Wednesday - 1950s Fun Night

Woweee - what an evening is planned for Wednesday evening at the Carson Four Rivers Center, 7 - 9 p.m. it's the 1950s Fun Night!


Charlotte Angotti


Do you remember the 1950s – the era of the Pop Rebellion with its Doo Wop music, Elvis Presley, and Chuck Berry? Funny lady Charlotte Angotti and show director Bonnie Browning will co-host the event. It will be a crazy evening with games - we'll refresh your memory with some trivia, dances, and also featuring the APQS Rebels (Jim Langland on the keyboard and Mark Caraher on vocals). You haven’t lived until you have seen Jim and Mark in action live on the stage. Yes, we bet Elvis will be in the building!


Bonnie Browning


Will you win the prize for the quilter in the best 1950s dress? Come dressed in 1950s’ style and vie for some prizes – think bobby socks, poodle skirts, blue jeans and white tucked-in T-shirts, pedal pushers, petticoats, saddle oxfords, and let’s not forget the pompadour and duck-tail hairdos.




Don’t miss this evening of fun, games, audience participation, and more. AccuQuilt has donated a "GO" machine to be given away, plus lots of other great prizes have been donated by sponsors and vendors. Be there or be square!
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Bus transportation will leave the AQS Bus Stop starting at 6:15pm and will return you to the bus stop at the conclusion of the presentation.
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Advance registration will be open until 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 13... so there is still time to order your tickets... just click here to go to online registration or call 270-898-7903 and ask for the Registration Desk. Order #2204 Quilters’ 1950s Fun Night, $15.

Great Fun & Beautiful Surroundings at the Knoxville Quilt Show

It is almost time for the AQS Quilt Show in Knoxville, July 14 - 17.

You can still call AQS at 270-898-7903 (ask for the Quilt Show office) and we can hold tickets for you to pick up and pay for at the show to hold your space in the workshops, lectures or special events. We have now closed the online registration so the staff can make final preparations for the show. ALL registration for the Knoxville show will close at 3:00 p.m. on July 2. After that date, you will need to check at the Workshop Desk at the show for ticket availability.

Speaking of special events, have you signed up for the Quilters' Fun Night with Alex Anderson and Bonnie Browning? Wait until you see the prizes we have for this event - they already total more than $1,000. Here are some hints: fabric cutter, fabric kits, note cards, books, crystals, special umbrella, fat quarter kits, and more. You won't want to miss having a fun evening with Alex and Bonnie on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.!

The Step Back in Time Progressive Dinner on Wednesday evening is now sold out.

Tickets are still available for An Evening with Alex Anderson on Thursday at 7 p.m., and for Down on the Farm with Eleanor Burns at 7 p.m. on Friday. Learn and laugh with Alex and Eleanor at these special events.

There are still some openings in some great workshops - learn how Bethany Reynolds has adapted her Magic Stack-n-Whack method to some new designs, find out how Margaret Miller puts together Strips That Sizzle, how Joan Shay makes those beautiful 3-D flowers, or see how Cynthia England makes her pieced pictures.

You can view the class descriptions and see the project photos on the AQS Web site. Once you've made a choice, you can call AQS at 270-898-7903 to have your tickets held for you. You can also just view the printed registration guide by clicking here if you need to check your supply lists.

Don't forget to sign up for the three free Janome sewing machines that will be given away. The drawing box will be located near the Admissions Desk just inside the exhibit hall. One name will be drawn at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. It could be your name that AQS Vice President Rick Loyd reads to win a brand new Janome sewing machine.

Before you get busy celebrating the July 4th holiday, secure your tickets for the Knoxville show. We'll see you at the Knoxville Convention Center, July 14 - 17.

The AQS Quilt Show Staff

Have You Registered for the Knoxville AQS Quilt Show Yet?

