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Quilting Adventures
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Iowa
Quilt Exposition and Winterset Covered Bridge Festival
October 4-10, 2010
Trip Coordinator: Sue Glass, 310-372-3945, sue@travelingquilters.com
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Our 2010 week-long trip will be in October to see the American
Quilters Society Quilt Exposition in Des Moines, Iowa. This
beautiful show features 800 quilts, 300 vendors, and lots,
lots more. It's put on by the same wonderful folks who do
the shows in Paducah and Tennessee every year, and we know
it will be really special!
We'll fly into Des Moines on Monday, October 4, 2010, and
go by bus to our first hotel just outside the Amana Colonies
about an hour from Des Moines. We'll spend two days touring
this special part of Iowa.
We'll visit Kalona, the "Quilt Capitol of Iowa,"
for a special lecture and exhibit of antique Amish and other
quilts at the Kalona Quilt Museum. In addition we'll tour
the area, including some of those famous barn quilts, and
have dinner in an Old Order Mennonite home. We will tour the
Amana Colonies as well, visiting their quilt shops and giving
you plenty of time to shop on your own. We will stop in Grinnell
to see the beautiful Jewel Box Bank building designed by Louis
Sullivan, and of course another quilt shop. We'll return to
Des Moines on Wednesday evening.
A store in Amana.
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The Jewel Box Bank.
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Thursday begins with a guided tour of the Iowa State House
and Governor's Mansion, Terrace Hill. Built by Iowa's first
millionaire in1869, this beautiful 18,000 square foot house
is home to Iowa's governor and his family. We'll also stop
by Living History Farms to see the 1875 town of Walnut Hill
with 14 shops and homes, and other exhibits of our agricultural
heritage. We'll head to Valley Junction for our final stop
of the day for the AQS sanctioned Quilt Walk featuring more
than 100 quilts hung in all the shops, as well as other special
exhibits. Friday we will spend the entire day at the AQS Quilt
Exposition.
Saturday is our day in Winterset, Iowa, home of Fons and
Porter, and the Covered Bridge Festival. This festival usually
includes a local quilt show, arts and crafts booths, and lots
of that great Iowa food. A highlight of our visit will be
touring a number of beautiful covered bridges including the
actual bridges featured in the book and movie, The Bridges
of Madison County. How can you miss that!!

Winterset park bridge.
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Fons & Porter store.
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Roseman bridge.
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Saturday evening will find us at the Des Moines Botanical
Gardens for another quilt exhibit. For dinner that evening
we have a very special Mystery event planned for your entertainment!
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Trip price includes:
- Air conditioned motor coach with restroom
- 6 nights hotel accommodations
- Breakfast daily
- 3 lunches
- 2 dinners
- 2 guided tours
- Admission to all events
- Porterage and gratuities
Cost: $1085 per person (double occupancy);
$1455 per person (single occupancy)
$250 deposit will hold your space (you can use our layaway
plan for this trip too)
Downtown Winterset.
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Birthplace of John Wayne.
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Winterset courthouse.
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John Wayne bronze.
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Day Trips
All trips depart from Fullerton, Redondo Beach, and Westfield
Mall (formerly Fox Hills) unless otherwise noted.
International Quilt Festival/Long
Beach (INCLUDES ADMISSION)
July 24, 2010
San Diego and Victorville departures only
SAN DIEGO
Trip Coordinator: Ruth Jones (858) 569-6947; ruth@travelingquilters.com
Ruth is offering a bus trip from the San Diego area to the
International Quilt Festival in Long Beach. You'll have plenty
of time at the show to visit all the vendors and view all
the wonderful quilts. There will be four departure points
for your convenience: 1) the trolley parking lot off Amaya
and Amaya Court in La Mesa, 2) the Park and Ride at Via Rancho
Parkway and I-15 in Escondido, 3) the boat ramp parking lot
near the Clairemont Dr exit off I-5 and 4) Park N Ride at
I-5 and La Costa Ave in Encinitas.
