2007 Great Lakes African American Quilting Network Retreat is June 8 - 10

The Great Lakes African American Quilting Network retreat will be held June 8 - 10 in Clarkston, Michigan. There will be classes, fun, prizes and surprises.

Details of the retreat are on the web site at http://greatlakesaaquilters.tripod.com. The Retreat is open to members as well as non-members. Please, contact Wanda Nash, Retreat Committee Chairperson at MsQuilt@twmi.rr.com for details.

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Uncommon Threads at Southwest Art Center

The Sewjourners Quilt Guild will present "Uncommon Threads, An Exhibit of Traditional and Contemporary Quilted Works" March 23, 2007 - April 21, 2007. The exhibit is being held at the Southwest Art Center, 915 New Hope Road, in Atlanta, GA.

Featured quilters are Elaine Banks, Rhonda Barrow, N. Yvonne Bernal, Georgia Dilworth, Cynthia Feathers, Jean Freeman, Tisya Freeman, Rosalyn Grimes, Joyce Cosby Harris, Andrea Lawrence, Cheryl Maxfield, Linda Poindexter, Brenda Shelby, Phyllis Stewart-Smith, Marva Swanson, Terumi Todd and Gretchen White. The quilt shown here was created by Marva Swanson.

The opening reception is March 23, 3007 from 7 - 9 p.m. For more information call the Southwest Arts Center at 404 - 505 3220.

African American Quilts on Display in Little Rock

Quilts by African American Arkansans are on display at the Old State House Museum on Markham Street in Little Rock, Arkansas. The exhibit entitled “A Piece of My Soul” features many of the quilts in the book A Piece of My Soul by Cuesta Benberry. The quilts will be on display until February 2008. Make a point to see the exhibit when you are in Little Rock, Arkansas. The Clinton Library is just down the street so you can make a day trip out of your visit.