2006 Harvest Quilt Show Tour

Featured Artist - Rosemary Eichorn

Rosemary Eichorn is a fiber artist, teacher and lecturer with a lifelong love of sewing and fabric. Observe her passion for gardening and her appreciation of the splendor surrounding her coastal mountain home and you'll understand the inspiration for her sumptuous collages and art wear. Rosemary's sewing machine is her principal art tool and thousands of quarter-yard pieces of fabric are her palette.

Educated at Iowa State University, she has a degree in Art and Textiles. Rosemary considers teaching a privilege and she's committed to helping other sewers find their creative voices. To find out move about Rosemary, click on this link. www.sewjourn.com

Quilt Appraisals - Diana Leone

Diana Leone is an internationally known author, juror, teacher, fabric designer, painted textile art quiltmaker and dealer of fine antique quilts. She has been designing and making quilts since 1958. In the Bay Area, Diana is best known as the owner of the Quilting Bee in Los Altos and Mountain View (1975 - 1998), now Eddie's Quilting Bee in Mountain View owned by her son. To find out more about Diana and her quilts, visit her web site www.dianaleone.com.

For a third year Diana is graciously offering a special show fee of $35 for each quilt appraisal, the normal fee is $50. On top of this great savings, she will donate $10 per appraisal to the Textile Arts Scholarship Fund. Appraisals are by appointment only. Contact Diana at dianaleone@comcast.com.

Although Diana will be unable to attend this year's show, you will still be able to take advantage of this savings offer by e-mailing Diana and setting up an appointment. Once you have your appointment, complete the information on the form below and e-mail it to dianaleone@comcast.com.

You can also schedule an appointment to have your quilt appraised any time during the year. If you mention South Valley Quilt Association, Diana will contribute a portion of the fee to our scholarship fund.

Downloadable Form
Pre-Appraisal Information Form

Exhibit Categories and Entry Forms

We welcome and encourage anyone who has a quilt(s) or wearable art they want to exhibit to submit an entry form(s). Entrants have a choice of a juried or non-juried option in quilt categories (wearable art and youth entries will not be juried). There is NO entry fee.

The show has a Youth Exhibit for quilters up to18 years of age with ribbon awards for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. A special exhibit ribbon is awarded to each young quilter who enters.

Exhibitors may offer their quilts for sale. SVQA requests that 25% of the sale price be donated to the Textile Arts Scholarship Fund. Contact svqa@garlic.com.

Download the Quilt Show Entry Form, which includes Show Guidelines and Show Label, complete the form and mail to the address listed on the form by September 1, 2007.

Downloadable Form
Exhibit Entry and Guidelines

2007 Sponsors

Be Creative Design is a family business founded in 2005 by artists Lester and Elizabeth. An aunt who loves to quilt was the inspiration for their business.

Their patterns are based on original designs with additional offerings that include finished goods, one-of-a-kind designs, prototypes of current designs, and pattern originals.

Be Creative Design views the independently owned quilt shop as a special place. Each shop has a unique personality, reflecting the owner's passion. Retail customers are strongly encouraged to purchase their patterns through their local quilt shops to preserve this long tradition. For more information, go to www.bcdesign-online.com.

Sponsorship Opportunities

The South Valley Quilt Association is an all-volunteer organization that depends on community sponsorships to present the Harvest Quilt Show. Because the show has the opportunity to draw from a large and diverse audience at the Taste of Morgan Hill, it is important that the show remain admission free. This means that we have to raise a significant amount of money each year to make this happen. The Association offers several opportunities for businesses and individuals to partner with them to enrich the South Valley with this major textile art attraction.

Contact Information:
Mary Ann Bruegmann at: svqa@morganhill.org

Downloadable Forms
Sponsor Package

Vendors

SVQA invites merchants and vendors selling quilting related materials and equipment to apply for space at the show. There are approximately 20 spaces available at a first come first serve basis -- Apply early. Our vendors love the show.

Photo to the right: Quilts & Things

To apply, print out the Vendor/Sponsor Policy Agreement and Vendor Application, provide information requested, sign the forms and remit them with deposit payment. Details are provided on the forms.

Photo to the right: Vendor Prize Basket

Contact Information:
Pat McClain at svqa@morganhill.org

Downloadable Forms
Vendor Policy Agreement
Vendor Application

Volunteers

We are always looking for individuals to work throughout the year on committee activities or work at the show. If you would like to support this fun and rewarding endeavor, please contact us. You do not need to be a quilter to help and have fun!

