Archive for 2007
Katrina Quilt Show Begins
If you remember the post I put up earlier this month about the Katrina quilts, and if you missed them at the “Road to California” quilt show, you still might be in luck. The Huntsville Times (Alabama) states that four of these unique quilts will adorn the walls of the Huntsville Museum of Art, 300 […]
Pre-Sale and Reverse Auction Reminder
At left: Lynn Krawczyk’s very special art doll, “At The Heart Of It,” created for the Fiberart For A Cause Invitational Reverse Auction.
Just a reminder, since I didn’t post this date previously, that you need to mark your calendar for the one day Pre-Sale on 9 March, followed by the regular Reverse Auction opening on […]
SF Quilt Guild Show & Quilt Sale
See Alex Anderson, host of HGTV’s Simply Quilts in person, and meet Letitia Chung at the San Francisco Quilt Guild Show and Quilt Sale! Select member quilts will be for sale this weekend, and Deborah Roberts will offer quilt appraisals for a fee. In addition, the African American Quilt Guild of Oakland will display Underground […]
Gee’s Bend Quilts to be in Louisville
TWO NOTES: The date will change above for the show when I have exact information. Thanks to the Kentucky Heritage Quilt Society (KHQS) for this information!
Mark your calendars now to make a trip to Louisville, Kentucky in January 2008 to view the Quilts of Gee’s Bend. These quilts have been exhibited throughout the United States […]
Treat Your Nose Right
Shari Beaubien (”Be Still My Artful Heart,” Cloth Paper Scissors, January/February 2007) doesn’t let cold and flu season get her down. She takes the opportunity to collage and embellish “Totally Tricked-Out Tissue Box” covers for her home. Cute, cute, cute!
For instructions on how to make your own, visit the Cloth Paper Scissors Web site.
KHQS Design Seminar 2007
The Kentucky Heritage Quilt Society (KHQS) Design Seminar 2007 will be taught by internationally known art quilter Carol Taylor of Pittsford, New york. Carol is a very inspiring teacher, and participants will undoubtedly leave her Seminar with more ideas and techniques than they can use in a year!
Carol approaches her quiltmaking with intensity and a […]
Focus on Kentucky
This past month a reader contacted me in her search for a member of the Kentucky Heritage Quilt Society. In that search, I was led to Linda Skye, a member in that organization. After my phone call with Linda, I was fired up about the activities that the KHQS has planned for the next year. […]
NQA NQD Project
That’s a tongue-twister, isnt’ it? The response to the 2006 NQD (National Quilting Day) “Happy Birth Day, Baby!” project for NQA (National Quilting Assocation) was so positive they are doing it again for 2007. All quilters, individuals and groups are welcome to join the fun. To celebrate the NQD’s “birthday,” all you need to do […]
KY Quilter’s Day Out
District 6 of the Kentucky Heritage Quilt Society (KHQS) invites your to join quilters from seven counties in celebration of National Quilting Day. You’ll meet at the Ballardsville Baptist Church Life Center, Junction of Hwy 22 and 53 in Oldham County. Admission is a mere $2, and a non-perishable food item for the church food […]
