BZB Charities

Mission statement Busy Bee Quilters is a nonprofit, cooperative, educational group organized exclusively to encourage the study and the mastery of the art and skills of quilt making. Content: Businesses and Services Calendar Challenge Quilt Charity Quilts Fabric Exchange Guild Fund Raiser: Fons and Porter Magazine Home Page Free patterns and How To... Membership MEMBERS ONLY Busy Bee Name Badge Pattern Officers and Standing Committees, Quilting Tips Quilt appraisals Retreats FORMS: Membership Registration Retreat Registration BZB By-Laws By-Law Amendment Form Vendor Quilt Show App. BZBQuilters@Hotmail.com Busy Bee Quilters P.O. Box 26 Snohomish, WA 98291	BUSY BEE QUILTER S SNOHOMISH,WA
	Fons & Porter Magazine Subscriptions Fundraiser for Busy Bees Fons and Porter magazine subscriptions ordered for $20.00 via the Busy Bees subscription offer. You may order at the meetings or send your check for $20.00 made out to Busy Bee Quilters, Mail to: Busy Bee Quilters c/o Karen Richards - P.O. Box 26, Snohomish, WA 98291 2010 RAFFLE QUILT FRONT AND BACK Up coming events at La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum Exhibits: Jan- Mar 28, 2010 La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum “Imagery and Imagination” by Lura Schwarz Smith “On the Surface” members of the Whidbey Island Surface Design Association. QSI—Quilt Scene Investigators - February 20, 2010; 11-1 or 2-4. Anne Dawson and Karen Alexander; $25 two quilts, $20 one quilt, $15 presentation Textile Enrichment Series- Felt From Ancient to Modern: An Overview of Cultural Uses and Techniques with Zia Gipson; Saturday, March 13, 2010; 1:00pm Call the Museum at 360-466-4288 to reserve a seat Museum admission $5.00 per person, members and children under 12, free. Museum hours: Jan- Mar, Wed-Sun, 11 am-5 pm. La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum, 703 South 2nd St., PO Box 1270, La Conner, WA 98257. Phone: 360-466-4288 or www.laconnerquilts.com WHAT: Quilt Tour: Smooth Sailing March 24-27, 2010 Gather your friends for a spring quilt tour! Receive a free nautical quilt pattern designed by each shop just for this annual event! WHY: Join us for a spring tour of shops, a quilt show and a chance to collect a custom designed pattern for free! WHERE: Start the tour at any 1 of 15 shops located in Whatcom, Skagit and Snohomish counties. See the complete list here: http://quilttour.com WHEN: March 24-27, 2010 9am - 7 pm. HOW: This year our theme is "Smooth Sailing" and the blocks are nautical. Each shop designs a block and submits it to the group. Once all the patterns are submitted, each shop designs and puts together a nautical quilt with unique colors and setting. You'd be amazed at how fantastic and different each one is! WHO: Participating shops are located in Whatcom, Skagit and Snohomish counties. These shops cater to the quilter and creative sewer with fine printed cottons, books, classes and services to help the quilter. The Tri-County Quilt Merchant Association is a group of 15independently owned and operated quilt shops in Whatcom, Skagit and Snohomish counties. The group formed 4 years ago to promote quilting in the region. To accomplish this the group meets regularly to share ideas for publicity. "We shamelessly promote shops in our network through a map we hand out to visitors in the area." We currently hold two events a year: in March we have a Quilt Tour and in the fall we host Tri County Quilt Merchant Association 1844 N State Street Bellingham, WA 98225 360-714-0070; 360-714-8745 fax Visit our web site: http://quilttour.com
The Quilt Show weekend was hot temperature wise but featured very cool stunning quilts! 2009 Quilt Show Pictures THE 2009 RAFFLE QUILT WINNER IS Madge Mitchell of Brier. She purchased her lucky ticket at Pacific Fabrics in Everett! Busy Bee Meetings Every third (3rd) Thursday Day Meetings Noon to 3 PM Casual meeting - focusing on social gathering and handwork. So, bring your handwork quilting or some other project, or just your good cheer and join us! We'd love to have you. At this meeting there will be no snacks or beverages served so you might want to bring your own lunch/snack. Evening Meetings - Doors open at 6:30 pm, meeting starts at 7:00, usually runs until about 9:00 pm. Visitor's always ... Where: The Bridge Church 2500 Lake Ave. Snohomish, WA . Directions: At Hwy 9 and 56th, turn east - to go between the 76 Gas Station and King Charley's Burgers. Turn right at the first 4 way stop sign. Go approximately 1/8 mile. It's the first church on your right side. To see what's happening at our next meeting or who signed up for what, check our Calendar Page... LaDolce' Retreat House in Sultan Join us for our Kick Off OPEN HOUSE Sun & Mon, February 7 & 8 from Noon to 6pm 406 Date Street, Sultan, WA Food, Fun and Prizes! Enter to win an overnight stay for two! Mini Quilt Store Super bowl Sunday Sale! Both Days 30% off!!!! For more details call Mary at Mary's Quilt and Fabric Center 5128 Fobes Road Snohomish WA 98290 (425)512-8275 Open Tues-Sat 11am to 6pm