Cost: $48 per person (includes admission)
VICTORVILLE
Trip Coordinator: Lynn Crawford (760) 249-8869; lynn@travelingquilters.com
Lynn is offering a bus trip from the Victorville/Wrightwood
area to Long Beach as well. Come with us - no driving or parking
to worry about. There will be plenty of time for all those
lovely quilts and all those great vendors. We'll have two
departure points for you: Victorville (Valley Sew & Vac,
12401 Hesperia Rd., Victorville - Carriage Square Plaza) or
the 15/138 Shell Station in Cajon Pass.
Cost: $48 per person (includes admission)
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Robert
Kaufman Tour and Quilt Shop Hopping
September 17, 2010 (Friday)
Fullerton and Redondo Beach departures only
Trip Coordinator: Lynn (760) 249-8869; lynn@travelingquilters.com |
We thought we would take advantage of some of the research
we've done for the Quilts Inc. tours at the Long Beach International
Quilt Festival, and give you a rare opportunity to tour the
Robert Kaufman facility in Hawthorne. While there you'll learn
about the company history as well as see the business in action.
We'll have a tour of their design studio and see their warehouse
and work areas up close. Are you a jelly roll fan? See how
they are made!
After departing Kaufman we've planned an afternoon which
includes a lunch stop (on your own) and several quilt shops.
It should be a fun day. A couple of notes . . . because we'll
be touring a working business, this tour will take place on
a Friday (not our usual Saturday). Also, because this is a
manufacturing and shipping facility our hosts request that
you wear closed toe shoes for this tour. It's for your protection.
And because of space constraints imposed by Kaufman, we must
limit this trip to no more than 30 people. We know you won't
want to miss the trip, so do please sign up as soon as possible.
Once the bus is filled, it's filled!
Cost: $45 per person
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Hoffman
International and Quilt Shop Hopping
September 24, 2010 (Friday)
San Diego departure only
Coordinator: Ruth Jones (858) 569-6947; ruth@travelingquilters.com |
Many times we've thought about offering something in addition
to Road to California or the Long Beach Quilt Festival (LBQF)
for our San Diego customers. And so, we're off to Hoffman
International for a guided tour of their facility including
the warehouse and design room. We offered this tour in 2008
and are offering it again in 2010 in conjunction with the
LBQF. It's a fascinating story and "kid in a candy shop"
comes to mind as you wander through the large warehouse filled
floor to ceiling with bolts and rolls of beautiful Hoffman
fabric! This will be a tour especially designed for our San
Diego customers.
In addition to the tour at Hoffman you'll also have an opportunity
to visit several quilt shops in the area. For your convenience
we've included a box lunch in this trip price. Please note
that because of space constraints imposed by Hoffman we are
only able to offer one bus for this trip. The motorcoach will
originate in La Mesa and will have one pick up in Escondido.
Cost: $49 per person
Weekend Trips
Temecula Quilt-Away Retreats
February 24 - 27, 2011: Join us Thursday, February 24 for
3 nights, or Friday, February 25 for 2 nights through Sunday,
February 27
Trip Coordinator: Lynn Crawford (760) 249-8869; lynn@travelingquilters.com
September 15 - 18, 2011: Join us Thursday, September 15 for
3 nights, or Friday, September 16 for 2 nights through Sunday,
September 18
Trip Coordinator: Sue Glass (310) 372-3945; sue@travelingquilters.com
Our Temecula Quilt-Away Retreats are always fun and productive
weekends. It's a great opportunity to finish projects or start
something new. We usually have anywhere from 30 to 45 people
at the retreat so it's always fun to see what people are working
on. Each person has half an 8-ft table for sewing space in
our large, well-lit classroom.
If you haven't been to our Temecula retreat before you're
in for a treat! Our host for the weekend is Vina de Lestonnac
Retreat Center - a religious retreat center run by the Sisters
of Little Company of Mary. The center is nestled in the heart
of the wine country region of Temecula. We have ample, well-lit
sewing space, clean comfortable rooms with two single beds
and private baths, and our favorite part - the nuns do all
the cooking. All we have to do is march up the hill to the
cafeteria for simple, but delicious meals. Check the website
www.vinalestonnac.com
for more information about this lovely retreat center. This
is a "drive yourself" weekend.
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Double Occupancy |
Single Occupancy |
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| 2 nights, 3 days |
$285 per person |
$360 per person |
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| 3 nights, 4 days |
$400 per person |
$470 per person |
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