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A subgroup of the QuiltArt mailing list have participated in a postcard challenge in honor of the 200th anniversary of Edgar A. Poe’s birth. Lynda Thompson facilitated the challenge and many wonderful cards have been submitted. The finished grouping will be exhibited on the QuiltArt website. My first card is shown above. I have been(…)
This week marked a personal milestone, and I celebrated it by purchasing myself a gift of a small art quilt. My little collection now consists of 4 pieces purchased directly from the artists, and another 7 postcard art quilts purchased over the years through Virginia Spiegel’s FiberArt for a Cause. The image above is the(…)
I was happy to receive notice this morning that my quilt “Show Some Spine” (above) was juried into the “Salvaged Threads” exhibit. All the pieces in this exhibit had to use repurposed (or salvaged) fabric in some manner. The exhibit will debut at the Big Sky Quilters Retreat in Billings, Montana on March 12, where(…)
Commemorative quilts have long been made in honor of people, places, and historic events. Even when the quilts themselves have not been obvious in their visual reference, names given to old patterns for quilts reflected concerns of the day, such as the political “54-40 or Fight.” The commemorative quilt above, “The Puzzle,” was made when(…)