getting it to several quilt sonville this
Beginning Checking Balance shops and guild meetings. September
$8,330.64 behind the
Time is running out for your photo SSQA table (in the hall before you
Income: with “All Around the Town”, the 2009 enter the show).
Dues $216.00 Raffle Quilt. You could win 10 tick-
Raffle Quilt $432.00 ets! Have your picture taken with the The quilt even comes with it’s own
Total Income $ 648.00 quilt and send it to the website easy-to-put-up stand, so you’ll able
(include your name, but we won’t to show it off in grand fashion.
Expenses: show it if you don’t want to be identi- “All Around the Town” is posted
Membership $ 316.67 fied). See your fellow SSQA members with the other raffle quilts on the
Newsletter 246.11 at http://www.ssqa.org/images/ SSQA website, as well as appear-
Website Expense 800.00 raffle/0911ssqadraw.htm ing block-by-block on YouTube!
Total Expenses $1,477.73 These tickets will be the last ones
added to the drawing, so you know Postcards of the quilt are available
Ending Checking Balance $7,500.91 they’ll be lucky ones! so you’ll have a nice picture to
show while selling tickets.
Savings $5,006.52 Wouldn’t you like to have this fun and
colorful quilt at your show or guild You should have received raffle
Investment Accounts meeting? It would make a great back- tickets by mail along with a photo
CD 61-11/10/08 5,927.33 drop for any guild program! All you postcard of the quilt. You are not
CD 83-01/29/09 5,463.78 have to do is ask! obligated to sell them.
CD96-01/29/09 5,463.78 Contact Pat Arends (386-668-8593) If you would like to have more tick-
CD89-08/16/09 6,431.92 or pada315@aol.com and she’ll to ets, contact Art Callinan at 407-
CD 8460-10/25/09 6,385.01 make arrangements with you for en- 275-0106 or acallinan@cfl.rr.com
Investment Accounts Balance tering or displaying the quilt….and
$29,671.82 provide plenty of tickets to sell! Even if The winning ticket for the quilt
you can’t sell tickets at your show, will be drawn on Saturday,
Total $42,179.25 you can still ask for the quilt to be dis- November 14, 2009.
SYMPOSIUM returns to SSQA schedule!
After a brief pause in the action, we may also include lunch & visiting Dee promises that meetings will be
are pleased to announce that the quilt shops, but we will make that an short and to the point!
Symposium is returning. This your optional responsibility).
big chance to get in at the beginning If you are on the West Coast your Don’t wait, step right up and put in
and help plan this event! input and participation are especially your comments and efforts to
welcome! make this the best Symposium
Dee Duckworth has accepted the ever.
leadership roll and would like to be Teachers need to be selected, con- If you’ve participated in the past,
ready to go for Symposium 2011, in tacted and hired (who would YOU you know what fun it is to be in
the Spring, somewhere on the west like to have for a class, or lecture? from the beginning.
coast of the state. Speak up now!). If you haven’t worked on an SSQA
project yet, come find out what a
Dee is planning for a mostly-email You might like to help out by serving good time you’ll have with quilters
Steering Committee to make the Big on a sub-committee: Education from all over the state.
Decisions: location, dates, and (selecting teachers), Facilities/ Loca-
theme. tion, Activities, Registration, or Pub- Contact Dee at:
This committee may need to meet in licity. dduck53@earthlink.com
person for a Location Preview (that
Volume 102 / Issue 3 SUNRAYS Page 5
Shows and Events Around the State
List your SSQA member guild OCTOBER post cards with proceeds going to Ko-
event here. Contact: Sun-Rays, men Foundation; ample parking.
