African Mask Workshop Sold Out!

Posted on July 3, 2017 by ovbrantley

Mask.Renee

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.

Renee Fleuranges-Valdes

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Carole Lyles Shaw Headlines 2016 Atlanta Quilt Festival

Posted on July 25, 2016 by ovbrantley
Sarasota Sunset by Carole Lyles Shaw

Sarasota Sunset by Carole Lyles Shaw

Carole Lyles Shaw

Carole Lyles Shaw

Quilt Artist Carole Lyles Shaw will headline the 2016 Atlanta Quilt Festival. Carole will lead a workshop on Improvisational Quilting August 13, 2016 at South Fulton Arts Center. The class will last from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., and a sewing machine is required. The class fee is $60.00.

Carole is a leader in the modern quilt movement. She will teach attendees how to choose fabrics and how to use certain techniques to get a modern look in their quilts.

If interested, email Marva Swanson at mmswan@bellsouth.net for more information and to register.

Follow the Atlanta Quilt Festival of Facebook for the latest updates. https://www.facebook.com/AtlantaQuiltFestival/.

See You at the Festival!

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2016 Atlanta Quilt Festival Dates Announced

Posted on April 11, 2016 by ovbrantley

Stride Toward Freedom by Brenda Shelby. 2015 winner of Best of Show

The Clara Ford Foundation and Hammonds House Museum  are pleased to announce that the 2016 Atlanta Quilt Festival will open July 31, 2016 and continue through August 31, 2016. Events will be held at the South Fulton Arts Center, 4645 Butner Road, College Park, GA and Hammonds House Museum, 503 Peeples Street, Atlanta, GA 30310.

Check this site and the Clara Ford Foundation Facebook page often for updates to the schedule of events.

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2015 Atlanta Quilt Festival Opens August 2d

Posted on May 24, 2015 by ovbrantley
Water Walk by Nina Moore, 2011

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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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

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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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

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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Herding Ducks On A Happy Water Buffalo Wins Best Art Quilt

Posted on August 1, 2014 by ovbrantley

 

Herding Ducks on a Happy Water Buffalo by Melinda Rushing

Herding Ducks on a Happy Water Buffalo by Melinda Rushing

Melinda Rushing’s Herding Ducks on a Happy Water Buffalo won Best Art Quilt at the 2014 Atlanta Quilt Festival.

Congratulations, Melinda!

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