Heartland Quilt Guild of the Eastern Shore will be hosting it’s 8th annual One Stop Shop Hop on Thursday, August 4 at the Denton Volunteer Fire Hall, Denton, MD from 2-8 pm. There is a nominal admission fee of $4, which includes an entry ticket for a fantastic door prize provided by Sulky. With over 20 vendors, door prizes, silent auctions, and our Scrap Bag Bonanza our Shop Hop again promises to be fun and exciting. Inside the firehouse you will find vendors from the Mid-Atlantic region, including quilt and fabric shops, crafters, long armers, raffle quilts, door prizes and so much more!
This year we’ve added an extra day and two new events:
On Thursday a Listen & Learn – Thread Jazz for Quilting and Embellishing, plus Needle and Thread Know-How lecture presented by Sulky. This is a free lecture with limited seating. Its from 11-12:30 at the Denton Library ( which is having a quilt display, too!) We encourage those interested to visit our website www.heartland-quilters.com to register and for more information.
On Friday we’re sponsoring a “Vintage Quilting” class with featured instructor Jane Hauprich. In this class you will take a vintage hanky (one of your own or choose one that she has available for a small fee), and learn to make it into a work of art that you can display instead of keeping those vintage linens tucked away in a drawer!! Visit our website www.heartland-quilters.com to register and for more information.
Just blocks away from the firehouse, there is an antique quilt display located at Caroline County’s Rural Life Museum held in conjunction with Heartland Quilter’s Shop Hop on August 4th. Visitors can take a step back in time and enjoy a garden of botanical quilts spanning over 100 years of quilting history. In addition there will be patriotic quilts to complement the WWII display currently at the museum. As an added bonus visitors will see doll and crib quilts. The display will be at the museum July 15th through August 17th. Heartland Quilt Guild members will be available August 4th and 5th to discuss the quilts and their history.
Then, be sure to visit the Fiber Arts Center of the Eastern Shore (FACES) to view “Tangled in Wool — The Art of Felt”. As the world’s oldest form of fiber art, felting has been through many transformations. Modern felt artists have taken the media to a new level and are using it to paint, sculpt, and adorn. Make your way into the gallery to be delighted by the creations by our local artists. You will be surprised!
Heartland Quilters, currently with a membership of 55, was established to bring together persons interested in quilts and quilting. We support and encourage the art of making, studying and enjoying quilts. Throughout the year, we offer a variety of programs, lectures, and classes/workshops related to quilting. We meet the first Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Choptank Electric Meeting Room (Alt 404 & Rte 328) in Denton, MD.
Andrea Parham says
I am trying to register for the Sulky presentation at the library. I need two tickets. i have tried to register but cannot.
Thank you