Ricky Tims Gazette
Volume III, Issue 1

Saturday – April 10

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In this Issue of the Ricky Tims Gazette:

·                    Travels

·                    Ricky Tims Quilt Seminars

·                    Mini-Spirals & Razzle Dazzle^TM 

·                    New Quilt

·                    American Patchwork & Quilting Photo Shoot

·                    Autumn Rock 

 Travels:  New Jersey ; Kentucky ; Netherlands
Ricky will be finishing up a two month long marathon which started in March, when he visited the following:                                    Sew Inspirational by Bernina in Colorado Springs , CO
                A Mountain Quilter’s Fest in Pigeon Forge, TN
                The Glendale Quilt Guild in Glendale , CA
                The Fiber Chicks and Country Quilters in Boise , ID
                The Ogallala Quilt Festival in Dimmitt , TX
Ricky would like to extend his heartfelt thanks to all those who were in attendance and to those who made his trips a success.  

Upcoming for Ricky, is a trip to New Jersey to the Garden State Quilters, April 12-14;  the American Quilt Society show in Paducah , KY , April 18-24.  Ricky and Justin will have a booth at the AQS show and is booth #2405 on the 1^st floor of the Convention Center.  If you’re coming to Paducah ,  drop by and say hello.  Also, Ricky and Justin will follow Paducah with a trip to Quilt Expo in The Hague , Netherlands April 28-May 2.  Leaving Holland , the two will travel to Steckborn , Switzerland where Ricky will be teaching at the Bernina Factory.     

Ricky Tims Quilt Seminars:  Accepting Registrations
The new, Ricky Tims Quilt Seminars are now ready to accept registrations for both the St. Louis , Missouri and the Golden, Colorado venues.  If you’re interested in joining Ricky for a two day, information packed weekend, please click on the following link,   RTQS , to be directed to the Seminar information and registration links.  If you are registering, please click on the appropriate venue link, print-out the form, and mail your registrations and payments to provided address.  Remember, if you’re registering with a friend, you will receive a $25 discount and the registrations and the payments must be received by the due date as indicated on the registration form.  Save even more, $40 each, if a group of 10 or more register.  As with the dual registration, the registration forms and the payments must be received by their due dates as well.  Key information on how to register as a group is also provided on the registration forms.

New Internet Store Additions : Razzle Dazzle^TM Decorative Threads and Mini-Spiral Fabrics
The Ricky Tims Internet store has two new additions – Razzle Dazzle^TM and Mini Sprials. 
Superior Threads, Inc,., introduces Razzle Dazzle^TM   by Ricky Tims.  This new thread is an
8 Wt., polyester decorative thread, designed for a number of projects: bobbin work, couching, fringe, knitting, embellishments, serging, weaving, and bead work.  

Also new this month, Tims Internet Store introduces the new Mini-Spiral fabrics.  The larger spirals were such a hit last year, that the guys are introducing the new smaller spiral design fabrics.  Each mini-sprial, is approximately 22-1/2” x 22-1/2” and just like the other Caveman fabrics and larger spirals, each mini-spiral is a one-of-a-kind.  They will continue to produce the larger spirals as well, but currently that page is empty.  If you’re interested in the larger spials, keep checking back periodically to see what’s available.  

New Quilt : Glen Eyrie Castle
Ricky has completed a new, mid-sized commission quilt titled Glen Eyrie Castle.  This quilt depicts the castle at Glen Eyrie where the Rocky Mountain Quilt Retreat is held each October.  Utilizing Ricky’s technique of Scribble Applique, the quilt has a much more textural feel than standard raw-edge appliqué.  Incorporating his hand-dyed fabrics, the quilt was made from a photograph of the castle and the castle grounds.  Using a photo-editing software, Ricky has brought the grounds in around the castle creating a quilt which imbues the experience of Rocky Mountain Quilt Retreat and the neighboring Garden of the Gods park.  

Photo Shoot : American Patchwork & Quilting
In early March, American Patchwork & Quilting sent a photo team to La Veta to compose and shoot some of Ricky’s quilts for an upcoming article.  Of course, it hadn’t snowed for about a month, so you know, when the team arrived, what did it do?  It snowed!  Many of the photos were taken in and around the house, but the trip up to Autumn Rock had to be nixed.  Everybody was really hoping to get some photos of Ricky’s quilts up at the rock.  Oh well maybe next time.  The article should be in one of the late summer issues.  

Autumn Rock : Architectural Plans
For those of you interested in the progress of Autumn Rock, there isn’t much more to tell you which is different from the last Gazette.  The guys expect to hear next Wednesday on the status of the loan.  If the loan is approved, then papers can be signed and the long awaited construction can begin.  More next month.  

Website : Ricky Tims Gazette Archive
If you’re new to the Ricky Tims Gazette or you have missed an issue, you can now read the previous issues by clicking on the Newsletter icon found on the main index page.  Click here to go directly to the archive page.  

Till next month, Ricky says happy quilting.