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Small Groups Build Skills and Community By Pat Weber and Susan Schwandt As a Greater Ann Arbor Quilt Guild member, a great way to meet people is to join a small group of quilters who share your personal interest. Small groups provide friendship, personal growth and are well worth the
By Camie Roper Mary W. Kerr’s recent work, “marries her love of all things vintage with the freedom of expression that is encouraged in the art quilt community.” On Saturday, Nov. 19 at the GAAQG Quilt Day meeting, her lecture will be “A Woman’s Voice.” Join Mary as she presents
GAAQG’s quilt show has more than quilts! It also features 19 vendors with a shop hop’s variety of choices – without any added travel time! Along with all the beautiful quilt entries, our Quilt Show features a variety of vendors (this link has direct links to vendors) who will
By Camie Roper Set aside the weekend of July 30-31 for the first in-person Greater Ann Arbor Quilt Guild quilt show since 2018. Expect an art show with a mind-boggling explosion of colorful displays. Steady yourself for aisle after aisle of beauty, wonder, amazement, and surprise. Wear comfortable shoes and
See the Paradigm Quilters Exhibit at the 2022 GAAQG Quilt Show By Mary Bajcz Paradigm Quilters is a community of extraordinary art quilters who meet monthly to share ideas and challenge themselves to make quilts to a theme that can be exhibited as a group. The 2022 GAAQG
by Kathy Schmidt I absolutely love a good challenge! And so does my small group! Creative Seasons is a small art quilt club that grew from the Guild and has been active for many years. We all work at being textile artists and almost all of us have a background
By Lori Rhode 2022 Quilt Show Chairperson Come see the showstoppers! These are the beauties hung at the GAAQG in-person quilt show that make viewers stop and stare. Two stunning showstopper quilts are featured in prime spots of our upcoming biennial Celebrate the Quilt Show on July 30 –
Premiering July 30 will be the 17th Biennial GAAQG quilt show, “Celebrating the Quilt 2022.” This two-day extravaganza highlights quilts, art, and hand-made items from guild members. What goes on behind the scenes to make this event happen? There must be quilts to hang and people to make them.
By Henya Rachmiel, Annette Tolley and Susan Schwandt NOTE: The Sunbonnet Sue COVID quilt and many, many beautiful quilts will be available for public viewing during the GAAQG Quilt Show, July 30-31at Washtenaw Community College. The idea for making a Sunbonnet Sue COVID-19 quilt evolved from the Greater Ann Arbor
