Pokey : 2010 Cloth Paper Scissors Calendar

The 2010 Cloth Paper Scissors Calendar Artists are...

Pokey — Fri, 08 May 2009 16:55:00 GMT

With the help of attendees who voted at Make It University! at International Quilt Festival/Chicago, the following artists' work will grace the pages of the 2010 "Life is Like a Box of _______" calendar, available this summer.

Congratulations to:

Danielle M. Tworek, Hopkinton, NH

“Life is Like Box of #2 Pencils”

Linda Trenholm, Las Vegas, NV

“Life is Like a Box of Crayons”

Andrea Manard, Memphis, TN

“Life is Like a Box of Corks”

Madalyn Bruning of Bellevue, NE

“Life is Like a Box of Watercolors”

Jean Brown of Elgin, IL

“Life is Like a Box of Tools”

Susan Minier of Highland Hills, NY

“Life is Like a Box of Magic”

Leilani Pierson of Chicago, IL

“Life is Like a Box of Whims”

Lou McCulloch of Medina, OH

“Life is Like a Box of Quilt Squares”

Megan Halsey of Landsdowne, PA

“Life is Like a Box of Beach”

Michelle Pulver Feldman of Stamford, CT

“Life is Like a Box of Paint”

Lynne Redmond of Greensboro, NC

“Life is Like a Box of Gorgeous Autumn Leaves”

Lorna Orkin of Houston, TX

Life is Like a Box of Inspiration”

Mary Beth Volpini of Newport Beach, CA

“Life is Like a Box of Fortune Cookies”

Congratulations to all of you! Our staff will be in touch with you later this month to follow up.

For those who would like a sneak peek of the 2010 CPS calendar, below are a couple of detail shots taken by Larissa Davis of Leilani Pierson's and Andrea Manard's entries respecitively.

International Quilt Festival/Chicago is next week!

Pokey — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:35:00 GMT

I love this time of year. When April comes around, it means one kind of sock season is officially over (bye bye boots, hellooooo sandals), and another type of sock season officially begins!

It also means it's time for the International Quilt Festival/ Chicago, and below are some of the highlights for Make It University:

Preview Night
We'll be hosting our own quilter's stimulus package as we raffle off fabric bundles, notions, and books. All you have to do is put your name in the cookie jar at MIU and be present if your name is called.

QA TV Taping on Saturday in Make It University!
Want to see what it takes to put these segments together? Come by and watch!

Workshops and Open Studios
From Preview night through Sunday afternoon, we'll be hosting mixed-media workshops and artists in Open Studios.

Voting for the Cloth Paper Scissors 2010 Calendar
We're leaving it up to you what appears in our 2010 Cloth Paper Scissors calendar. Come vote for your top three favorite entries!

Piece by Linda Trenholm

Take 'Em or Leave 'Em Artist Trading Card Exchange
Bring as many ATCs as you want to trade out. Trading hours open all day/ every day. Below are five I made late last night, and yes, they feature mice. I have a huge fear of them so I made these ATCs as a form of confrontational therapy!

All of the information for Make It University! can be found on this web page:

Make It University in Chicago

Information on International Quilt Festival/ Chicago:

International Quilt Festival/Chicago

Hope to see you,

Pokey

You be the judge! Announcing the finalists for our 2010 Cloth Paper Scissors Calendar Contest

Pokey — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:24:00 GMT

Thanks to everyone who participated in our first-ever calendar contest for Cloth Paper Scissors. Interpretations for the theme, “Life is a box of______”, ran the gamut but the most popular responses illustrated with thread, glue, paper, and ephemera were:
1. Life is a box of crayons
2. Life is a box of yo-yo’s
3. Life is a box of art supplies

Some took the challenge more metaphorically while others did a play on words. All of them delighted our staff, and we congratulate the following finalists!

Congratulations to:
Brown, Jean
Bruning, Madalyn
Feldman, Michele Pulver
Gatto, Peggy
Halsey, Megan
Manard, Andrea
McCulloch, Lou (both entries)
Minier, Susan (“Wild Tulips”)
Nelson-Johnson, Linda
Orkin, Lorna (“Box of Inspiration”)
Pierson, Leilani
Redmond, Lynne
Trenholm, Linda
Tworek, Danielle
Volpini, Mary Beth

Please refer to the entry rules for shipping your artwork to us. Any questions, please email Barbara Delaney at bdelaney@interweave.com.

Help us choose the final 13!

We will be bringing all of the finalists’ entries with us to Chicago to Make It University!™ at the International Quilt Festival. There, we will have a voting system in place for you to vote on your favorite pieces for inclusion in our 2010 calendar.

To find out all of the details for Make It University!™ click the link below.

Make It University! at International Quilt Festival in Chicago