Look Me Up in Lancaster

Andi Reynolds here, sniffing wonderful things in the air. It’s not just Spring—it’s the start of Show Season in the Quilt world. A most exciting time!

Next week AQS will host the first of four shows in 2011. We will be at the Lancaster County Convention Center in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, March 16 – 19.

Being at each AQS quilt show is always exciting for me, because as the executive book editor for AQS, I get to meet so many creative people with such interesting ideas. If you have given some thought to writing a quilt book, come to the quilt show and see me! Bring just an idea or a full-blown proposal or anything in between.

My office will be the Susquehanna Board room, which is on the fourth floor of the Marriott at Penn Square. The Marriott and convention center are attached; just use the hotel’s elevators and you’ll find me.

If you'd like to talk about a book idea, you can prepare in advance by reviewing our proposal guidelines, click here to read or print the guidelines.

You can also attend my lecture, Quilt Book Publishing 101, which will be Thursday, March 17 (Happy St. Patrick’s Day!) from 12 pm to 1 pm in the Southern Market Council Chamber. Southern Market is across Vine Street from the convention center. Ask for Lecture # 42805 at the Workshop Desk at the show.

Later that afternoon, also at Southern Market, I will moderate the Author's Roundtable. From 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm come hear what four AQS authors have to say about what it’s like to publish with AQS. This is your time to ask all the nitty-gritty questions you can think of about what it is like to write a quilt book. Invited authors are Kathie Alyce (Flip Flop Block Quilts); Dianne S. Hire (Vivacious Curvy Quilts); Sally Terry (Pathways from Quilt Top to Quilted); and Sue Nickels (Machine Quilting: A Primer of Techniques). Ask for Special Event # 42201—it’s free.

Both events should help explain the process of becoming an AQS author, but you don't need to attend them to talk with me. Walk-ins are welcome, or you may make an appointment by Friday, March 11 by emailing me at andi@aqsquilt.com. You can always ask for me at the Workshop Desk, too. 

I hope to see you soon in Lancaster!

Fun and Classes in Lancaster

Want to have some fun and learn from some of the best teacher at the AQS Quilt Show in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, March 16 - 19, 2011? There are still some spots left in workshops... here are some samples. You can register online, or call 270-898-7903 and ask for Quilt Show Registration.

Whether you quilt on a home sewing machine or on a longtarm/midarm machine, Sally Terry will give you lots of tips for quilting those continuous line quilting designs that go around the corners and on patterns like Log Cabin. Discover a new way of easy pattern placement without centering the design in the block for beautiful results. You'll learn all of this in #48506 Terry Twist and a Splash of Inspiration and Asymmetrical Continuous Curve.

In Scrap-Lique with Sherry Rogers-Harrison, you will begin with a prequilted block, add some Jelly Roll ink pens and tons of ideas to use in your quilts and scrapbooking albums. Sherry just won the Best Wall Quilt award at the Road to California quilt show. Here's your chance to learn from a winner! Choose #46504 Scrap-Lique.

If you want to learn about using some new materials - Lutrador and tulle - with your applique, then class #43508 Fabric Vases with Laurel Anderson is the perfect way to try them out. You will applique a vase filled with three tulips - bring spring into your home with this wall quilt!

And then for some fun - if you like quilts and music, then you are in for a real treat at the evening with Ricky Tims in the beautiful Chapel at Lancaster Bible College on Friday at 7 p.m. during the Ricky Tims Concert, Quilts & More, #42301. They have plenty of free parking at the Chapel, located just a short ride from the convention center at 901 Eden Road in Lancaster. Or, if you need transportation from the Lancaster County Convention Center to the Bible College, choose #42350; this bus will return to the Convention Center at the conclusion of the evening program. Be sure to purchase #42301 to get your ticket for the program as well as the ticket for the bus.

Book your room! We have negotiated reduced rates for attendees at the AQS Quilt Show. You can book your room online, click here or call 1-800-723-8824.