Coopersville Farm Museum Exhibit of “Quilts & Their Stories” August 2 – September 30, 2011
General Admission Applies unless noted.
General Admission fees: $4 adult, $2 student, members free
Open Tuesday – Saturday, 10am – 4pm, unless otherwise noted.
SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE ~ last update 7/10/11 (lac)
Quilts, old and new, by professionals and novice quilters, enhance the inside of the Coopersville Farm Museum creating a sense of warmth words cannot describe. Experience the 10th annual exhibit of “Quilts & Their Stories” this August and September. The Crazy Ladies Quilting Circle members are very instrumental in scheduling special activities throughout the show. Stop in or call to get more information on the upcoming events:
July 5 - 16 ~ Quilts are due in (no repeat quilts, please) Closed Sunday/Monday. (see above)
Director’s Choice (featured exhibit): Crazy Quilts (we are allowing quilts that have been shown in prior years to come back in if they qualify for this special exhibit)
Featured Quilter: Darla Parks (Owner of Elegant Stitches, Grand Haven, Michigan)
Aug 1, Monday
§ Artist & Quilt Reception 6-8pm ($5 admission, or receive one free admission ticket with submission of quilt(s) for exhibit – see above) Meet Pamela Alderman, watercolor artist, along with many of the exhibitors of quilts for the 10th Annual Exhibit of “Quilts & Their Stories.”
§ Quilter’s Challenge Block available for purchase (Vicki Potgeter & Mary Dyke, project coordinators)
§ Raffle Tickets go on sale!
§ Silent Auction (Annie Williams, project coordinator, see below for sponsors)
§ Refreshments (Christine Scott, project coordinator)
§ Live Music (by Jim & Karen Urquhart)
§ Door Prizes (see below for a list of generous sponsors)
§ Book Released (Kaitlyn Veenstra, project coordinator)
Aug 2, Tuesday, 10am – 4pm General Admission applies ($4 adult/$2 student).
§ OPENING DAY of “Quilts & Their Stories”
§ Jam Night doors re-open at 5pm. Live folk music from 6pm-9pm. (Free Admission after 5pm, compliments of The River Village Apartments in honor of the museum’s 10th Anniversary) (Thom Eno, event coordinator)
Aug 3, Wednesday, 10am – 4pm General Admission applies ($4 adult/$2 student).
Aug 4, Thursday
§ Crazy Ladies Quilting Circle 10-noon (general admission applies/members free)
§ 1pm – 4pm Folk Dance (Waves of Tory (var. of trad.) & Mariner’s Compass (A Guided Paper-Piecing Adventure) Quilt Block Workshop ($4 fee, includes general admission/$4 members, required for quilt workshop: registration, 1 hour preparation, experience with machine, experience with various block patterns, sewing machine) Paper Pieced Quilt Block with Elaine Zwagerman, Instructor, Bobbie Cherry, Helping Hands/Waves of Tory, Karin Neils, Dance Caller & Project Coordinator
Aug 5, Friday
§ Bring a friend Friday! (Purchase one admission; receive one free of equal or lesser value…valid same day only)
Aug 6, Saturday
§ Celebrating Coopersville Farm Museum’s 10th Anniversary ~ gift with paid admission, members free.
Aug 6 – 13
§ 13th Annual Tractor Show in Parking Lot and on museum grounds all week! (hosted by the Coopersville Antique Tractor Society)
Aug 9, Tuesday, 10am – 4pm Reduced Admission only $2
Aug 10, Wednesday, 10am – 4pm Reduced Admission only $2
§ Kids Day, special activities and crafts from 10am – 2pm
Aug 11, Thursday
§ Crazy Ladies Quilting Circle 10-noon
§ 1pm – 4pm Folk Dance (Barn Dance) & Spinning Star (The Pleasures of Hand Piecing) Quilt Block Workshop ($4 fee, includes general admission/$4 members, required for quilt workshop: registration) Hand Stitching Quilt Block with Pat Crawford, Instructor, RheaMae Hubbel, Helping Hands (no sewing machines needed this week)/Barn Dance, Karin Neils, Dance Caller & Project Coordinator
Aug 12, Friday, 10am – 4pm Reduced Admission only $2
Aug 13, Summerfest Saturday (inside museum)
§ Free Coopersville Farm Museum Admission! (Come on in!)
