Saturday & Sunday May 25 & 26, 2019

10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

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“PIECES OF ME”24TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF QUILTS!

Whether your tastes take you on the super highway of modern quilts or the country roads of traditional ones, there is something for everyone to see with quilts around every

curve at Heritage Park’s Festival of Quilts in 2019! This year’s theme “Pieces of Me” will allow the skills of local quilters to be on display with lit landscapes, side triangles, vintage black and white, or colourways…with slow stitching or pedal to the presser foot metal, there is artistry in fabric and the talent who made it! Prepare to embark on a journey, with quilts around every curve, to explore the “Pieces of Me” that every quilter has stitched with care. We will showcase two special displays this year with “Miniature Quilts” which should have a perimeter of no more than 80 inches and no less than 32 inches. These should be teeny tiny pieced or appliquéd quilts that would be appropriate for a doll’s bed! These quilts should include a 2 inch sleeve for hanging. Our other special display is “Show Us Your (Pieced) Curves.” Quilts for this category include traditional patterns such as drunkards path or double wedding ring. Please note this display is not about curved appliqué but rather showcasing the amazing skill used in creating pieced curves. Show us your (pieced) curves! We will be bringing an international flair to our workshops and gala dinner with the very talented Gyleen Fitzgerald! Her boundless energy and enthusiasm will inspire and engage. Sign up to take one of her four workshops — with only 20 participants per class, you are sure to enjoy an exclusive workshop experience. With the Iron Quilt Challenge, Quilting 101, Block Challenge, Merchant’s Mall, and quilts around every corner, we hope to inspire and engage our quilting community to reveal the “Pieces of Me” crafted by loving hands for every scrap of fabric that goes into every quilt.

Daily admission rates apply. Free entry for Heritage Park Annual Pass Holders. Charitable # 11895 6457 RR0001 1900 Heritage Drive SW Calgary, Alberta HeritagePark.ca

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HERITAGE PARK NEEDS YOUR HELP! Volunteers are essential to the success of the Festival of Quilts. Your contribution of time and talent guarantees an exciting way to engage with the event! Volunteer shifts are flexible. Please visit HeritagePark.ca and click on “Join Our Team” to find the Volunteer form. Send your form to volunteer@heritagepark.ca with Festival of Quilts Volunteers in the subject line.

2O19 QUILTER OF D ISTINCTIONAna Buzzalino

The Heritage Park Festival of Quilts is honoured to present Ana Buzzalino as the 2019 Quilter of Distinction. For the last 30 years, Ana has worked to become a very established and renowned local fibre artist. Ana’s work embodies a variety of techniques, from traditional piecing to more modern fabric art. Ana is a frequent contributor to Quilting Arts Magazine

and Quilting Arts TV. Her work has also appeared in the American Quilter’s Society Magazine, A Needle Pulling Thread, Modern Patchwork, 101 Patchwork Projects, Quilts and Quilt Scene. Ana’s quilts have also won several awards at local, national, and international shows. From her first quilting class at Freckles Quilt Shop in Kensington in the mid 1980s, she began her quilting journey and it has manifested itself into an artistic passion for the fibre arts. 

Ana is always floating throughout the quilting community here in Calgary where she donates her

time to teach her techniques and do demos to groups at various local guilds. She has donated quilts to be auctioned for charity, along with donating fabric and craft supplies to Ujamaa Grandmas, Victoria’s Quilts and local seniors’ homes. She also volunteers with the Canadian Quilters Association to work the booth at special events. Ana has canvassed for the Alberta Heart and Stroke Foundation, participated with the United Way, A Day Makes a Difference, and Corporate Challenge campaigns through her workplace.   In 2007, Ana was the guest speaker at the Gala Dinner for the Festival of Quilts. Heritage Park is so honoured to have her back as Quilter of Distinction. Her body of work will inspire and keep you wanting to see what’s coming next.

DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE AMAZING IN THE QUILTING COMMUNITY?

Every year Heritage Park’s Festival of Quilts recognizes an outstanding member of our quilting community as a Quilter of Distinction. Nominations are collected during the Festival of Quilts, and are also accepted by Heritage Park’s Special Events office throughout the year.

