{"id":2370,"date":"2013-04-06T10:36:31","date_gmt":"2013-04-06T15:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ruthpowersartquilts.com\/weblog\/?p=2370"},"modified":"2013-04-06T11:03:08","modified_gmt":"2013-04-06T16:03:08","slug":"news-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ruthpowersartquilts.com\/weblog\/?p=2370","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mqumag.com\">Machine Quilting Unlimited<\/a> April 2013 E-News is showing the cover of the May\/June issue which features my &#8220;Prairie Fire&#8221; quilt and my article. This issue will be available\u00a0 in late April.<\/p>\n<p>I have resisted getting involved with social media, because I feel like I am stressed to keep up with everything as it is! But <a href=\"http:\/\/www.saqa.com\">Studio Art Quilts <\/a>Assoc. has a Pinterest page for the SAQA Benefit Auction and they have posted my donation, &#8220;Northern Cardinal&#8221; along with others there. And <a href=\"http:\/\/www.quilts.com\">IQA<\/a> has posted &#8220;Who, Me?&#8221; on their Facebook page about &#8220;Celebrate Spring&#8221;. When I looked last week there were over 600 hits! People love puppies!! Celebrate Spring debuts in Cincinnati April 11-13.<\/p>\n<p>Last night was First Friday at the Topeka Art Guild Gallery and the presentation for awards for the judged show that is up right now, &#8220;My Earth, My Art&#8221;. This is predominately paintings, a few photography works and my quilt art. One of my entries, &#8220;Bignonia&#8221; won the second place cash award!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ruthpowersartquilts.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Bignonia.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2372\" alt=\"Bignonia\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ruthpowersartquilts.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Bignonia.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ruthpowersartquilts.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Bignonia.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.ruthpowersartquilts.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Bignonia-300x243.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a great show, if you are in the area be sure and check it out before the end of May. My &#8220;Colorado Kids&#8221; is also there on display.<\/p>\n<p>Also in the area this weekend is the Kaw Valley Quilt Guild Quilt show at the Toyota dealership on Hwy 59 (Iowa St) in Lawrence, KS. It&#8217;s always a great show and three of my pieces will be there, &#8220;Merchants House&#8221;, &#8220;Mon Grand Pere&#8221; and &#8220;What&#8217;s Up at the 4-H Fair?&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ruthpowersartquilts.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/merchouse.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2373\" alt=\"merchouse\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ruthpowersartquilts.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/merchouse.jpg\" width=\"381\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ruthpowersartquilts.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/merchouse.jpg 381w, https:\/\/www.ruthpowersartquilts.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/merchouse-254x300.jpg 254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 381px) 100vw, 381px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I will be there late Sunday to see the show and pick up my things.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.emptyspoolsseminars.com\">Empty Spools<\/a> at Asilomar has posted the teachers for the 2014 workshops, including ME in the first session; not sure when it is open for enrollment, as the current 2013 offerings are going on now.<\/p>\n<p>I finally finished the quilting on the dogs quilt &#8211; oh, dear &#8211; I really do need a name for it! I still need to block, trim and bind it though. I am looking forward to starting the next one!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Machine Quilting Unlimited April 2013 E-News is showing the cover of the May\/June issue which features my &#8220;Prairie Fire&#8221; quilt and my article. This issue will be available\u00a0 in late April. I have resisted getting involved with social media, because I feel like I am stressed to keep up with everything as it is! 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