Skip to content
  • About
  • Submit a tip
  • Contact the Police: 440.331.5530
  • Emergency: 440.333.4911
  • Users with low vision can activate this option to help them read text.
  • Users prone to seizures can deactivate this option to ensure that the site does not cause any blinking animations.
  • Allow content to change automatically
  • Accessibility Information
  • Cart
  • Sign In
Home
  • Parks
  • Zoo
  • Golf
  • Dining
View All Results

    Pick Up An Application Today For Cleveland Metroparks

    News & Press | July 2012

    Pick Up An Application Today For Cleveland Metroparks

    Posted: July 2, 2012
    Share Post
    Archive
      No data found

    FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:



    BOB ROTATORI - 216-635-3263 - or - 



    HOLLY KECK -216-635-3253



    Don't miss a stitch! Pick up an Application and
    General Rules brochure today and enter a quilt in the
    10th Annual Cleveland Metroparks �Reflections of Nature�
    Quilt Show.



    Cleveland Metroparks �Reflections of Nature� Quilt Show event is
    on November 10 and 11 from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Rocky River
    Nature Center in Rocky River Reservation in North Olmsted.



    Quilt Show application/brochures are available for pickup at the
    following Cleveland Metroparks locations:




    • Brecksville Nature Center in Brecksville Reservation,
      Brecksville


    • CanalWay Center in Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation, Cuyahoga
      Heights


    • Garfield Park Nature Center in Garfield Park Reservation,
      Garfield Heights


    • North Chagrin Nature Center in North Chagrin Reservation,
      Mayfield Village


    • Rocky River Nature Center in Rocky River Reservation, North
      Olmsted



    The application/brochure is also available online at "http://www.clevelandmetroparks.com/">www.clevelandmetroparks.com.
    Click on �Events & Programs,� scroll down and click on
    �Reflections of Nature� Quilt Show.



    To enter a quilt in the juried, nature-theme quilt show, an
    application must be completed for each quilt entered. A limit of
    two entries per person will be accepted. Applications must be
    accompanied by a $10 entry fee per quilt, payable by check or money
    order to Cleveland Metroparks along with a non-returnable photo(s)
    of the quilt.



    The deadline for submitting an application is Thursday, October
    25, 2012.



    Completed applications can be dropped off at any Cleveland
    Metroparks nature/visitor center. Applications can also be mailed
    to: Rocky River Nature Center, 24000 Valley Parkway, Rocky River
    Reservation, North Olmsted, OH 44070.



    Entered quilts must have a nature theme, incorporating at least
    one North American nature image within the design. Quilters may use
    traditional or innovative concepts. A complete list of rules and
    requirements can be found on the brochure.



    Not quite ready to tackle a quilt? Then stop in at an EarthWords
    Nature Shops and purchase a pre-made quilt block to enter in the
    EarthWords Nature Lover's Quilt Block category.  Visit any of
    the three EarthWords Nature Shops (located in CanalWay Center,
    North Chagrin Nature Center and Rocky River Nature Center) or
    Hinckley Lake Boathouse & Store to purchase a Nature Lover's
    Quilt Block pattern and enter the completed piece in the show.



    Prizes and ribbons will be awarded to the top three quilts in
    the following categories:  large quilt, medium quilt, small
    quilt, and EarthWords Nature Lover's Quilt Block.  Additional
    prizes will be awarded for Best of Show, Viewers' Choice, Best Hand
    Quilted, Best Hand Work on the Quilt Top, Best Machine Quilted,
    Best Machine Work on the Top Quilt, Best Execution of Theme:
    �Reflections of Nature.� Ribbons will also be awarded in the
    categories of Honorable Mention and Judge's Choice. 



    The winner of the Best of Show quilt receives a Bernina 3 Series
    sewing machine ($1,399 retail value), courtesy of Abigayle's
    Quiltery of Olmsted Falls.



    The weekend-long �Reflections of Nature� Quilt Show features the
    juried, quilt show, guest presentations, retailers and vendors,
    quilt and textile arts guilds and demonstrations, �make-and-take'
    activities, food for purchase, and more!



    For more information, call 440-734-6660 or visit
    clevelandmetroparks.com.



    Showcase a nature-themed quilt by entering the 10th
    Annual �Reflections of Nature� Quilt Show in Cleveland
    Metroparks
    - part of your life naturally.



    -30-

    PREV POST Take An Outdoor Recreation Adventure With Cleveland Metroparks Institute Of The Great Outdoors
    NEXT POST Compete In The 9th Annual Cleveland Metroparks Golf "Women's Greater Cleveland Amateur Championship
    Stay Up To Date
    • 4101 Fulton Parkway, Cleveland OH 44144
    • 216.635.3200
    • generalinfo@clevelandmetroparks.com
    • Police:
    • Submit a tip
    • 440.331.5530
    • Emergency: 440.333.4911
    • Text Emergencies to 911 (Cuyahoga County)
    • Parks
      • Visit
      • Calendar
      • Education
      • Recreation
      • Shop
      • Support
    • Golf
      • Courses
      • Lessons & Events
      • Pricing
      • About
      • Book A Tee Time
    • Zoo
      • Tickets & Attractions
      • Programs & Events
      • Wildlife Conservation
      • Education
      • Animals
      • Buy Tickets
    • About
      • Cleveland Metroparks Organization
      • Education
      • Recreation
      • Conservation
      • Employment
      • Contact Us
    • Programs & Events
    • News & Press
    • Board Meetings
    • Privacy Policy
    Home
    © 2021 Cleveland Metroparks. All Rights Reserved.