Dear Jane komt

Dit is de eerste van vier hoekpunten, nog 3 te gaan en alle blokken zijn gemaakt!




This is the first of the 4 corner kites, three to go and then all the blocks are finished!






Ben geabonneerd op nieuws van Quiltmania, en wat blijkt;
Volgend jaar op de salon in Nantes is  Jane in het echt te bewonderen, de quilt is dan 150 jaar oud en wordt van het Bennington museum naar Frankrijk gebracht en tentoongesteld. Ook is er gelegenheid om je eigen baby Jane te showen. Hieronder vind je het nieuwtje:
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Hello,
The 5th Edition of the Pour l'Amour du Fil (For The Love of Thread) trade-fair will take place from April 24th to 27th 2013 at La Cité in Nantes, France.
In 2012, there were more than 10.000 visitors at this event which attained international heights.
It is within this same colourful, warm and jolly atmosphere that we are waiting to see you in April 2013 and with maybe even more of you wanting to discover new things to do for handwork !
There will be exhibitions, designers and artists of international fame from the world over : Kaffe Fassett & Brandon Mably, Polly Minick & Laurie Simpson, Di Ford, Anne Woringer, Ségolaine Schweitzer, Petra Prins, Nathalie Méance (La fée Pirouette)...lodged in their little "house" furnished and decorated and where they will be glad to meet you.
Exclusively dedicated to the delights of thread (embroidery, knitting, sewing, patchwork....), Pour l'Amour du Fil is the place for swapping creative ideas and in 2013, you will be able to see demos on giant screens, together with classes and workshops for all levels given by our artists and designers.
More than one hundred exhibitors from around the world will be in the Big Hall !

There will be a big surprise, NOT TO BE MISSED!

This 5th Edition will be marked by an exceptional occasion for quilt-lovers from the all over the ! The mythical quilt 'Dear Jane' will celebrate its 150th birthday at the Pour l'Amour du Fil trade-fair and it will leave its home for the first time in the Bennington Museum, Vermont to come to Nantes.

Our special invited personality will be Brenda Papadakis, author of the eponymous book sold at more than 109 000 copies in several languages and who, during the fair, will be offering conferences and workshops - a real chance to meet her .
To celebrate all this in style, we are hoping to accommodate as many world-wide Dear Jane fan clubs as possible !
The organizers are launching a challenge :
To exhibit 100 Dear Jane quilts from far and wide (exact replicas or adaptations are accepted) !
To make room for this enormous exhibition, an extra hall will be opened on the right hand side of the Big Hall.....the trade-fair is getting bigger !
To members of the fan club : enrol your quilt, CLICK HERE (subscription form)
A FABULOUS SURPRISE FOR YOU : The Electric Quilt Company and QUILTmania Editions are preparing a game for you to play and win 5 Dear Jane softwares !! ....more info on that later !!

Practical information about the fair !

- Classes and workshops are on offer through-out the fair
- The Exhibitors' list : CLICK HERE
- Demos of fabrics and techniques will be held on a giant screen
- Fees : 9.5 Euros full fare (only available on site)
8 Euros : only available before the faire, either by phone or via internet
7.5 Euros : for groups (10 and more), either by phone or via internet
3 Euros : students
18 Euros : 4-day pass
- Address : La Cité - 5 rue de Valmy - 44000 Nantes
- Hours : 10 am - 7 pm Wednesday, Thursday and Friday; 10 am - 6 pm Saturday. Closed : Sunday
- How to get to the fair : where to stay, transport, contacts ... CLICK HERE

For more information : www.pourlamourdufil.com
and on the blog http://blog.pour-l-amour-du-fil.com

PS : A GIFT !!!

TWO TRADE FAIRS FOR THE PRICE OF ONE !

In 2013, Pour l'Amour du Scrap (For the Love of the Scrap) is moving from Lille to Nantes and will take place at the same time as Pour l'Amour du Fil.
It will be held a new venue called La Grande Galérie de Liaison and the Auditorium Big Hall in the Cité of Nantes where you will be able to discover booths, workshops, shows.....

The whole Cité will be ajoy !

A new, central site - easily accessible and very well decorated - will be able to welcome "scrapbookers" who can exchange ideas, discover new ones and share their passion !

For those who have experience or even novices : demos, a "giant crop" and workshops to help you have an unforgettable time !

To know more about this show : http://www.pourlamourduscrap.com/

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Misschien een idee voor alle Dear Jane bezitters?

Fijne dag vandaag/ have a nice day!

groetjes van Tilly