EVENTS
* This is a “Wholesale Only” show and not open to the general public.
OCTOBER 2014
National Breast Cancer Wareness Month
Wednesday, October 1 - Friday, October 31, 2014
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is an annual
campaign to increase awareness of the disease. While most
people are aware of breast cancer, many forget to take the steps
to have a plan to detect the disease in its early stages and
encourage others to do the same.
NOVEMBER 2014
Shipshewana Fabric Show*
Wednesday, November 5, 2014, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Farmstead Inn & Conference Center, 370 South Van Buren
Street (Indiana Route 5), Shipshewana, Indiana 46565,
(260) 768-4595. Come see all the new fabrics from the recent
Quilt Market in Houston, Texas!
Serving The Amish, Quilt Shops, Fabric Stores, Sewing Centers, and Independent Businesses.
Mid-Michigan Regional Fabric Show*
Monday, November 10, 2014 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
Doherty Hotel & Convention Center, 604 North McEwan
Street (Bus. 10 & 27), Clare, Michigan 48617, (800) 525-4115
Come see all the new fabrics from the recent
Quilt Market in Houston, Texas!
JANUARY 2015
Fall International Quilt Market*
Saturday, October 25 - Monday, October 27, 2014
Houston, Texas - See Us In Booth #708
School Houses Room #371D/E
Friday, October 24
Brand New Winter Event from
Row by Row Experience!......................................... 1:50 - 12:20
New Creative Grids® Rulers Will Blow You Away!....... 3:10 - 3:40
Local Quilt Shop Day
Take & Teach 8:00-9:30
Saturday, January 24, 2015
Saturday, October 25
Jean Ann Wright, Maximize Profits
with Creative Grids® Rulers......................................Room TBD
Karen Montgomery, Last Minute Christmas Class ......Room TBD
Sunday, October 26
Gudrun Erla, Welcome to Stripology Class! ...............Room TBD
Kathy Brown, Mini’s are HOT! .......................................Room TBD
Phyllis Meiring, Wool Projects That Will
Increase Your Sales ...................................................Room TBD
Karin Hellaby, Sew Simple Hexi-Flowers .....................Room TBD
Joan Ford , Meet the New ScrapTherapy®
Mini Scrap Grids® Rulers..........................................Room TBD
Monday, October 27
Each and every local Independent quilt and fabric retailer,
storefront and online, is encouraged to celebrate in their
own shop.
FEBRUARY 2015
Shipshewana Fabric Show*
Tuesday, February 17, 2015, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Farmstead Inn & Conference Center, 370 South Van Buren
Street (Indiana Route 5), Shipshewana, Indiana 46565,
(260) 768-4595.
Come see all the new Fall and Holiday Fabrics for 2015!
Serving The Amish, Quilt Shops, Fabric Stores, Sewing Centers, and Independent Businesses.
Rita Fishel , Play Before You Pay ...................................Room TBD
Penny Haren, The Complete Package:
Notions/Patterns/Kits ...............................................Room TBD
MARCH 2015
Creative Grids® Demonstrations Booth #908
Doherty Hotel & Convention Center, 604 North McEwan
Street (Bus. 10 & 27), Clare, Michigan 48617, (800) 525-4115
Come see all the new Fall & Holiday fabrics for 2015!
Saturday, October 25
New Ruler! - to be announced soon............................ 9:00 - 11:30
Jean Ann Wright, 6” Curvy Log Cabin Trim Tool........ 11:30 - 1:30
New Ruler! - to be announced soon.............................. 1:30 - 3:00
Rita Fishel, Ruler of Your Choice ......................................... all day
Sunday, October 26
New Ruler! - to be announced soon............................ 9:00 - 12:00
New Ruler! - to be announced soon............................ 12:30 - 4:30
Rita Fishel, Ruler of Your Choice ......................................... all day
Monday, October 27
New Ruler! - to be announced soon............................ 12:30 - 2:30
Rita Fishel, Ruler of Your Choice ......................................... all day
Mid-Michigan Regional Fabric Show*
Wednesday, March 4, 2015, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
JUNE 2015
Shipshewana Fabric Show*
Wednesday, June 3, 2015, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Farmstead Inn & Conference Center, 370 South Van Buren
Street (Indiana Route 5), Shipshewana, Indiana 46565,
(260) 768-4595.
