Dimac Quilt

It has been a busy month with my flat textiles too. Twenty aprons are installed at the Gryphon tea room in NDG for the month ,below is a picture taken at the vernissage. The aprons are almost packed for my Kitchen party presentation on Wednesday night May 30 at the Cunard center as part of Quilt Canada in Halifax. Some friends will be there to help sell the book Aprons, My Grandmother Always Wore One I am looking forward to being back in Halifax.with the excitement of a National Conference, hope to find time to celebrate one of those milestone birthdays. On June14 I will be visiting the Annapolis Valley for a dessert party in Centerville, call 902-678-2836 for tickets. Will there still be agenda books to sell at the Farmers market in Tatamagouche on June 23?

Too many quilt shows in May,blame the Canadian winter 3 attended and 2 to go .The provincal Salon 2012 starts in 6 days at College Andre Grassett, 1001 east Cremazie Blvd,here in Montreal. I will be there appraising quilts old and new studio ,bed or antique styles on Thursday between 10 and 8 PM and Friday until 3. Our bilingual appraiser Nicole Menard will be there until 8 on Friday night ,also Saturday and Sunday.
It is that time of year when I prepare to drive to Nova Scotia for the summer. This year I leave early because Quilt Canada is in Halifax. Am anxious to see how my flower gardens survived the winter and to appraise marvelous quilts from all across Canada. Judy Lyons and I will have our tape measures ready at the student Union Building on University Ave on the Dalhousie Campus to measure and appraise your quilts. For a reservation on June 1 or 2 contact Judy.lyons@sympatioc.ca or call me at 514-605-7845

May is Quilting month in Canada and I will be appraising at three shows this month so getting my appraisal kit in order.remember these dates.
May4-6 Centennial Center Macdonald campus of McGill Ste Anne de Bellevue 7-9 tonight,10-3 tomorrow and 10-3 on Sunday May 6 . I will be selling some of my vintage quilts in the on-going procedure of Downsizing my collection.
May 10 I will be in Ottawa area appraising at the Running Stitch in Kanata,462 Hazelton Road 613-836-5908
More information about Quilt Canada and photos on next post
Save the dates of May 24-27 for visiting Salon 2012 sponsored by provincal CQQ, at Andre Grasset 1001 East Cremazie Blvd Montreal I will be appraising there on Thursday10-8 and Friday. Nicole Menard will be there Saturday and Sunday
This winter I spent time with my aprons now have 915 . Yesterday gave a talk for the Montreal West travel Club and sold a few books as well.
Twenty of my aprons are currently on display at the Gryphon Tea Room ,5968 Monkland Ave ,NDG-Montreal for the month of May
the Vernissage will be Monday night 6:30-8:00. Aprons Agenda will be for sale there as well

carol. heather Anne and Lynn are working on the 1812 quilt

I am still promotong my latest book Aprons My Grandmother used to Wear on. Order it from me at dimacquilt@gmail.com, cost is $25 plus mailing charges. Some of the aprons wil be on display at the Gryphon tea room on Monkland Ave. , NDG for the month of May ,save April 30 in your date book for the vernissge. Also I will be giving a lectureabout aprons at a tea in the Montreal West Community center on May 3. There are so many varieties of aprons I have been able to add another dozen to my collection each unique in its own way,, One 1950's style uses a hankies as a pocket,another has three pockets with stenciled quotes and then there are two more Christmas ones green angels on tiny hankies and a smock type with snap closures. Now to get them ironed and entered into my data base.pictures soon.

Finished my War of 1812 quilt challenge for the Seaway Trail museum and sent it to Sackets Harbor wish I could be there for this weekend .Celebrating International Quilt day with members of the Modern Quilt Guild at their Boca Raton meeting and maybe a visit to the Fort Lauderdale Quilt show.

Spring is in the air. the snow is melted on our backyard stone heron and it is time to post plans for the rest of the year . This looks like a busy one despite my vows to slow down. My self published book APRONS My Grandmother Always Wore One is selling slow but steady. Orders can be taken at dimacquilt@gmail.com.The article in the Montreal Gazette were picked up by a paper in Victoria BC and also by the National Posy, Feb 14 edition. The first week of May some of my aprons will be exhibited at Gryphon tea room and anApron Memories tea party sponsored by the Montreal West 50+ club will be at the local Community center. I am currently documenting the apron collection and selecting ones for Spring and summer events. The count is very close to 900.
May is quilting Month is Canada and I will be attending and appraising at 3 major quilt shows that month, dates and locations will be in the next post.
Last but not least the downsizing is continuing as is our search for a big condo. I am happy to announce that 10% of my antique quilt collection have found new owners, now to find places for the rest of the STUFF and donate fabric to good homes.
it is a,most time to start planning for the annual move to NS which will be earlier this year due to Quilt Canada's Halifax dates late may. In June in addition to celebrating my birthday there will be two apron events. I am really excited to announce that I also will be participating in The Fiber Fest in Amherst Nova Scotia October 9-13

My quilt for the Bicentennial challenge commemorating 1812 Warto be displayed at Seaway Trail museum in Sackets Harbor, NY is almost finished. Hosted an old fashioned quilting bee on Feb 14 with Montreal West quilting friends. Image below is also phototransferred to the label .My fingers are sore after all the hand quilting including the historically accurate knife edge finish

February already so time to start summer plans for selling the apron agenda. Lots of response about the Jan14 Montreal Gazette article. Special February price of $25 dollars which includes shipping in Canada is available for a limited time orders may be sent to me at dimacquilt@sympatico.ca. Bought a very small apron in Cuba and received another gift in the mail so todays total apron count is 890. Currently trying to sort out fabrics and studio ephemera for quilters garage sale. Time to start planning for the Beaconsfield Guild's May show which means I need to finish some projects and gather up my log cabin quilts . I will be in attendance from Friday May4-Sunday May 6 doing quilt appraisals and selling vintage pincushions and other accumulated STUFF as well as the Apron agenda. Currently making a cot to coffin quilt 30x70 inches in size for a War of 1812 Challenge more snow tomorrow so good quilting weather.