Quilters of Color Featured in QUILT Magazine

The Quilters of Color Network quilt guild of New York is featured in the February/March, 2007 issue of Quilt Magazine. The guild just finished a succesful show at the Fuller Craft Museum. For more info on the museum visit http://www.fullercraft.org.

The members of the guild create beautiful art quilts as well as charity quilts. For more information on the guild, visit http://www.qcnny.org.

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What are Your Quilt Dreams?

Where will your quilting lead you? Have you set your goals for 2007? Perhaps you want to teach a class. Perhaps you want to publish your own pattern. Perhaps you just want to finally finish a quilt. Perhaps you want to see your quilt in a show. Maybe you want to win a prize or be in a book. Whatever your quilt dream, visualize it and go for it. You can make your dreams come true.

Martin's Dream. 74 x 87 inches, 2002 by O.V. Brantley.

Quilters Retreat in Jamaica May 3-7, 2007

Lisa Shepard has announced Cultured Expression's third annual Quilter's Retreat in Negril, Jamaica. The retreat is May 3 - 7, 2007 at Jackie's on the Reef spa and retreat center.

This year's projects include African mosaic quilting and a quilted amulet pouch combining batiks, mudcloth, leather and more. There is time set aside to work on your own projects.

The retreat allows you to explore your artistic side in thetranquil, supportive environment of Jackie's - a self-affirming experience for the mind, body and creative spirit!

Visit the Lisa Shepard's website, http://www.culturedexpressions.com for more details.

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Juanita Yeager Quilt-Fiber-Art Design Symposium 2007 Scheduled for July

Famed fiber artist Juanita Yeager has announced the dates for her 2007 Quilt-Fiber-Art Design Symposium . The Symposium will consist of four sessions July 5 - July 20, 2007. All classes will be held in Durham, North Carolina.

The multi-day symposium is designed for all who are interested in the art and craft of quilt making. The symposium is open to all, beginners to the more advanced, who want to improve their abilities in every aspect of the process of quilt making; from the initial idea for a quilt to the last stitch.

The symposium is a combination of lectures, demonstrations and hands on practice sessions. In this format a variety of techniques useful for making contemporary traditional quilts and art-quilts will be taught with ample time allowed for hands on experimentation by all participants.

This year's symposium will be divided into four sessions. Each session allows for four different experiences. You may attend all four sessions or elect to attend the one(s) best suited to your goals and time. Session III and IV are project specific classes to meet the needs of those quilt makers who want to improve their craftsmanship but are not ready or do not desire to do original work.

Visit the artist's web site at http://www.juanitayeagerartquilts.homestead.com

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Sacred Threads 2007 Accepting Entries

Sacred Threads 2007 is an exhibition of quilts exploring the subject themes of spirituality, joy, inspiration, grief and healing. It is now accepting applications for entry.

According to the web site, this biennial exhibition was established to provide a safe venue for quilters of all faiths who see their work as a connection to the sacred and/or as an expression of their spiritual journey. The objective is to create a dignified exhibition of artwork that touches on both spiritual and personal levels all those who view it.

Sacred Threads 2007 will be held June 2007 in Reynoldsburg, Ohio (a suburb of Columbus). Quilts created by artists from the United States and Canada will be displayed. Entries to Sacred Thread Exhibitions are juried in by slides for purposes of space and suitability of theme only. Works are not judged.

Besides the Sacred Threads Exhibit, other events of interest in the Columbus area are the Quilt Surface Design Symposium and the 38th National Quilters Association Annual Quilt Show. For more information, visit http://www.vikkipignatelli.com

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