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Blue Bear Quilts is doing Virtual Quilt Trunk Show on Facebook Live April 5th 4 pm EST.

Quilt Candy Virtual Trunk Show
Quilt Candy Virtual Trunk Show

There is going to be a Quilter’s Eye Candy Trunk Show Event on Facebook from April 1st through April 10th. Since you can’t come to the designers, they are going to come to you. Many quilt pattern designers will be holding a trunk show on their Facebook page. These will be Facebook Live presentations that will be 15 minutes long and will occur throughout the day, on the hour, from 12-8 pm. EST. Blue Bear Quilts will be doing our trunk show on April 5th at 4 p.m.EST. We hope you will join us and also check out many of the other fabulous designers that will also being doing Facebook Live trunk shows. If you would like to become familiar with the different designers before their trunk shows, click on the links to go to their Facebook page. This should be a lot of fun! The schedule is listed below.  #quilterseyecandytrunkshow #fblivetrunkshow #quilterscandytrunkshow

April 1 

12 pm EST Andi Stanfield facebook.com/Anditruebluequilts
1 pm EST Nancy Scott
facebook.com/MasterpieceQ
2 pm EST becky jorgensen
https://www.facebook.com/patchworkposse/
3 pm EST carolina moore
facebook.com/alwaysexpectmoore
4 pm EST Jackie Kunkel
https://www.facebook.com/cantonvillagequiltworks/
5 pm EST Connie Jonson Sayler
https://www.facebook.com/PacificRimQuiltCompany/
6 pm EST
Laura Piland/Slice of Pi Quilts  https://www.facebook.com/sliceofpiquilts/
7 pm EST Sandra Starley https://www.facebook.com/TextileTimeTravels
8 pm EST Swan Sheridan www.facebook.com/swanamitystudios

April 2
 
12 pm EST Lisa Ruble https://www.facebook.com/LoveToColorMyWorld/
1 pm EST Beth Helfter EvaPaige Quilt Designs
2 pm EST Diane Bohn/From Blank Pages
https://facebook.com/fromblankpages
3 pm EST Deb Eggers/the cottage rose
https://www.facebook.com/cottagerosequilt/
4 pm EST Heidi Pridemore/The Whimsical Workshop
https:/www.facebook.com/thewhimsicalworkshop
5 pm EST Kate Colleran
https://www.facebook.com/SeamsLikeaDreamQuilts/
6 pm EST Tammy Silvers/Tamarinis https://www.facebook.com/tamarinis/
April 3
 
12 pm EST Darcy Hunter www.facebook.com/darcydoodlequilts
1 pm EST Teresa Weaver www.facebook.com/yoursewingfriend
2 pm EST Annette Ornelas
https://www.facebook.com/southwind.designs/
3 pm EST Jo Westfoot – The Crafty Nomad
www.facebook.com/thecraftynomad
4 pm EST Lynn Kane
https://facebook.com/puppygirllynn
5 pm EST Geeky Bobbin
https://facebook.com/geekybobbinApril 3 6pm EST
7 pm EST Laura Strickland
https://m.facebook.com/orangeblossomquilt/
8 pm EST Jen Frost
https://www.facebook.com/FaithAndFabric/

 

April 4
12 pm EST Sherry Shish – Powered By Quilting facebook.com/poweredbyquilting
1 pm EST Bill Locke – Bill Locke Designs
https://www.facebook.com/bill.locke.96
2 pm EST Toni Smith/Quiltoni
https://www.facebook.com/Quiltoni/
3 pm EST Tammy Silvers/Tamarinis
https://www.facebook.com/tamarinis/
4 pm EST Jennifer Fulton
https://www.facebook.com/inquiringquilter/
5 pm EST Jessica Caldwell/ Desert Bloom Quilting
https://www.facebook.com/desertbloomquilting/
6 pm EST Monique Kleinhans / Ladybug’s Cabin
https://www.facebook.com/ladybugscabin/
7 pm EST Heather Long / Coffee and Quilts
https://m.facebook.com/Coffee-and-Quilts-197254351073271/?__tn__=C-R
8 pm EST Marija Vujcic, Mara Quilt Designs https://www.facebook.com/MaraQuiltDesigns/