It's time to register for the AQS Quilt Show in Knoxville, Tennessee, that will be held July 14 - 17, 2010. After June 2, we will be mailing the name badges for everyone who has registered by June 2 - your name badge is your admission to all of your confirmed events. Registering in advance (by June 2) means that you won't need to stand in line to pick up your name badge at the show.

You can still register after June 2, but those name badges will be held for pickup at the show and you will probably need to stand in line to get it. Save yourself some time, register now by clicking here.

Alex Anderson will be teaching in Knoxville - two seminars plus two evening special events - Quilters' Fun Night with Alex Anderson and Bonnie Browning on Wednesday, and An Evening with Alex Anderson on Thursday. You can go Down on the Farm with our favorite farmer's daughter, Eleanor Burns on Friday. And, you can have Brunch with Gwen Marston on Saturday morning. Don't miss out!

New Event Added at Knoxville show - Quilters' Fun Night with Alex Anderson and Bonnie Browning

Do quilters want to have fun? Yes they do and we have just the ticket for you to have some fun in Knoxville, Tennessee, at the AQS Quilt Show.

It's NEW and just for you:
Quilters' Fun Night with Alex Anderson and Bonnie Browning, on Wednesday, July 14, from 7 - 9 p.m. in the Lecture Hall.

This new event is not listed in the registration guide; you can register online or by calling 270-898-7903, ask for the quilt show registration desk and register for  Item #22103, Quilters' Fun Night with Alex and Bonnie.






#22103: Quilters can never have too much fun! Try your hand at pricing it right for some new and old products used for quilting, fill in the spots for another game, and more, with hosts Alex Anderson and Bonnie Browning. You never know what these two will do once you turn them loose on stage...can they do the "chicken" dance, the Macarena? Come and see. Fun, games, prizes, and surprises.
Fee: $10.00

Don't miss out - this will be fun, and there will be prizes and surprises too.

Reserve your seat today!

Today's News from AQS

AQS Authors featured on www.thequiltshow.com: Starting today you can see Episode 609 on TheQuiltShow.com featuring Judy Woodworth on Freeform Feathers and Bonnie Browning with Happy Endings.

You'll get to see Judy's beautiful quilting. Judy is a new AQS author and her book, Free Motion Quilting Handbook, will be out this summer.

Bonnie will be sharing her no-math method of making sure your borders fit every time and several edge finishes that are featured in her book, Borders & Finishing Touches 2.

There is plenty to learn from these two AQS authors...so tune in today to http://www.thequiltshow.com/ .
More photos from the Paducah Quilt Show: Dana Lynch was the roving reporter at the AQS Quilt Show for thequiltshow.com and she interviewed Annabel Baugher. Annabel won a 3rd place award in the Professional Patchwork category at the very first AQS Quilt Show in 1985. Today she is 90 years old and still quilting. Her quilt, Forever Spring, was juried into the Bed Quilts, Hand Quilted, category this year. Click here to go The Daily Blog of TheQuiltShow.com to read more and see photos of Annabel and her beautiful quilt.

Listen In with Bonnie Browning of AQS

Hi everyone, join us on Friday as Sally Terry talks with Bonnie Browning, AQS Executive Show Director. Learn what is new and exciting about the 25th Anniversary Celebration of the American Quilter’s Society in April.

See you there.We hope you can join us for about 30 minutes...go to www.sallyterry.com and listen to the interview anytime.

You are welcome to go to the link below and submit questions for Bonnie or ask her questions during the interview.

There are lots of preparations being made for this international quilting event that focuses on recognizing today’s quiltmakers. Don’t miss it.

EVENT: AQS 25th Anniversary Quilt Show
DATE & TIME: Friday, January 9th at 2:00pm Central
FORMAT: Simulcast! (Attend via Phone or Webcast -- it's your choice)
TO ATTEND THIS EVENT, CLICK THIS LINK at 2 p.m. on Friday...
http://instantTeleseminar.com/?eventid=5601486 .