North Bingham County District Library

The11th Annual Quilt Spectacular Open House will be held :

Tuesday January 26th from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm and
Wednesday January 27th from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm

North Bingham County District Library, 197 West Locust, Shelley, Idaho 83274   357-7801

Again this year:block contest and gift baskets raffle(see instructions further down the page)

• Quilts on diplay, old and new
  Quilt books to check out, door prizes for class attendees

We would love to display your quilt.  Please call Terry Anderson, 346-6559 or the library, 357-7801, to tell us how many quilts to plan for. Each quilt must have a 3 x 5 card attached to the front right corner of the quilt with the maker's name in large print, city, and 1-2 sentences about the quilt. Please deliver your quilts to the library on Monday, January 25, between 4:00 & 6:00 P.M. or Tuesday January 26, between 8:00 & 10:00 A.M. or call to make special arrangements. Please pick up your quilt on Wednesday evening between 7:00 & 7:30 pm. Please do not ask to pick it up before this time. Thank you for your help!

• Demonstrations Tuesday
  10:30      Friends....always there--Sharon Williams, Blackbird Haven (1 hour)
  An embroidery project, so cute, sign up at the library for a kit (small fee)
• 11:30  Take-Along Quilting--Karen Searle
  Use those waiting and travel moments to creat beautiful things.
• 1:00  Fantastic Trunk Show--Sheri Howard (1 hour)
  See projects from her newly published book, and be entertained.
• 2:00 Little Miss Sassafrass--Amy Hamberlin
  See her own pattern designs and new fabric line.
• 3:00 Bonnie Hunter's Scrap Savers System--Terry Anderson
  How to actually be able oto organize and use all those scraps.
• 3:30 Project Throw-Away, Recycle and Reuse--Jill Wray
  Lots of great projects from shirttails, selvedges, and more!
  Demonstrations Wednesday
• 11:00 Bind It!--Julie Sagendorf
  Make a better binding, learn the tricks to make it easy.
• 11:30  Bag It!--Ilene Kendrick
  A variety of classy bags and purses, so popular!
• 12:00 Quild Day Dinners--Adrienne Balmforth
  Simple recipes for project days, sample them, yum........
• 1:00 Tell Me Where to Go---Susan Wood  (1 hour)
  Don't Miss this class. Internet resources, EQ quilting, and more.
• 2:00   In the Hoop--Margo Sire from Brady's
  Machine Embroidery and Quilting, so much variety!
• 3:00 Make a 45-Minute Quilt--LeAnn Price
  Really, she shows you how to make it quick and cute.
• 3:45 Anounce block contest winners, and draw for the gift basket.  Be Here!

• 7:00 Pleas pick up your quils now, not before. Thanks.

12 1/2 inch Block contest:

Blocks will be accepted in two groups, Pieced or Applique.
Choose fabrics in Red and Tan. (Tans should not be too white or too brown.) Make any pattern of block and turn your block in to the Shelley library anytime before 6:00 P.M. Monday, Janurary 25, 2010. Make sure your block measures 12 1/2 inches when you turn it in. Use safety pins to attach a paper with your name and phone number to the back of the block. You may enter as many times as you wish with different block patterns, in either or both categories. Winners, as determined by popular vote, will be awarded cash prizes. All participants will be entered in a random drawing to win the blocks. Voting on the blocks will close on Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. January 27th.

 Quilters Gift Basket Raffle

You might win a large basket of quilter's supplies and goodies!

To enter, just turn in a 45 x 60 inch quilt top, which we will quilt and give to charitable causes in our area.
The quilt top should measure between 45 inches wide, and 60 inches long.
Pieced tops, panels, and whole cloth are accepted as long as the measurement requirements are met.
Turn  your quilt tops in at the Shelley Library before 2:00 p.m. on January 27th to be eligible to win a basket and feel great about donating to a good cause! Attach a paper with your name and phone number with a safety pin on each quilt top you enter.

**See the basket of goodies and the names of those who donated them, in the library anytime in January befroe and during the quilt show.