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For over 5 ½ years, Freedom Quilts has made and collected quilts to give to families of 9/11, Hurricane Katrina and families of fallen soldiers.  Over 5,600 quilts have been given to families and the number continues to grow.  Requests continue for these quilts but funding is limited so it was decided to create a red, white and blue quilt to be raffled off to assist with funding for this project. For over 5 ½ years Betty Nielsen's home has been the place for designing quilts for these families.  However, if enough funds can be raised, there are plans to have a building from where the quilts can be designed.For information or to see the quilt that is being raffled, visit www.freedomquilts.net. 

 Also, War Paint (pictured above), one of the original quilts designed for this effort, has been donated by Freedom Quilts to The World Trade Center Memorial Museum in New York City.   Everyone’s help is needed to continue comforting families.  If interested, please contact Betty Nielsen at debeniel@ncn.net 

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Brunswick, OH – March 13 – March 18, 2007 -  Handmade quilts from Ohio Amish Country are collected and displayed in the banquet room at Mapleside Farms and Restaurant.  There are about 65 queen and king sized quilts, 150 wall hangings and various other Amish-made crafts.  There will be quilting books, fat quarters and patterns.  Come and enjoy a meal cooked in our rustic country restaurant and browse through the shops, including a  farm market, bakery, gift shop, deli and café. Contact www.mapleside.com for more information.

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Tulare, CA - April 20-22, 2007 – The quilt show will feature regional quilts, wearable art, and cloth dolls and will be held at the International Agri-Center’s Heritage Complex,  south of Tulare, on Highway 99.  For more information please visit www.antiquefarmshow.org or contact antique@farmshow.org

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Pleasanton, CA - Saturday, March 10.  Jo Morton will be the guest speaker for the Amador Valley Quilters Guild.  Jo plans to share how she selects fabrics to achieve the look of 19th century quilts in her work.  For information about the guild and upcoming speaker, Becky Goldsmith, please check out the website www.amadorvalleyquilters.org

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I have made it to south Texas where it has rained most of the afternoon. The worst of it looks to be over so I can head on into Beaumont tomorrow morning for a full day of classes. However, I had to get online long enough to share the following with you.

Quilters and food just naturally go together. Yesterday, during the class break in W. Monroe, LA, there was an incredible snack on the table. I asked if I could get the recipe to share with you and it arrived in my email box today. So - - here it is. How many of you have a quilt event in the next week or so where you'll need to prepare a treat? Here ya go!

Graham Cracker Cookie

1 1/2 sticks margarine
1 c. sugar
1 egg
1/2 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 c. graham cracker crumbs
1 c. coconut
1 c. nuts
1/2 stick margarine
2 Tbsp. evaporated milk
1/2 box powdered sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla
whole graham crackers

Mix the first 4 ingredients and boil 2 minutes. Remove from heat and add the vanilla, graham cracker crumbs, coconut and nuts. Cover bottom of a 9 x 12 pan with whole graham crackers. Spread filling over layer of whole graham crackers. Cover with second layer of whole graham crackers. Combine 1/2 stick margarine, powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk and spread on whole graham crackers.
Cover with foil and refrigerate. Take out and cut in desired pieces.

Courtesy of Norma Steffenson
Quilt N' Stitch

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San Diego, CA - The Ricky Tims Super Quilt Seminar (March 29-31) will be held at the Californina Center for the Arts, Excondido and will featre the best of the best from Ricky Tims, Alex Anderson, and Libby Lehman. While the event is regional and draws registrants from the southern Californina area, there are those who make a special trip. The registration costs for the seminar is tiered - meaning that groups registering early receive discounts. The final discounted registration price is currently for groups of two or more. This last discount dealdline ends on February 17 - one week from now, after which the full registration price is required. Registrations must be postmarked by that date in order to get the discount.

Complete with a show of awarding-winning quilts, this may be the only quilting event that promises to meet or exceed your expectations and backs it up with a money back gaurantee. All registratnts attend all sessions and get all the teachers. There is no picking or choosing - simply put - it is like nothing else in the quilting world. For registration forms and all the details about this event - visit www.rickytims.com - then select Seminars.

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La Veta, CO - There are a few tickets left for the taping of The Quilt Show with Alex and Ricky available on Friday and Saturday, March 9 and 10. It is an all day affair. If you are interested in getting one of the remaining few, email right away. Select General Inquiry under Contact and send us a message for which day you want. The plan is to tape two shows each day. There is another taping planned for late June. We'll keep you posted.

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West Monroe, LA - Suday I made the drive from Tyler, TX to West Monroe, LA to visit Christy Dulaney and the wonderful shop she manages called - Quilt N Stitch. The shop is in a house and it feels so good going from room to room. I taught two mini-seminars during the day to a perfectly proper group of southern belles! Just look how many students were packed into this classroom!

This was the first time Christy had a national teacher in her shop. Naturally, she was excited and anxious, but I think that after this, she'll be bringing other teachers to the area. It was a great success!

Monday I'll be headed to south Texas, near Baytown - just east of Houston. I will be teaching in Beaumont, but Justin's mom lives near Baytown so I'll get a chance to visit with her. If you don't have all the particulars of where I'm headed - I'll be in Beaumont - Cedar Park, near Austin - and finishing up the tour in San Antonio. If you are near any of these venues, I'd love to see you - however I think most of the classes are full. But it never hurts to ask!