13961 Mandarin Rd., Jacksonville, Contact: Nancy Jones sarhobbs@aol.
October 1
FL 32223 or sunsky@comcast.net
ENTRY DEADLINE com OR www.swfqg.com
PLEASE NOTE: The sooner you Quilting Natural Florida II, a juried
send in info on your event, the quilt exhibit in Spring 2010, Quilters Feb. 6—May 16
longer it will run in this column and of Alachua County Day Guild co- QUILT Exhibit - Gainesville
on our website! Don’t waste this sponsoring with Florida Museum of Quilters of Alachua County Day
valuable guild member benefit! Natural History, Gainesville. Guild is co-sponsoring Quilting Natu-
A brief notice is provided for non- website: http://www.qacdg.org ral Florida II, a juried quilt exhibit at
member events. the Florida Museum of Natural History
in Gainesville.
Get most up-to-date show listings: NOVEMBER website: www.qacdg.org
http://www.ssqa.org/qltshows.
htm
November 13-14-15
May 12 through Aug 2 QUILT SHOW– West Palm Beach March 5 & 6
QUILT EXHIBIT— Jacksonville World Quilt Show (Mancusco Show QUILT SHOW- St. Petersburg
A Survey of Gee's Bend Quilts Management) Suncoast Quilting Circle of St. Pe-
Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, Florida Quilt Competition open to tersburg presents “Today’s Pleas-
Tues. May 12 through Sun. August 2. state residents only—entry dead- ures… Tomorrow’s Treasures XIII”.
For more information: (904) 356- line Sept. 27. St. Petersburg College/Gibbs Campus
6857. www.worldquiltshow.com Gymnasium, 6605 5th Avenue North,
www.cummer.org St. Petersburg. March 5 -10:00a ‘til
November 13 & 14 5p, March 6 - 10:00a – 4p. Admission:
June 27 through October 25 QUILT SHOW—Davenport $6.00 per day. 100s of Quilts by the
Davenport Historical Society 9th areas finest local Quilters on view,
QUILT EXHIBIT—Vero Beach
Annual Quilts and Tea Festival Charity Quilt Raffle, Quilt Appraisals,
“Rooted In Tradition: Art Quilts from
Davenport, Historic District. 9 to 3 Door Prices, Demonstrations, Silent
the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum”
each day. Auction, Vendors’ Mall, Boutique,
Vero Beach Museum of Art
Contact: davenporthistso- Handicap Accessible, Free Parking.
www.verobeachmuseum.org
ciety@msn.com Contact: teiahk@yahoo.com
Teiah Hester 727-452-9574
www.suncoastquiltingcircle.org
SEPTEMBER November 14
SSQA Raffle Quilt drawing
September 24-25-26 SSQA Annual Meeting March 12 & 13
QUILT SHOW– Jacksonville West Palm Beach QUILT SHOW—Melbourne
QuiltFest “Re-cycling the Past” Timeless Treasures Quilt Show
hosted by QuiltFest, Inc. at Prime
See page 7 for details!
Presented by Seaside Piecemakers
Osborn Convention Center, 1000 Wa- Melbourne Auditorium 10:00 a.m. -
ter St, Jacksonville 32204. Open en-
try deadline 7/ 25. Over 400 quilts,
...2010
Next year...2010 5:00 p.m. Tickets are $6 pre-sale and
$7 at the door. Over 300 Quilts dis-
special exhibits, demos, quilt apprais- played. Appraisals available by
als and food court, Classes & trunk January 8 & 9 Nanette Moore. Boutique, Silent Auc-
shows with Frieda Anderson and Judy QUILT SHOW— North Fort Myers tion, Small Quilt raffle, refreshments/
Niemyer. 60+ vendors. Complete de- "Quilting: The Original Green" lunch available at the Quilt Café
tails at: www.quiltfestjax.com Sponsored by Southwest Florida Contact: Kathy Oas rhoas@aol.com
Quilters Guild Lee County Civic Cen-
ter, 11831 Bayshore Road. 9 to 5
daily; $7 admission. Over 40 vendors;
March 20 & 21
100s of judged quilts; appraisals avail- QUILT SHOW– Venice
able; boutique; raffle quilt; miniature "Quilting by the Gulf XIII" hosted by
“Let’s go to a Quilt Show!” quilt auction Saturday; food on site; the Venice Area Quilters Guild
Venice Community Center, 326 S.