Selection is based on the following criteria:

Email suggestions to quilts@heritagepark.ca

IRON QUILT CHALLENGE

Machines and fingers will fly as four teams of four square off in the Iron Quilt Challenge at the Festival of Quilts!

On Sunday, May 26 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., teams will have two hours to complete a small quilt challenge and be awarded prizes of 1st and 2nd place. Prizes will be awarded immediately following the challenge in the Celebration Tent. The quilts created during the challenge will then be donated to Victoria’s Quilts.

Special thanks to My Sewing Room and Victoria’s Quilts for providing challenge supplies and prizes.

Do you think you and three of your friends have what it takes to be an

Iron Quilt champion?

TO ENTERSend your team submission of four people to quilts@heritagepark.ca. Teams will be randomly selected.

Deadline for submission is April 1, 2019. Be sure to show your

team spirit by providing a team name and colours.

Supply list and complete regulations will be provided to participants.

BACK AGAIN THIS YEAR!

Don’t miss Ana Buzzalino at the Quilter of Distinction PresentationSaturday, May 25 at 2 p.m.

Canmore Opera House, Heritage Park

• An outstanding quilter who has made significant contributions by volunteering, being an inspiration to others, and showing encouragement within the quilting community

• Is a resident of Calgary or the surrounding area

• Has a sufficient body of work available to showcase their talent

• Has work to show progression or growth in quilting

• Is available to meet with the public for a minimum of four hours each day of the Festival of Quilts

#148, 8228 Macleod Trail SECalgary, AB T2H 2B8403-252-3711 www.mysewingroom.ca

Workshop Instructor and Gala Dinner Speaker

Gyleen X. Fitzgerald

Gyleen Fitzgerald makes quilts that blend colour, pattern and texture to provide a contemporary essence in traditional quilting. Her strength as a quilter is demonstrated by the infusion of engineering tools and innovative techniques to simplify visually complex quilts. She shares her enthusiasm for quilting through interactive lectures and workshops. As a writer, Gyleen centers on quilt project books and how-to videos, magazine articles, haiku poetry, and children’s books.  An avid quilter, Gyleen has earned Best of Show honours and as a publisher, she is a Gold Medal winner for Polygon Affair…So Easy You’ll Fall in Love  and  Quilts: Unfinished Stories with New Endings. She is best known for inspiring Trash to Treasure Pineapple Quilts  and the creation of the Pineapple Tool by Gyleen. Gyleen has appeared on The Quilt Show and Lifetime TV promoting a contemporary spirit in traditional quiltmaking. For Gyleen, dreams hold no limits. Ray, her husband, is her shining light and quilting is her passion; together her life is in balance. Gyleen is a Philadelphia, PA native who spent her formative years in Taiwan and Japan. 

FESTIVAL OF QUILTS GALA DINNER

Saturday, May 25, 2019Heritage Park’s Gasoline Alley Museum • Cash Bar 6 p.m. • Dinner 7 p.m.

Enjoy a sumptuous dinner and then relax for an evening of entertainment with Gyleen Fitzgerald! Tickets $79.99 +GST

Individual dinner tickets available at www.HeritagePark.ca, or to purchase tickets for tables of 8 at a discounted rate, please call Guest Services at 403.268.8500.

F E S T I V A L O F Q U I LT S W O R K S H O P S A N D G A L A D I N N E R

EVENING SPONSORED BY: Along Came Quilting6432-1A Street SW, Calgary, AB T2H 0G6

403.253.4419 • www.alongcamequilting.com

TUESDAY MAY 21 City Scape Workshop 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. | $179.99 +GST

Diamonds create gentle watercolour-like movement for a modern lap quilt. It’s the perfect design to show off machine quilting. And it’s pre-cut friendly! Takes just 1 Jelly Roll and 1 yard of focus fabric. Change your view to the sea, woods or landscape just by changing your fabric selection.

Please join the very talented Gyleen Fitzgerald for 4 workshops with something for every quilter! With only 20 spaces available per workshop you are sure to enjoy hands on teaching with a personal approach. For more information and to register, please contact Guest Services at 403.268.8500.