§ Fabulous Fruit Pie Bake-off!! (Votes 2/$1 or 12/$5, samples while supplies last) 10-1pm
§ Live Folk Music (folk jam/performances on stage)
§ Luke Cunningham performs on stage at 12:30
§ Quilt Show
§ Pamela Alderman Watercolor Art Exhibit
Aug 13, Summerfest Saturday (outside the museum)
§ Free Tractor Show (C.A.T.S. ~ featuring Ford Ferguson)
§ Crazy Ladies Ice Cream Social 10-1pm
§ FFA Alumni Rest Area 10-1pm
§ Luke Cunningham performs at 1:30 p.m. under canopy out front
§ Del Shannon Car Show on Saturday all through town! (hosted by the Coopersville Rotary Club) Summerfest, food booths, crafts, vendors, cars, motorcycles, tractors, and quilts!
Aug 16, Tuesday, 10am – 4pm (general admission applies, $4 adults, $2 students)
§ #1 Block of the Week Released (Bobbie Cherry, project manager) ($6 kit/$4 members) (while supplies last)
§ Jam Night doors open at 5pm. Closes at 9pm. Live music from 6pm-9pm. ($4 admission after 5pm/members free/kids 12 & under free)
Aug 17, Wednesday, 10am – 4pm General Admission applies ($4 adult/$2 student).
Aug 18, Thursday, 10am – 4pm General Admission applies ($4 adult/$2 student).
§ Crazy Ladies Quilting Circle 10-noon
§ 1pm – 4pm Folk Dance (“Ninepatch” (var. Prime Minister) & Disappearing Ninepatch (Fast, Fun, Fabric-Focused) Quilt Block Workshop ($4 fee, includes general admission/$4 members, required for quilt workshop: registration,1/2 hour, sewing machine, creativity with color & arrangement ~ quick to assemble) Sue’s Disappearing 9 Patch Quilt Block with Sue Milton, Instructor, Barb Gates, Helping Hands/”Ninepatch,” Karin Neils, Dance Caller & Project Coordinator
Aug 19, Friday, 10am – 4pm General Admission applies ($4 adult/$2 student).
Aug 20, Saturday, 10am – 4pm General Admission applies ($4 adult/$2 student).
§ Fancy Hats Tea 1pm-3pm ($5 adults/$3 kids 12 & under) includes making your own hat, jewelry, samples of tea and sweet treats, fun for everyone! (Kathy Preston & Jan Haringsma, event coordinators)
Aug 23, Tuesday
§ #2 Block of the Week Released (Bobbie Cherry, project manager) ($6 kit/$4 members) (while supplies last)
Aug 24, Wednesday, 10am – 4pm General Admission applies ($4 adult/$2 student).
Aug 25, Thursday, 10am – 4pm General Admission applies ($4 adult/$2 student).
§ Crazy Ladies Quilting Circle 10-noon
§ 1pm – 4pm Folk Dance (Market Lass) & Borders: a Marketplace of Possibilities (Final Workshop) ($4 fee, includes general admission/$4 members, required for quilt workshop: registration,bring your readied quilt top, may observe all three techniques or work along with one instructor) 3 Borders (Paper-Pieced Points with Barb Gates/Bobbie Cherry, Framing Your Quilt Top with Rhea Mae Hubbel/Pat Crawford, or A Border is “Where Your Eye Can Rest” with Ruth VanDuinen/Linda Engel) to compliment the 3 previous workshop blocks/Market Lass, Karin Neils, Dance Caller & Project Coordinator
Aug 26, Friday, 10am – 4pm General Admission applies ($4 adult/$2 student).
Aug 27, Saturday, 10am – 4pm General Admission applies ($4 adult/$2 student).
