nc quilt symposium 2015 “mountain stitches” may 28 through may 31, 2015
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NC Quilt Symposium 2015
“Mountain Stitches”
May 28 through May 31, 2015
Bonclarken Conference Center
Flat Rock, NC•Next door to Hendersonvill
e, NC
• 30 miles south of
Asheville, NC
• 35 miles north of
Greenville, SC
• 114 miles west of
Charlotte, NC
What is NC Quilt Symposium?
A three day annual quilting event
Co-sponsored by the NC Quilt Symposium Inc. (NCQSI) Board and
a NC quilters guild Held at a conference center or college campus
Symposium includes…Stay at the conference center with fellow quilters
3 days of quilting classes and lectures
Enjoy a fabulous quilt showShop at a great selection of vendors
Participate in other events
Symposium is every year…First Symposium was in Raleigh in
1979 with a grant from the Raleigh Arts Council
Since then, guilds from around the state have hosted the event at various college campuses and conference centers
In 2015…Co-sponsored by:
Western NC Quilters Guild in Hendersonville
To be held at Bonclarken Conference Center in
Flat Rock, NC
There will be various attendance packages offered.
Bonclarken Conference Center
AccommodationsThis is not a college dorm !
• Private baths• Queen/twin beds
More Accommodations
Cabins
and a Motel
Bonclarken Conference Center Other Activities
Walking Trails
Lake
Tennis
Rocking on the porch
Other Things To Do in the Areabefore or after
Carl Sandburg National Historic Site
Flat Rock Playhouse (NC State Theater) with a quilt block
Biltmore EstateThomas Wolfe
Home MemorialFolk Art Center
Drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway
Pisgah National Forest and Dupont State Forest – Hiking trails and waterfalls
Historic downtown Hendersonville
NC Quilt Symposium 2015Classes and lectures
Friday – May 29, 2015
Saturday – May 30, 2015
Sunday AMMay 31, 2015
Symposium Teachers• Wendy Butler Berns Georgia Bonesteel Karen Combs Susan Edmonson Susan Brubaker
Knapp Mary Ellen Kranz Mickey Lawler Heidi Lund
Symposium Teachers Nancy Mahoney Nancy McNally Marti Michell Stacy Michell Sue Nickels Patsy Thompson Barbara Vlack Laura Wasilowski Cindy Williams
Variety of ClassesMachine workFabric dyeing EmbellishmentHand workMachine quilting…and more
Quilt ShowThursday May 28
10 AM – 5:30 PMFriday May 29
10 AM – 5:30 PM 7 PM – 9 PM
Saturday May 3010 AM – 5:30 PM
NO QUILT SHOW SUNDAY
Quilt ShowParticipants may enter quilts in the judged Quilt
ShowRules and categories are posted on
www.westernncquilters.org
Participants may enter a 14” – 18” doll cradle quilt in the quilt challenge for a Viewer’s Choice award. (Quilts and cradles will be donated to a Hendersonville county children’s charity.)
VendorsThursday May 28
10 AM – 5:30 PMFriday May 29
10 AM – 5:30 PM 7 PM - 9 PM
Saturday May 309 AM – 5:30 PM
NO VENDORS SUNDAY
Symposium ScheduleWednesday
2 PM – Early Registration
Evening - Soon to be announced local activity
Thursday Schedule 1
9 – 12 and 1:30 – 4:30 Registration
Cindy Williams “Terrific Triangles Retreat” day 1
Thursday Schedule 210 AM – 5:30 PM
Quilt Show andVendors
7 PMWelcomeDoor PrizesTeacher Intro“Vendor Bucks”
Friday Schedule 19 – 12 and 1:30 – 4:30
Classes and Lectures
Cindy Williams “Terrific Triangles Retreat” day 2
1:30 – 4 PMGeorgia Bonesteel’s Home Tour – limited space available
Friday Schedule 27 PM – 9 PM
Laura Wasilowski’s “Art Quilts the Musical”
•7 PM – 9 PMQuilt Show and Vendors
Friday Schedule 37 PM – 9 PMOpen House at Beginnings Quilt Shop
Saturday Schedule
9 – 12 and 1:30 – 4:30 Classes and Lectures
7 PM “Live and Learn in the Quilt World” with Georgia Bonesteel
Scholarship Awards
Sunday ScheduleBreakfast
“Passing of the banner” to the next guild to host Symposium in 2016
9 – 12Classes
Check out and go home inspired and eager to try the new techniques you learned
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Each day there will be time to visit the Quilt Show and Vendors
Early evening – You may want to go to Main Street in Hendersonville for dinner
Ways to attendFull-time boarding all three days – Classes and LecturesQuilt Show and Vendor MallLodging at BonclarkenMeals in the Dining Room
Full-time day all three days – same as above but without lodging
Other Ways to attend
“A Day of Fun” – One day of classes, lectures, Quilt Show and lunch only
“A la Carte Day” – Part-time day of classes/lectures
More ways to attend“Make Your Own Retreat” for your
GuildPrivate work areaGroup housing at Bonclarken including meals
You pick the days & program
Attend the Quilt Show only
How to registerRegistration forms will be posted on the web beginning January 5, 2015. Go to www.westernncquilters.org
or click on the link from the NCQSI site www.ncqsi.org
The catalog will be on the web site or we will mail one to you for $10.
When to registerThe sooner you register the more likely you are to get the classes you want
But not before January 20, 2015
BringGood walking shoesRolling cartSweater for classSewing machine in good
working order (if needed)Basic sewing suppliesCheck supply list for
each class
Come prepared to have fun and
learn a lot