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Playful Pinwheels - Quilt Celebration 2009
Quilt Celebration is an annual quilt show put on by the Quilt Guild of Dallas. The theme for the 2009 show is Playful Pinwheels. It runs March 13-15 and is a great place to learn with lectures and demonstrations, as well as be inspired by all the beautiful quilts.
(Quilt Celebration 2009 is March 13, 2009)
Our Own Little Quilt Show!
Get a little inspiration and motivation.
Silk thread
Purple buttons
Toggles
Coloured cloth 3
Coloured cloth 2
Blue Beads
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Red Beads
Silk Yarn
Coloured cloth
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Don't Forget The Camera!
Canon PowerShot SD1100IS 8MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Blue)
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Canon Powershot SX10IS 10MP Digital Camera with 20x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom
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Canon PowerShot SD890IS 10MP Digital Camera with 5x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom
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Canon Powershot A1000IS 10MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Grey)
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Canon Powershot SX110IS 9MP Digital Camera with 10x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Black)
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Do You Show Your Quilts?
Photo by redhawrider and used under a Creative Commons license.
On the other hand, those "perfect" quilts and quilt shows challenge quilters to achieve the highest standard they can with their creations. They push us to try new things and appreciate each other's creativity.
To show or not to show?
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If you can't snuggle under it, it's not worth making
More Quilt Show Inspiration
Quilt Celebration: What's the Buzz?
If You Want to Compete ...
Quilting for Show: A Practical Guide to Successful Competition Quilting
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List Price: $24.95
From selecting various materials to making the final fold, this handy guide explains in-depth the keys that separate award-winning show quilts from the rest. Newcomers to the show world will learn how to improve upon basics such as blocking and adding a sleeve, as well as how to make machine quilting look like hand quilting. A wide range of contributors-including some of the nation's best quilters, a quilt appraiser, and multiple professional judges-all contribute trade secrets to winning competitions and avoiding common mistakes. With a bonus DVD demonstrating how to perform specific techniques, novices and seasoned show quilters alike will be able to produce top-quality quilts with ease.
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Your Turn!
Photo by redhawrider and used under a Creative Commons license.
If You're Looking for More Inspiration ...
Prize-Winning Quilts: The Best of the International Quilt Association Shows
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Quilt Celebration Resources
- Quilt Celebration 2009
Main page for the show - Quilters Guild of Dallas
Guild that puts on this show - Parking
Great color coded map explaining the parking situation - Tickets
Prices and where to get them - Appraisals
How to get your quilt appraised at the show by a professional - Volunteer
Help with keeping the show running smoothly and get a free ticket - Show Schedule
So you'll know when to go where - Demonstration
Check out the new gadgets and technology for quilt making
Where to Grab Something to Eat Near the Show
Here's what Yelpers have to say about Food in 75207
- Jimmy's Food Store (Dallas)
- "Man, Jimmy's isn't hurting for reviews. I'll throw another one onto the pile: Went there for the first time ever yesterday--can't believe I live in Deep..." more
- Central Market (Dallas)
- "Love this place minus the fact that I get home without the essential TP necessity. Going green is great, but not with recycled toilet paper for my precious..." more
- Crooked Tree Coffeehouse (Dallas)
- "What a great little coffee house with a "welcome home" feel. Not industrialized like most 6-bucks locations. Crooked Tree gave me a warm feeling like..." more
- Fuel City 2 (Dallas)
- "I used to think that the only food (if you can call it food) worth getting in a gas station was a Big Gulp, but oh man was I wrong. Fuel City introduced me..." more
- JD's Chippery (Dallas)
- "This place is a little bit of heaven tucked neatly into the Snyder Plaza area. Their cookies are absolute perfection! Dieters beware: this is not the..." more
Quilting Stuff at Auction
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Dallas Market Hall
Will we see you at Quilt Celebration?
Are you planning to attend the 2009 show? Did you come in 2008? Do you have a piece entered? What was your favorite piece this year? Let us know or just leave a comment about this lens. We'd love to hear from you!!
talknharri@verizon.net wrote
yes i attended last year with members of prayers and squares of st.elizabeth church of plano, and we will have two car caravan to the show again this year. I do not show but know persons who have and won ribbons. appreciate all the hard work of dallas guilt members.
Posted February 18, 2009
by SusanVillasLewis
Basic gal from the Dallas area who has a lot to say!! I'm working on lens related to my odd-ball interests, as well as some tying back to my husband'...
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