

Here are some of my partners in the industry. Join me in enjoying their
creativity, their eagerness to help and their fun and friendly personalities!
Pam Henrys, Everlasting Stitches, Holt, Michigan. Pam and her staff are
warm and friendly and welcoming. Pam has a great array of fabrics
including a large selection of batiks. Pam has a great sense of color. She
won't let you leave her shop with ugly fabric! Love her shop!
Mary Warner-Stone, Mary Warner-Stone Designs , Durand, Michigan.
Mary has terrific original appliqué designs. She is a teacher, lecturer and
designer. Mary teaches classes on The Baltimore Album and Hawaiian
appliqué. Mary is also the driving force behind the Durand Quilt Show, held
in October. Bravo, Mary!
Capitol City Quilt Guild, Lansing, Michigan. This is my local quilt guild. We
have over 200 members and offer members and their guests lectures,
workshops, demonstrations, sales, presentations by local artists as well as
Nationally know fiber artists, quilt artists and quilt designers who inspire us
to be the best we can be. We hold a Quilt Show every other year in
Lansing. In 2009, it will be held at the Summit, May 16 and 17. Mark your
calendars!
Michigan Quilt Network is a Michigan organization promoting quilting and
quilters. Their annual Showcase event will be held in Lansing, Michigan
September 11 - 14, 2008 at the Lansing Center downtown. Over 300 quilts
will be on display. Mark your calendars for this one! It will be a great Show!
Ami Simms has an incredible amount of energy. She will be a featured
lecturer at the Michigan Quilt Network Showcase Event in September. Ami
is an internationally known lecturer, teacher and quilt designer. She has a
wonderful sense of humor. Visit her website and enjoy her newsletter! If
you have an opportunity to see her or take a class from her...do so!
One of the largest Quilt organizations is the American Quilters Society.
AQS is a marvelous promoter of quilters and innovation. They are centered
in Paducah, KY. Their annual show and contest is April 23 - 26, 2008.
Over 400 quilts will be on display plus special exhibits and MANY nationally
recognized speakers such as Ricky Tims, Alex Anderson and Lansing's
own Kay Nickols! It is a great week of excitement, fun, learning and
reacquainting ourselves with old friends! Come and join us!
Quilting can make or break a quilt design. Kari Smith-Ruedisale of O Sew
Fine Quilting here in Lansing, Michigan does incredible work! Se has two
Gammill Long-Arm machines to keep her busy. Kari has had quilts entered
in the Padacuh AQS show. For your next project, I highly recommend Kari
and her free-motion work.
