Quilting: Local to National Resources!

Just a quick listing of Quilting Resources, from Local, to Regional, to National!

(Slide-Show above: Photos from the Sea Island Quilters Nov. 19, 2009 meeting.)

Have a favorite Resouce not listed here? Email Us and Tell us about it so, it can be reviewed and included here!

Local Quilting Resources:

Sea Island Outreach Programs:

• SIQ Gift Quilt Photos
• SIQ Workshop and Program Photos

(in Alphabetical Order, then from Beaufort, to SC, to Regional, to National)

Fabric Shops and Supplies:

• Creative Stitches, 60-B Robert Smalls Pkwy, Beaufort, SC 29906; 843.524.1892
• Granny's Quilt Fabric and More, 1109-B Argent Blvd, Ridgeland, 29936 SC; 843.208.3111
• Sister's Sit N Sew: 55 Calhoun St, Bluffton, SC 29920; 843.706.6155
• Cross Stitch Junction: Is Closing. As of July 18, 2011, everything left in the store is 50% Off; 33 Office Park Road, Unit B, Hilton Head, SC 29928; 843.842.8878

Long Arm Quilting Services:

• Creative Clutter Quilting: Lynn O'Neal, Beaufort, SC
• Kathy's Kreations: Kathy Kean, Charleston, SC; 843.207.7621 or 843.303.2277
• Carol Ann's Quilting: Carol Jaynes, Savannah, GA

Regional & National Resources:

• Quilters of South Carolina - Sponsors a retreat called Pieceable Retreat each Fall, at the White Oak Conf. Center outside of Winnsboro, SC.
• National Quilting Association: promotes the art, craft, and legacy of quiltmaking, encouraging high standards through education, preservation, and philanthropic endeavors.
  
• All People Quilt: APQ Million Pillowcases Challenge
• American Quilter's Society - Quilt Shows, Workshops, Quilting Publications

Educational, Museums: (Alphabetical)

• International Quilt Study Center & Museum - University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska: quilt museum, academic programs and study resources.
• Penland School of Crafts - Penland, North Carolina: non-profit; supports individual and artistic growth through craft.
• Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum - Golden, Colorado: non-profit; to celebrate, educate and preserve the art and history of American quilts and quiltmaking.
• The National Quilt Museum - Paducah, Kentucky: non-profit; traditional and non-traditional quilt exhibits and quilt workshops.

Sea Island Quilters: 2011 Guild Quilt

Welcome to the Sea Island Quilters' first Blog listing!

Quick Overview: The Sea Island Quilters, of Beaufort, South Carolina, have a strong community outreach program. More than 100 quilts are given each year to organizations such as Citizens Opposed to Domestic Abuse, Child Abuse Prevention Association and the Franciscan's Center. The guild also supports Friends of Caroline Hospice, holds quilting workshops and displays, and offers a scholarship/grant to study fiber arts. Many members of Sea Island Quilters volunteer as mentors at the PALS Senior Quilting Class in Port Royal, SC.

The Sea Island Quilters meet every 3rd Thursday in Beaufort, SC. See SIQ Calendar for dates, maps, events, etc!See CONTACT Info below for mailing address and email.

NOTE: Click On the ALBUM Slide-Show above for Larger Images and Captions.

Photos above of the 2011 Sea Island Quilters Guild Quilt for the 2011 Southern Comforts Quilt Show have just been posted to the Sea Island Quilters on-line Photo Albums.

The 2011 Guild Quilt has been beautifully hand-sewn, hand applique'd and machine quilted by Sea Island Quilters members. (Machine quilting was done by Carol Jaynes of Carol Ann's Quilting (see Resources link here).

APPLIQUE'D BLOCKS:

Links to Close-Up photos of each Hand Sewn and Applique'd block will be posted below, starting with Rows 1-3. A few of the hand-sewn 9-Patch blocks are also included. (The Blocks are shown in order of placement in the quilt, from Top to Bottom (Rows 1-11) and Left to Right (A-F). Additional Album Links will be added for Rows 4-6, 7-9, and 10-11 as available.

• Applique' Album for Rows 1-3
• Rows 4-6
• Rows 7-9
• Rows 10-11
• Optional: Each Member's Name (just First Name and Initial for Last Name) may be listed with your block, if you'd like. Just include your Block placement number (Row#-Letter) with your name as you'd like it listed to: siqbft@gmail.com

Click here to Link to the Sea Island Quilters Calendar.

Additional photos and details will be posted as available.

Contact Us:

Sea Island Quilters

P.O. Box 1446

Beaufort, SC 29901

siqbft@gmail.com