Workshops include pastries, coffee/tea and full lunch. Tickets at www.HeritagePark.ca

2019 WORKSHOPS

*Supply lists will be provided upon registration.

WEDNESDAY MAY 22 Trash to Treasure Pineapple Workshop 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. | $179.99 +GST

Okay isn’t it time to clear the clutter in your life? Oops, too much? What about using up all those bits and pieces stuffed in nooks, crannies and boxes? Better? Let’s make an old fashioned favorite pineapple quilt with a new and contemporary twist. Effortless stitching without paper piecing! Go scrappy, random or totally stylized — it doesn’t matter, just plan to join the Pineapple Par-tay! This workshop turns trash to a treasured one-of-a-kind pineapple quilt.

FRIDAY MAY 24 Play Modern Workshop 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. | $179.99 +GST

It’s fast, it’s quick, it’s geometric and it’s Tumbling Blocks with controlled free-style piecing. We will start with the thought of having fun and being in the moment. The technique is to use Polygon2 Diamonds and Butterfly Seams to create a BOLD wall-hanging that shouts, “Modern” or “Contemporary”. This workshop is about you with over 6 options for the free-style piecing.

THURSDAY MAY 23 It Takes Seven Sisters Workshop 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. | $179.99 +GST

Nothing is more stunning than 20 brilliant stars made from diamonds. “Seven Sisters“ block is what makes this quilt sparkle. The power in the sparkle is created by using 3 inch strips of 20 great fabrics from a narrow colour palette. Assembly is not as hard as you think. In this workshop you will learn the Butterfly Seam for perfect set-in piecing. Come ready to relax and chat; you are not expected to finish this in class since there is no speed sewing. This beauty takes time to complete.

HERITAGE BLOCK COMPETITION AND QUILT RAFFLE

We are proud to present our annual Quilt Block CompetitionThe Heritage Block Competition challenges participants to create a quilt block using a kit available ONLY at the Festival Information Booth. The kit contains entry information and some fabrics for only $5. You will have two months to create your block and return it to the Park no later than Sunday, July 28, 2019, after which date judging will take place. The theme for 2019 is “Winter’s Shimmer,” so you can start thinking about your block design, and be ready to pick up your kit at the Information Booth where raffle tickets for the 2017 “Fun in the Sun” quilt will be available. In addition, we will have the quilt top from the 2018 Block Competition, “Starry, Starry Night” on display. Please be sure to drop in and see us! Prizes to be awarded: 1st $25 • 2nd $20 • 3rd $15 • 4th $10

We’re looking for young sewers, 16 years old and younger, who like to sew and love to show others what they’ve accomplished. Anything quilted by the “Creative Kid” is welcome, even if there has been a little help from his/her friends! Each participant will receive a nominal gift. Don’t forget the outer perimeter must be a minimum of 60 inches!

Fill in an entry form and make sure you complete the space for the age of the participant and check off that it is for the Creative Kids’ Display. Help us make this year’s Creative Kids’ Display the best one ever.

The Heritage Star is the official logo for the Festival of Quilts. During the Festival this star indicates where you will find

quilts on display.

Heritage Star

2O19 REGISTRATIONIn order to continue to produce a quality Festival of Quilts show, we have made a few changes to our registration process.1. Registrants are encouraged to submit up to a total of

8 quilts. Entries will be limited to a total of 650 quilts. Entries received on a first-come, first-served basis.

2. Registrant’s quilts must be a minimum of 60 inches in perimeter. (No smaller than a placemat.) We reserve the right to refuse quilt entries that do not meet the registration criteria.

3. Group registrations will be available on a first-come, first-served basis to the first 10 groups, with no more than one entry per quilting group or organization. Each of these groups will have a maximum of 15 quilts entered. Online form available for printing.

4. Registration is available at www.HeritagePark.ca in the Events Calendar information section. An online form or a printable form are available there. The online form once submitted will arrive directly in the quilts@heritagepark.ca email address or you can scan and send the printable form to this address.

5. The Festival of Quilts is pleased to provide an online program for the Festival. It is easy to download and free! Visit www.HeritagePark.ca to download your copy prior to arriving at the Festival. Print copies will be available at no charge to quilt entrants at quilt take in on May 21 and will be available at the Heritage Park information booth in the Merchants Mall on show days for $2/copy.