§ Fashion Passion Club ~ Garment Making Class for teens and adults Saturday 10am – noon (contact Jodie Allen for details…616-477-1816 or jodie_allen@allcom.net)
§ Fabric Postcards with Barbara Williams. $10 fee (includes quilt show and all materials needed) 10am – 2pm (registration and sewing machines/basic sewing supplies are required)
§ “Bands & Buds” Teen Open Mic Night ~ the museum will be open from 6:30pm-9pm during a musical event for teenagers and young adults. Feel free to visit and look at the displays during “Bands & Buds.” $3 admission fee after 6:30pm. (Sarah Carmody, event coordinator)
Aug 30, Tuesday, 10am – 4pm General Admission applies ($4 adult/$2 student).
§ #3 Block of the Week Released (Bobbie Cherry, project manager) ($6 kit/$4 members) (while supplies last)
Aug 31, Wednesday, 10am – 4pm General Admission applies ($4 adult/$2 student).
Sept 1, Thursday, 10am – 4pm General Admission applies ($4 adult/$2 student).
§ Crazy Ladies Quilting Circle 10-noon
§ 1pm – 4pm Crazy Quilting Class (1 of 4) ($4 fee per class, includes general admission/$4 members, registration and attendance at first class is required) RheaMae Hubbel, project coordinator
Sept 2, Friday, 10am – 4pm General Admission applies ($4 adult/$2 student).
§ Bring a friend Friday! (Purchase one admission; receive one free of equal or lesser value…valid same day only)
Sept 6, Tuesday, 10am – 4pm General Admission applies ($4 adult/$2 student).
§ #4 Block of the Week Released (Bobbie Cherry, project manager) ($6 kit/$4 members) (while supplies last)
§ Jam Night doors open at 5pm. Closes at 9pm. Live music from 6pm-9pm. ($4 admission after 5pm/members free/kids 12 & under free) (Thom Eno, event coordinator)
Sept 7, Wednesday, 10am – 4pm General Admission applies ($4 adult/$2 student).
Sept 8, Thursday, 10am – 4pm General Admission applies ($4 adult/$2 student).
§ Crazy Ladies Quilting Circle 10-noon
§ 1pm – 4pm Crazy Quilting Class (2 of 4) ($4 fee per class, includes general admission/$4 members, registration and attendance at first class is required) RheaMae Hubbel, project coordinator
Sept 9, Friday, 10am – 4pm General Admission applies ($4 adult/$2 student).
Sept 10, Saturday, 10am – 4pm General Admission applies ($4 adult/$2 student).
§ Fashion Passion Club ~ Garment Making Class for teens and adults Saturday 10am – noon (contact Jodie Allen for details…616-477-1816 or jodie_allen@allcom.net)
Sept 13, Tuesday, 10am – 4pm General Admission applies ($4 adult/$2 student).
§ #5 Block of the Week Released (Bobbie Cherry, project manager) ($6 kit/$4 members) (while supplies last)
Sept 14, Wednesday, 10am – 4pm General Admission applies ($4 adult/$2 student).
Sept 15, Thursday, 10am – 4pm General Admission applies ($4 adult/$2 student).
§ Crazy Ladies Quilting Circle 10-noon
§ 1pm – 4pm Crazy Quilting Class (3 of 4) ($4 fee per class, includes general admission/$4 members, registration and attendance at first class is required) RheaMae Hubbel, project coordinator
Sept 16, Friday, 10am – 4pm General Admission applies ($4 adult/$2 student).
Sept 17, Saturday, 10am – 4pm General Admission applies ($4 adult/$2 student).
§ A 2½” Strip Extravaganza! by Chris Brown (owner of Attic Window Quilt Shop, Comstock Park) $20 Class Fee ($15 members) Sewing machine required. Kits will be provided. Limited class size. Please call to register.
Sept 20, Tuesday, 10am – 4pm General Admission applies ($4 adult/$2 student).
§ #6 Block of the Week Released (Bobbie Cherry, project manager) ($6 kit/$4 members) (while supplies last)
§ Jam Night doors open at 5pm. Closes at 9pm. Live music from 6pm-9pm. ($4 admission after 5pm/members free/kids 12 & under free)
Sept 21, Wednesday, 10am – 4pm General Admission applies ($4 adult/$2 student).
Sept 22, Thursday, 10am – 4pm General Admission applies ($4 adult/$2 student).
