Our Next Quilt Show is Approaching at a Gallop!
Our Next Quilt Show is Approaching at a Gallop! By Camie Roper July 27-28, 2024, “Celebrate Our Quilts” – our biennial quilt show – returns so members can display and share their one-of-a-kind creations with the public. The GAAQG Quilt Show is non-juried, and all members are encouraged to enter. Quilters present pieces made with […]
How Do You Make a Quilt Show Happen?
How Do You Make a Quilt Show Happen? By Camie Roper The 18th Biennial GAAQG quilt show “Celebrating Our Quilts” will happen on July 27-28 this year. The Greater Ann Arbor Quilt Guild will highlight quilts, art, and handmade items from guild members. What goes on behind the scenes to make this event happen? Our […]
March Workshops: Creativity and Composition
Creativity and Composition with Deborah Boschert By Jane Clark, Vice President, Programs March workshops with Deborah Boschert! Friday, March 15 – “Original Art Symbols” Saturday, March 16 Special Workshop! 1 – 4pm – “Head, Heart & Hands, Developing Your Creative Voice” Sunday, March 17 -“Graphic Landscape Fabric Collage Workshop descriptions Nonmembers: Purchase lecture tickets and […]
Meet Valerie Goodwin
Meet Valerie Goodwin By Jane Clark, VP Programs Valerie Goodwin is the January 2024 instructor for the Greater Ann Arbor Quilt Guild. She will lecture and present her workshops via Zoom. An accomplished quilter who has won many awards, she currently lives in Tallahassee, Florida. Her expressive style is inspired by her architecture background and […]
Past, Present and Future: Celebrate Jean Colman’s Legacy by Volunteering
Past, Present and Future: Celebrate Jean Colman’s Legacy by Volunteering By Camie Roper, GAAQG Member “Be wise enough to learn from the past, shrewd enough to capitalize on the present, and clever enough to prepare for the future.” Matshona Dhliwayo Past – Getting to Know Jean Coleman One spring day, I phoned GAAQG member Jean […]
GAAQG Presents Audrey Esarey in September
GAAQG Presents Audrey Esarey in September By Jane Clark, VP Programs Audrey Esarey: Crescent Radial Greater Ann Arbor Quilt Guild is proud to present Audrey Esarey of Cotton & Bourbon. She will be teaching two workshops in September and presenting a lecture titled, “Finding my Voice in Modern Quilting.” Non-members are welcome! To register for […]
Shop For a Great Cause
GAAQG Garage Sale to Benefit SafeHouse By Beverly Darr – Garage Sale Chairperson Ahhh…summer…the season of barbecues, camping trips, graduation parties, weddings, and garage sales. Yes, it is garage sale season! Come to the Greater Ann Arbor Quilt Guild Annual Garage Sale on July 15 at the Morris Lawrence Building at Washtenaw Community College. The […]
GAAQG Fabric Sale May 20
Annual GAAQG Fabric Sale Saturday, May 20! By Roberta Myrra Your volunteer fabric sorters. We spent three hours sorting and packing fabric and it was THRILLING! Pictured (left to right: Sonja Hagen, Roberta Myyra, Michelle Kennedy, Glenna Schweitzer and Carol Makielski. Susan Schwandt, photographer. Hello, Quilt Friends! Our annual Fabric Sale is on Quilt Day, […]
“What Was I Thinking?” Roderick Works Intuitively
Have you ever made a quilt where you asked…, “What Was I Thinking?” Irene Roderick used this question in …her work. She went on to explore the feelings… behind it.
Small Groups Build Skills and Community
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 effort to join, according to […]