The RiverSpinners met at the Brattleboro Savings & Loan for our monthly meeting last Thursday.  We have elected a new pen, Ilana Bjorlie, and I am certain she will be doing a wonderful job of keeping us up to date.
Thanks, Ilana!!

Thank you from Reece and his Mom

Reece and I made it to our first River Spinners Guild meeting together on January 5 although it was for just a short while. The guild got together and made this very special blanket made up of knit, crochet, and woven blocks all with love - all for Reece.

Reece thinks it is really great that so many talented people love him - he wants you all to know he always feels wrapped in love. Thank you!

With love and gratitude,
Reece and Mommy (Elizabeth)

BONDVILLE FAIR QUILT SHOW – 2011

The Bondville Fair is the oldest, continuously running fair in Vermont, located at the fairgrounds on Rt. 30 in Bondville, across from the Stratton access road. bondvillefair.org

Friday August 26th at Noon, to Sunday August 28th at 5:00 pm.

Quilt Hall -Contact Person: Claude Robbins 297-3292

The Award Winning Quilt Show continues a long tradition of outstanding needlework exhibits at the Bondville Fair.  Quilt-making is an original American craft which has seen an enormous revival in this country in the last 25 years, and has spread abroad, especially to Japan and Europe. This year our show will be in the Elizabeth Crichton Crafts Hall for three days:


Entries must be brought to the Quilt Barn by 10:00 a.m. on Friday August 26 and picked up by 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, the 28th, but not before 4:00 p.m. Quilts may also be brought to Barn on Thursday, the 25th from 4:00 - 8:00pm.

email us for the registration form.

Tasha Tudor Spinnng Bee August 27, 2011 10am-1pm

Tasha Tudor Museum

(at the Jeremiah Beal House, 974 Western Ave, Brattleboro VT)

Open Spinning Bee , Saturday Aug 27, 10am-1pm

on the lawn of the Museum (rain- in the lobby)

No admission fee to the Bee
                       

Come be apart of a Tasha tradition,

gather under a canopy, in a circle of friends,

bring your wheels and spindles,
share in the stories and traditions of the handcrafted life of Tasha Tudor, depart with warm memories and a bag of fibers
                   

 Limited to the first 15 spinners to arrive or, as space opens throughout the day.
 

Weaving Demonstrations by Patty Blomgren on Tasha's antique Barn Loom.   Included in Museum admission

Directions:  From I-91 North or South take Exit 2.  Drive west on Route 9/Western Avenue for 1.1 miles until you see the sign for the Jeremiah Beal House on the left hand side.  It is one of only two brick buildings in the area.  The Baptist Church is the other and it is across the street.  If you see the 7-11, you've just passed the Museum.