Posted on July 3, 2017 by ovbrantley
The Master Quilter Workshop held annually during the Atlanta Quilt Festival is SOLD OUT!
Mt. Vernon, NY resident Renee Fleuranges-Valdes will lead a master quilting class on Saturday August 12, 2017 during the 2017 Atlanta Quilt Festival. The workshop will be held at the South Fulton Arts Center from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Quilters will learn how to use improvisational appliqué techniques to make an African mask.
Although this workshop is sold out, visit Atlanta Quilt Festival on Facebook to check out other activities you may enjoy.
You can also email atlantaquiltfestival@gmail.com to be placed on the waiting list.
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Posted on August 5, 2011 by ovbrantley
Best Doll at 2011 Atlanta Quilt Festival
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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Posted on September 17, 2010 by ovbrantley
Jeanette Walton will teach a spectacular bargello quilt called Ribbons in Motion at Kiwi Quilts October 23rd and November 13th. The class will teach fabric selection and how to piece and quilt the quilt in one step.
Shown above is Jeanette’s version of the quilt.
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Posted on July 20, 2010 by ovbrantley
Vera by Tonia Mitchell
Summer is the time for play, so the July 11, 2010 edition of the Start Your Week With a Quilt newsletter featured a very special playmate for you. Readers, meet Vera! She is very excited to drop by to spend some time with us. She took the time to dress in her finest apparel. She put on her favorite tie-dye dress complete with velvet vest, her special sandals and topped it all off with her ever so chic hat.
Tonia Mitchell
Vera was created my dollmaker extraordinaire Tonia Mitchell. She is part of an awesome collection of dolls and small quilts at the Tonia Mitchell Gallery. A special exhibit of delectable collectibles starts July 15 and continues through July 25. Vera sells for $485, but there are items in all price ranges.
The Tonia Mitchell Gallery is located in Old Town Morrow Marketplace, 1061 Southlake Circle, Suite 200, Morrow, GA. Call 678-876-7238 for hours and directions.
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Posted on April 29, 2010 by ovbrantley
Sparkle by Cookie Patterson
The Clara Ford Foundation seeks original, handmade dolls for its doll exhibit. This exhibit will be part of the 2010 Atlanta Quilt Festival being held August 1 -13, 2010 at the South Fulton Arts Center, 4645 Butner Road, College Park, GA..
Entry forms must be received by June 15, 2010 and the doll must be available for exhibit August 1 – August 13.
The entry form is on this web site. For questions, email Cookie Patterson at cookiekeeling@bllsouth.net.
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Posted on June 22, 2009 by ovbrantley
Gone Clubbing: Crazy About Jazz by Marlene O'Bryant Seabrook
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 the exhibit.
The quilts celebrate the cultural heyday of jazz as art, music and craft.
Admission is free.
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Posted on June 15, 2009 by ovbrantley
Pearls of Wisdom by Nina Moore
Pearls of Wisdom, created by Nina Moore, was featured in the Start Your Week with a Quilt© newsletter June 14, 2009.
Nina Moore
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 her sea. Nina makes most of her quilts without patterns and just allows her creativity to guide her. The result is always stunning.
Doesn’t this quilt make you want to put on your scuba gear?
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Posted on March 16, 2009 by ovbrantley
Peridot Sunflower on the Starship Enterprise by Rosalind Newell
Rosalind Newell has a flair for naming her quilts, and the March 15, 2009, featured quilt of the week in the Start Your Week With A Quilt newsletter is no exception. She has named it Peridot Sunflower on the Starship Enterprise.
This quilt was made in a class taught by Maxine Moore. The purpose of the class was to learn a new technique called “piece-liqué.” The technique, created by renowned quilter Sharon Schamber, is a way to make a curved appliqué quilt by piecing it on a sewing machine.
When asked how did she come up with the name of the quilt Roz says, “the green is peridot, my August birthstone. It looks like it is floating in space on the black batik background –hence the Starship Enterprise.”
Rosalind Newell
Then she adds slyly, “Maybe Lieutenant Worf gave it to me!!”
For Startrek fans, Roz always had a crush on Lieutenant Worf. He is her kind of specimen. For those who don’t have a clue about Startrek, I can’t explain it here. Just enjoy the quilt!
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Posted on June 1, 2008 by ovbrantley
Favorite Cousins by Peggy Martin
This bright and fun-filled quilt called Favorite Cousins was made by Peggy Martin. I just know these girls are ready to have fun. Peggy made this quilt as a fund raiser for her family reunion. The quilt was raffled to offset expenses of the gathering, and one lucky family member went home with a quilt. Favorite Cousins shows off six little girls in their brightly colored family reunion dresses offset be a coordinating border.
This quilt should definitely get you in the mood for your family reunion.
Peggy Martin
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Clara Ford Foundation 