§ Crazy Ladies Quilting Circle 10-noon
§ 1pm – 4pm Crazy Quilting Class (4 of 4) ($4 fee per class, includes general admission/$4 members, registration and attendance at first class is required) RheaMae Hubbel, project coordinator
Sept 23, Friday, 10am – 4pm General Admission applies ($4 adult/$2 student).
Sept 24, Saturday, 10am – 4pm General Admission applies ($4 adult/$2 student).
§ Fashion Passion Club ~ Garment Making Class for teens and adults Saturday 10am – noon (contact Jodie Allen for details…616-477-1816 or jodie_allen@allcom.net)
§ “Bands & Buds” Teen Open Mic Night ~ the museum will be open from 6:30p-9pm tonight during a musical event for teenagers and young adults. Feel free to visit and look at the displays during “Bands & Buds.” $3 admission fee after 6:30pm.
Sept 28, Wednesday, 10am – 4pm General Admission applies ($4 adult/$2 student).
Sept 29, Thursday, 10am – 4pm General Admission applies ($4 adult/$2 student).
§ QUILTERS MARATHON 10am - 4pm ($8 fee covers cost of food for the day. No cost to participate. Finished product becomes the property of the Coopersville Farm Museum to be used for exhibit or fundraising purposes) MUST be registered by September 1, 2011. Prizes for all participants! Winning team members receive Field’s Fabric Gift Certificates and more. No more than 4 participants per team, no more than 8 teams. Pick up a complete description at the front desk. 4pm – 4:30pm closed for Judging, all participants must exit the building at 4:00pm. 4:30pm – Open Doors for Winning Team to be announced! (Museum will be open until 9pm tonight!)
§ 7pm Elegant Stitches, Darla Parks Hands-on Seminar/Demo on a Gammill LONG ARM Quilting Machine ($5 adult, $4 senior, $3 children 12 & under, $3 members) (registration required)
Sept 30, Friday, 10am – 4pm General Admission applies ($4 adult/$2 student).
§ Last Hoorah! 6-7pm ($5 admission) Silent Auction, Door Prizes, Raffle Drawing, Refreshments.
§ Attendees may retrieve their quilts between 7pm – 8pm.
All events are subject to change without notice.
2011 Quilt Show Committee
Chris Albrecht Cheryl Brushman Bobbie Cherry Mary Dyke
Beverly Flowers-Coleman Jan Haringsma Vicki Potgeter Kathy Preston Barbryallen Spoelman
Museum Staff:
Kaitlyn Veenstra LeeAnn Creager
Coopersville Farm Museum
375 Main Street
Coopersville, MI 49404
(616) 997-8555
www.coopersvillefarmmuseum.org
Facts & Notes from Year’s Past:
2002 – first quilt show. Put an ad in the local paper to try to get a dozen quilts and received 73.
2003 – Crazy Quilt class held/taught by Sally Hitchcock (Crazy Ladies Quilting Circle began)
LeeAnn Creager, Director (616) 997-8555 Director’s Choice: Crazy Quilts
“We held a Crazy Quilt class in 2003, it was supposed to be only 8 weeks, but the Crazy Ladies never left!”
Bobbie Cherry Bobbie is in charge of the Block of the Week project this year. Using fabric donated by Smith-Owen in 2010 and other fabric in our donation stash, she has developed six kits, each containing fabric and a pattern to create one block . Blocks may be put together or kept separate. Each person is encouraged to “make it their own.” Kits are sold for fundraising and educational purposes. Chris Albrecht & Cheryl Brushman agreed to help with this project too.
Rhea Mae Hubbel Feed sack expert & crazy lady quilter, it was her idea to have the quilt show in the first place. This year, the first 4 Thursdays in September, Rhea Mae has organized a Crazy Quilting Class at 1pm.
Kathy Preston, (Jan Haringsma will help coordinate) Crazy Lady quilter & Event Coordinator for the Fancy Hat Tea on August 20, 2011
Jan Haringsma Paper Doll expert/collector, will be sharing her paper dolls at the Tea, Marathoner
Karin Neils Crazy Lady Quilter and Dance Caller
Karin will be teaching four folk dances with coordinating quilt block workshops (each with a different instructor/helpers) during the month of August on Thursday afternoons. Various instructors will follow the dances with workshops teaching the blocks.
