MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT SENT OUT MARCH 3, 2014
Thanks to Joy Neal, the arrangements
are set for our next meeting on Sunday, March 23rd, in LaConner.
We will meet at 10:00 AM in the Two
Forks Room at the La Conner Country Inn, at the corner of Morris and 2nd in La
Conner (full address is 107 S Second Street). The meeting room is on the
ground floor off the lobby.
Kathleen Kok, Curator and Collections
Manager for the La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum, will present the
Schlotterback collection of 20th century quilts from the
museum. A member of the Schlotterback family may join us to talk
about the quilt maker. The collection includes quilts from the
first half of the 20th century, a nice sequel to the 19th century
quilts we saw at the January meeting in Tacoma. Bring a 20th
century quilt or another quilt you want to share for Show and
Tell.
La Conner has many options for lunch
but you might want to bring a sack lunch or snack so we can be flexible with
our time. Although we have the meeting room until
2:00 we may do Show & Tell immediately following Kathleen's
presentation to allow people time to visit the Quilt & Textile
Museum. Sunday is the last day for the current exhibits which include
crazy quilts and surface design for textiles created by quilt artist Sue Spargo
and the Whidbey Island Surface Design Association. The museum is open
until 5:00 pm. Admission for groups of 8 or more is $5 instead of
$7. The Inn where we will meet is just down the hill from the museum.
If you want to spend the night the
rate at the Country Inn is $129 for a queen room. If you book a room
mention the "La Conner Library meeting" to get the reduced rate
(normal rate is $149). The Inn's website is www.laconnerlodging.com/country-inn/. The Inn has two floors and no elevator.
Susan Underwood
Joy Neal
Karen Alexander
