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 […]
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 […]
Mary W. Kerr Acquires, Cares for and Develops Not Only Quilts, But a Vast Network of Quilt People
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 antique and contemporary quilts from […]
Quilt Show Vendors Will Tempt Your Quilting Heart
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 tempt your quilting heart. Returning […]
Paradigm Quilters Put the “Special” in Special Exhibits
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 Quilt Show will feature two […]
Challenges–Love or Hate?
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 in traditional quilting. Obeying the […]
Did Sunbonnet Sue Survive COVID-19? The Answer Revealed!
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 Quilt Guild online Book Club […]