High Plains Quilt Festival

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1 2013 High Plains Quilt Festival HIGHLIGHTS All day classes Mini classes Panel discussion 3-hour classes Vendors Awards presentation dinner Trunk Show Laura Merrick s Quilt Display S P O N S O R E D B Y F I R S T F I N A N C I A L C R E D I T U N I O N & R O O S E V E L T C O U N T Y C H A M B E R O F C O M M E R C E P O R T A L E S. C O M 2013 Featured Quilter ~ Laura Hyatt Laura Hyatt grew up in a farmingranching community near Amarillo, Texas, and was introduced to quilting at an early age. She made a few attempts at quilting as a child but didn t finish a quilt until after her children were born. Then, she made most of their clothes and used the scraps to make quilts for them. Laura used templates made from cardboard cereal boxes, drew around them on fabric, and cut pieces out with scissors. When she retired in 1986, she took her first quilt class and learned how much she didn t know about quilting. Laura s first class was a feathered star, and she had no idea how to put the pieces together, but she went home after that first class with a rotary cutter, rulers, and cutting mat. She joined a quilt group and learned to applique, which quickly became her passion. She has made many miniature grandmother s flower garden quilts with silk ribbon embroidery. Laura has had two quilts accepted in the Paducah Quilt Show, and though neither won a ribbon, she was thrilled to have them accepted. Laura has taught classes in Tucson, Arizona; Lovington and Santa Fe, New Mexico; and Dimmitt, Texas. She doesn t teach much any more but still does lots of quilting. Along with making quilts for family and friends, she makes quilts for community service of the Northern New Mexico Quilters Guild. Laura lives south of Santa Fe with her husband, Tommy. Classes Oct Show Oct a.m. to 5 p.m. Jake Lopez Community Center Roosevelt County Fairgrounds 705 E. Lime Portales High Plains Quilt Festival is having a special class for juniors. This year s class, Not Your Normal Quilt, will be taught by Cinde Ebeling. This class is specifically for those 18 years and younger. Come create an original work of art and turn it into a quilt in this workshop. You will use pencils, markers, and other items to create your original work of art. This class is fun and easy! Come create your quilt! What s New Location: Extension Classroom, NMSU Roosevelt Extension Office, 705 E. Lime Street, Portales (adjacent to show) Date: Saturday, Oct. 19 Time: 9:00 a.m. - Noon Level of difficulty: Beginner Cost: $10; scholarships available Contact the Chamber for scholarship information, Supply List: all supplies will be provided. Just bring your ideas for art work. Creative clutter is better than idle neatness.

2 PAGE 2 Our lives are like quilts bits and pieces, joy and sorrow, stitched with love. Awards Presentation & Dinner Thursday, October 17 This year s festival will include the annual Awards Presentation and Dinner on Thursday, Oct. 17, at 6 p.m. at the restored historic Yam Theatre in Downtown Portales. Awards will be given in 11 categories, for first, second and third places as well as honorable mention. Also included this year will be Merchants Awards and four Roadrunner Awards (Best Hand Quilting, Best Machine Quilting, Best Use of Color, and Best Design) sponsored Judges ~ Lucrecia Black & Jean Gilles Dean Lucrecia Black was raised on a ranch in West Texas, then left to attend Texas Christian University, which prepared her for Black teaching and coaching. She has been sewing since she was young and concentrated on fashion sewing for many years. Twenty years ago she began to quilt. Always wanting to learn more, Lucrecia has traveled and cruised many places to take classes from major teachers. Long-arm quilting for the public kept her busy until she decided to just quilt for herself and concentrate on her classes. She teaches beginning machine by area merchants. The festival s major sponsor, First Financial Credit Union, will present the Sponsor s Award for the quilt of their choice. The evening includes a trunk show by featured quilter Laura Hyatt. We will also be honoring local quilter Laura Merrick. A full buffet dinner catered by Sodexo will be provided. Attendees must pre-register by Oct. 2. Date: Thursday Oct. 17 Honored Quilter ~ Laura Merrick Laura Wright was born on St. Patrick s Day 1923 in Loop, Texas. Quilting began for her as a tradition inspired by necessity in a family of 13 children and quickly turned into a passion. At age 17, just before she married Clifford Merrick, she completed her first quilt from start to finish entirely by hand with a little guidance from her mother. And now 4 children, 9 grandchildren, 16 greatgrandchildren, and 5 greatgreat-grandchildren later, she still loves the art. Laura has proudly created at least one treasure for each member of her ever-growing family. What sets Laura apart from many other quilters is her insistence on painstakingly quilting, advanced embroidery machine quilts, and needle-turn applique with lots of specific quilt classes in between. She has judged many regional shows and is in charge of the scribes at Ogallala Quilt Festival, as well as serving as an Ogalla Quilters Society board member and a member of Midland Quilters Guild. Dean Jean Gilles Dean, award-winning quilt maker and photographer, was born in Texas, but grew up in New Mexico, actually started school at Ranchvale and then at Floyd, Portales, and Lovington. She has two degrees Cost: $15 Includes dinner Where: Yam Theatre 219 S. Main Time: 6 p.m. Pre-registration is required. Visit to register online or call quilting each by hand. She appreciates the imperfection of hand stitching and believes it lends a softer feel. Her favorite pattern to admire is the double wedding ring, although her favorite to create is still an oldfashioned scrap quilt. It brings her great joy to take small pieces of scrap fabric ready for the trash and create something beautiful, intricate, and unique. from ENMU. She spent 30 years teaching a variety of subjects at levels ranging from fourth grade to college. Now she teaches quilting skills to adults in west Texas and eastern New Mexico. She is a past president of Midland Quilters Guild, former Quilt Show chairman and currently vice president. Jean served nine years as president of Ogallala Quilters Society and has been on the board since the founding of the organization. Working with judges and scribes and doing the actual judging has enabled Jean to use what she has learned from taking classes from the best quilters in the world and from 18 years of teaching quilting.