Volume 102 / Issue 3 SUNRAYS Page 6
Nokomis. 200+ Quilts ·Giant Bou-
tique with Gorgeous and Unique
SUNRAYS is going green!
Handmade Items, Merchant Mall,
Quilt Appraiser, Silent Auction of Have you noticed the change in our out and get the message when
Small Quilts, Tea Room for Snacks color ... the SunRays are going “green”! each new issue is published online.
and Lunch, Antique Quilt Turning, We’re trying to save money by using less Starting with the membership form
Opportunity Quilt, Door prizes, paper and postage, and put our wonder- for 2010, you will need to request a
Handicap accessible, Silent auc- ful website to even better use. paper copy of the newsletter.
tion of small quilts each day, Silent
block auction, Free parking Last month the SunRays became avail- There are a few differences be-
Bus parking available. Admission able online. tween the printed and online issues.
$7.00. Contact: Kay Wilfong For the rest of this year you will con- Only the paper copies will have the
wilfongk@VAQG.org tinue to receive a paper newsletter by personal addresses for the officers
mail, unless you ask to opt out and and chairs. The online edition will
read it only online. If so, please contact have email contacts only. with
Don’t wait! Send your show in-
the newsletter editor by emailing: click-able links, to easily contact
formation as soon as you can
sunsky@comcast.net people and websites that may be
and we’ll run it here and on the
You MUST be on the eRays list to opt mentioned in articles.
website as long as possible!
Annual Meeting November 14 in West Palm Beach
The raffle quilt drawing was al- afternoon lecture at 4:30...stay tuned
ready set for November 14, so As the details come…
for the eRays to announce more de- You’ll be the first to know if you re-
when the World Quilt & Textile tails as we get them settled!
Show announced they were com- ceive the eRays (if not, send your
ing to West Palm Beach the same Lodging….. email address to anotherpat@aol.
weekend, we decided to make it a The host hotel for the show is the West com and get on the list!).
Big Party! Palm Beach Marriott, 1001 Okeecho- The new website has a nice blue
bee Blvd., WPB 33401. button on the left side bar, not too
Call 561-833-1234 (Mon. to Fri.) and far down, that says ”Next Meet-
A Really Big Show… ask immediately for the World Quilt ing”...click it, and you will go right
Over 400 quilts from 10 countries, Show– Florida Group rate ($99 single to the page about the Annual
many special exhibits, three days or double). You must book your room Meeting. That page will also be up-
of classes ( 9 teachers) & shop- before Oct. 16 to get this rate. dated as we get things ironed out.
ping, plus SSQA! If you have never The hotel is within walking distance,
been to a “big show” this is your and also has a shuttle service to and There may be a special mailing
chance. from the show. with the registration form when
Palm Beach Convention Center, There are other hotels in the area, too. everything has been completed.
West Palm Beach FL Look for that later this Summer.
www.worldquilt.com
Then click World Quilt Show- Our Raffle Quilt...
This will be the last time “All Around We have not been to South Florida
Florida for quite awhile, and are looking
the Town” will be shown, and what an
opportunity we have! We will be given forward to seeing all the members
Our meeting…. display space and allowed to sell tick- there who don’t often travel north.
Details are being worked out as we ets at the show in exchange for mem-
go to press. We’ll meet in the Con- bers doing some “white glove” duty for Contest for FL Quilters
vention Center about 7 pm for a the show. We need 8 volunteers on 4- only!
brief business meeting with the hour shifts or 16 for 2-hour shifts...a The show’s website has details on
election, drawing the winning ticket total of 32 hours. entering the special juried competi-
on our raffle quilt, and some other Please contact Art Callinan tion for Florida quilters. There is
fun & prizes. (acallinan@cfl.rr.com) if you can over $3000 in prize money! Quilts
We may have a Mystery Guest help. must be “greater than or equal to
Who Cannot Be Named Right This is a great time to really boost the 1296 square inches”.
Now! ticket sales and have extra money Entry deadline: September 24.
Your meeting fee will cover at least available for the new projects we have
special admission to the Saturday coming up.
