Tampa Quilt Show Feb. 2001
Yvette
show in February, so all you snowbirds and beach bunnies come on down to
Florida! Check out our website at www.2001quiltodyssey.com, and read
the press release I wrote for the show:
PRESS RELEASE
The Quilters' Workshop of Tampa Bay announces its quilt show, "2001: A
Tampa Quilt Odyssey," February 23 and 24, 2001, at the newly renovated A
La Carte Event Pavilion in Tampa, Florida. Over 100 quilts, showcasing
a variety of techniques including hand and machine quilting, will be on
display.
Also on display will be special traveling collections from Hoffman
Fabrics and Sulky of America, one-woman shows by Florida quilters June
Colburn and Pauline Salzman, as well as the Quilters' Workshop Challenge
Quilts. Both a silent and a live auction of mini quilts will be held
with proceeds from the auctions benefiting the Shriners' Hospital
Patient Transportation Fund. Also at the show will be a Quilter's Mall,
featuring vendors presenting the latest in machines, fabrics, patterns
and notions; a wearable art fashion show; demonstrations; Teddy Pruett,
a certified quilt appraiser; door prizes; an opportunity quilt made by
the Quilters' Workshop (drawing to be held Saturday at 3:45 p.m.,
tickets will be available at the show); and the Quilters' Workshop
Boutique where shoppers can find the perfect hand-crafted item to
brighten their spring or to fill an Easter basket. A light lunch and
refreshments will be available for purchase on site.
The show will be held Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m., February 23 and 24 at A La Carte Event Pavilion
(formerly Egypt Shrine Temple), 4050 Dana Shores Drive, Tampa, Florida.
Tickets are $5.00 each at the door. Discount available to large groups,
arranged in advance. Parking is free.
For more information contact:
Yvette Zien, Publicity Chairperson
(727) 540-9319 viki...@aol.com
or
Ellen Schon, Show Chairperson and President, Quilters' Workshop
(813) 287-0379 EES...@juno.com