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Sewing With Nancy Interviews Dr. Michele David 29 Mar 2013 | 12:00 pm
Are you familiar with the colorful story quilts by Haitian quilter Dr. Michele David? Treat your eyes and be inspired by this Sewing with Nancy interview, first aired in December 2012. What do you th...
Hear an Interview about the African-American Quilt Guild of Baltimore, Maryland 27 Mar 2013 | 07:54 am
If you have a moment, have a listen to this 6 minute podcast interview with Sistah Quilter Barbara Pietila. The podcast is on the Black Art Depot Today website. And, I have to say, it's WONDERFUL to h...
Valerie Goodwin - Art Quilt Maps - new book! 23 Mar 2013 | 06:46 pm
Congratulation and a huge shout-out to award-winning Florida quilter Valerie Goodwin on the publication of Art Quilt Maps: Capture a Sense of Place with Fiber Collage - A Visual Guide. This 96 page bo...
Julius Bremer - Cleveland Quilter 18 Feb 2013 | 06:36 am
I was so excited to learn about the quilts of Cleveland, Ohio quilter Julius Bremer, a retired librarian who started quilting in 2002. Thanks to Allison Carey of the Cleveland Plain Dealer for the fab...
Enter the Goodreads Book Giveaway - FDR's Postage Stamp Quilt 31 Oct 2012 | 07:30 am
Goodreads Book Giveaway Franklin Roosevelt's Postage Stamp Quilt by Kyra E. Hicks Giveaway ends November 30, 2012. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win
Have you read Sew On For You - a quilter's newsletter 30 Oct 2012 | 06:18 pm
I just read my October issue of Sew On For You - an email newsletter from Aisha Lumumba. It's free to subscribe. Just email alumumba@obaquilts.com. Enjoy!
Apply for a Quilt Research Grant from the AQSG 30 Oct 2012 | 05:57 pm
AQSG Office in Nebraska The application deadline for the Lucy Hilty Research Grant and the Meredith Scholar Award is February 1, 2013. Guidelines and pdf's of the applications forms are on the Ameri...
Quilt Me Into Memory by Sherrie Theriault 6 Aug 2012 | 07:39 am
Wanted to share news of a charming new children's picture book by outsider artist Sherrie Theriault titled "Quilt Me Into Memory." Sherrie has self-published over twenty illustrated books featuring h...
Pinterest - African American Quilt Books & Catalogs 16 Jul 2012 | 08:00 pm
Hello - Have you "pinned" on Pinterest yet? I recently went overboard and created a board featuring African American quilting books and catalogs. I went as far back as Roland Freeman's "Something to ...
Edna Patterson-Petty Publishes her own Quilt Catalog! 15 Jul 2012 | 06:15 am
Congratulations to Edna Patterson-Petty, sistah quilter from East St. Louis, on the publication of her new book, Fabrics Work: My Creative Journey. This 28-page, full-color catalog includes 18 quilts ...