Volume 102 / Issue 3 SUNRAYS Page 7
Spotlight on…..
SSQA Vendor Members
A Quilter's Dream Come in and test drive the new
719 W. Main Street 11000SE sewing and embroidery
Leesburg, Fl 34748 machine along with quilting edi-
Connie Czernuch 352-728-1482 tions, sergers and embroidery only
Hours: Mon-Fri 9a- 5p, Sat 9a- machines. Halloween and Christ- July 14th thru the 18th with all
2p mas fabric arriving now for getting Christmas fabric on sale in addition
aqd@embarqmail.com a head start on your holiday pro- to other in-store specials. Teddy
www.aquiltersdream.biz jects. Pruett (AQS Certified) will be doing
A Quilter's Dream, LLC will have quilt appraisals in the shop on July
Christmas in July sale on July 18th from 10 am til 4 pm. Check
17th and 18th. Christmas fabric Fabric Art Shop our website for details!
off the bolt 25% off. SSQA mem- 158 SW Domino Way
ber show your membership card Lake City, FL 32025-1594
and get 10% your purchase of Barbie Swanson 386-755-0179 Once Upon a Quilt
regular prices fabric July 5th - Sun 1p-5p, Mon-Sat 10a - 6p WDCT, Inc.
31st. Min 1 yard cuts. barbie@fabricartshop.com 3404 Griffin Road
http://fabricartshop.com/ Fort Lauderdale FL 33312
July is Christmas time! To cele- Lisa Stevens 954-987-8827
Boutique-4-Quilters, Inc brate, all our Christmas fabrics are ouaq@bellsouth.net
2945 West New Haven Ave. on sale – all month – 20% off. The www.onceuponaquilt.com
West Melbourne, FL 32904 most gorgeous prints have come
Anita Kelly 321-768-2060 in! Get a head start on your holi-
Hours: Mon-Sat 9:30a-5p day projects! On July 11th , from
10am—3pm, Harry Megowan will The Quilted Lily
4quilters@bellsouth.net 1110 Old Dixie Highway Suite
sharpen scissors and knives.
Bring your items in any time be- A1
fore then. Celebrate JANOME Vero Beach, FL 32960
Buttonwood Quilts Weekend July 15th to July 18th. Pat Lester 772-567-4220
3046 Jog Road Events & pictures of the projects - pat@thequiltedlily.com
Lake Worth, FL 33467 on website. We have some blow- www.thequiltedlily.com
Robin Puma 561-304-7211 out pricing on select older model It's the Cats Meooow!!
pumaemail@aol.com machines, 20% off JANOME We have cats on fabric from North-
www.buttonwoodquilts.com brand accessories, 10% off JA- cott, the Beach Party and
Hours: M-S 9a-5:30p NOME software and more sur- Out of the House from Southseas
Announcing we are now your prises. Imports with all the companion fab-
central Palm Beach County JA- rics. These are perrrfect for children
NOME sewing machine dealer. and friends quilts. Patterns: Party
Lillies Quilting Loft Cats, Kool Cats, Got Cats, Sassy
315 Commerce Center Dr. Cats, Kitties like Milk, and Cat-a-
St Cloud, FL 34769 funies. Time Out - Time for a sip of
wine, see Kylie Kreations of From
QUILTS Pam Lansing
the Vine. Are you into surfing the
pamela@lilliesquiltingloft.com
seas, check out Kowabunga Surf
www.lilliesquiltingloft.com
Tue-Sat 10a-4p, 3rd Wed 10a-9p from Benartex?? What a site to
Lillie's Quilting Loft will be cele- see, Heavenly Hollyhocks from
brating Christmas in July from Northcot. Come to Vero Beach and
visit Lillian Barker and Pat Lester,
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Quilters Haven & More Sew and Quilt Shop ter Park, July 11, 10-1, $20 fee.
