Quilting Adventures ~ The Friendly Store for Everyone Who Creates With Fabric!

Those of you who have been QA customers for a while will remember the incredible $10,000 quilt from two years ago, a quilt that QA staff and supporters made for the American Cancer Society’s Cure By Design event and  was auctioned off for $10K.    Click here to read all about it, and here’s a photo of the quilt:

Here’s the blurb from ACS about this year’s event, scheduled for August 14 at the Westin on Broad Street:

“Cure by Design is an event in which the local fashion, design, and retail
communities join forces with the corporate community to benefit the
American Cancer Society. The focus of this special evening is a fashion
show that spotlights designer fashions and, more importantly, the cancer
survivors who model them. Each model who walks the runway – young and
young-at-heart, male and female – is a survivor of cancer. These survivor
models are living proof of the strides we are making in the fight against
cancer, and their vibrant smiles portray a message of hope for the cure.

“The money raised at Cure by Design enables the American Cancer Society to
fund cutting-edge cancer research, early detection and prevention
education, advocacy efforts, and life-affirming patient services. By
supporting Cure by Design, you are partnering with the American Cancer
Society to help cancer patients in your community. Please join us for a
fabulous fashion show, elegant reception, and exciting live and silent
auctions, as we celebrate survivorship and fashion!”

We at QA are thrilled to announce that we are again participating in Cure By Design as volunteers on two facets of the event.  We will be creating fabric panels for the runway, and we’ll also be dressing a few of the models!  We hope that some of *you* – because we know that many of our customers are indeed cancer SURVIVORS – will considering applying to model for Cure By Design.  You might even be lucky enough to be selected to have some custom made fashions for you from QA!  Here is a link to the model application in pdf format; if you can’t get it to work, please click here to email us and we’ll send you a copy.  When you submit your application, please note on it that we sent you!

~Joyce

One of our customers, Maggi T., is the Marketing Coordinator for the Visual Arts Center of Richmond.  She asked me to pass this along to you:

It’s been a few months since I updated you about Natalie Chanin’s upcoming visit to Richmond in May as part of VisArts’ 24-hour art event.
Here is a link to the scoop on our website:
http://visarts.org/art24/art24-alabama-chanin
There are two options, one on Friday afternoon the 15th and one that is
all day Saturday the 16th.

If your sewing room/studio is a mess, you might want to take a couple of hours this week to so some early spring “cleaning” and help a good cause at the same time.  One of our customers is involved with Journey for Grief, a bereavement support group sponsored by VCU Medical Center’s Department of Pastoral Care.

If you have fabrics, new or used, in good condition that you no longer need, please bring them to Quilting Adventures to drop off for Journey with Grief, a support group for individuals and families of all ages who have dealt with loss.  We are seeking donations of buttons, beads, ribbon, lace, fabric (any size), felt, scissors, pins, thread, sewing notions, batting, or other items that can be used in quilting and fabric projects.  We are also in need of a functioning sewing machine.  Bring your items to the shop anytime from Friday, February 27 through Monday, March 2. (Laundering the fabrics would be helpful but not necessary.)

This 7-week bereavement support group sponsored by VCU Medical Center’s Department of Pastoral Care beginning February 19th and
running through early April, meeting on Thursday nights.  If you are interested in participating in the group or obtaining more information, please contact Ann Charlescraft to register.  acharles@vcu.edu or 804.828.4661.

~ Joyce

This year the Goochland Christmas Mother is holding a Quilt Raffle to generate extra funds to help support her mission. The quilt was donated to the Christmas Mother by local quilter, Michele Holt who pieced the quilt. The quilting was done on a long arm quilting machine at “A Needle Runs Through It” of Maidens. The queen sized quilt is a traditional pattern known as a Double Irish Chain. It has been put together using fabric from Quilting Adventures in holiday red, green, and white. Tickets are $5.

Individuals interested in seeing the quilt or purchasing tickets can stop in at Java Jodi’s Coffee Café located at 2918 River Road West, Goochland, VA. The quilt will be on display at Java Jodi’s during November when it is not at the events listed below.

The quilt will be displayed with tickets available at the Arts and Crafts Guild of Goochland Holiday Extravaganza Craft Show at the Goochland Fairground Building on Saturday, November 8 from 9-3. For more information visit www.acggoochland.com.

It will be at “A Needle Runs Through It,” located in Maidens Loop off Route 522, during their open house on Saturday, November 15.

The final chance to purchase tickets will be during the Christmas Mother Gift Wrapping Day, December 6, at the Goochland Fairground Building. The raffle drawing will be held at 11:30 during the gift wrapping day. The winner will be notified by phone, you do not need to be present to win.

If you have questions about the quilt or the events listed you can email mholt210[at]@yahoo.com