Clara Ford Foundation

Dedicated to the preservation of antique African American quilts and the art of quilting. Established 2005.

Sunday, March 19, 2006

Let Your Travels Inspire You

Spring is usually a time when our thoughts turn toward travel. Spring Break is one of the highlight of our travel season because we usually take a cruise. This year we cruised on Costa Mediterranea to Key West, Florida, Cozumel, Ocho Rios, Jamaica and Grand Cayman. Usually, after such a fabulous experience I am inspired to make a quilt. Look forward to my 2006 Spring Break quilt in future postings. The 2005 Spring Break quilt is still under construction; however, Inspiration, my 2004 commemorative quilt, is pictured here.

May you travel far and be inspired to make a quilt.

Saturday, March 18, 2006

Cuesta Benberry Day in St. Louis April 2

The St. Louis Art Museum will honor Cuesta Benberry on Sunday, April 2, 2006, at 3:00 p.m. with a special program. Ms. Benberry, who is a native of St. Louis, has been at the forefront of preserving African American quilt history. A Piece of My Soul is just one example of the outstanding work of Ms. Benberry.

Kyra Hicks, author of Black Threads, will be the guest lecturer at the event. There will be an exhibition of African American quilts themed “A Storied Tradition: Three Quilts Celebrating the Diversity of the quilt making
Tradition.” The exhibition continues through April 16.

If you are in the St. Louis area, please take advantage of this opportunity to meet Ms. Benberry.


Sunday, March 05, 2006

Places to See Quilts in 2006

JANUARY
Florida Celebrates Quilts, Fort Myers, FL. January 13-14, 2006. www.swfqg.com

Road to California Quilters’ Conference and Showcase, Ontario, CA. January 19-22, 2006. info@Road2CA.com

Quilt Magic – Celestial Visions, Orlando, FL. January 20-21, 2006. www.cfqg.com


FEBRUARY
Gulf Coast Quilt Expo, Panama City Beach, FL. February 9-11, 2006. www.ExposandTradeshows.com

Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, Hampton, VA. February 23-26, 2006. www.quiltfest.com


MARCH

Indian Heritage Quilt Show, Bloomington, IN. March 2-5, 2006. www.ihqs-quiltshow.org

Quilt Fest of New Jersey, Somerset, NJ. March 2-3, 2006. www.quiltfest.com

Sewing & Stitchery Expo, Payallup, WA. March 2-3, 2006. www.sewexpo.com

Bulloch Hall Quilt Show, Roswell, GA. March 4 – 12, 2006. www.bullochhall.com

Quiltfest, 12th Annual, Pigeon Forge, TN. March 8-12, 2006. www.mypigeonforge.com

Quilt Show By the Sea, Fort Lauderdale, FL. March 17-19, 2006. ouaq@bellsouth.net

Dallas Quilt Celebration, Dallas, TX, March 17-19, 2006. www.quiltersguildofdallas.org

Glendale Quilt Guild 27th Annual Show, Burbank, CA. March 17-19, 2006. www.glendalequiltguild.org.


Quilts of Gees Bend, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA. March 26 – 31. www.high.org


APRIL

Quilter’s Heritage Celebration, Lancaster, PA. April 6-9, 2006. www.qhconline.com

International Quilt Festival, Rosemont, IL. April 7-9, 2006. www.quilts.com

AQS Quilt Show and Contest, Paducah, KY. April 26 -29, 2006. www.aqsquilt.com


MAY

Denver National Quilt Festival, Denver, CO. May 4-7, 2006. www.quiltfest.com

Machine Quilter’s Showcase, Overland, KS. May 10-13, 2006. www.imqa.org
Pieces of the Past, Present & Future Quilt Show, Ocean Grove, NJ. May 18-21, 2006 www.allenconsulting.com.

Cultural Expressions Jamaican Retreat. Montego Bay, Jamaica. May 17 -21. www.culturalexpressions.com


JUNE
Quilters Unlimited 33rd Annual Show, Chantilly, VA, June 2-4, 2006. www.quiltersunlimited.org

NQA Quilt Show, Columbus, OH. June 8-10, 2006. www.nqquilts.org

NJ Quilt Convention, Edison, NJ. June 8-10, 2006. www.NJquilts.org

Heart of Oklahoma Quilt Festival, Shawnee, OK. June 9-11, 2006. www.heartofoklahomaquiltfestival.com

Patchwork & Quilt Explo X, Lyons, France. June 22-25, 2006 www.quilts.com

31st Quilt Celebration, Arcola, IL. June 23- July 16, 2006. www.rockome.com

Vermont Quilt Festival, Northfield, VT. Jun 29 – July 2, 2006. www.vqf.org


JULY
Quilt Hawaii, Kaua’i, Hawaii. July 3-9, 2006. www.quiltventures.com

Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show, Sisters, OR. July 8, 2006. www.stitchinpost.com

Quilt Odyssey, Hershey, PA. July 27-30, 2006. www.quiltodyssey.com


AUGUST
Lowell Quilt Festival, Lowell, MA. August 3-6, 2006. www.lowellquiltfestival.org

World Quilt Show, Columbus, OH. August 10-12, 2006. www.quiltfest.com

Pacific Northwest Quiltfest, Seattle, Wa. August 11-13, 2006. www.apnq.org

World Quilt Show, Manchester, NH. August 17-20, 2006. www.quiltfest.com

Quilting on the Waterfront – Machines in Motion, Duluth, MN, August 17-19, 2006. www.quiltingonthewaterfront.com

American Quilter’s Society Quilt Exposition, Nashville, TN. August 23-26, 2006. www.aqsquilt.com


SEPTEMBER
Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza, Fort Washington, PA. September 14-17, 2006. www.quiltfest.com

American Sewing Expo, Novi, MI. September 29 – October 1, 2006. www.americansewingexpo.com


OCTOBER

Quilting in the Tetons, Jackson, WY. October 1-6, 2006. www.quiltthetetons.org

Pacific International Quilt Festival, Santa Clara, CA. October 12-15, 2006.

River City Quilters 29th Annual Show, Sacramento, CA. October 20-22, 2006. www.rivercityquilters.org


NOVEMBER.

Fall International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX. November 2-5, 2006. www.quilts.com


DECEMBER
 
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