2418 US Hwy 301 4601 E Hwy 100 B6 Register now – 407-831-6488.
Ellenton, FL 34222-2030 Bunnell, FL 32110
Shirley Stinehelfer 941-729-0511 Kathy Boos 386-586-5409 Sew-Mini Things
Hours: 9:30-4p (Nov-Apr: Mon-Sat, sewandquiltshop@bellsouth.net 4280 N HWY 19A, Suite 8
May-Oct: Tues-Sat) M T Th F S 10a-5p, W 10a-8p Mt Dora, FL 32757-2220
Quilters-haven@tampabay.rr. Stuart King 352-483-0082
com sew@sewminithings.com
The Sewing Garret, Inc Hours: Tues 12noon-6p
949 Beville Road Bldg B W-F 10a-4p, Sat 9a-1p
Quilter’s Quarters Daytona Beach, FL 32119 Central Florida's only Authorized
4833 Allen Road Gracye Beeman 386-767-3545 dealer for Elna, Singer, Grace
Zephyrhills, FL 33541 Fax: 386-767-9901 Frames, and Happy Voyager
Yvonne Pederson 813-779-2615 Hours: M-F 9a-6p, S 9a-4p sewing, quilting and embroidery
quiltersqrtrs@verizon.net thesewinggarret@bellsouth.net products. Ask about our guild
Fax: 813-779-2615 www.sewinggarret.com members specials. With over 18
Hours:M-F 10a-5p, Sat 10a-3p years experience we are commit-
Quilter’s Quarters is having a ted to providing the best in cus-
Birthday “Celebration” on August The Sewing Studio - tomer service. We offer sewing,
7th—10 AM—5 PM and August Fabric Superstore serger, and software classes. Pri-
8th 10 AM—3PM. 30% off store- 9605 S Hwy 17-92 vate instruction is also available..
wide (sale does not include con- Maitland, FL 32751 We stock select fabrics like Hand-
signment items or mark down Pat Sauer 407-831-6488 spray, Tokyo, Califon, Krakow
items). Fax: 407-831-2357 with more arriving every week.
sewing@sewing.net
Quilts on Plum Lane www.sewing.net
14215 7th Street M-F 9a-8:30p, Sat 9a-5:30p, Sun Simply Beautiful Quilts
Dade City, FL 33523 12noon-5p & Gifts
Donna Lillibridge 352-518-0003 The Sewing Studio will sponsor a 10441 SW 54th Court
M-S 10a-5p (Thurs 10a-8p) Baby Lock presentation, “Tool Ocala, FL 34476-3878
1st Saturday each month 10a-8p Time with Emily Carter,” featuring Shirley Klingele 352-861-0093
embroidery machine software – shirleyalank@embarqmail.com
July 18th, 9:30 – 12:30, $20 fee. www.simplybeautifulquilts.com
We are also hosting an Anita M-S 8:00am – 6:00pm
Goodesign Machine Embroidery Come see our New Web Site
Event held at Mt. Vernon Inn, Win- We feature: Handmade purses,
quilts, gift items, quilting books
and patterns, notions for the
Vendors’ News tail value of $150.00. Spend $25.00 or quilter, beautiful fabrics, and
more and receive one panel of foun- much more. Stephan baby items,
dation by the yard and another
TROPICAL SHOP HOP – personally embroidered for the
chance to win the gift basket. The
CENTRAL FLORIDA baby, & other baby items. Please
July 9th - 12th 2009 shops in the hop are A Quilters'
Dream in Leesburg, Material Girl in stop by soon! We welcome you
Passports are $5.00 before the hop
during the hop $6.00. Sign up early Apopka, Quilt Shop of Deland in De- to check us out.
and receive a chance to win a gift land and Clermont Sewing and Quilt-
ing in Clermont. To purchase you tick- If your local shop isn’t there, ask
basket filled with lots of goodies. them to join SSQA! The benefits
When you pay for your passport you ets contact Connie at 352-728-1482.
