PITTSBURGH (Allegheny Co.) —The Feedsack Club, with a membership of 700, will be hold ing its 3rd annual convention on April 4 and S. at Ho Jo’s, 2100 Lincoln Highway, Route 30, Lan * * rf V- \ ' * V riuhv congrei ie annual Feedsack Convention to s simply to admire the thousands of feedsack patterns collected. ccurate, Precise Single Seed Placement Accurate seed spacing and precise depth increase yield potential. ■ Time-proven positive air metering system and edge drop seed discs gently singulate seeds to eliminate wasteful dbubles. ■ The short 18" seed drop makes seed spacing accurate. ■ Consistent seed depth is assured through our independently operating walking beam gauge wheels...adjust in 1/8" increments. ■ Low air pressure gently handles fragile seed coat. ■ Fewer moving parts reduce maintenance and downtime, Feedsack Club caster. The Feedsack Club mem bers buy, sell, trade, collect and exhibit feedsacks. They use feed sacks for quilts, vests, baby quilts, doll quilts, miniatures, clothes, and decorating ideas. To Hold Convention April 4-5 Concurrent with Quilters’ Her- and 1930 s on display. There will itege Celelnabon, admission to also be demonstrations, vendors, the Fccdsack Convention B free, door prizes, and members trading There will be feedsack quilts, fashions, household items and On Satuiday, April 5, there will other memorabilia from the 1920 s be two classes offered for pre registered members: 1. Feedsack Club Friendship Quilt Class, hosted by Connie Tilman; and 2. Feedsack Doll Class, hosted by Frannie Meshcrer. The Club offers a new service this year for quilters who have a tool, product, quilt-related item that they would like demonstrated, highlighted, and/or promoted. Quilters have sent us their pro ducts because they can’t be there and we will do the above demos for them. The Feedsack Club is an infor mational group holding exhibits at -i 'i *•- * * > ' * J ■&!-?' ■ No-till attachments give you flexibil ity to plant in all residual levels. ■ Interchangeable seed discs available for soybeans, corn, sweet corn, popcorn, sorghum, milo, acid delinted cotton, sugar beets and others. ■ Ask about competitive financing plans through Agricredit Acceptance Company. 21 WHITE I AC3CO I ' V Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 29, IM7-811 Quilter’s Heritage Celebration CARLINVILLE, 111. For the tenth consecutive year, Quilters’ Heritage Celebration returns to the Holiday Inn Lancaster Host Resort and Conference Center in Lancaster, from April 3-6. Draw ing quilters and quilt enthusiasts See Your AGCO White Dealer Listed Below. Delaware Georgetown Baxter Farms Maryland Dayton J.D. Mullinix Lineboro Wertz Farm Equipment Pennsylvania Bechtelsville Miller Equipment Bethel Zimmerman’s Farm Service Bloomsburg William F. Welliver Carlisle Carlisle Farm Service Elizabethtown Hemley’s Farm Equip. Inc. Greencastle Meyers Implements Honesdale Marshall Machinery Klingerstown Stanley’s Farm Service Mifflinburg B, S & B Repair New Bethlehem Hetrick Farm Supply Oakland Mills Peoples Sales & Service Somerset Lincoln Supply Pioneer Days in Dade City, Fla.; Decatur House in Washington, D.C.; and Mancuso Williamsburg, Va. Show. There will be a large exhibit May 10-September 1 in the Shenandoah VallejMof Virginia. Yearly membership dues in the Feedsack Club are $l2 which includes a membership list indi cating those who wish to buy, trade, sell, plus a bi-monthly newsletter containing historical information, convention news, quilting tips, patterns, instruction, and regional retreat dates. To join the club, send a check to Jane Clark Stapel, 25 S. Starr Avenue, #l6 Pittsburgh. PA 15202. Jane is the founder of the Club and may be reached at (412) 766-3996. from all over the United States and many other countries, the focus is visual ... quilts, quilts, quilts. More than 400 quilts on exhibit join with over 80 functions; clas ses, lectures, fashion show and even quilt bingo, along with 75-100 mer- chants to provide four knowledge able and fun filled days at this interna tionally renowned event Quilts that Celebrate/ Commemorate, curated by Rita B. Barber, will fea ture quilts that celebrate or com memorate some significant event to their makers. The evergrow ing Quitters Her itage Celebration juried and judged show will award $12,000 in prize money donated by local and national sponsors. The Fairfield Processing Cor poration’s Fash ion -Show will again be pre sented at a lunc heon. The show has become one of the hallmark functions of the event. The won derful one-of-a kind garments in this spectacular show represent every occasion, from day wear to evening wear, from very wear able to almost costume-like in style. Show hours: Thursday, 9-5; Friday, 9-7; Saturday, 9-5; Sunday 11-4. For complete infor mation on classes and other func tions, check out the web site at http://ww w. cyber centre.com/qhc/ or contact Rita B. Barber, QHC, P.O. Box 503, Carlinville, IL
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