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The Clara Ford Foundation recently sponsored, in collaboration with the Hammonds House Museum, a day of quilt appraisals. Holly Anderson, Georgia’s only certified quilt appraiser, was on hand to lecture and conduct a day of appraising. One of the main points of discussion was why get a quilt appraised. Now we know. If you are [...]
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Quilter Marva Swanson created the poster quilt for the Celebration of Public Service Quilt Exhibit currently underway at the National Archives in Morrow, GA. The quilt was prominently displayed at the front of the room during the September 24, 2009 opening ceremony of the exhibit.
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A Gallery of Quilts: Celebrating Excellence in Public Service through the Art of Quilting opens September 25, 2009 at the National Archives, 5780 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA. The exhibit features 16 quilts that explore the theme of public service. All of the quilts were created by seniors at the Fulton County Senior Centers. The exhibit was [...]
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Marquetta Bell-Johnson will sign her book Hand Dyed Quilts Saturday, October 3, 2009 at Intown Quilters. The book signing will begin at 10 a.m. and continue until closing at 6 p. m. Marquetta will also perform demonstrations on her dyeing technique. She will also have some of her hand dyed fabrics for sale. Do not [...]
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The quilt of the week in the September 20, 2009 edition of the Start Your Week With a Quilt newsletter was Andrew M. Cobb, Esq. It was created by Maxine Moore. According to Maxine, this quilt was made for a special young man who is going to college to become an attorney. His favorite colors are red and black, [...]
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Several African American quilters exhibited their quilts at the bi-annual East Cobb Quilt Show which closed today. Although the show is known to place a heavy emphasis on traditional quilts, the show is open to all genres of quilts. It is a juried and judged show. One of the most striking quilts in the show which featured [...]
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Here is a wow! quilt for you. It is called 4th of July, and it is one of those quilts that takes your breath away. It was created by Charlotte Lindsey and was featured in the September 13, 2009 issue of the Start Your Week With a Quilt newsletter. First, the colors blow you away, [...]
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Renowned Atlanta quilter Aisha Lumumba has a new video on YouTube which chronicles her growth as a quilter. It is called the Journey of an African American Quilt Artist. Check it out at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tobn9KHyHo. Aisha has exhibited extensively in Atlanta and throughout the southeast. She is a member of the Brown Sugar Stitchers Quilt Guild [...]
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Get a Life! was the featured quilt in the September 6, 2009 edition of the Start Your Week With a Quilt© newsletter. It was created by Vickie Clark. This quilt was recently featured in the Brown Sugar Stitchers Quilt Show where it was voted “Best of Show” by the viewers. Get a Life! is a [...]
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The Montgomery Fine Art Museum is currently exhibiting African American quilts from its private collection. The exhibit is entitled Alabama Threads: African-American Quilts from the Permanent Collection. The museum began collecting African American quilts in 2004 with the acquisition of 48 quilts created primarily by women from west Alabama between 1945 and 2001. In late 2008, the museum added 10 [...]
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Tumbling In Space was featured in the August 30, 2009 edition of the Start Your Week With a Quilt newsletter. It was created by Marva Swanson. This quilt was also recently featured in the Brown Sugar Stitchers Quilt Show where it was voted first place in the large quilt category by the viewers. Tumbling in Space is an optical illusion quilt. The effect [...]
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An exhibit entitled Sew Many Quilts is currently on display at the Cleveland Avenue Branch Library in Atlanta. All of the quilts in the exhibit were created by local quilter Deborah Andrews. The quilts are primarily traditional quilts, but they cover a wide range of techniques. For example, there is a sampler, a bargello, a [...]
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