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Feb11
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The Quilter's Catalog, A Comprehensive Resource Guide Will Be Out Soon, Author Meg Cox Tells Us About Her Book and The Alliance For American Quilts
Quilter and writer Meg Cox is guest writing today on the QuiltersBuzz. Meg’s newest book is called “The Quilter’s Catalog: A Comprehensive Resource Guide” will be published later this year by Workman Publishing.
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Nov16
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Punch Needle and Projects With Wool Continue To Be "Hot" ...And Especially At "The Cotton Shop"...Read A Roving Reporter's Review of the Shop
The owners of "The Cotton Shop" quilt shop say they can not keep their punch needles in the store. The other hot seller for them is wool, overdyed wools and assorted wool projects.
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Nov 9
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And for the past several years, they have invited me to come to the classroom and talk about quilts and why I love them. I do a bit of a show and tell, and they all get to handle the old and new quilts that I bring. They tell me about the book and I tell them about quilting.
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Sep 7
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The event is “like no other” according to the website of “Quilts on Main”…which is a quilt show on the Historic Main Street in St. Charles, Missouri.
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The event is “like no other” according to the website of “Quilts on Main”…which is a quilt show on the Historic Main Street in St. Charles, Missouri.
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Jul16
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The Quilt's of Gee's Bend Are Being Exhibited at San Francisco's Fine Arts Museum Beginning Today...Ending A Three-Year Tour
The final venue of the exhibit’s 3-year tour begins today at San Francisco’s Fine Arts Museum and runs through November.
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Mar28
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"Quilt-making started in Europe in the early 1700s, and immigrants brought the skill to the United States, where it started catching on in the late 1700s.
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Mar23
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The Quilts of Gee's Bend to be Featured at Atlanta's High Museum of Art, Starting Saturday, March 25
The High Museum of Art in Atlanta, GA, beginning tomorrow, Friday March 25 and going until June 18 will feature the quilts of Gee’s Bend.
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Mar21
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The US Postal service is issuing a group of stamps featuring ten quilts created by the African-American quilitng women of Gee’s Bend Alabama.
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Feb17
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What I was more interested in was the many quilts displayed on the walls—all contributing to the “cozy” atmosphere of the hall. ("Housetop" quilt, circa 1965) The stage curtain was perhaps the biggest “crazy quilt” I had every seen—being at least 40’ x 40’ big! Giant wood frames house the 15 or so full size quilts displayed on the walls.
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