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    Applications Are Now Available For Cleveland Metroparks "Reflections Of Nature" Quilt Show

    News & Press | May 2012

    Applications Are Now Available For Cleveland Metroparks "Reflections Of Nature" Quilt Show

    Posted: May 15, 2012
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    FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:



    BOB ROTATORI - 216-635-3263 - or - 



    DAN CRANDALL - 216-635-3274



    Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Cleveland
    Metroparks �Reflections of Nature� Quilt Show and register
    now to have your quilt in the show.



    Cleveland Metroparks annual �Reflections of Nature� Quilt
    Show
    event will be held November 10 and 11 at Rocky River
    Nature Center in Rocky River Reservation in North Olmsted.



    Quilt Show applications are available at the following
    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



    Applications are also available via download at "http://www.clevelandmetroparks.com/">www.clevelandmetroparks.com.



    Entered quilts must have a North American nature theme,
    incorporating nature images within the design. Quilters may use
    traditional or innovative concepts.



    Not quite ready to tackle a quilt, stop in 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, Rocky River Nature Center, and
    Hinckley Lake Boathouse & Store) to purchase a Nature Lover's
    Quilt Block pattern and enter the completed piece in the
    show. 



    The show application deadline is Thursday, October 25. 
    There is a $10 show entry fee per quilt.  A limit of two
    entries per person will be accepted.  Applications must be
    accompanied with a non-returnable photo of the quilt.  



    Prizes/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, Judge's 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,� and Honorable Mentions. 



    The Best of Show quilt receives a Bernina 3 Series sewing
    machine ($1,399 retail), 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 or an application, call 440-734-6660 or
    clevelandmetroparks.com.



    Start designing a master piece quilt to enter in the
    10th Annual �Reflections of Nature� Quilt Show in
    Cleveland Metroparks - part of your life
    naturally
    .



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