Beverly Flowers-Coleman Crazy Lady Quilter, Yo Yo Queen, and Gee’s Bend expert
Very interesting and fun gal with a lot of knowledge of the quilt show. Beverly plays a very active role in putting it all together. She’s a Marathoner too.
Barbryallen Spoelman Crazy Lady Quilter and Marathoner
Darla Parks, Featured Quilter (the director likes to invite someone from outside the Crazy Ladies Circle to be the featured quilter, the Crazy Ladies are always featured, but to have someone from outside the group featured also brings new people to the show) Darla is the owner of Elegant Stitches in Grand Haven, Michigan. She is a very talented long arm quilter. Darla will be demonstrating Gammill Long Arm Quilting machines the evening of September 29th at the Coopersville Farm Museum. 616-607-8122
Mary Dyke, member of Allendale Quilter’s Guild, member of the Coopersville Farm Museum. 837-6460 Mary has agreed to visit various quilt shops in the area and try to collect donations/contributions for the show. She and her sister in law, Vicki Potgeter, have agreed to provide the fabric and put together kits for the challenge again this year! Mary is also seeking up to 9 bolts of fabric donations for the Quilter’s Marathon.
Andrea Schaab (made the flag quilt and donated it to the museum)
Chris Brown, 899-5506 owner of Attic Window Quilt Shop in Comstock Park
Lives in Conklin, doing a workshop on September 17, 2011 A 2½” Strip Extravaganza! $20 fee/$15 member fee. Bring sewing machine. Fabric & Pattern provided by Chris. Four hour workshop…10am - 2pm
Vicki and Wendy Potgeter
Vicki is on the Quilt Show committee again this year. She and her daughter make beautiful, bright, modern quilts. Vicki and Mary Dyke’s favorite part of the quilt show is the Quilter’s Marathon (September 29)
Shannon Maisel
Artist, Quilter, has a quilt in Art Prize and one on display at the Coopersville Farm Museum & Event Center.
Sponsors (as of 7/6/11)
Door Prize or Silent Auction Donations from:
· Design Works Interior (fabric sample books)
· Chris Albrecht (misc. quilting supplies and lots of fabric/fat quarters/charm packs, etc.)
· Connecting Threads (thread & fat quarters)
· Keepsake Quilting (books/patterns)
· Windham Fabrics (charm packs)
· Barb Gadzinski (cross stitch patterns)
· Annie Williams (fleece blanket, book)
· Curves (free month memberships)
· Coopersville & Marne Railway (free passes)
· American Sewing Expo (3 free sampler coupons)
· Dill Buttons of America (buttons)
· Grandma’s House (132 assorted patterns)
· Clothworks (fat quarters)
· Ricki Frey (sampler kit)
· Loretta Engelsman (8 purses – minimum bid must be met or needs to be returned)
· Pat Crawford (2 purses)
Give Away Donations from:
· Paper Pieces & Blank Quilting (kits)
· Kayewood Inc. (handouts & patterns)
· Connecting Threads (thread/fat quarters)
· Sew News (2 magazines)
· Quilter’s Dream Batting (batting samples)
Prizes/Awards for Quilter’s Marathon:
· Field’s Fabrics (Gift Certificates)
· Scott Robinson’s office (DDS) (100)
· Donna’s Catering (50)
· Nancy’s Notions ($10 Gift Certificate)
· Erica’s Quilting & Crafts ($50 Gift Card)
Fabric for projects (30 x 6 Block of the Week, 30 Quilter’s Challenge Kit, 4 Crazy Quilt Classes, 4 Folk Dance/Quilt Classes, Marathon):
· Smith-Owen (2011 Block of the Week)
Raffle items:
· Smith-Owen donated fabric for 2 of the quilts we’re giving away
· Allendale Quilt Guild made the first prize raffle quilt out of fabric we gave them
· Mary Dyke & Vicki Potgeter donated all fabric for the challenge kits
Smith-Owen has agreed to donate a sewing machine for a raffle prize (per Mary Dyke). Need to file for another license.
