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Doors open at 8:15 am, and the meeting begins at 9:15 am.

Lecture by April Anue Shipp:

“Griot of the Cloth”

April enjoys making quilts with spiritual and historical significance. She has participated in historical quilt projects such as: The Diversity Quilt for the University of Michigan (published in Nov. 2002 Quilters Newsletter Magazine); and The Detroit 300th Anniversary Underground Railroad Quilt, which was donated to The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History.

In 2002 April’s quilt, Road to Rwanda, was a finalist in the UAW DaimlerChrysler Artist at Work Competition.

Her largest quilt to date, Strange Fruit: A Century of Lynching and Murder, was completed in 2003. Three years in the making and dedicated to Ida B. Wells, Billie Holiday and Laura Nelson a female lynch victim, Strange Fruit debuted at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, Without Sanctuary exhibit (July – Feb. 2005).

April established her company, Your Heritage Quilts L.L.C. in 2003. Specializing in quilts with a spiritual, historical and family significance.

She joined the DaimlerChrysler and the World of Works program, enabling her to present to school children an understanding and appreciation of their rich heritage and the history of quilt making. She visits a different school each week where she poses as an African American woman during the turn of the century 1900.

April teaches the art of quilt making at Wayne County Community College (WCCC) School of Continuing Education Detroit’s downtown campus. Her Blues Singers’ portrait quilts series, “Ladies Who Sang the Blues” are currently on display at the WCCC downtown campus.

In 2014 April traveled to South Africa, visiting Cape Town and Johannesburg, as part of the Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela Quilt exhibit; a tribute by Quilt Artists from South Africa and the United States curated by Marsha MacDowell and Carolyn L. Mazloomi.

This lecture follows the business meeting on Quilt Day.

Learn More About Quilt Days

Every July, the Guild hosts a Garage Sale at the end of the Quilt Day meeting. The meeting begins at 9:15a and doors open at 8:15a.  Only GAAQG members may sell their items but purchases are open to the public.  A wide variety of quilt-related articles are for sale:  fabric, patterns, books, notions and trims, to name a few.  The sale begins immediately after the dismissal of the Quilt Day meeting and shopping ends at 1:00pm.  There is no early shopping allowed.  Buyers will be charged $1.00 per total purchase (not per item) to be donated to SafeHouse Center, in addition to the price of the items they buy.  Please note we can only accept cash or checks, no credit cards, and please bring your reusable shopping bags to hold your purchases.

Class description:

Work on quilts for SafeHouse Center or bring your own project.  Join us in all the QU events and enjoy the atmosphere.

Bring your sewing machine, cutting tools and basic sewing supplies. For SafeHouse sewing, you can plan on using one of our pre-cut kits, just please bring several bobbins loaded with neutral thread.

Iron and ironing board will be provided.

Registration

Workshops are open to both guild members and non-guild members. Because the cost of the workshops is subsidized by members’ dues, non-members are asked to pay an additional $10. Member registration opens Monday, March 18, 2019. Non-members will be able to register for all 2019 workshops after May 1, 2019. Workshop registration policy.

Members: $10 + $0.60 credit card processing fee 

Non-Members: $20 + $0.90 credit card processing fee 

Online registration is available for both members and non-members.Mail registration instruction will be on the registration page.

See the complete GAAQG Workshop Registration/Refund Policy for more information.

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Questions?

Contact our QU Registrar at quregistrar@gaaqg.com