3 A day with... Thursday, October 17 PAGE 3 9 am to 4 pm Gail Strickler Twist It, Change It, Rearrange It Starting with a traditional quilt block, you will learn how to move the pieces and colors around to create different-looking blocks. Then by changing just one or two of the original blocks, you will be able to create even more variations. By twisting, changing, and rearranging the block pieces, you will be able to make a whole quilt that will be your own unique creation. Cost: $40 A day with... Friday, October 18 9 am to 4 pm Lou Sikes Scrapbook Quilting Bring your favorite photos and memories so that you can explore new ideas on how to turn photos into a scrapbook quilt. We will explore ways to present memories and photos in new and interesting ways. Cost: $40 Saturday morning with... Saturday, October 19 9 am to noon Cinde Ebeling Not Your Normal Quilt This class is specific for those 18 years and younger. Come create an original work of art and turn it into a quilt in this workshop. You will use pencils, markers, and other items to create your original work of art. This class is fun and easy!!! Come create your quilt!!! Cost: $10 (scholarships available) Supply lists for all classes will be mailed after registration is received. Quilt Entry Rules 1. Entry forms due on Wed., Oct 2, 2013, at the Roosevelt County Chamber, Portales, NM 2. A fee of $2.00 must accompany each quilt entry form. 3. Each quilt must have an individual entry from and photo of quilt (digital print out or photo copy allowed). 4. All quilts must be delivered by the following deadline: Friday, Oct. 11: Portales - Chamber of Commerce or Roosevelt County Extension Office; Clovis The Sewing Basket or Curry County Extension Office; Roswell - Calico Cow; Dimmitt - Senior Citizen Center; Lovington - Country Store. 5. All quilts must be clean, free of smoke and odor. 6. All entries must have identification labels sewn to the back of the quilt; clothing items must be labeled. 7. Each quilt must be placed in a separate, labeled cloth sack with your name and phone number affixed and a copy of the entry form attached to the quilt. Only one item per bag. Large, zippered fabric bags may be purchased at a cost of $6 each. 8. Quilts entered must not have been shown at a previous High Plains Quilt Festival. 9. All quilt entries MUST have a hanging sleeve attached to the back: 4" for large/medium/small quilts; 2" for very small/miniature quilts. Quilts longer than 93" MUST have a hanging sleeve attached to the back of the quilt at 93" from the bottom of the quilt. Quilts without sleeves or with sleeves attached incorrectly WILL NOT BE DISPLAYED. 10. Quilt show personnel have the right to change any entry s category. 11. Quilt pick-up is at the end of the Quilt Festival, no earlier than Saturday, Oct. 19, 6:00 p.m.

