My Favorite Things

Posted on June 29, 2009 by ovbrantley

 My Favorite Things,  was featured in the June 28, 2009 edition of the Start Your Week With a Quilt newsleter, and it was created by Peggy Martin. Peggy says she wanted a quilt that incorporated some of her favorite things. She enjoys going to festivals more than anything, so she gathered up t-shirts she had [...]

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East Cobb Entry Deadline is June 30

Posted on June 28, 2009 by ovbrantley

The entry deadline for the East Cobb Quilt Show is fast approaching. For your quilt to be eligible for consideration for the quilt show, your entry form must be in by June 30, 2009. The theme of this year’s show is Georgia Celebrates Quilts. It will be held at the Cobb County Civic Center, 548 S. [...]

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A Longing Fulfilled

Posted on June 23, 2009 by ovbrantley

  A Longing Fulfilled, created by Nancy Franklin, was featured in the 6/21/09 edition of the Start Your Week With a Quilt newsletter. The quilt’s title is taken from Proverbs 13:12. “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life”. As Nancy explains, “Each of the small pieces that [...]

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Jazzy Quilts on Exhibit in Charleston

Posted on June 22, 2009 by ovbrantley

  Jazz! Art Quilts in Performance, an exhibit of art quilts with a jazzy theme,  will be on display at the McKinley Washington Auditorium at Avery Research Center in Charleston from June 1 – July 31, 2009. The exhibit was curated by Curtis Franks.  Renowned quilter, educator and jazz advocate, Dr. Marlene O’Bryant Seabrook,  has a quilt in [...]

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CFF Collaborates with Hammonds House on Lecture Series

Posted on June 22, 2009 by ovbrantley

The Clara Ford Foundation will collaborate with the Hammonds House Museum on the creation of a quilt lecture series. The series is made possible by a grant from the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation in Little Rock, Arkansas. The inaugural lecture in the series will be presented by renowned quilt artist and author Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi on [...]

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Pearls of Wisdom

Posted on June 15, 2009 by ovbrantley

 Pearls of Wisdom, created by Nina Moore, was featured in the Start Your Week with a Quilt© newsletter June 14, 2009. This quilt grew out of a challenge that required the quilter to use the color of her birthstone in a quilt. Nina’s birthstone is pearl, and she has scattered them throughout the bottom of [...]

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Family Village of Love

Posted on June 9, 2009 by ovbrantley

 Family Village of Love was featured in the June 7, 2009 edition of the Start Your Week With a Quilt newsletter. It was created by Linda Poindexter. The center of this quilt is a whole cloth panel that Linda has embellished with lots of amazing beading. The border is a machine pieced array of African [...]

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Summer is a Great Time To Learn Quilting

Posted on June 1, 2009 by ovbrantley

Summertime is a great time to learn to quilt. One of the best teachers in the Atlanta area is Maxine Moore. She is patient and knows her stuff. Maxine teaches at the Intown Quilters quilt shop in Decatur. If you have been thinking about learning to quilt. check out the class schedule at Intown.

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