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	Quilts UK 2007 - Published in Quilt Shows Malvern, Worcestershire, 17–20 May 2007, Sally Stevens reviews another great show

	Hidden Treasure - Published in Places Seeking sun and scenery in Australia, Anita Peach finds much more than she bargained for in the Atherton Tableland, Tropical North Queensland

	Fabric Houses - Published in Design Gillian Cooper explains how to turn your house into a masterpiece in fabric

The UK's first Quilt Block Orphanage!

Have you read Gillian's UFO piece in Quilter's Corner from the new June edition of Popular Patchwork? We had an interesting email this week in response to one of the points she raised.

Joy Edgington, the Project Linus co-ordinator in the West Midlands, was struck by the end of Gillian's column, where she says she would be too embarrassed to give her UFO's to charity.

Joy writes, "I can assure her that no block is too 'bad' to be turned into a Linus quilt. I often get orphan blocks sheepishly handed over under cover of darkness! I'm pleased to say that I have always managed to find homes for these blocks in quilts. I also often find other quilters prepared to take them on and sew them into some quite wonderful creations.

Joy has responded to this by instigating the UK's first Quilt Block Orphanage! If anyone has orphan blocks that they would like to send to her, she will undertake to find a new 'foster mom' for them and get them re-homed in a new quilt for Project Linus!

Readers can contact Joy through the orphange e-mail address which is orphanblock@yahoo.co.uk or send blocks (anonymously if preferred) to 739 Alcester Road South, Birmingham, B14 5EY.

Major Exhibitions in May

There are two major exhibitions at opposite ends of the country later this month, Quilts UK in Worcestershire and Loch Lomond in West Dunbartonshire

We hope some of you can make it to either of them. Don't forget to tell us about it in the forum when you return!

Quilts UK is at the Three Counties Showground, Malvern, Worcestershire from 15th to 18th May. This year's event is the 20th Anniversary Show with the special category "Architectural Inspirations". There will be the usual fantastic array of quilts, stalls, demonstrations and more. Entrance at the door £8 adults, £7 senior citizens, £3 children. Enquiries by email Emma Cooling or visit Grosvenor Exhibitions.

Why not remind yourself of last year's event by checking out Sally Stevens review, Quilts UK 2007

Jane Rae gives a sneak preview of this year's Loch Lomond exhibition in our feature A blog cabin at Loch Lomond.

Loch Lomond is probably Scotland's biggest, brightest and best quilt show! This year there are over 20 exhibitions in eleven locations, with workshops, social events, and a traders' village. The exhibitions take place in and around Dumbarton, Alexandria and Balloch in West Dunbartonshire. Day tickets are £10, Workshops £35.

You can get all the information you need to visit Loch Lomond this year from the exhibition website, Loch Lomond Quilt Show

If you're organising an event, don't forget to post the details in our Events Listing, and we'll encourage people to visit!

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