April 5

*4 pm EST Reed Johnson https://www.facebook.com/BlueBearQuilts/
5 pm EST Diane Harris
https://www.facebook.com/stashbandit/
7 pm EST Kathryn LeBlanc/Dragonfly’s Quilting Design Studio
https://www.facebook.com/dragonflysquiltingdesignstudioApril 5 8pm EST
April 6
 

12 pm EST Margaret Willingham/ Eye of the Beholder Quilt Design https://www.facebook.com/EyeoftheBeholderQuilt/
1 pm EST Kate Colleran/Seams Like A Dream Design
https://www.facebook.com/SeamsLikeaDreamQuilts/
2 pm EST Barbara Cline
https://www.facebook.com/barbara.cline.520
3 pm EST Barbara Persing
https://www.facebook.com/bpquilts/
4 pm EST Ms P Designs USA/ Sharon Andersen
https://www.facebook.com/MsPDesignsUSA/

 

12pm EST Tina Dillard/Quilting Affection Designs https://www.facebook.com/quiltingaffectiondesigns/
1pm EST Raija Salomaa/Quilters’ Treasure Chest
https://www.facebook.com/quilterstreasurechest/
2pm EST Robin Koehler//NESTLINGS by Robin
https://www.facebook.com/NestlingsbyRobin/
3pm EST Terri Vanden Bosch
https://www.facebook.com/lizardcreekquilting/
4pm EST Jackie Kunkel
https://www.facebook.com/cantonvillagequiltworks/

5pm EST Leanne Parsons https://www.facebook.com/devotedquilterdesigns
6pm EST Laura Piland/Slice of Pi Quilts  https://www.facebook.com/sliceofpiquilts/
7pm EST
Ebony Love https://www.facebook.com/LoveBugStudios/
8pm EST Tammy Silvers/Tamarinis
https://www.facebook.com/tamarinis/

April 9
 
1 pm EST Nancy Scott
facebook.com/MasterpieceQApril 9 2pm EST Jayme Crow/Bella Nonna Design Studio  
4 pm EST
Jen Frost https://www.facebook.com/FaithAndFabric/
5 pm EST      Annie Smith https://www.facebook.com/anniesmithqs/

6 pm EST Karen L. Miller / Redbird Quilt Co. https://www.facebook.com/RedbirdQuiltCo/
7 pm EST Kathryn LeBlanc/Dragonfly’s Quilting Design Studio
https://www.facebook.com/dragonflysquiltingdesignstudio
8 pm EST Monique Kleinhans / Ladybug’s Cabin
https://www.facebook.com/ladybugscabin/

April 10

 
  7 pm Toni Smith/Quiltoni https://www.facebook.com/Quiltoni/
  8 pm Marija Vujcic, Mara Quilt Designs https://www.facebook.com/MaraQuiltDesigns/
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Quiltcon 2017

Since becoming a certified Quilt in a Day instructor things have gotten very busy with the trip to California with Quilt in a Day, teaching quilt classes, the holidays, family weddings, colds caught at family weddings and a trip to Quiltcon. Quiltcon 2017, in Savannah, was very exciting as I went exploring to learn all about the world of modern quilting. Modern quilters are just as passionate about their craft as traditional quilters, and they love to share their thoughts and ideas with other quilters. I was trying to get a definition for modern quilting and what I came up with was use of lots of solid colors, like Kona Cottons, lots of negative space for beautiful quilting, think Angela Waters, quilts are more utilitarian, taking traditional blocks and incorporating them into modern quilts or blowing the traditional blocks up to a much larger size so there is more negative space for quilting. Here are some photos of the exquisite work that I saw in Savannah. I hope you enjoy!