Oh yes there will be snacks and door are worth far more than the mem-
will receive a free Lanyard. At each bership fee, and we’d love to help
shop you will receive a quilt pin and a prizes and a mystery special at each
shop. quilters find them….
chance to win a gift basket with a re-
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Membership News
The Sunshine State Quilters Assoc. The Quilter's Hall of Fame in Marion,
is made up of dynamic people doing IN, recently offered a unique national
interesting things as individuals and fund raising challenge to quilters. Very
in groups. Please contact the news- short stories - less than one thousand Teachers & Shops: Let SSQA help
letter editor when you have some-
thing to share….if it’s important to
words - were solicited and have been promote you by sharing some tech-
you, then we all want to know about made into an e-book for your enjoy- niques or a free pattern on the web-
it! Don’t be shy about your news...or ment. Reading and downloading are site! Contact anotherpat@aol.com
about “telling on” a friend! free, the book totals 52 pages. Two of
the accepted stories are by Florida's Thanks to Timm at Sew-Mini-Things
own Teddy Pruett. Just click onto in Mt. Dora for mentioning the SSQA
Raffle Quilts on the website: http://www.antiquequiltdating.com/ website! A lady looking for Florida
Send Pat a photo ...it’s a great way Chaning_Times_Womens_Stories. quilt shops asked the Pickle Road Ya-
to promote your guild quilt and pdf and enjoy! hoo group for advice, and Timm sug-
make a photo available to people gested visiting the website list.
everywhere! Look for a new book from our own
Nan Moore! It’s called “Freehand You can be an SSQA rep! Contact
All Star Quilters Guild (Sept. 26) Quilting Patterns”, now available Linda at lkoestel@cfl.rr.com
SSQA (Nov. 14) from AQS (http://www.
West Pasco Quilters Guild (Feb. americanquilter.com/) Contest for FL quilters ONLY:
14, 2010) this is the Featured Raffle Check out the details for the World
Quilt on the new website! Quilt & Textile Show, West Palm
News Flash! A lady in California Ellen Lindner announces her latest Beach, in Nov. Entry deadline Sept.
came across our website while e-book, “Personal Workshop: Adven- 27. http://www.quiltfest.com
“surfing “ on the Internet...she saw tures in Color.” 157 pictures on 65
the SSQA raffle quilt and contacted pages, plus a 23 page workbook, and
Art to buy tickets! an ink saving section. Ready for im- Guild News
Where is your guild’s quilt? mediate download. Full details, in-
cluding a free excerpt can be found at The Venice Area Quilters Guild has
The latest quilting news is found in http://www.adventurequilter.com/e- the honor of being the first Featured
SSQA e-Rays, in your e-mailbox on Learning/e-books/Color_e- Guild on our new website. Read
Tuesdays. book_info.html about them at http://www.ssqa.org/
No e-Rays in your Inbox? guilds.html
Just e-mail Pat at: Ask your guild rep to send in the re-
anotherpat@aol.com and ask her WATCH YOUR eRAYS for some fun quested info about your guild...we’d
to add you to the e-Rays list. If you contests coming soon! like to get to know you, too!
get a new e-mail address, don’t
forget to let Pat know! Include If your guild has contracted with a na-
your old address so she can make Aunt Fanny & Sister Maude tional teacher for 2009—10—11-???
the change. please send the information to anoth-
erpat@aol.com so it can be added to
Time is running out to have your the website’s “Share A Teacher”
picture taken with the SSQA Raf- page. Other guilds may like to have
fle Quilt! Get your name in a spe- the teacher, too, and can help share
cial drawing to win 10 tickets, to be the travel expenses.
added to the official quilt drawing on By the time you are promoting sign-
Nov. 14 at the Annual Meeting! ups, it’s too late for other groups to
Have your photo made with the raf- make plans.
fle quilt, send it to anotherpat@aol.
com, and you will be in the drawing, Open entries or Guild only?
too! Visit the website to see every- “Haven’t you been using that needle When you send in your show info,
one who has had their photo taken for a long time?” please let us know if entries are open
in various locations around the to non-members. If it is, and you
“Well, the eye isn’t worn
state. Contact Pat Arends ( see p. want some great quilts from around
out yet!!” the state...or even the country...be
5) to have the quilt on display at
YOUR guild’s show or meeting! sure to list the entry deadline!
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