Ireland Quilt Festival 2012

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03-23-2011, 03:37 PM

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pdunn56

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Join Date: Nov 2010

Location: Morris County, NJ

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Originally Posted by peppermint

I would love to go. I wonder how much there fabric is.
Does anyone know or do we have any members from Ireland?

I know of Ann Clare from County Meath :-)

09-10-2011, 03:49 AM

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Johanna Fritz

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Join Date: Feb 2011

Location: Menomonee Falls, WI

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Originally Posted by rusty quilter

In case any are interested, the web site is up for the 2012 International Quilt Festival in Ireland June 7-10. I am so excited, and want to "go early and stay late!" Here is the website: http://www.iqfoi.com/specialevents.html

Here is some more Ireland info from a Wisconsin quilter, Chris Kirsch who leads quilt tours all over the world:
It sounds like its going to be a great show. When we took our "Sew-We-Go" tour to Galway we stayed at the Glenloe Abbey. It is a beautifully restored Abbey that is now a 5 star hotel. Their website is: http://www.glenlo.com/. I would highly recommend it :-).
We were blessed to have high tea at the Abbey with a group of quilters from the Galway branch of the Irish Patchwork Society who are a big part of the effort to put on the 2012 show. A delightful and talented bunch!
We visited 3 quilt shops in the west of Ireland:
the Limerick Quilt Centre (Winander House, Park Road; Limerick
The Crafters Basket in Cliffony, Cty Sligo (a ways north) and
Rags for Linda in Oughterard, Cty Galway, www.ragsforlinda.com.
All very nice shops.
Hope that helps.