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ENTER THE 2013 IMAGES QUILT SHOW! TO BOSTON WITH LOVE No group is better than quilters at stepping up to comfort those affected by tragedy. There have been quilts for Japan after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, pilowcases for Newtown, CT after the recent shootings, the giant AIDS quilt, and so many other examples. Now, in time for Memorial Day, Modern Quilt Guild members worldwide are getting together to create hundreds of banner flags showing support for Boston in the wake of the Marathon bombings. This effort is being spearheaded by the Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild. The resulting flags will be on display Memorial Day weekend at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, and admission, as always, will be free. If you would like to make a flag, instructions can be found here. The Button Box Quilt Shop in Wellesley, MA will be hosting a sew-a-thon this Saturday, May 18th in an effort to make as many little 6"x8" flags as possible to support the "To Boston With Love" project . Show your love and make a flag for Boston! If you'd like to take part, contact the Button Box (email info@buttonboxsewing.com) or project coordinator Berene Campbell (email berene@happysewlucky.com ). UPCOMING CLASSES Silk Ribbon Emboidery, Intermediate Sashiko Friday, June 7, 2013: 10am-4pm SILK RIBBON EMBROIDERY & CRAZY QUILT WORKSHOP with Marianne Hatton Crazy Quilting provides a wonderful canvas on which to embroider and embellish with a range of pretty threads and versatile embroidery stitches. If you enjoy handwork, you are sure to love spending some time working with beautiful fabrics and thread and creating a special piece of needlework, then adding embroidery embellishment using silk ribbon and other embroidery threads. Details here. Saturday, June 8, 2013: 10am-3pm INTERMEDIATE SASHIKO: TOTE BAG DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION with Miho Takeuchi Expand on your knowledge of Sashiko! Bring your own design that you would like to transfer onto a fabric and stitch Sashiko. The design could be a flower, geometric pattern, Chinese characters or your own creation. A few Sashiko design will be included in the materials kit, to help you with your design. Instructor will show you step-by-step instruction of transferring and stitching, answering questions and giving out tips and suggestions in this one-day class. You will finish stitching at home and turn it into a tote bag. Details here. Running Through July 7 SILK! Antique & Contemporary Art Quilts Silk! The word evokes visions of sumptuousness and opulence, whether silk fabrics are worn on the body or draped on the bed. Join us for a gorgeous retrospective on silk quilts from the past 200 years, as well as a few pieces made from lustrous alternatives. This exhibition runs through July 7th. ~ Pam Weeks, Curator | Demoulas Foundation, Sponsor Voting Closes June 30, 2013 ONE MOUSE CLICK TO SUPPORT THE MUSEUM Did you know that the Jeanne D’Arc credit union donates $1,500 every quarter to a worthy area non-profit organization through its "Give a Click" program? The non-profit with the most votes will receive $1,500. The New England Quilt Museum is one of the nominees for this quarter's Jeanne D'Arc donation. Please take a moment to register your support for the museum. Click here for more info. March 1-June 1, 2013 NEW MEMBER PRIZES We all know that museum membership is its own reward. Between March 1st and June 1st, however, we'll sweeten the pot for up to 30 brand new members with two special drawings. The first 20 people to become NEQM members between those dates will receive a free online class from QuiltClassroom.com. ALL new members in that period will be entered into a drawing for one of ten (10) free one-year subscriptions to Love of Quilting magazine.Drawing is 4PM Saturday, June 1st. ~ Thanks to Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting for their generous support of the museum. Coming in September MEET THE TEACHERS Once again this fall, the museum will offer a "Meet the Teachers" event for our Supporting Guild chairs and program reps. Get great program and workshop ideas for your guild. Date TBA. To learn more about this event or how YOUR guild can become a Supporting Guild and enjoy this free benefit and more, click here. Entry Deadline: June 1, 2013 YOUR QUILTS BELONG IN THE IMAGES QUILT SHOW! Rainbow Nouveau, Margaret Solomon Gunn [Best of Show, 2012] The Lowell Quilt Festival is coming August 8-10. The centerpiece of this citywide celebration of quilts is the IMAGES, New England's Premier Judged & Juried Quilt Show. Enter one or more quilts in this prestigious event. You'll find all the entry details as well as entry forms by visiting www.lowellquiltfestival.org. NEED HELP PHOTOGRAPHING YOUR ENTRY? Would you like to enter but lack adequate space (or skills?) to photograph your quilt for the entry form? We can help. Click here for details. Saturday, June 15 SUE REICH: SILK IN AMERICA STAR OF THE WEST [1877]: Susie C. Walker Sue Reich lectures on Saturday, June 15 on Susie C. Walker: Her Life and Quilts in a 19th Century Connecticut Silk Mill Company Town. Walker was a quiltmaker with incredible piecing and embroidery skills. This lecture is part of the current SILK! exhibition at the museum. For more information, click here. Lecture FREE with admission to museum galleries. RAFFLE QUILT WINNER ANNOUNCED Aunt Grace Circle of Friends raffle quilt CONGRATULATIONS TO ANDREA MACKIEWICZ of Riverside, CT, winner of our Aunt Grace Circle of Friends raffle quilt! Her name was drawn on May 2nd. The quilt is valued at $2,100. The Circle of Friends quilt, 60" x 60", was made by Shirley Bangma using materials donated by Helane Huntington. The museum is so grateful for their support! KEEP THE MUSEUM ALIVE FOR THE NEXT GENERATION Support the New England Quilt Museum through the Endowment Fund. There are many ways to help. Details here. The next generation of quilters and quilt-lovers will thank you! HAVE YOU READ OUR BLOG? Read the museum blog by clicking here. Check back often! 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. 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