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If you were at the January 2022 meeting you heard member Janet Wheeler tell all about the preparations and process for the Sunset Slope Quilters (SSQ) huge Mesas to Monuments quilt show at the Grand Junction Convention Center on April 8-9, 2022. We all want to support this group’s hard work to exhibit the tremendous fiber art talent in our valley. 

There will be a section of the show devoted to art quilts, but it won’t be exclusive to only AQuA. Only SSQ members (who may also be AQuA members) can hang quilts, but we have a committee ...

Eldrid Schafer Morning Feeding 1922, Juror Selection #1

On Saturday, September 18 we had the big reveal of the eleven quilts turned in, intended for the November Mancuso show in New Jersey. Although the quilts were small in number, they were mighty in artistry. Many love notes to Colorado, to fallen leaves, ranch life, the beautiful Monument scenery in our back yard, columbines, colorful abstractions, and postcards of the western slope. So much to be love about our members submissions. Now they are off to be photographed and then juried by David Owen Hastings. A shocked Mary Grande received the ...

Mary is hosting a members only workshop at her home after the September 18th turn in meeting from 1-4 pm. There is room for 20 people, 8 slots are left by. Please email her with your intent to participate,  and she will email location and details to the participants.

Agenda:

• Stencils versus masks
• The magic of freezer paper, and other materials
• All about paints and applicators: What works and why
• How to pick the right image for your project
• How to layer images
• Sun printing with stencils
• Experiment and explore

Materials Supplied by AQuA for the participants::

• Freezer paper to ...

Mark your calendars for a super-creative and very fun lecture with Marty Ornish. She is a fiber artist who upcycles items, including quilts,  into garments. This is certain to be a presentation that you will not want to miss. Check out her  Marty-O creations at  http://www.marty-o.com/ 

We had planned to join this Zoom lecture in person at the Masonic Center with discussion afterwards,. But sadly, no room is available that day as they are having a big gathering. So, we will be meeting remotely, and the Zoom coordinates will be emailed out the week of August 15 ...

Hopefully you were inspired by the theme “Favorite Quotes” to create your latest masterpiece.

Since the third Saturday in July is nearly here, this is a reminder and a nudge to get your pieces finished.

Turn-in is on July 17.  All the details and forms are available here 

If you will be out-of-town for the meeting, please get your piece to someone who can turn it in for you.

Questions to Terry Lee, Lynda Stahl and Mary Grande, your Mancuso show committee.

Friday June 4th is the date of the “Inspired by Art”  6 hour Zoom workshop with David Owen Hastings. The workshop is full. To learn more about David visit his website.

In this workshop the attendees will be starting with a favorite work of art, develop your own unique modern quilt design. Be inspired by shapes, colors, structure, or the feeling you get and design a block or whole quilt with an eye on modern minimalism.

During the 6 hours: Bring your own photo of a work of art, and we will explore the many ways you can take inspiration ...

If you’ve followed me for a while now, you’ve probably heard of my love for fabric panels. So many people still call them cheater panels, but I wholeheartedly disagree! Fabric panels are the perfect place to play, try new techniques, and practice your machine quilting skills. I especially love the fabric panels from Susybee Textiles for both practicing free motion quilting and chenille. Take a look at how we turned adorable Susybee panels into a chenille pillow!

How to Make a Chenille Pillow with Susybee Panels

Have you tried chenille yet? It creates a fun, fuzzy texture on ...

Our  upcoming monthly meeting on April 17 will again include a guest lecturer via Zoom from Houston Texas. Her name is Teresa Duryea Wong and she had a career in journalism before turning to writing full time.  She is a professional public speaker.  The topic will be Modern Minimalism: Lessons from Art & Architecture. To learn more about her work visit Teresa Duryea Wong – Author

Just as we did with guest lecturer Christina Hager Braun in February, we will have a short business meeting starting at 9:30 am and then Teresa will join us at 10 am. During the lecture ...

Are you loving all the Holiday decorations and songs in the air? This is such a special time of year. Today is DAY TEN of our 12 Days of Christmas celebration. And, today only, we’ve got all of our DecoBob Thread and Decobob Bobbins for 20% off with Coupon Code COCOA!!