Contact Information:
Mary Ann Bruegmann at: svqa@morganhill.org

Sandi Pitcher volunteer coordinator

Setting up quilt display racks

Scholarships

Textile Arts Scholarship Fund and Classroom Grant
To encourage the creative art and skill of quilting, the South Valley Quilt Association endeavors to award a yearly Textile Arts Scholarship to a local student, high school or college, who enrolls in an educational program in the area of textile arts.

Our objective is it to encourage the pursuit of education in the areas of textiles and sewing - art as it relates to textile and garment design and construction - whether it leads to quilting or not. Sewing is a skill that offers a lifetime of rewards and endless possibilities. On this subject one of our members commented: "I am so pleased that we put our money to such good use. Of the two things I learned in junior high, typing and sewing have proved most beneficial. Typing for my career in computers and sewing for my enjoyment and sanity. Even if a student does not continue in textile studies, but continues to sew and enjoy, we have accomplished our goal. Sewing is a life-long skill. I am proud to be part of our group."

2006 Textile Arts Scholarship Award
We are pleased to announce we have awarded our first scholarship to Alexi Allen, a senior at Live Oak High School who has studied for two years in Donna Foster's Regional Occupational Program Fashion Design classes. She will attend West Valley College and study Fashion Design.

Photo to the left: Alexi Allen accepting award

2006 Textile Arts Classroom Grant Award
Donna Foster, the Fashion and Design teacher at Live Oak High School, Morgan Hill, was awarded a $250 Classroom Grant for the purchase of supplies and materials to be use in teaching a classroom module on quilting. This grant allows us to reach more students by exposing them to classroom activities related to sewing and quilting arts.

Downloadable Forms
SVQA Textile Arts Scholarship Guidelines & Application
SVQA Classroom Grant Guidelines & Application Available soon

• Textile Arts Scholarship and Classroom Grant
• Design and construct two Centennial Quilts, one for the Historical Society and one a door prize quilt to support the Textile Arts Scholarship Fund.
• Garden Accents Mother's Day Quilt Display: Quilt display and ticket sales to support the Textile Arts Scholarship Fund.
• Historical Society Antique and Garden Show: Quilt display and ticket sales to support the Textile Arts Scholarship Fund.
• Heritage Society Picnic: Quilt display and ticket sales to support the Textile Arts Scholarship Fund.
• Sister Cities: Quilt display to encourage mayors to return to their cities to find quilting groups to participate in the Harvest Quilt Show.
• Community Solutions: A partnership in which we make a quilt for them to earn funds for their challenge grant fund raising campaign. This will be a signature quilt on which donors of $150 or more can honor their mothers with a personal message on the quilt. The completed quit will be displayed at the 2007 - - Harvest Quilt Show.
• Mrs. McCann's 3rd grade class at Eliot Elementary School in Gilroy received a donation of materials and assistance with individual projects and a classroom quilt. One of their quilts won 2nd place in the 2005 Harvest Quilt Show

2007 Philanthropic Activities

Current South Valley Quilt Association philanthropic activities include:

• Textile Arts Scholarship and Classroom Grant
• Design and construct three Door Prize/Opportunity Quilts to support the Textile Arts Scholarship Fund.
• Historical Society Antique and Garden Show: Quilt display and ticket sales to support the Textile Arts Scholarship Fund

K-12 Classroom Quilting Activities

SVQA encourages classroom quilting activities as a means to teach history; skills in math; color, design, and art appreciation; and textile/sewing skills. The Harvest Quilt Show provides an excellent venue to exhibit class and student projects for community viewing.

Teachers who want assistance with classroom quilting activities or quilting supplies should download the Classroom Donation Request, describe their project and submit it for consideration. SVQA will review the request and determine what resources they can provide. As profits allow, we will donate quilting books to schools for teacher and student reference.

Downloadable Forms
Classroom Assistance Request Form
SVQA Quilting Education Reference List

Be Creative Design
Morgan Hill, CA 95037
408-310-8364
www.bcdesign-online.com

Roadrunner Driving School
16870 Joleen Way, Suite 10
Morgan Hill, CA 95037
408-779-9190
www.roadrnr.com