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 […]
Come See the Showstoppers at the GAAQG 2022 Quilt Show
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 – 31. More than 200 quilt […]
Taming Your Textiles
By Camie Roper “I made the quilt on my bed with paper I got from the craft store! It was a breeze to cut and the pieces went together perfectly,” said no quilter ever. That first wash would be a doozie! Bias edges and even cross-grain edges can stretch out of shape. How do […]
Being Choosy with Color
By Camie Roper For a long time, I used too many colors in my quilts. I just loved color and wanted to use as much as possible. Then I learned about the value of a color scheme. How did I learn this? I viewed thousands of quilts: from friends, lecturers, online, in books, magazines and […]
Deciding on a Design
By Camie Roper If our eyes are the window to our soul, our quilts must be nearly as revealing. Are we traditional souls? Innovative? Playful? Quirky? Artsy/craftsy? Do we wish to put our viewer at ease, or do we aim to challenge? Maybe we even want to shock. Perhaps we want our viewer to begin […]
First Time Entering a Quilt in a GAAQG Show? Jump in!
By Camie Roper Although I’ve been a guild member since 1997, I don’t remember when I entered my first quilt into a show. I was intimidated by the gifted quilters in the guild whose corners all matched and color schemes were impossibly radiant. Why would I hang a creation of mine alongside these works of […]