DecoBob Thread & Bobbins – 20% off! Use Coupon Code: COCOA

Have you played with DecoBobs yet? It’s an 80-weight polyester thread, so it’s super skinny. I especially love the prewound bobbins! The thin thread means more thread per bobbin which means fewer bobbin changes and more quilting ...

Want to go behind the scenes with me in my studio? Watch my video tour of my studio space! Click here to watch.

I’ve been in my studio for 6 years, ever since we converted it from our formal living room/kids’ playroom (click here and here to see what I wrote about it at the time). Now I’ve spent the past few months reconfiguring it a little, to better suit my current needs. In the video, I’m showing you:
• the changes I’ve made recently
• where I sew
• how I keep organized
• some of my favorite ...

At our September 19, 2020 regular meeting seven members turned in eight quilts for the Mancuso New Jersey Quiltfest in November (the show has now been cancelled for 2020). See them here. 

Creative and inventive quilts, all with a different take on the theme from architecture, travel scenes, animals and pets, bicycling, and the turns in our world with virus and fires. After much deliberation, it was determined they were photographed and sent to the juror Deb Snider for critique. However, with the small number of quilts no viewers choice or ranking of the quilts will be completed. 

Want to go behind the scenes with me in my studio? I’m giving a FREE live tour of my studio space on Zoom on Friday, Sept. 18, at noon Central!

Live Studio Tour Zoom info:
Friday, Sept. 18
Noon-1 p.m. Central
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81291171950

The live tour will also be available as a Facebook Live on the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts’ Facebook page, and it will be re-playable later on both Facebook and YouTube—I’ll post links here after the live version airs.

I’ve been in this studio ...

Crazy About Orange” photos and descriptions have been sent to and received by  our Mancuso contact.
The virtual exhibit for the Pacific International Quilt Festival (PIQF) will be live from October 14-17.

The link to see the special exhibit is  www.onlinequiltfestival.com. 

There is no required fee to access the exhibit.  There is a suggested admission of $8, but it is only suggested.

Hi everyone! I have been taking pictures and thinking, "Oh this is something to blog about." But you know what happens? I get busy with other stuff and by the time I get on the computer, I'm just not into it. So the pictures get lost in the shuffle. And all the little things become distant memories. Not today! Instead here are some little things, little happenings, and little news bits.

Let's start with this stinker. Doesn't she look just so sad? I was sitting at the table doing paperwork and heard a whimper of a cry ...

The temperature will be whatever you want for our meeting next Saturday, August 15^th. That is because you can participate from the comfort of your home with no mask needed. The majority of our member that completed our survey voted to try a Zoom meeting as we continue to social distance.

Zoom is super easy to use, even for non-techies. There are basically 4 steps:

1. Install the free software Zoom on your computer, phone or ipad/tablet.
2. Click a hotlink we will email next week to join the meeting.
3. Click yes to join meeting and use your device for ...

Harvest Moon Tranquility © Lynda Stahl

Saturday February 15th was the reveal party for the Crazy About Orange quilts. We ooh/ahh over the 21 entries. From dramatic sunsets, whimsical giraffes, florals, collages of trees to day of the dead tributes there was much to love.

Voting for the members choice was like choosing a favorite child or grandchild; hard decisions. Harvest Moon Tranquility by Linda Stahl was selected. Congratulations Lynda and thanks from the Mancuso committee for all the creative entries. 

Since the Lancaster Quiltfest has been cancelled by Mancuso for 2020, the ‘Orange” quilts will be sent to our ...

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During these uncertain times we are following the prevailing recommendations to create social distancing, so we have several cancellations and updates to share.

1. April 18th  meeting is cancelled with May TBD as things evolve.

2. The Crazy about Orange juror results are in and are be distributed by email.

3. The website will be update accordingly as things change.

Be safe, be well, be creative, and keep in touch with each other electronically. 

All good things must come to an end. Our unicorn hat collection is getting put away and we can't guarantee they will be back...

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