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FATHER'S DAY IS SATURDAY, JUNE 17th DADS GET IN FREE TO THE "FENWAY PARK CENTENNIAL" EXHIBITION AT THE NEW ENGLAND QUILT MUSEUM! Saturday, June 2 ART QUILT WORKSHOP Have you always wanted to make an art quilt? Got a baseball fan in the family? Join Deb Janes from noon-4pm on Saturday, June 2 for a fun afternoon making baseball-themed art quilts inspired by the spectacular pieces in our current exhibition, Fenway Park Centennial. Let Deb guide you through easy steps to a colorful and artistic wall hanging that will knock the socks off everyone you know. Her simple techniques are readily applied to any other subject, from portraits to landscapes. Before you know it, you'll be turning out ribbon-worthy art quilts for your next guild show. To register ($30 for members/$35 for non-members) call 978-452-4207 ext.16. Thursday, June 7: 12:30-1:30 SPEAKER NANCY GRAHAM OF INNOVATIVE SURFACE DESIGN This month's Brown Bag Lunch speaker is Nancy Graham, a New Hampshire fiber artisan who has been quilting for over twenty years. She also dyes, stamps, pieces and machine quilts her projects. Nancy will be discussing her printing and stamping techniques and secrets. Her style involves using found objects and making stamps from recycled materials. Effective June 10th LONGTIME STAFFER RETIRES Rhonda Galpern, longtime Outreach Program Manager, is retiring from the museum effective June 10th. For fifteen years, Rhonda has been the face of the museum at quilt shows, Lowell Women's Week, Kids Week and as "quilter in residence" at CW Morey Elementary School in Lowell. She also organized our ongoing Thursday at the Museum events and the annual Text & Textile Extravaganza fundraiser. Museum staff and volunteers are very grateful for her hard work and wish her all the best in her future endeavors. Thankful Hall Miller WE HAVE THE QUILT! Thankful Hall Miller [1798-1864] Thanks to generous contributions, we've been able to secure a historic quilt by Thankful Hall Miller which has a strong family link others in to the Permanent Collection. [To learn about the quilt, see our Blog page.) Quilts can be fragile and they rarely survive long use. Most are loved to shreds. That's why this rare quilt still needs extensive conservation. Please consider donating to the museum's Acquisitions Fund to help get the job done. Several of the Thankful Hall Miller family quilts will be featured in our fall exhibition, Great Quilts, Great Stories. 2 NEW RAFFLES! Two wonderful items are now up for raffle to support the programs and mission of the New England Quilt Museum. December 14, 2012 is the drawing date for a Janome Memory Craft 6600P sewing machine. Also included is a rolling tote, for a total value of $2,599. This fabulous machine was generously donated by Red Barn Sewing & Yarn Center [Merrimack, MA], longtime supporters of the museum. Tickets: $5. On May 2, 2013, we'll be drawing the name of the lucky winner of a beautiful Aunt Grace Circle of Friends quilt. This 80"x80" quilt, designed by Judie Rothermel and Vicki Bellino, was machine pieced, hand appliqued and quilted by Shirley Bangma from a pattern and fabric donated by Helane Huntington [both of Uxbridge, MA]. We are so thankful for their support! For more information on these raffles, visit our website, visit the museum, or call 978-452-4207 ext.16. The winner of our last raffle -- for the beautiful Roseville Quilt -- was Helen Allison of Wallingford, Connecticut. Congratulations! Running through July 8, 2012 FENWAY PARK CENTENNIAL Fenway Park Centennial by Rosemary Bawn Just in time for the 100th Anniversary of Fenway Park comes a quiltmakers' celebration of an American landmark. Astonishing art quilts capture all the excitement of both the ball park and the Red Sox. For more than two decades, Rosemary Bawn has been turning out stunning art quilts celebrating her beloved team and their home park. From I Remember the $1.00 Bleachers to Reverse the Curse!, these fabulous quilts by Bawn and other quilters will leave you smiling and recalling your own Red Sox memories. Deadline: Friday, June 1st HAVE YOU ENTERED YOUR QUILTS FOR IMAGES 2012? Vintage Button Bouquet by Linda Roy [Best of Show, IMAGES 2011] Friday is the deadline for the submission of quilt entry paperwork for IMAGES 2012, New England's Premier Judged & Juried Quilt Show. You can download the entry form here. If you have questions, email quiltentry@lowellquiltfestival.org or call 978-452-4207 ext.16. Entry Deadline: July 1st SILVER THREADS QUILT CHALLENGE Quilters from across the continent and around the world are invited to be part of the Museum’s 25th Anniversary celebrations in 2012. The Silver Threads Quilt Challenge invites you (working alone or with friends or a guild) to make pieces to be exhibited at a number of venues across New England and beyond, including at a special exhibit during the 2012 Lowell Quilt Festival. The simple rules and an entry form can be downloaded here. DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF ENTRY FORMS & QUILTS: JULY 1, 2012 Your Name Here SILVER ANNIVERSARY SIGNATURE QUILT As part of our Silver Anniversary celebrations, we're creating a signature quilt embroidered with the names of some of our favorite people: our supporters! Donate $250 and have your name (or the name of your guild, friend or loved one) embroidered on a star, mountain, maple leaf or sailboat. For full details, visit the Silver Anniversary page on the museum website. Parker Foundation Match Grant MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! Earlier this year, the Theodore Edson Parker Foundation awarded the New England Quilt Museum a grant of $45,000 to celebrate our 25th Anniversary. In order to benefit, however, we needed to raise a matching $45,000 no later than June 1, 2012. We are thrilled to announce that the goal has been met! These funds allow us us to: - endow a permanent Curatorial Chair for better planning of exciting exhibitions to draw audiences; - produce a new publication about the museum's permanent collection; - improve strategic financial planning and endowment growth to ensure that the museum is here to fulfill its mission for another 25 years. Our warmest thanks to everyone who contributed to making this challenge successful! June 1-3, 2012 QUILTERS' CONNECTION QUILT SHOW An extraordinary exhibit of traditional and contemporary quilts. Sale and Boutique Friday, June 1, 2012: 10 - 6 Saturday, June 2, 2012: 10 - 6 Sunday, June 3, 2012: 10 – 3 Arsenal Center for the Arts 321 Arsenal St. Watertown, MA 02472 Donation $6 http://www.quiltersconnection.org/index.html Available for Quilt Retreats FRANCISCAN GUEST HOUSE An affordable venue for your guild's next retreat. Well-lighted workrooms and comfortable hotel rooms in a scenic location near the beach. Close to Kennebunkport Village shops & restaurants and just 90 minutes from Boston. For more information: 207-967-4865, www.franciscanguesthouse.com Advertisement For all the latest news about events and exhibitions at the New England Quilt Museum, visit our website: http://www.nequiltmuseum.org/   This e-mail was sent from New England Quilt Museum Immediate removal with ® Secure. To forward this e-mail to a friend or colleague, . To change your e-mail address or update preferences, .