2011 Events Calendar
Vending and Teaching

Quilters’ Express to Japan has been a well-known national vendor at select quilt events across the United States for decades. With a booth-full of high end, gorgeous Japanese fabric and unique Japanese treasures, we’re the one to look for!

Merchant Mall: American Quilter’s Society
Lancaster, PA
March 16–19, 2011
Wed. – Fri. 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. & Sat. 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. No Sunday hours.
Lancaster County Convention Center
Booth # 1423-1425
This will be the second round for the AQS-sponsored quilt event in downtown Lancaster, PA, replacing the previous quilt show at the Host, and we are happy to be a part of this fabulous show. We will host double booth chockfull of Japanese fabrics and treasures.
For more show information, visit:
www.AmericanQuilter.com.

Merchant Mall: Empire Quilters in Manhattan, New York
Urban Inspirations 2011 Quilt Show
March 26 & 27, 2011
Sat. 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. & Sun. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT)
Reeves Hall
28th Street at 7th Avenue
Featured speakers: Lisa Shepard & Nancy Kerns
As a founding member of the Empire Quilters, I am very happy to return as a vendor to my first “home” guild and the town where QETJ began—and ran for 20+ years. This year, there will be an unprecedented exhibit of 650 RED/WHITE quilts on display at the Armory during the same weekend as the Empire show. It is FREE to the public and sponsored by the Museum of American Folk Art. If you’re from central PA and are interested in a one-day bus trip to New York City on March 27th, email me ASAP. For Empire Show details and driving directions, please go to:
For more show information, visit:
www.EmpireQuilters.net.

Turtle Creek Quilt Guild
April 16, 2011, 1p.m.
Workshop: “Japanese Sashiko (A Meditation)”
*Sorry, this class is filled to capacity and closed.
April 17, 2011, 2 p.m.
Lecture: “Japanese Textiles Trunk Show” (open to guests)
Ray Dwier Center Church
Groveville, NJ
For more information, contact Program Director,
Rita Romeu at: romeur@comcast.net.

Warwick Quilters’ Guild
April 19, 2011, 10 a.m.
Workshop: “Japanese Sashiko (A Meditation)”
Warwick Town Hall, Senior Center
Warwick, NY
For more information, contact quilt rep,
Barb Berdy at: bsb1940@yahoo.com.

Cranberry Quilters
April 25, 2011, 6:30 p.m.
Lecture: “Japanese Textiles Trunk Show & Vending”
Hazelton, PA
For more information, contact guild president,
Debbie Kessell at: coastie@pa.metrocast.net.

Merchant Mall: Northern Star Quilters’ Guild
Somers, NY
April 30 & May 1, 2011
Sat .10 a.m. – 5 p.m. & Sun. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
JFK High School
This is a fabulous (and favorite) small venue an hour North of NYC; accessible by public transit w/sponsored shuttle buses. 2011 is their 23rd round—and promises to be better than ever!
For more show information, visit:
www.northernstarquilters.com.

Merchant Mall: Vermont Quilt Festival
June 24, 2011 (Champagne Preview 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.)
June 25 & 26 (9 a.m. – 6 p.m.)
June 27 (9 a.m. – 3 p.m.)
Essex Junction (near Burlington), VT
Champlain Valley Expo Center
My booth location changed and enlarged in 2010: Still in Miller Expo South, 1st booth on the left, as you enter.
For more information, go to:
www.vqf.org or email info@vqf.org.

Thames River Quilters
October 9, 2011, 7 p.m.
Lecture: “Japanese Textile Trunk Show”
Gales Ferry, CT
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
October 10, 2011, 9 a.m. – 4 p. m.
Two half-day Workshops: TBA
Gales Ferry, CT.
Ledyard Congregation Church
722 Colonel Ledyard Highway
For more information, contact Guild member,
Betty Monahan at: betmon@comcast.net.

Japan Tour 2011
Quilters’ Express to Japan’s 20th Textile Tour!
November 2011 (exact dates TBA by March 1)
Visiting 4 Cities in 10 days:
“Tokyo, Yokohama, Arimatsu & Kyoto”
Highlights include: The Yokohama Quilt Festival, Kimono Museum, Shibori Center, Dyers’ Studios PLUS fabulous Gardens & Temples in Kyoto

Textile tours to Japan are Susan’s specialty, born of 40 years experience. The itinerary for her 20th tour to Japan presents an overview of both quilting and fabric in Japan interspersed with culturally relevant sightseeing, and this time, set against the backdrop of the Japanese red-mapled landscape. We begin in Tokyo with a little “Old Edo” sightseeing and fabric shopping. Then its down to Yokohama for a full day at the quilt show where you’ll get a very good look at traditional quiltmaking in Japan—and likely purchase a few treasures! On the way to Kyoto, we’ll make two stops: first at the kimono museum of Ichiku Kubota and then at the original Shibori (Tie-Dye) Center along the old Tokaido Road. The last three days are devoted to Kyoto: we’ll meet two special Japanese dyers and walk around famous temple grounds and gardens. There is a free time in both Tokyo and Kyoto for your personal exploration, but we can also help you extend your stay in Japan beyond the tour dates. And you’ll still arrive back home in time for Thanksgiving!
For more information, visit: Tour pages.

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