Herring Run Quilters' Guild

May 4 - Sept. 7, 2008 - Now playing at The Art Complex Museum in Duxbury: Rooted in Tradition: Art Quilts from the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum. Chronicles the history of the art quilt movement from 1980 through the present and brings the quilt decisively from the bed to the wall. The quilts in this collection reflect the change from the traditional craft of quilt making based on the repeated block to the free spirited, sometime edgy art form of today. Call 781-934-6634 for more information.

September 20 & 21 - Our HERRING RUN QUILTER'S GUILD 10TH ANNUAL QUILT SHOW!!!, Norwell Middle School, Route 123, Main Street, Norwell, MA. Saturday 10:00AM-5:00PM and Sunday 10:00AM-2:00PM.

October 4 & 5 - Farmington Valley Quilters Guild Quilt Festival 2008, the Hartford Insurance, 200 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, CT. 10:00AM-5:00 PM on Saturday and 10:00AM-4:00PM on Sunday. Admission is $8.00.  The show features over 200 quilts by local and national artisans ranging from traditional through quilted art. For more information visit http://www.fvqi.org/

October 18 & 19 - Wayside Quilters Guild 2008 Quilt Show, Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, 390 Lincoln Street, Sudbury, MA. Admission is $5.00. For more information visit http://www.waysidequilters.org/quilt_show_2008.htm

October 18 & 19 - Cocheco Quilters Guild 27th Annual Quilt Show, Rochester Community Center, 150 Wakefield Street, Rochester, NJ, Saturday and Sunday 10:00AM-4:00PM, Large quilt display, Quilter's Penny Sale, Merchants Mall, Raffle quilt and more. For more information visit http://www.cochecoquilters.org/show2008.htm

October 18 & 19 - Quilters By the Sea Quilt Show, Portsmouth Middle School, 125 Jepson Lane, Portsmouth, RI 02871, Saturday 10:00 AM-6:00PM, Sunday 10:00 AM-4:00 PM. Admission 45.00. More than 100 bed quilts, quilted wall hangings and quilted clothing made by guild members will be on display. For more information visit http://www.quiltersbytheseari.com/quiltshowplans.html

November 6-9 - East Coast Quilters Alliance, A Quilter's Gathering 2008, Radisson Hotel, Nashua, NH. For more information visit http://www.aquiltersgathering.com/

November 8 & 9 - Champlain Valley Quilter's Guild 26th Annual Quilt Show, Shelburne Farms Coach Barn, Harbor Road (off Route 7), Shelburne, VT, Admission $6.00. Display of spectacular quilts, wall of quilts silent auction, quilt raffle, handmade crafts, merchant mall, theme quilt displays, demonstrations & refreshments.

Curious about other quilt guilds in the area? Visit http://www.quiltguilds.com for lots of interesting information on other guilds around the country.

TRAVELING ACROSS THE COUNTRY? 

Check out this website for quilt shows around the US: http://www.quiltguilds.com/add_your_show.htm

QUILT SHOPS! QUILT SHOPS! QUILT SHOPS!!! Check out this link for quilt shops to visit. What fun!!! http://www.quilt.com/QuiltStoresPage.html

New England Quilt Museum News submitted by Ena Flynn & Betsy Jackson

CURRENT EXHIBITION:

In preparation for the next exhibits, the gift shop will be open but no quilts will be available for viewing from June 17–18 and August 26-27.

UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS:

June 19-August 24, 2008 - Collectors Choice: Timeless Favorites from the Pilgrim/Roy Collection. This exhibit is a special showing of Jerry’s favorite quilts.

August 28-November 2, 2008 - Metrotextural: New works by members of the Manhattan Quilter's Guild. This exhibit features twenty-one new works by the members of the Manhattan Quilters Guild, a group of professional fiber artists who meet in New York City. They challenged themselves to make 36-inch square quilts celebrating the city.

The New England Quilt Museum is located at 18 Shattuck Street, Lowell, Massachusetts 01852. http://www.nequiltmuseum.org

General information: 978-452-4207 Ext.15; Fax 978-452-5405

Regular museum hours are 10 AM to 4 PM Tuesday through Saturday (year round) and Sundays 12 to 4 PM (May through December only). Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for students/seniors. Museum members are admitted free. Handicapped parking is available.

Great News!

As a result of a suggestion at the Spring Guild Representative's Luncheon, the museum is now offering free admission for all New England Quilt Museum Auxiliary and supporting quilting guild members, (that means all of us!), on the 4th Sunday of each month from 12 to 4pm.