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Back Porch Fabrics Features Quilts by Brookshier


















August 10 to September 24, 2008.  In the Gallery at merchant affiliate, Back Porch Fabrics is a show titled Brookshier Designs: Quilts by Tracey Brookshier.  The Opening Reception is set for Sunday, August 10 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM.

Tracey with Gail Abeloe at Artist's Reception, August 10, 2008

August 10, 2009
Tracey visits with Gail Abeloe, owner of Back Porch Fabrics at Artist’s Reception.  The gentleman in the background wearing the Harley tshirt is a long-arm quilter in disguise.
Back Porch Fabrics
157 Grand Avenue
(at Central)
Pacific Grove, CA

Hours:
Monday through Saturday 10:00 AM-5:00 PM
Sunday noon to 4:00 PM
To learn more about Tracey, go to her website: www.traceybrookshier.com.  For details about Back Porch Fabrics, go to: www.backporchfabrics.com

Sierra to Sage Shop Hop - September 25-28

Mark your calendar for a pleasant swing through Truckee and Lake Tahoe; then on to Reno, Fallon and Wellington for the Sierra to Sage Shop Hop.  Drop your spouse off at the famous Harrah’s car museum, or at a casino and enjoy a leisurely weekend in the Sierra’s.  Don’t miss Windy Moon in Reno—it’s terrific!.  For details, go to Sierra to Sage Shop Hop.

Martha Pullen Seminar September 24-27

Attention heirloom sewers!  Judy’s will host a Martha Pullen Seminar September 24-27 at Pasatiempo Inn.  Go to www.judyssewingcenter.com


Click here for Members Teaching Schedule

Show and Event Calendar

September 2008

through September 7.  4th Annual Fiber Art Exhibit presented by the Santa Cruz Art League.  http://www.scal.org

through September 7.  For Tent and Trade:  Masterpieces of Turkmen Weaving.  DeYoung Museum, San Francisco.

through Sept. 30, 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Annual Antique Quilt and Vintage Clothing Show, Folsom, CA.  For details, go to www.folsomhistorymuseum.org.

CANCELLED September 12 to 14.  The Original Creative Festival, San Mateo, CA.  For info: www.pcmexpo.com

September 13 and 14.  A Gathering of Quilters Quilt Show, Almond Country Quilt Guild, Show IX, Paso Robles, CA.  For info: www.almondcountryquilters.org

September 14 through November 23, 2008.  Untold Stories: Early American Quilts. Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA.  Thirty quilts from the 18th and 19th century.  Stitched by resilient and courageous women, the quilts chronicle the slave era and Underground Railroad, the Civil War, the Mormon and Oregon Trails, and the temperance movement.  Please visit www.bedfordgallery.org

September 15, 2008, 7 p.m. Stitchers by the Sea, a chapter of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America, meets the third Monday at Dominican Hospital’s Solarium room at the Frederick Street Rehabilitation facility.  For more information, call 831-423-3409 or 831-423-6050.

September 21, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Wine, Women &Quilts, by the Napa Valley Quilters in the heart of Napa, CA.  Featured Artist:  Laura Nownes, well known quilting teacher and author.  For details, go to www.napavalleyquilters.org

September 25 to 28.  Sierra to Sage Shop Hop, Truckee to Reno and environs, CA and NV.  For info: Sierra to Sage Shop Hop

September 27 and 28.  Harvest Quilt Show at the Taste of Morgan Hill, Morgan Hill, CA.  For info: www.svqa.org

September 27 and 28.  Eastern Expressions in Cloth Quilt Show, Placerville, CA.  For info: email

through Sept. 30, 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Annual Antique Quilt and Vintage Clothing Show, Folsom, CA.  For details, go to www.folsomhistorymuseum.org.

October 2008

through November 23, 2008.  Untold Stories: Early American Quilts. Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA.  Thirty quilts from the 18th and 19th century.  Stitched by resilient and courageous women, the quilts chronicle the slave era and Underground Railroad, the Civil War, the Mormon and Oregon Trails, and the temperance movement.  Please visit www.bedfordgallery.org

October 4 and 5.  Falling Leaves Quilt Show, Lakeport, CA.  For info: www.llqg.org

October 8 to 11, 2008.  1st AQS Quilt Expo - Des Moines, Des Moines, IA.  http://www.americanquilter.com

October 11, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Vintage Fashion Show at St. John’s Catholic Church, Montrose Drive, Folsom, CA.  For info, go to www.folsomhistorymuseum.org.

October 16, 2008, 10:30 AM. NCQC Meeting “Meet the Shops” Pleasant Hill, CA .  For more information: www.ncqc.net

October 16 to 19.  Pacific International Quilt Festival, Santa Clara, CA.  For info: www.quiltfest.com

October 17 to 19.  Autumn Splendor Quilt Show, River City Quilters, Sacramento, CA.  For info: www.rivercityquilters.org

October 18, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Bento Box Variations workshop with Tracey Brookshier at Pacific International Quilt Festival, Santa Clara, CA.  For info: www.quiltfest.com

October 20, 2008, 7 p.m. Stitchers by the Sea, a chapter of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America, meets the third Monday at Dominican Hospital’s Solarium room at the Frederick Street Rehabilitation facility.  For more information, call 831-423-3409 or 831-423-6050.

October 25 to 27, 2008 International Quilt Market/Houston, Houston, TX. Trade Show Only.  For more information: www.quilts.com

October 30 to November 2, 2008 International Quilt Festival/Houston, Houston, TX. For more information: www.quilts.com

November 2008

through November 2, 2008 International Quilt Festival/Houston, Houston, TX. .  For more information, go to: www.quilts.com

through November 23, 2008.  Untold Stories: Early American Quilts. Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA.  Thirty quilts from the 18th and 19th century.  Stitched by resilient and courageous women, the quilts chronicle the slave era and Underground Railroad, the Civil War, the Mormon and Oregon Trails, and the temperance movement.  Please visit www.bedfordgallery.org

November 1, 2008 opens. Yves Saint Laurent, de Young Museum. .  For more information, go to: www.deyoungmuseum.org

November 17, 2008, 7 p.m. Stitchers by the Sea, a chapter of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America, meets the third Monday at Dominican Hospital’s Solarium room at the Frederick Street Rehabilitation facility.  For more information, call 831-423-3409 or 831-423-6050.

December 2008

December 12, 2008, 7 p.m. Stitchers by the Sea, a chapter of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America, meets the third Monday at Dominican Hospital’s Solarium room at the Frederick Street Rehabilitation facility.  For more information, call 831-423-3409 or 831-423-6050.

January 2009

January 15 to 18, 2009.  Road to California, Ontario, CA.  For more information, go to: www.road2ca.com

January 24 and 25, 2009.  Country Crossroads Quilters Quilt Show, Modesto, CA.  For more information, go to: www.countrycrossroadsquilters.com

February 2009

February 21-22, 2009, 31st Annual Pajaro Valley Quilt Show, The Universe of Quilts:  Yours to Discover celebrating the International Year of Astronomy. Santa Cruz County Fair Grounds, Watsonville, CA.  450+ quilts and fiber art, quilt auction, appraisals, fashion show, challenges, wearable art, art dolls, opportunity quilt, bargain garden flea market, demonstrations, merchant mall, and door prizes.  Website:  www.pvqa.org

March 2009

March 8, 2009. San Francisco Quilters Guild, 2009 Quilt Show, “Symphony of Color”, San Francisco Concourse Exhibition Center.  Featured Artist, Judy Mathieson.  For more information: www.sfqg.org