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*** Announcements ***
April 21, 2008 --
Photos of the quilts and garments are now
available from
the EBHQ 2008 Voices in Cloth Quilt show.
April 14, 2008 --
Congratulations to Becky Keck and Maria Werth for winning the 2008
Opportunity Quilts. Becky is a member of EBHQ and won Judy Jensen's
"Traditional Punch" and Marcia is from San Jose and won Julie
Banfield's "Blue Moons & Ghost Grasses".
April 4, 2008 --
Please check out the
status report from Deanna Davis on "Quilts for Africa".
Pictures are included.
Also, "Quilts for Africa" is now under the "Community Outreach"
menu item.
April 4, 2008 -- A new item "Quilts of Valor" has been added to
the new menu item "Community Outreach".
"Quilts of Valor" is an organization that supports our wounded
service members and veterans by giving them quilts.
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EBHQ is centered in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area.
It was founded in 1978 and has almost 600 members.
The purpose of EBHQ is to preserve and continue the traditions, culture and history
of quilting; to promote fellowship among interested persons in
all aspects of quilting; to contribute to the knowledge of and to promote
appreciation of fine quilts; to sponsor and support
quilting activities; to encourage quilt making and collection; and
to contribute to the growth of knowledge of quilting techniques,
textiles, patterns and quilt makers through educational meetings
and travel.
EBHQ provides
a wide range of activities for its membership. The monthly meetings
feature outstanding speakers from all over the quilting world.
Workshops are offered on a variety of quilting topics. Twice a
month, members can get together and work on projects at "Drop - Ins."
Community Service activities are supported by creating quilts for children
in need. EBHQ’s quilt show, Voices in Cloth, is a biennial event
with the next show
schedule for April 12 and 13, 2008.
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