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eQuilters Offers Luscious Batik Hippy Fabrics!
eQuilter.com is an online fabric store with a focus on quilting, sewing and fashion. They carry over 20,000 fabrics in stock, specializing in Asian and ethnic, contemporary and novelty 100% cotton quilting fabrics. Their real treasure is in the over 2,000 batik and hand-dyed fabrics, along with a large selection of fat quarter packets and […]
Artists Named for Invitational Reverse Auction
I don’t know about you all, but I’m fired up about this year’s Fiberart for a Cause Invitational Reverse Auction of Fabulous Fiberart! This year ten fiber artists will participate in the reverse auction that will benefit the American Cancer Society: Frances Holliday Alford, Terry Grant, Peg Keeney, Jay Rich, Susan Sorrell, Del Thomas, Larkin […]
Art Quilt Exhibit to Benefit American Cancer Society
In keeping with the theme, Breaking Traditions: With One Voice will benefit the American Cancer Society through Fiberart For A Cause. The only entry fee to the exhibit will be a $10 donation to the American Cancer Society.
School Block Challenge Winners Announced
Sponsored by Moda Fabrics, this year’s blocks were constructed by individual students and by small groups. Participating schools were given packets with three fabrics from Moda Fabrics, and students were required to use all three fabrics in their blocks. Quilters often assist the students as their projects develop. The blocks are judged in categories of K - 4th grades, 5th - 8th grades and 9th - 12th grades. A grand prize award is also given to the overall outstanding quilt block.
Fiberart For A Cause Raises Record Amount for American Cancer Society
Fiberart For A Cause, an international effort by fiber artists and patrons, was recently recognized as the #2 fundraiser in the nation for the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life in 2007.
Fiber artist, Virginia A. Spiegel, notes, “When I founded Fiberart For A Cause (FFAC) in 2005, my goal was to raise $90. We […]
African American Quilts Call for Entries
The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum is organizing an exhibit which highlights quilts created by African American artists. The show will cover a wide range of styles, from the traditional to the more contemporary, and will showcase the varied works in design, style, inspiration, and message.
Confluence: Color & Creativity
Clear Water Quilter’s Guild, Eau Claire, WI presents: “Confluence: Color & Creativity Quilt Show,” Saturday, 15 Sept. 9AM-4PM and Sunday, Sept. 16, 10AM-3PM at the historic Schlegelmilch-McDaniel House, 517 S. Farwell, Eau Claire.
The Vermont Covered Bridge Quilt Weekend
The Vermont Covered Bridge Quilt is a special quilt designed by Mary Alice Rath. It features 12 of Vermont’s most pictureque covered bridges along with maple leaves and Vermont state flower, the red clover.
Learn to Build a Quilt at the National Quilt Museum
Na Pali by Ruth Mc DowellWinchester, MA, 70″ x 77″, 1999.
Foundations are not just for buildings! See how foundations are used in building quilts during the National Quilt Museum’s exhibit How to Build a Quilt: Foundation Piecing, 22 August - 6 November 2007.
Curated by Carol Butzke and Chris Moline, How to Build a Quilt examines […]
