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Abstraction: Textural Elements
SAQA – Studio Art Quilt Associates
Abstract art uses the pure elements and principles of design to create emotions and thoughts in the viewer. Because it is so free and unbounded from the real world, the diversity of abstract art is truly stunning. In the way a poem distills a novel into a few words, let your abstract art offer the essence of an idea using the vocabulary of line, shape, rhythm, texture, color, value and composition. saqa.com
Quilt Contest 2025 Collection
Original Sewing & Quilt Expo
Original Sewing & Quilt Expo's 2025 Quilt Contest was a spectacular exhibit showcasing fifty amazing quilts juried from talented quiltmakers across the country. The remarkable works of art represented a wide range of artistic skill and ability. Thousands in cash prizes and ribbons were awarded by Mary Wolter, a NACQJ Certified Quilt Judge at the Expo in Lebanon, TN. Don’t miss this opportunity to see a collection of some of the inspiring and beautiful quilts! sewingexpo.com/Quilt-Contest
2024 Challenge Quilts - Kona Julep
Bloomington Normal Modern Quilt Guild (BNMQG)
Every year, Robert Kaufman Fabrics announces a Kona color of the year. Since 2018, the Bloomington Normal Modern Quilt Guild (BNMQG) members have been participating in a yearly mini quilt challenge. The intent of this challenge is to expand members’ use of modern design and techniques while creating an original 20” x 20” quilt using the Kona color of the year. This showcase includes a selection of quilts using Kona's 2024 color of the year - Julep, highlighting the hue with negative space, improvisational piecing, alternate grids, and/or modern traditionalism. bnmqg.org
The Beat Goes On (Tribute to the Music of the 60's)
Carol Hancuh
“And the beat goes on”… If you grew up in the 1960’s you already know that that decade was full of events and new styles of music. IF you’re younger than that, you’ve heard music from the 60’s your whole life. Music was born by California fun, civil rights turmoil, new musical groups and singers, the hippies and flower people, protest songs, folk singers, anti-war songs. Listen closely and you will hear some songs that relate to the quilts. Do you remember them? What a complex era!
Take home a message: "Give peace a chance." If you could apply that to your daily life, then this exhibit was a success. I wish you well.
The Quilted Art and Poetry of Science
Kathleen P. Decker, M.D.
This is a collection of art quilts that I have created over the last few years. As a scientist, but also as a poet and artist, I yearn to unite the beauty of the natural world with some of the realities of life. This collection of quilts and poems represents recent work doing just that. One example was the quilt I created while vaccinating patients for COVID during the pandemic. It gave me great pleasure to imagine antibodies neutralizing the SARS COV-2 virus, so I quilted the battle and made it beautiful! Sometimes, I begin by creating a beautiful art quilt which inspires me to write a poem to accompany it. Other times I start with a poem, which I then represent with an art quilt. This body of work represents the integration of my vocation (medicine/science) and avocations (fiber art and poetry).
Men of Colour
Uhuru Quilters Guild
The Men of Colour Quilts is a tribute to men in members’ families and those men we admired throughout history, entertainment, science, ministries, etc. The Men of Colour quilts are created using any quilting style or technique, e.g., traditional, improvisational, wonky, free-piecing method, patchwork applique, fabric manipulation, small amounts of paint, ink, or pencils and free motion embroidery or machine embroidery. We hope you enjoy this display as much as we enjoyed creating the quilts.
Founded in 1994, Uhuru Quilters Guild reflects the diversity of African Americans and the quilting population. Skill levels range from beginner to professional with expertise in both hand and machine techniques represented. Members are interested in traditional, contemporary, and modern designs. While many members engaged in quilting as a hobby, the guild also has quilt instructors, judges, and historians. uhuruquiltersguildinc.org
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