NC Quilt Symposium 2015

“Mountain Stitches”

May 28 through May 31, 2015

Bonclarken Conference Center

Flat Rock, NC•Next door to Hendersonvill

e, NC

• 30 miles south of

Asheville, NC

• 35 miles north of

Greenville, SC

• 114 miles west of

Charlotte, NC

What is NC Quilt Symposium?

A three day annual quilting event

Co-sponsored by the NC Quilt Symposium Inc. (NCQSI) Board and

a NC quilters guild Held at a conference center or college campus

Symposium includes…Stay at the conference center with fellow quilters

3 days of quilting classes and lectures

Enjoy a fabulous quilt showShop at a great selection of vendors

Participate in other events

Symposium is every year…First Symposium was in Raleigh in

1979 with a grant from the Raleigh Arts Council

Since then, guilds from around the state have hosted the event at various college campuses and conference centers

In 2015…Co-sponsored by:

Western NC Quilters Guild in Hendersonville

To be held at Bonclarken Conference Center in

Flat Rock, NC

There will be various attendance packages offered.

Bonclarken Conference Center

AccommodationsThis is not a college dorm !

• Private baths• Queen/twin beds

More Accommodations

Cabins

and a Motel

Bonclarken Conference Center Other Activities

Walking Trails

Lake

Tennis

Rocking on the porch

Other Things To Do in the Areabefore or after

Carl Sandburg National Historic Site

Flat Rock Playhouse (NC State Theater) with a quilt block

Biltmore EstateThomas Wolfe

Home MemorialFolk Art Center

Drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway

Pisgah National Forest and Dupont State Forest – Hiking trails and waterfalls

Historic downtown Hendersonville

NC Quilt Symposium 2015Classes and lectures

Friday – May 29, 2015

Saturday – May 30, 2015

Sunday AMMay 31, 2015

Symposium Teachers• Wendy Butler Berns Georgia Bonesteel Karen Combs Susan Edmonson Susan Brubaker

Knapp Mary Ellen Kranz Mickey Lawler Heidi Lund

Symposium Teachers Nancy Mahoney Nancy McNally Marti Michell Stacy Michell Sue Nickels Patsy Thompson Barbara Vlack Laura Wasilowski Cindy Williams

Variety of ClassesMachine workFabric dyeing EmbellishmentHand workMachine quilting…and more

Quilt ShowThursday May 28

10 AM – 5:30 PMFriday May 29

10 AM – 5:30 PM 7 PM – 9 PM

Saturday May 3010 AM – 5:30 PM

NO QUILT SHOW SUNDAY

Quilt ShowParticipants may enter quilts in the judged Quilt

ShowRules and categories are posted on

www.westernncquilters.org

Participants may enter a 14” – 18” doll cradle quilt in the quilt challenge for a Viewer’s Choice award. (Quilts and cradles will be donated to a Hendersonville county children’s charity.)

VendorsThursday May 28

10 AM – 5:30 PMFriday May 29

10 AM – 5:30 PM 7 PM - 9 PM

Saturday May 309 AM – 5:30 PM

NO VENDORS SUNDAY

Symposium ScheduleWednesday

2 PM – Early Registration

Evening - Soon to be announced local activity

Thursday Schedule 1

9 – 12 and 1:30 – 4:30 Registration

Cindy Williams “Terrific Triangles Retreat” day 1

Thursday Schedule 210 AM – 5:30 PM

Quilt Show andVendors

7 PMWelcomeDoor PrizesTeacher Intro“Vendor Bucks”

Friday Schedule 19 – 12 and 1:30 – 4:30

Classes and Lectures

Cindy Williams “Terrific Triangles Retreat” day 2

1:30 – 4 PMGeorgia Bonesteel’s Home Tour – limited space available

Friday Schedule 27 PM – 9 PM

Laura Wasilowski’s “Art Quilts the Musical”

•7 PM – 9 PMQuilt Show and Vendors

Friday Schedule 37 PM – 9 PMOpen House at Beginnings Quilt Shop

Saturday Schedule

9 – 12 and 1:30 – 4:30 Classes and Lectures

7 PM “Live and Learn in the Quilt World” with Georgia Bonesteel

Scholarship Awards

Sunday ScheduleBreakfast

“Passing of the banner” to the next guild to host Symposium in 2016

9 – 12Classes

Check out and go home inspired and eager to try the new techniques you learned

Thursday, Friday and Saturday

Each day there will be time to visit the Quilt Show and Vendors

Early evening – You may want to go to Main Street in Hendersonville for dinner

Ways to attendFull-time boarding all three days – Classes and LecturesQuilt Show and Vendor MallLodging at BonclarkenMeals in the Dining Room

Full-time day all three days – same as above but without lodging

Other Ways to attend

“A Day of Fun” – One day of classes, lectures, Quilt Show and lunch only

“A la Carte Day” – Part-time day of classes/lectures

More ways to attend“Make Your Own Retreat” for your

GuildPrivate work areaGroup housing at Bonclarken including meals

You pick the days & program

Attend the Quilt Show only

How to registerRegistration forms will be posted on the web beginning January 5, 2015. Go to www.westernncquilters.org

or click on the link from the NCQSI site www.ncqsi.org

The catalog will be on the web site or we will mail one to you for $10.

When to registerThe sooner you register the more likely you are to get the classes you want

But not before January 20, 2015

BringGood walking shoesRolling cartSweater for classSewing machine in good

working order (if needed)Basic sewing suppliesCheck supply list for

each class

Come prepared to have fun and

learn a lot