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What's New
& News in Quilting Around the World

By Lois Marilyn Verma

Summer Shows Fill the Calendar

Wildflowers,
45" x 42", by Carol Owen of Pittsboro, North Carolina, from Quilt National '03.

Photo courtesy of Quilt National '03.

Almost anywhere you plan to visit this summer, you'll find a major show to entertain and educate.

Athens, Ohio. Quilt National '03 continues at the Dairy Barn Cultural Center through September 1. For more information about the contemporary quilts in the exhibit, see the news article about the show in the May 2003 issue of QNM or visit the website www.quiltnational.com. Contact the center at 8000 Dairy Ln., P.O. Box 747, Athens, OH 45701; 740-592-4981; fax 740-592-5090.

Selected quilts from the 2001 show will be on exhibit at the International Quilt Festival in Houston, Texas, this fall, sponsored by American & Efird, FreeSpirit Fabrics, and QNM.

Sisters, Oregon. The Pacific Northwest will once again reserve the second Saturday of July for a one-day outdoor show in the small town of Sisters. For the 28th year, this time July 12, the whole town will be festooned with quilts of every shape, size, and color as quilters and their entourages make their way through the streets. For a listing of classes that begin on Monday, July 7, or information on the various lectures, demonstrations, and special events, contact the show's sponsor, Stitchin' Post, P.O. Box 280, Sisters, OR 97759; 541-549-6061; website www.stitchinpost.com.

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Civil War era quilts, a collection of Dear Jane quilts, and the Great Lakes, Great Quilts traveling exhibits will be featured at Quilt Odyssey 2003, July 31 to August 3, at the Eisenhower Inn & Conference Center. For information, see the website www.quiltodyssey.com or send $1 to QO, 15004 Burnt Mill Rd., Shippensburg, PA 17257; 717-423-5148; email dmolino@cvn.net.

Wreath and Stars, 91" x 91", by Fay and Merl Pritts of Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania, won first place in the traditional quilt category at the World Quilt & Textile shows in 2002.

Photo courtesy of Mancuso Show Management.

Lansing, Michigan. The international nature of quilting will again be the focus of World Quilt & Textile, August 8-10, at the Lansing Center. Some of the special exhibits will include contemporary quilts from Australia, Fibreworks Miniatures from South Africa, a collection of quilts by English quilter Barbara Barber, and the Japanese-American Architectural Challenge.

The show moves to its new second location, The Center of New Hampshire in Manchester, New Hampshire, from August 14-17. For details, see the website www.quiltfest.com or contact David M. & Peter J. Mancuso, Inc., P.O. Box 667, New Hope, PA 18938; 215-862-5828; fax 215-862-9753.

Birmingham, England. Attend demonstrations, take classes, or just enjoy the broad range of quilts on display at The Festival of Quilts staged by The Quilter's Guild of the British Isles, August 21-24. For more information, visit the website twistedthread.com.

Planned Serendipity, 30" x 48", by Barbara Olson, will be part of the exhibit Oxymorons: Absurdly Logical Quilts! at the AQS show in Nashville.

Photo by Charles R. Lynch.

Nashville, Tennessee. Experience Southern elegance at an afternoon tea sponsored by the American Quilter's Society at this year's Quilt Exposition in Nashville, August 27-30. Exhibits will include contest quilts from the Ultimate Guild Challenge and a new category of crazy quilts. For more details, see the website www.aqsquilt.com or contact AQS at P.O. Box 3290, Paducah, KY 42002; 270-898-7903.