2014 Summer Newsletter

2014  SUMMER NEWSLETTER

Our 24^th Annual Anniversary Sale begins the weekend of June 21^st, 2013 ‘til July 27^th! Come in for our Special Bundles – regularly $55.00, on sale for $35.00. We also have 1 yard fabric cuts for $6.00 and 1 yard batik cuts for $7.00. We have added more fabric to our $6.00 sale fabric. Get this fabric for your quilt backs and project finishing.

Vermont Quilt Festival

We are looking forward to The Vermont Quilt Festival, June 26^th – June 29^th. Country Treasures will be open for extended hours on Sunday, June 29^th and Monday, June 30^th from 10 AM until 5 PM for those of you heading home or just for a day of shopping. We will also be open on Friday, the Fourth of July!

Music in the Meadow – with a Quilt by Sue

Music in the Meadow is an inspiring annual musical event in our village of Chester. This concert event takes place on June 21^st from 12:30 to 7 PM and June 22^nd from 11 AM until 3 PM – with benefits going to The Race for the Cure. Country Treasures has donated a beautiful quilt “Carolina Lily” pieced by Sue and quilted by Carolyn worth over $1500 to be raffled at this event for this great cause. For more information please visit www.motelinthemeadow.com or call Pat at 802-875-2626.

Spring Quilters’ Weekend at Country Treasures

Our 1^st Mini Spring Quilters’ Weekend retreat was a huge success with so many wonderful ladies sewing and completing many projects. Show + Tell was fabulous with many beautiful quilts!  We are working on plans for our next Mini Fall Retreat which takes place Nov. 7^th – 9^th, 2014.  There are a few spots still available so hurry and secure your place!!

Class Schedule

Our Fall Newsletter will be out in August with many new and exciting classes.  Carolyn will resume her machine quilting classes this fall!  Sue has many new ideas and patterns to share.

Row by Row Experience

Have you heard about the Row by Row Experience?  We couldn’t wait to join the fun this year.  The event runs from July 1 to September 2, 2014.  The theme this year is “Sew a Season.” Here is how it works:  participating Vermont shops design a row and post photos on www.rowbyrowexperience.com or at www.Facebook.com/VTRowbyRowExperience. Quilters can pick up the free patterns in person at the participating shop. Sue chose the winter season for the Country Treasure’s row: Snowball Snowmen. Quilters then assemble a quilt using at least 8 rows.  Once your quilt is finished, quilted and bound take it in to any participating Vermont shop.  If you are the first quilter to bring a completed quilt to that shop you win a prize.  If you use that shop’s row you may win a bonus prize!

Softly Spoken by Harriet Hargrave

Have you seen Softly Spoken, the new fabric line from Marcus Fabrics, designed by Harriet Hargrave?  Harriet will be teaching at VQF this year.  Sue will have the whole fabric line at her booth.

Talking Quilts

You have probably noticed that we have been rather quiet online recently.  The main reason is we have been occupied setting up Talking Quilts, including a new, more functional website.  Sue also took Talking Quilts to Quilt Market in Pittsburgh, PA and did a fabulous job introducing herself as the new owner of this product line.  Checkout our new website at www.vermontquilting.com or at www.talkingquilts.com.

Shop News

Please check out our blog to stay informed about what’s happening between newsletters at:  www.countrytreasures-threadingthenews.blogspot.com . We look forward to your comments. Have a fun and safe summer.  We hope to see you soon.  Sue and Staff

Coming Events

June 25 – 27                    37^th Annual Maine Quilts Show, Augusta Civic Center, Augusta, ME

June 27 – 29                    Vermont Quilt Festival, Essex Junction, VT
Aug. 1 – Sept. 21             Billings Farm 28^th Annual Quilt Exhibition, Woodstock, VT, see www.billingsfarm.org
Aug. 11 – 17                    The Art of Vermont Quilts, Vermont Festival of the Arts, White Horse Inn, Fayston/Waitsfield, VT, see www.VermontArtFest.com
Aug. 14 – 16                    World Quilt Show – New England, Radisson Center, Manchester, NH
Sept. 13 – 14                   Bennington Quiltfest, Mt. Anthony UMS, Bennington, VT
Sept. 27 – 28                   Cape Cod Quilters: Made in America, So. Yarmouth, MA, see www.capecodquiltquild.org
Oct. 11 – 12                     Milk & Honey Quilter’s Guild Show, Middlebury Union High School, Middlebury, VT
Oct. 18 – 19                     3^rd Annual Deerfield Valley Quilt Show, Wilmington, VT
Oct. 24                            Ellington Country Quilters, 2014 Annual Gathering: “A Quilter’s Dream Come True,” Ellington, CT, see www.ghqg.org.
Nov. 6 – 9                        Country Treasures Fall Retreat
Oct. 24                            Ellington Country Quilters, 2014 Annual Gathering: “A Quilter’s Dream Come True,” Ellington, CT, see www.ghqg.org.
July 25 — 27, 2015           Greater Hartford Quilt Guild, “Rock & Roll is Here to Stay,” Oakdale Theater, Wallingford, CT

Yours in Quilting,
Sue and Staff