Fons & Porter Magazine Subscriptions Fundraiser for Busy Bees

Fons and Porter magazine subscriptions ordered for $20.00 via the Busy Bees subscription offer.
You may order at the meetings or send your check for $20.00 made out to Busy Bee Quilters, Mail to: Busy Bee Quilters c/o Karen Richards - P.O. Box 26, Snohomish, WA 98291

2010 RAFFLE QUILT

FRONT AND BACK

Up coming events at La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum

Exhibits: Jan- Mar 28, 2010 La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum

“Imagery and Imagination” by Lura Schwarz Smith
“On the Surface” members of the Whidbey Island Surface Design Association.
QSI—Quilt Scene Investigators - February 20, 2010; 11-1 or 2-4. Anne Dawson and Karen Alexander; $25 two quilts, $20 one quilt, $15 presentation
Textile Enrichment Series- Felt From Ancient to Modern: An Overview of Cultural Uses and Techniques with Zia Gipson; Saturday, March 13, 2010; 1:00pm
Call the Museum at 360-466-4288 to reserve a seat

Museum admission $5.00 per person, members and children under 12, free. Museum hours: Jan- Mar, Wed-Sun, 11 am-5 pm.

La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum, 703 South 2nd St., PO Box 1270, La Conner, WA 98257. Phone: 360-466-4288 or www.laconnerquilts.com WHAT:

Quilt Tour: Smooth Sailing
March 24-27, 2010
Gather your friends for a spring quilt tour!
Receive a free nautical quilt pattern designed by each shop just for
this annual event!

WHY: Join us for a spring tour of shops, a quilt show and a chance to
collect a custom designed pattern for free!

WHERE: Start the tour at any 1 of 15 shops located in Whatcom, Skagit
and Snohomish counties. See the complete list here:
http://quilttour.com

WHEN: March 24-27, 2010 9am - 7 pm.

HOW: This year our theme is "Smooth Sailing" and the blocks are nautical.
Each shop designs a block and submits it to the group. Once all the
patterns
are
submitted, each shop designs and puts together a nautical quilt with
unique
colors and setting. You'd be amazed at how fantastic and different each
one
is!

WHO: Participating shops are located in Whatcom, Skagit and Snohomish
counties. These shops cater to the quilter and creative sewer with
fine printed cottons, books, classes and services to help the quilter.

The Tri-County Quilt Merchant Association is a group of 15independently owned and operated quilt shops in Whatcom, Skagit and
Snohomish counties. The group formed 4 years ago to promote quilting
in the region. To accomplish this the group meets regularly to share
ideas for publicity. "We shamelessly promote shops in our network
through a map we hand out to visitors in the area." We currently hold
two events a year: in March we have a Quilt Tour and in the fall we
host
Tri County Quilt Merchant Association
1844 N State Street
Bellingham, WA 98225
360-714-0070; 360-714-8745 fax
Visit our web site: http://quilttour.com