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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
By Camie Roper How’s that quilt entry coming along? By this point, we hope you have at least chosen a design and fabric. Take a step outdoors, breathe in that almost-spring air, and use the earlier-sunrise and later-sunset hours to make progress on your creation. Quick quiz: How many creators
By Camie Roper Counterbalance: a weight that balances another weight. Each quilt has a certain substance or weight. Binding helps balance that weight. Keep this in mind when planning your quilt entry. A quiet binding can calm down a very colorful quilt. Other quilts very clearly incorporate their design into
By Camie Roper John Keats must have had quilts in mind when composing the romantic poem Endymion. A quilt is the perfect combination of art and function. Its quilting holds three layers together, and adds beauty, motion and texture. First-timers entering the 2022 GAAQG Quilt Show have many options when
By Camie Roper Are you entering your first quilt in a quilt show or your hundred-and-first? Did you know that you can get double exposure by adding an alluring back? Think about it and get stitching! Consider the back of your quilt a blank canvas for even more creativity. Use
