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• Say Goodbye to Sarah Butz Farewell Party

  • When
    20 Feb 2025
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    6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    King of Peace MCC Church, 6085 Park Blvd, Pinellas Park
  • Registered
    7 registrants

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  Farewell Party

  Say Goodbye to Sarah Butz

  
  

  Thursday, February 20, 2025

  6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

  
  

  King of Peace MCC

  6085 Park Blvd, Pinellas Park

  Fellowship Hall

  
  

  Potluck - bring an item to share

  Guild will provide cake, beverages, and paper goods

  
  

  No gifts please, but we are accepting $$ donations towards a gift card. Donations to the gift card for Sarah can be made through our website. (On our Home Page, select "Donate" on the blue menu bar. If you do not see "Donate," use the drop down menu that looks like three stacked lines. Fill out the form to make your donation and pay online. It is important to check the box for the "General Fund," and also include "Sarah Butz" in the comment section at the bottom of the form. This will ensure that your donation goes towards Sarah's gift.)

  
  

  RSVP: Please register on this event so we know how many are attending.

  
  

  
  

  Sarah was one of the early members of the Guild and has been Guild President and our fearless Show Committee Chair for many years. We will miss her friendship, artistry, leadership, encouragement to do "fabulous work," and her commitment to showcasing the Tampa Bay Surface Design Guild to our community.

  
  

  
  

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• Tampa Bay Surface Design Guild and Art Quilters Unlimited 2025 Retreat

  • Start
    16 Mar 2025
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    4:00 PM
  • End
    20 Mar 2025
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    11:00 AM
  • Location
    Christian Retreat Conference Center, Bradenton, FL

  Tampa Bay Surface Design Guild

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  Art Quilters Unlimited

  2025 Retreat 
  

  ~ March 16 - 20, 2025 ~

  
  

  
  

  Art Quilters Unlimited
  

  will be hosting the 2025 Retreat.

  We were kindly invited to join the fun. 

  4 full days of creative fun -

  Work on your projects - plus there will be demos too! 
  

  Location:

  Christian Retreat Conference Center

  1201 Glory Way Blvd., Bradenton, FL 34212 

  Room rates: 

   Double $550 all meals included

  No Private Rooms Are Available 

  CHECK-IN: Sunday 3/16/25 4:00 PM

  CHECKOUT: Thursday 3/20/25 11:00AM

                     

  WHAT’S INCLUDED: Breakfast and dinner. All rooms have two beds set up similarly to a hotel. Our lodging accommodations are walking distance to the multi-purpose workspace and dining room. The workspace will remain open into the evening (last one out locks up).

  
  

  Susan Lenz from North Carolina will join us and teach her "HOT FIX" 2-day class. The class fee is included in your payment. Susan will bring all of her supplies with her, so no need for you to bring extra supplies for this special class. She will be doing our Judging for our Challenge!​
  

  
  

  JOINING US: AQU welcomes the Tampa Bay Surface Design Guild again this year. We had a great time last year!! We’ll enjoy pop-up demos from both groups and a design challenge!

  
  

  TO REGISTER: Go to artquiltersunlimited.com/about-5-6 

  Complete the form online and click to submit. Use the payment buttons to make a partial or full payment online. Registration and final payment are due by January 16, 2025. 

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  IMPORTANT: Be sure to read and understand the cancellation policy. Contact Norma Santiago nvstgo@me.com when you have registered, or if you have any questions about the 2025 Retreat.

  
  

  Click the link below to learn more about Art Quilters Unlimited, Fort Myers 

  ArtQuiltersUnlimited.com
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  

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• Florida CraftArt Pop-Up Show

  • Start
    28 Mar 2025
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    10:00 AM
  • End
    17 May 2025
  •  
    5:00 PM
  • Location
    Florida CraftArt, 501 Central Ave, St. Petersburg

  
  

  
  

  Florida CraftArt Pop-Up Show
  

  Florida CraftArt has offered the Guild a Pop-Up Show (not named yet) from March 28 – May 17, 2025. Opening Friday, March 28. There will be 2 parts to this show.

  PART 1 - CraftArt will hang our work on the 5 large moveable walls in the shop. We will also have tables in front of the walls. All artwork should be your best work both 2D and 3D. No work wider than 3’ or longer than 6’. No work smaller than 5 x 5”.

  PART 2 - CraftArt would like to cover the 4 pillars in the Shop with our handmade yardage (see photos below).

  The dimensions of each column are:

  Column 1 (front left): 15 1/2" x 15 3/8" = total circumference 61 3/4"

  Column 2 (front right): 15" x 15 1/4" = total circumference 60 1/2"

  Column 3 (back left): 15 1/4" x 15 1/2" = total circumference 61 1/2"

  Column 4 (back right): 14 3/4" x 15 5/8" = total circumference 60 3/4"

  We would like your hand dyed, hand printed fabric that is 22” wide and 1 – 2 yards long. We will machine sew the panels together and then probably hand sew the whole sewn-together panel onto the columns. The fabric will be affixed to the top of the column (not sure how yet). YOUR FABRIC IS A DONATION, AND WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO YOU. Installation of the fabric on the columns will be Wednesday, March 19. We need to turn in the yardage at the February 10, 2025 member meeting so it can be sewn together in time for installation at Florida CraftArt.

  The Guild did something like this a few years ago when we sewed our fabric panels onto the arches at CraftArt over the Gallery door. It was fantastic!

  Examples of columns:

    
  

  Florida CraftArt Arch:

  
  

  Call For Entry

  Spaces Between

  This show will be at Florida CraftArt during our TBSDG Pop-Up Show in March and April. It is open to Surface Design Association and Florida CraftArt members. Entry deadline is January 10, 2025.
  

  March 28–May 17, 2025

  Opening Reception: Saturday, March 29, 6:00 - 8:00 pm

  
  

  Held in partnership with the Surface Design Association (SDA), this open call exhibition will feature work by SDA and Florida CraftArt members* in a gallery exhibition at Florida CraftArt. Selected works will build on the theme of Spaces Between and will be juried by Akiko Kotani.

  
  

  *Applicants must be a member of either Florida CraftArt or Surface DesignAssociation.

  
  

  APPLY NOW THROUGH JANUARY 10, 2025!
  Application available through CallforEntry.org only!

  Application link: https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=14307

  
  

  Not a Florida CraftArt member? Become one NOW!

  
  

  
  

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