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DESCRIPTION:The National Quilting Association invites you to join thousands
  of quilt enthusiasts at the 40th Annual NQA Quilt Show\, June 18-20\, 2009
 \, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center - Hall C\, 400 N. High St.\, C
 olumbus\, Ohio 43215. 
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\nMore than 400 spectacular traditional\, contemp
 orary\, and innovative/art quilts from across the country will awe and insp
 ire\, including a special exhibit of "Red and White" theme quilts. 100+ ven
 dors provide items for every budget\, from buttons to long-arm quilting mac
 hines. (See the vendor list on the NQA show website.) Show/vendors open 9-6
 . Daily admission is $10\; 3-day pass for NQA members is $10. Show details\
 , including registration\, quilt entry forms\, class availability\, and lod
 ging information: www.nqaquilts.org/2009show.
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\nAlways a highlight of th
 e show\, the Little Quilt Auction on Friday night at 7:30 p.m. in the Hyatt
  Regency is open to the public. Spirited bidding raises funds for the NQA G
 rant Program and also provides an opportunity to purchase a small wall quil
 t for home or office.  Other events include a Wednesday night Preview Party
 \, the Thursday Night Gathering with Pennsylvania quilt maker George Sicill
 iano's lecture titled "This Guy Must Be Nuts\," and the Friday Morning Medl
 ey.
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\nClasses and lectures with internationally known faculty: John Flyn
 n (MT)\, Diane Gaudynski (WI)\, Georgia Bonesteel (NC)\, Sue Nickels (MI)\,
  Anita Shackelford (OH)\, Lynn Kough (AZ)\, Karen Combs (TN)\, Sally Schnei
 der (NM)\, Leigh McDonald (KY/OH)\, Mary Sorensen (FL)\, Cindy Blackberg (T
 N)\, Rita Fishel (OH)\, Barb Vlack (IL)\, Kimberly Einmo (OH)\, Teri Hender
 son Tope (OH)\, Jennifer McCann (OH)\, and many more! Classes are offered f
 or all interests and skill levels in design\, hand work\, machine technique
 s\, and finishing. Whether your favorite tool is a size 10 needle\, a rotar
 y cutter\, or a computer mouse\, there is a class for everyone. Several lec
 tures should be of interest even to non-quilters.
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\nThe NQA Quilt Show i
 s the oldest annual show in the U.S. presented by a nonprofit volunteer org
 anization. The Grant Program distributes thousands of dollars to a variety 
 of projects - read about it on the NQA website: www.nqaquilts.org.  NQA is 
 dedicated to promoting the art and craft of quilting through education\, si
 nce 1970. Membership is open to all.
SUMMARY:National Quilting Association 40th Annual Quilt Show
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LOCATION:The Greater Columbus Convention Center
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