DO YOU KNOW A CREATIVE KID?

Sponsored by: My Sewing Room#148, 8228 Macleod Trail SE, Calgary, ABPh. 403.252.3711 • www.mysewingroom.ca

IMPORTANT DATESTHURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2018 Tickets on sale for Workshops and Gala Dinner

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2019 Online registration for quilts available at 10 a.m.

MONDAY, APRIL 1, 2019Entry Deadline for ALL Registrations

TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2019 Deliver quilts to Heritage Park Railway Orientation Centre10 a.m. – 7 p.m.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY, MAY 25 & 26, 2019Festival of Quilts, Heritage Park • 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

MONDAY, MAY 27, 2019Pick up quilts at Heritage Park Railway Orientation Centre10 a.m. – 7 p.m.

#148, 8228 Macleod Trail SECalgary, AB T2H 2B8403-252-3711 www.mysewingroom.ca

Sponsored by: Addie’s Creative Fabrics420 First Street W, Cochrane, AB T4C 1B1Mon.-Sat. 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. • Ph. 403.932.1500 www.addiescreativefabrics.com

Quilt Community Showcase

Join Calgary and area’s guild community as they gather in one space

Interested in learning more about the quilting in our community? The Showcase will help you find out how to become more

involved in guilds and charity quilting groups and obtain information about quilting.VISIT THE SHOWCASE IN THE

CHAUTAUQUA TENT

Name (PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY): ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Address: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

City: __________________________________________________ Province: ____________________ Postal Code: _______________________

Email: ________________________________________________Phone: _________________________ Alt. Phone: _______________________

o I agree to receive email correspondence which includes the 2020 Festival brochure and newsletter.o Please contact me — I would like to volunteer for the Festival of Quilts.

Please note: Submission of this form and delivery of quilt entries to Heritage Park constitutes permission for entries to be photographed, and acknowledges that Heritage Park accepts no responsibility or liability for goods or materials brought onto Heritage Park grounds during any event or exhibitions.

o First ever Festival entry?

Title: ____________________________________________________________________________________

Story: Brief story of the entry, including design source (PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY, 25 WORDS OR LESS)

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Commercially Quilted? o No o Yes, by: ________________________________________________________

Quilt Size (in inches): Width: ______________ Length: ______________ (no quilts less than 60 inch perimeter*)

Display Location: All quilts must be able to be displayed outdoors.

QUILT D ISPLAY ENTRY FORM

Please fill out a separate form for each entry. Do not use this form for group displays. Forms can be downloaded from www.HeritagePark.ca.

Entry for:

o General Display

o Creative Kids’ Display

Age:_________

o Special Display: Miniature Quilts (with a 2 inch sleeve)

o Special Display: Show Us Your (Pieced) Curves!

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¶ All entry forms are available to be downloaded at www.HeritagePark.ca. Forms and instructions for group displays may also be obtained from the Heritage Park Special Events Office by calling 403.268.8564.

· Entry forms may be emailed or mailed to Heritage Park. Faxes will no longer be accepted.

¸ All entries must be received by Monday, April 1, 2019. One entry per form please. Limit of eight entries from any individual.

¹ Exhibitors may not receive a confirmation of entry.

º Deliver quilts to the Heritage Park Railway Orientation Centre, located in the Railway Station building on the south side of Heritage Town Square, on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.

» Entries must be free of rigid frames, dowelling or fragile embellishments.

¼ The display location of quilts will be at the discretion of the Festival of Quilts Committee.

½ Contact the Heritage Park Special Events Office at 403.268.8564 or quilts@heritagepark.ca if additional information is required.

SCAN AND EMAIL THIS FORM TO: quilts@heritagepark.ca or MAIL TO: Heritage Park Historical Village “Festival of Quilts”1900 Heritage Drive SW Calgary, AB T2V 2X3

ENTRY INSTRUCTIONS

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To register for the Workshops or the Gala

Dinner, please call Guest Services at 403.268.8500.

*except for the Miniature Quilt Display