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Maine Quilts 2009
presented by
 
Pine Tree Quilters Guild, Inc.

July 24 - 26
Augusta Civic Center

76 Community Drive, Augusta, Maine
air-conditioned; convenient, free parking

Friday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

  


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Highlights of Maine Quilts 2008

~ We look forward to seeing you at our 32nd annual show ~

500+ Quilts
Art Quilts • Display Quilts
Judged Quilts • Raffle Quilts
"The Cat's Meow" Challenge
Workshops
Booth Hop, Merchants Mall,
Demonstrations,
Lectures, Quilt Appraisals

 

Admission

  • $8 daily
  • $15 multi-day
  • children 12 & under free with paid adult
  • Groups of 14 or more $7 each

Groups should register at least 30 days in advance to take advantage of our simplified group check-in process.

Special Events

Champagne Reception and Preview
Thursday, July 23
7-9 p.m.

"Quilting & Caring: The Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative"
Dinner & Lecture
with Ami Simms
Friday, July 24
6:30-9 p.m.

 

Special Exhibits

Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative

"Alzheimer's: Forgetting Piece by Piece", an exhibit of 52 extraordinary art quilts about Alzheimer's disease that is traveling throughout the United States until October 2010. Read more.

"Quiltmaking 1941 to 1945: The War Years" is an exhibit that enables you to share in the memories of quiltmaking from this important period in our world and country's history. Read more.

"The Four Seasons: A Series" The idea for a series of quilts for the Four Seasons didn't occur to Jo Diggs until after the first two quilts were completed. Read more about these quilts.

Rememered Vistas by Jo Diggs

Autumn: Remembered Vistas
64" x 48"    © Jo Diggs, 1997

Teachers at
Maine Quilts 2009

  • Karen Boutte, Benicia, CA
  • Linda Cantrell, Fletcher, NC
  • Jo Diggs, Portland, ME
  • Brenda Henning, Anchorage, AK
  • Kathy Kansier, Ozark, MO
  • Dodi Poulsen, Bremerton, WA
  • Carole Samples, Omaha, NE
  • Michele Scott, Philadelphia, PA
  • Ami Simms, Flint, MI
  • Karen Stone, Dallas, TX
  • Carol Taylor, Pittsford, NY

Workshop schedule

To order a registration brochure (mailed mid-January 2009), send $2 US to: Maine Quilts, PO Box 286, Cutler, ME 04626.

"The Cat's Meow" Challenge

This special exhibit will celebrate the Maine Coon Cat, and all cats that share their lives with quilters.

 

Maine Coon Cat

Would you like to connect and share with others about Maine Quilts? Check out the Yahoo Group, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MaineQuilts/

For more information about Maine Quilts, contact the Maine Quilts Coordinator,
Nancy Zienkiewicz,
at info@mainequilts.org or 207.415.4417.

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Updated 18 November 08 by MQ Coordinator