Friday, July 19, 2024, 12:00 noon at Lyric Event Center, 116 W. 4th Street, Marion, Indiana.

Nourish your body and mind with this satisfying midday meal and discourse. Join us for a delightful luncheon featuring a fresh salad bar, assorted light sandwiches, refreshing beverages, and ice cream sandwiches for dessert.

After dining, we are honored to have acclaimed quilt artist Katie Pasquini Masopust share her inspiring journey in the world of contemporary art quilts. Katie will discuss how her love of painting evolved into her passion for creating stunning textile artwork. She’ll also touch on her experiences teaching aspiring quilters and promoting the contemporary quilting movement through Studio Art Quilt Associates.

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear Katie’s first-hand perspective and stories from her acclaimed career as a beloved artist, instructor, and ambassador of art quilting. You’ll gain insights into Katie’s creative vision as well as the innovative contemporary quilt art scene. Seating is limited for this highly anticipated event, so be sure to reserve your spot today! Immerse yourself in an afternoon of culinary delights, visual artistry, and an intimate look into the life of a true quilting visionary.

Photographic Quilts

Friday, July 19, 2024, 2:30 – 3:30pm, Marion Public Library, Meeting Room B with Barbara Triscari

Barb, an avid photographer, began quilting when she learned she could use her own photographs on fabric to make memory quilts.  She soon saw the potential of quilting as an art medium and began to explore how the block format of both photos and quilting could be blurred.  She will share her enthusiasm and knowledge of using photographs on quilts. She also explores what other substrates besides quilting cotton can be printed; such as lace, metal, and leather. She will talk about her journey, printing at home on her own printer and sending out her own images to print on demand services.

Please join Barb and be inspired to use your photography in your own quilting!

Barbara Triscari is a self-taught quilt artist who settled in central Indiana after her military family moved around the world experiencing many cultures.  Photography is a lifelong passion that spurred her interest in quilting using her photos printed on fabric.  She has developed techniques such as textural quilting and controlled rust.  She prints directly on unconventional materials such as crochet and leather and pushes the boundaries of quilting.

Since the passing of her father, she began exploring abstracts and the theme of life’s paths and how external factors change those paths in unexpected ways.  The pandemic has changed all of our paths in ways most of us hadn’t imagined.  Military life presented many opportunities to interact with people and witness how a kindness or slight can be life changing for the recipient, yet often not but a passing moment for the giver who may never know how it altered a path.

Barbara exhibits throughout the Midwest and nationally.  Most notably, she had pieces exhibited at the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, and The Quilters Hall of Fame.  She has had her works published in books and magazines and she speaks and teaches regionally.

Barbara is the Chair of Sacred Threads, SAQA Indiana Regional Representative, and affiliates with fiber art and quilt associations such as:  Studio Art Quilt Associates, INfiber, Indy Fiber artists, and quilt organizations and guilds.  Barbara Triscari can be found on social media and www.beadanddyehappy.com and reached at [email protected]

More information can be found on Barbara’s website www.beadanddyehappy.com or her old blog www.triscartsi.com.  She is active on Instagram and on Facebook. If you fly through the Indy airport, you can see a mural of her work in the connector between the two terminals during 2023-2024.

The Celebration 2024 program book will be distributed to every attendee. A business card ad is merely $50 and a full page ad is $100. See that your information will be taken home by all visitors to Celebration by buying an ad today!

Friday, July 19, 2024, 9:00am – 10:00am, Marion Public Library, Meeting Room B with Shannon Arnstein.

Quilting with panels—a large design printed on one piece of fabric to be used as the whole piece—is extremely versatile and growing in popularity, but quilters often need guidance on what to do with them to make them interesting and creative. Enter Shannon and Quilting with Panels and Patchwork!

Author Shannon Arnstein begins with a general introduction to panels, patchwork, and the necessary tools you’ll need to get started, then reviews the different techniques you can use to accomplish your task, including squaring blocks, half-square triangles, paper piecing, mitering borders, creating wall hanging sleeves, and more. She also includes the math she uses for her fabric size so you can adjust your measurements appropriately, provides guidance on selecting fabrics that pair perfectly with your panel (including pre-cut fabrics), and offers tips for selecting complementary quilting designs.

Get the inspiration you need to turn those panels you don’t know what to do with into stunning quilts, with Quilting with Panels and Patchwork! Shannon will have her book for sale at the lecture. Books sell for $21 (includes tax).

Reserve your seat today!

