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If you are interested in exhibiting a quilt in the annual Bulloch Hall Quilt Show in Roswell,GA, the application deadline is January 31, 2012. The show runs from March 10-18, 2012. Bulloch Hall is located at 180 Bulloch Avenue, Roswell, GA. Visit the website for more information.
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The quilts of two Atlanta quilters will be part of the World Quilt Show when it opens Thursday, November 10 in West Palm Beach, Florida. They are Nina Moore and Marva Swanson. Nina will exhibit In the Tall Grass, and Marva will exhibit Tumbling in Space. The show will feature over 450 quilts from 10 countries. [...]
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Aisha Lumumba and Elaine Parker have announced the dates for their 5th Annual Fiber, Bead and Mixed Media Art Exhibit which is entitled Encore! It will be held November 10 – December 31, 2011 at The Atrium on Sweet Auburn Art Gallery in the Oddfellows Building, 236 Auburn Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30303. The Artists’ Reception will [...]
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If you love Nina Moore’s work, and you should, you can see her quilt In The Tall Grass at the Georgia Quilt Show this weekend at the Gwinnett Center. This quilt won “Viewer’s Choice” at the 2010 Atlanta Quilt Festival which was held at the South Fulton Arts Center, 4645 Butner Road, College Park, GA. Nina [...]
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The Georgia Quilt Show opens October 20, 2011 at the Gwinnett Center in Duluth. Show hours are 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. There will be quilts competing for prizes, lots of vendors and lots of classes. The show runs through October 22, 2011. Admission is $10.00 at the door. Visit the web site for more information.
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The Brown Sugar Stitchers Quilt Guild will hold its bi-annual quilt exhibit October 2 through December 11, 2011 at the Auburn Avenue Research Library, 101 Auburn Avenue, Atlanta, GA. The theme of the exhibit is Not Your Grandmother’s Quilts: African American Quilters in the 21st Century. The opening reception for the exhibit will be held [...]
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Forever Friends was part of a group of four friendship quilts featured at the 2011 Atlanta Quilt Festival exhibit which was held at the South Fulton Arts Center. It was created by O.V. Brantley. Each quilter shared information about herself, and each quilter made two blocks for each of the other quilters in the group. Aleathia Chisolm, Nina Moore and Rosalind Newell were [...]
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Keep An Eye On Your Blocks was part of a group of four friendship quilts featured at the 2011 Atlanta Quilt Festival exhibit held at the South Fulton Arts Center. It was created by Aleathia Chisolm. Each quilter shared information about herself, and each quilter made two blocks for each of the other quilters in the group. Rosalind Newell, [...]
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A Few of My Favorite Friends was part of a group of four friendship quilts featured at the 2011 Atlanta Quilt Festival exhibit held at the South Fulton Arts Center. It was created by Rosalind Newell, who was also the organizer of the group. Each quilter shared information about herself, and each quilter made two [...]
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Members of the Brown Sugar Stitchers Quilt Guild will exhibit their quilts October 3 through December 11, 2011 at the Auburn Avenue Research Library, 101 Auburn Avenue, Atlanta, GA. The theme of the exhibit is Not Your Grandmother’s Quilts – African American Quilters in the 21st Century. The opening reception for the exhibit will be Thursday, [...]
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When all the votes were counted, Mary Maynard’s Rotation of Cross walked away with Best of Show at the 2011 Atlanta Quilt Festival exhibit which was held at the South Fulton Arts Center. She won a beautiful ribbon and a $50 prize. Mary says she was inspired by local quilt artist Regina Carter’s stained glass window. [...]
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Aisha Lumumba’s quilt Antiquity took second place in the voting for Best of Show at the 2011 Atlanta Quilt Festival exhibit which was held at the South Fulton Arts Center. Aisha says she made Antiquity from her trusty scrap bag. It is machine pieced, hand painted, quilted and beaded. The quilt measures 23 x 33 [...]
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Anita Crosby created the third place winner in the Best of Show balloting at the 2011 Atlanta Quilt Festival Exhibit. It is called Belly Dancer. Anita used raw edge appliqué and decorative stitches on a background of hand-painted fabric to create her 16 x 20 inch eye-grabbing quilt. Anita’s daughter Thea, who was taking belly dancing [...]
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Marquetta Bell Johnson is one of the featured quilt artists at the 2011 Atlanta Quilt Festival. Her quilts are always made from her hand dyed fabric and include lots of hand work. Ocean Garden greets visitors as soon as they enter the South Fulton Arts Center. It is the type of quilt that needs to be [...]
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There are only three days left to see the quilts in the Atlanta Quilt Festival exhibit. In addition to the juried quilt exhibit, several guest quilt artists have quilts in the exhibit. One of them is Lola Jenkins. Ms. Jenkins is an exception quilt artist best know for her portraits. She was recently the featured [...]
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Quilt Artist Juanita Yeager will lecture and show her quilts Saturday, August 6, 2011 at 4 p.m. She is the featured guest quilt artist for the 2011 Atlanta Quilt Festival. To learn more about Ms. Yeager and her amazing quilts, visit her web site at www.juanitayeager.com. The event will be held in the theater of [...]
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The doll that was voted “Best Doll” at the 2011 Atlanta Quilt Festival was created by Cassandra Harrison. This picture does not do justice to her beauty, but here she is!
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A Crescendo of Cloth by Latifah Shakir tied for first place in the Best Art Quilt category at the 2011 Atlanta Quilt Festival. The quilt, which is crazy quilted with shells, bottle caps, bells and buttons to carry out the jazz theme, measures 43 x 56 inches. Latifah received an original ribbon designed by Laura Sorton and a $50.00 check from the Clara Ford [...]
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Sun Leaves by Brenda Shelby tied for first place in the Best Art Quilt category at the 2011 Atlanta Quilt Festival. The quilt, which is made from hand painted fabrics, measures 43 x 47 inches. Brenda received an original ribbon designed by Laura Sorton and a $50.00 check from the Clara Ford Foundation. Congratulations, Brenda!
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Season’s Turn by Miyata Johnson won the Best Traditional Quilt category at the 2011 Atlanta Quilt Festival. The quilt, which is made from the “card trick” pattern, measures 40 x 40 inches. Miyata received an original ribbon designed by Laura Sorton and a $50.00 check from the Clara Ford Foundation. Congratulations, Miyata!
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