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Quilters' Workshop Retreat in French Lick, IN
Classes & Slide Lectures for Quilters, & Workshop Gallery
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J. Phil Beaver Quilts |
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There will be no 2009 Quilters' Workshop Retreat in French Lick, IN scheduled this year. |
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Autumn in Indiana here | ||||
| Each year the International Quilt Association in Houston, the largest quilt organization in the world, selects and commissions one quilter from around the globe to create the annual IQA Quilt. In 2004 I received the extreme honor to do the quilt for 2008, and I presented “Autumn in Indiana” to the Executive Board October 30, 2007. | |||||
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* The entire J. Phil Beaver Collection of the Indiana Harvest fabrics by Free Spirit Fabrics is available here, on this website. |
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Who is Phil Beaver? Phil Beaver is retired from public school teaching, and, during many of those working years, he also owned and operated the exclusive Beaver House Dinner Theater where nearly thirty live performers amused sell-out crowds. His teaching career in fine arts covered areas of silversmithing and other metalsmithing, drawing, and fiber design. He is the father of one and grandfather of one. Sylbie is three years old and Phil's best buddy. Phil Beaver found quilts and quilt shows by chance in 2000. Some first quilting attempts followed soon after that, but he became serious and more productive as a quilter and quilt teacher in 2003. As of January, 2006, he has produced ten large quilts and won 59 major awards, including nine Best of Show awards, in the most major quilt shows in the world. He appears regularly on HGTV's Simply Quilts with Alex Anderson, and is often seen on cable's DIY channel, also. His work and quilting accomplishments have been featured in over 50 related magazine publications. Free Spirit in New York City produced a J. Phil Beaver fabric collection, "Indiana Heritage" fabrics. The fabrics are currently sold in leading quilt shops and other businesses throughout North America and the world, and are also available on Phil's website, www.philbeaver.com . He has an extensive line of original patterns available, including a complete and easy to understand pattern for "Indiana Heritage," a quilt made from the "Indiana Heritage" fabric collection. Phil Beaver teaches his quilting and fabric painting techniques all over the United States and Canada. Each year these workshops number over 30, and are sponsored by many quilt guilds and most major quilt shows in the world. But he always maintains the best of the workshop/seminars are held each autumn at his hometown, French Lick, Indiana. These events always include a full evening and sit-down dinner that Phil prepares in his own home. Many of his quilts are on display throughout the dwelling, and it's a big evening of food and camaraderie.
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