4 . PAGE 4 Quilt Entry Form Form MUST be received no later than Wed., Oct. 2 at: 100 S. Avenue A, Portales, NM Personal Information (must provide complete information, please print legibly) Last Name: Address: City, State, Zip: First Name: Phone: Complete the following information about your entry; one entry per form; please complete all fields; remember to attach photo Made by: Pattern by: Quilted by: Name of Entry (required): I m a material girl want to see my fabric collection? Size of Quilt in Inches: Width Length: See Quilt Entry Rule about sleeve if quilt is more than 93 Story about your quilt: (May be edited or condensed) Quilt will be picked up: at the show at drop off site Check only one of the following categories Miniature - Quilt must represent a scaled-down full quilt. Total of all 4 sides not to exceed 100". Appliqué - Predominately appliqué. Any size larger than wall quilt. Pieced, medium - Predominately pieced. Width of quilt 51" to 70". Pieced, large - Predominately pieced. Width of quilt over 70". Mixed Technique - Combined pieced, appliqué, embroidery and/or embellished, or specialty quilt. Wall Quilt - Total of quilt s 4 sides not to exceed 200". Wearable - Clothing made of fabric using quilting techniques such as piecing, appliqué, and/or quiltings. Batting not required. Art Quilt - Must be original, composed first-hand without copying the works of others. The majority must consist of three distinct layers top, middle, backing. These layers must be held together by hand or machine-made functional stitches or other elements that pierce all layers and are distributed throughout the surface of the work. At least some of these stitches or elements should be visible on the back of the work. Quilts may be any size. Edges of the work must be finished, but not necessarily with a traditional binding. May be made by 1 to 2 persons or a group. Junior - Persons 18 years and under, and must have pieced and quilted the quilt by themselves. Hand Quilted - Any size bed quilt from crib to king. Novelty - Doesn t fit in above, i.e., bowls, balls, yo-yos, dolls, table runners, placemats, Christmas stockings, etc. Disclaimer: By submitting this information I understand that while my quilt is in the care of the quilt show staff of the HIGH PLAINS QUILT FESTIVAL, including the ROOSEVELT COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, all reasonable care will be taken in the handling of my quilt. I will not hold the HIGH PLAINS QUILT FESTIVAL, any of the voluntary HIGH PLAINS QUILT FESTIVAL staff or the quilt shops or other businesses serving as drop-off points responsible for any damage due to unforeseen events that may occur. Any insurance is the sole responsibility of the quilt owner. Show officers reserve the right to reject any entries deemed inappropriate, soiled, or not odor-free. Signed Date A fee of $2.00 is required for each quilt. Pin a copy of this form to the quilt. HIGH PLAINS QUILT FESTIVAL

5 Event Registration Form Only One Registrant per Form Personal Information (must provide complete information) Name: Address: City, State, Zip Awards Presentation & Dinner/Laura Hyatt Trunk Show Thursday, Oct. 17 6:00 p.m. Phone: Be a Volunteer! Get your HPQF Pin! PAGE 5 Dinner Yam Theatre $15 6-Hour Class - Chamber of Commerce, 100 S. Avenue A Thursday, Oct a.m. to 4 p.m. Gail Strickler Twist It, Change It, Rearrange It $40 6-Hour Class - Extension Classroom, Fairgrounds Friday, Oct a.m. to 4 p.m. Lou Sikes Scrapbook Quilting $40 3-Hour Class - Extension Classroom, Fairgrounds Saturday, Oct a.m. to Noon Cinde Ebeling Not Your Normal Quilt (Juniors only) $10 Check the time and date you would like to volunteer. Complete the form below and someone will contact you Friday Oct. 18 Saturday Oct. 19 For more information, contact Sheryl Abdill, If you would like to work with a friend who is signing up for the same times as you, please provide the name below. TOTAL AMOUNT Mail form and payment to: Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce, 100 S. Avenue A, Portales, NM Or register online at Free Mini-Classes Friday, Oct. 18, and Saturday, Oct minute class sessions throughout the day Friday 10 a.m. Vendor Demo - Country Store 11 a.m. Panel Discussion 12 p.m. Bindings - Elizabeth Lawrence 1 p.m. Vendor Demo - Down Home 2 p.m. Vendor Demo - Sewing Basket 3 p.m. Vendor Demo Saturday 10 a.m. Vendor Demo - Country Store 11 a.m. Ergonomics - Amanda Hargis 12 p.m. Vendor Demo - Bobby Sweeney 1 p.m. Half Square Triangles - Beth Franks 2 pm. Preparing Quilt for Long-Arm Quilting - Linda Custer All Mini-Classes are in the McAlister Room at the Jake Lopez Building

6 PAGE 6 General Information Deadlines & Fees Entry Form Deadline - Wed. Oct. 2 Quilt Entry Fee - $2 per quilt Quilt Delivery Deadline - Friday, Oct. 11 Admission Fee to Show - $3 includes both days Drop-off Sites Drop-off Day - Friday, Oct. 11 Portales - Chamber & Roosevelt County Extension Office Roswell - Calico Cow Dimmitt - Senior Citizens Center Clovis - The Sewing Basket & Curry County Extension Office Lovington - The Country Store Contact Information Roosevelt County Chamber 100 S. Avenue A Portales, NM (575) High Plains Quilt Festival Elizabeth Lawrence (575) Jake Lopez Community Center Directions Coming in from the east on U.S. 70, turn right across railroad tracks onto E. Lime at Stripes convenience store. From downtown, take U.S. 70 east past Sonic and turn left onto E. Lime at Stripes. E. Lime St. Quilting is my passion chocolate comes in a close second HPQF Raffle Quilt $1 each Or 6 for $5 Drawing: 4 pm Oct Featured Guild South Plains Quilt Guild Lubbock, TX Sponsored by and HIGH PLAINS QUILT FESTIVAL