Saturday, July 20, 2024, 9:30 – 10:30am with Dale Drake, Marion Public Library, Meeting Room B

Mary Schafer (1912-2004) was an American quilter known for her intricate pieced and appliquéd quilts. Schafer began quilting in the 1950s and created over 250 quilts during her lifetime. Her quilts often featured elaborate patterns, precision workmanship, and vibrant colors. Many of her quilts were based on traditional quilt designs like Log Cabin and Lone Star, but Schafer put her own creative spin on these classic patterns. Mary’s quilts have inspired countless quilters with their creativity and technical mastery. Though she worked in obscurity for much of her life, Schafer’s quilts have cemented her legacy as one of the great American quilters of the 20th century. Mary’s family recently donated a portion of her quilts to the permanent collection at The Quilters Hall of Fame. Dale Drake will present some of these quilts as a bed turning for your viewing enjoyment as she shares the history and stories behind the quilts.

A How-To Memoir with 25 Quilts to Make

“Why do I make quilts? Every step of the way is an enjoyment. The process is rewarding and as a teacher there is a need to pas it on and share.”

Bet inspired with the Grande Dame of American quilting and use your scrap fabric to make your best quilts ever! Blending art and ease, Georgia Bonesteel, the creator and host of PBS’s Lap Quilting, shares updated methods for making 25 classic quilt patterns using only your fabrics on hand. Along the way, enjoy homespun wisdom, funny stories, surprising moments, and personal lessons Georgia has learned through her decades of trailblazing in the quilt world, and get an entertaining glimpse into her home and studio.

For all levels of quilters; pattern templates are included.

Friday July 19, 2024 9:00am – 11:30 am, Gethsemane Episcopal Church, with Carol E. Marlin

This workshop is an overview of the basics for sewing beads onto quilts and having them stay there. It is for those who want to add some bling, texture, and/or an additional design element to their quilts. Also for those who have tried to add beads and have not been pleased with the results for any number of reasons. It will provide you with an understanding of the materials involved and will give you a short time to work on a sample during the workshop.

$20 kit fee payable to Carol in class. Kit will include beading needles, thread samples, beads, a small bead pad and a small quilt sandwich to work on in class.

Sign up today!

Carol’s biography:

I have lived in seven states, two of them twice, and Germany. I have a BS in Educations from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. My current home is in Indianapolis with my husband and ginger cat. I have had some sort of needle and thread in my hands since I can remember.

I am a process person, so the mechanics of producing the work are very important to me. The dying, stitching, knotting and cutting are the parts I love. The finished work is the reward. I strive to be the best crafts person I can be. My art gives me wonderful and irreplaceable friendships. It gives me joy. It gives me a sense of accomplishment. I hope others enjoy looking at my work, using it and wearing it as much as I enjoy making it.

Thursday, July 18, 2024, 1:00 – 2:00pm Marion Public Library, Meeting Room B

Challenges, round robins, contests, auctions, charity fundraisers and more have used the 40” square format for quilt entries. This size is convenient for hanging, shipping, displaying, and for designs. For several years Chris has collected items made for fundraising auctions, sales, many made by famous makers, or just guild friends. Chris will present in a bed turning the great variety of styles, themes, techniques and designs.

The Quilters Hall of Fame is a well-known organization dedicated to celebrating those who have made outstanding contributions to the world of quilting- quilters, authors, historians, and others. This book features 42 quilting legends who have shaped the art- from early twentieth-century quilt designer Ruby McKim to quilt curator Jonathan Holstein to contemporary art quilter Nancy Crow. Accompanying these profiles, you’ll find a showcase of great quilts with more than 100 glorious color photographs of the artists’ work as well as historical photographs, ads, and pattern booklets.

The Quilters Hall of Fame Celebration 2024
Featuring the induction ceremony of Katie Pasquini Masopust
July 18 – 20, 2024

Location: First United Methodist Church, 624 S Adams St., Marion, IN.

Mall hours: Thursday and Friday, July 18 & 19, 9am-5pm. Saturday, July 20, 9am-3pm. Vendors must be ready at opening each day and must stay until closing each day. Set up is available on Wednesday, July 17, 9am-5pm. All vendors must vacate the premises by 6pm Saturday leaving booth in original condition.

Booth sizes: minimum 9’ deep by 9’ wide. Larger sizes are available by purchasing multiple booths.

Booth fees: $100 for 3 days.

TQHF will provide: one table and two chairs per booth, electricity (vendor must bring heavy duty extension cords) and Wi-Fi password.

Vendors are responsible: for the collection of all applicable taxes as required by law. Indiana Sales and Use tax rate is 7%.

Vendors are responsible: for security in their booth space during show hours.

TQHF is not responsible: for personal injury, loss of money, personal property or inventory.

Smoking is not permitted on the property.

The decision of the show management must be accepted as final in any dispute.

Thank you for your consideration!

If you are unable to attend this year, please consider purchasing an ad in our program book which will be distributed to every attendee.