Ancestral Christmas, art quilt, by O.V. Brantley.
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2015 Atlanta Quilt Festival Opens August 2d
Posted on May 24, 2015 by ovbrantley
Water Walk by Nina Moore, 2011
The 2015 Atlanta Quilt Festival© opens August 2, 2015 at noon at South Fulton Arts Center, 4645 Butner Road, College Park, GA and continues until August 31, 2015. The Opening Reception will feature quilts, dolls, children’s activities and our famed Quilt Market.
Other activities during the month of August include a beginning quilt class, beginning dollmaking class, and quilt appraisals. Activities are held at Hammonds House Museum and South Fulton Arts Center.
If you would like for your quilt to be part of the 2015 Atlanta Quilt Festival exhibit, email atlantaquiltfestival@gmail.com for an entry form. Follow the Atlanta Quilt Festival on Facebook for frequent updates.
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Wishing You A Joyous Holiday Season
Posted on December 4, 2014 by ovbrantley
Merry Christmas, by O.V. Brantley
The Clara Ford Foundation wishes you a joyous holiday season. We look forward to seeing you at the 2015 Atlanta Quilt Festival in August. Click the donations button on the left to learn how you can support our programs.
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New York Beauty Goes to Africa Wins Best of Show
Posted on August 11, 2014 by ovbrantley
New York Beauty Goes to Africa by Jeanette Walton
The viewers of the 2014 Atlanta Quilt Festival Exhibit voted Jeanette Walton’s New York Beauty Goes to Africa Best of Show. This quilt also won Best Traditional Quilt. The South Fulton Arts Center hosted the exhibit.
Congratulations, Jeanette!
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Beginning Dollmaking Class a Huge Success
Posted on August 11, 2014 by ovbrantley
Dollmaking class taught by Cookie Patterson at Hammonds House Museum
Students in the 2014 Atlanta Quilt Festival “sold out” Beginning Dollmaking class worked very hard on their dolls. Cookie Patterson taught the class which was held at Hammonds House Museum.
Below are some of the dolls that were part of the 2014 Atlanta Quilt Festival doll exhibit. The Atlanta Quilt Festival is held each year during the first two weeks in August.
Doll exhibit at 2014 Atlanta Quilt Festival
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Master Class: Collage Portrait Quilts
Posted on August 2, 2014 by ovbrantley
This year’s master class is taught by Bisa Butler, who is a phenomenal artist with collage portrait quilts using only fabric.
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New York Beauty Goes to Africa Wins Best Traditional Quilt
Posted on August 1, 2014 by ovbrantley
New York Beauty Goes to Africa by Jeanette Walton
Jeanette Walton’s New York Beauty Goes to Africa won Best Traditional Quilt at the 2014 Atlanta Quilt Festival.
Congratulations, Jeanette!
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