Come see all the new fabrics from the recent Quilt Market in
Minneapolis, Minnesota!
Serving The Amish, Quilt Shops, Fabric Stores, Sewing
Centers, and Independent Businesses.
400 W. DUSSEL DR. STE B. MAUMEE, OH 43537
1.800.537.1060 | WWW.CHECKERDIST.COM
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EVENTS
* This is a “Wholesale Only” show and not open to the general public.
JUNE 2015 cont.
AUGUST 2015
Wednesday, June 10, 2015, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday, August 16, & Monday, August 17, 2015
Mid-Michigan Regional Fabric Show*
Doherty Hotel & Convention Center, 604 North McEwan Street
(Bus. 10 & 27), Clare, Michigan 48617, (800) 525-4115
Come see all the new fabrics from the recent Quilt Market in
Minneapolis, Minnesota!
Checker Distributors Annual Open House*
Maumee, Ohio
NOVEMBER 2015
Shipshewana Fabric Show*
Wednesday, November 4, 2015, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
JULY 2015
The Holmes County Fabric Show*
Thursday, July 23, 8:00 am – 7:00 pm
Friday, July 24, 2014, 8:00 am – 2:00 pm
Carlisle Inn of Walnut Creek
Ohio State Route 515 (at State Route 39)
Walnut Creek, Ohio 44610 (330) 893-3636
Farmstead Inn & Conference Center, 370 South Van Buren
Street (Indiana Route 5), Shipshewana, Indiana 46565,
(260) 768-4595.
Come see all the new fabrics from the recent Quilt Market in
Houston, Texas!
Serving The Amish, Quilt Shops, Fabric Stores, Sewing Centers, and Independent Businesses.
Mid-Michigan Regional Fabric Show*
Tuesday, November, 10, 2015, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Doherty Hotel & Convention Center, 604 North McEwan
Street (Bus. 10 & 27), Clare, Michigan 48617, (800) 525-4115
Come see all the new fabrics from the recent Quilt Market in
Houston, Texas!
NEWS
CREATIVE GRIDS® PARTNERS WITH ROW BY ROW EXPERIENCE 2014
The Row by Row Experience is a fun way to welcome customers into your store. Visit www.rowbyrowexperience.com for complete
details and to register.
Shops Rocked Their Row using Creative Grids® & Won BIG!
Creative Grids® sponsored a contest with Row by Row Experience 2014. Just for shops, this contest was
called Rock Your Row. Over 60 shops designed their row using a Creative Grids® Ruler and submitted their
row to be entered in the contest. The 5 most popular, determined by the most “Likes” on the CGRUSA
Facebook page, were each awarded $250 in Creative Grids® Rulers. That’s a $500 retail value! Winners were
announced at the Checker Open House August 24 & 25, 2014 in Maumee, Ohio.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS OF THE CREATIVE GRIDS®
ROCK YOUR ROW CONTEST!
These shops each won $500 (Retail) in Creative Grids® Rulers of their choice.
Quilting Bee in Salina, KS.
CGRSAV1
Bonnie’s Favorite Fabrics in Bay City, MI.
CGRCRCL & CGRJAW4
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Stitches 301 in Molalla, OR. CGRMT1
Sew What Quilt Shop in Wyandotte, MI.
CGRJAW4
Charlotte’s Bargain Fabric in Newton, KS. CGRCCC
400 W. DUSSEL DR. STE B. MAUMEE, OH 43537
1.800.537.1060 | WWW.CHECKERDIST.COM
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