NATURESSENCE Exhibit opens at Mississippi Mills Textile Museum

Please make time this fall to visit the beautiful exhibition of Elaine Quehl and Catharina Breedyk Law at the Mississippi Mills Textile Mueseum located in the lovely town of Almonte, ON. The Museum offers visitors a lovely step back in time to explore the restored Mill which sits alongside the river in the village and the opportunity to see a collection of outstanding quilts created by Cathy and Elaine which is unrivaled in the Ontario and Canadian Textile medium. The pair are professional quilt artists working in a studio environment to create quilts that depict the beauty of the Canadian landscape and the unique views captured as they have travelled, photographed and enjoyed nature at its best.

This is a perfect time of year to take a drive with a few good friends and enjoy the beautiful quilts created to celebrate Nature and the mastery of these two talented quilters as they express their creative process in cloth and stitch. Plan lunch in the village and visit the area shops now as they gear up for Holiday shopping. Lunch at one of the several amazing dining options in the downtown will be a treat.

Contact the Museum for hours and be sure to visit while this beautiful collection of quilts is up for viewing.

KAREY BRESENHAN requests quilts for Texas Quilt Museum

The request below came from Karey via the online QUILTART LIST today and is so worthy I feel I want all of you to have the opportunity to consider a donation to the new Museum. Without the help and influence Karey has shared with quilters around the world, we would not have the International Quilt Festival in Houston, Chicago (now Cincinnati) and Long Beach, California. We would not have links to major quilt shows all around the world and a hugely wonderful network of quilters to which each of us can belong.... Please consider a donation if you can.

Bethany

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Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2011 00:33:57 -0500

From: "Karey Bresenhan" <kareyb@quilts.com>

To: "QuiltArt" <quiltart@quilt.net>

Subject: [Quiltart] Call for small quilts

Dear friends, I have been fairly quiet on the QuiltArt list for almost a

year now, and during that year, I have focused almost entirely on creating

the new Texas Quilt Museum in La Grange. It is going to be fabulous--two

1893 handmade brick buildings containing three high-ceilinged galleries with

a terrific quilt mural on the exterior and a Grandmother's Flower Garden on

adjacent property. La Grange is a small Central Texas town that is almost

equi-distant from Houston, Austin, and San Antonio, so it is in a perfect

crossroads position. We are opening officially on Sunday, Nov. 13, but we

have private tours and events scheduled at the Museum pre-opening, beginning

Oct. 20.

We have a small Museum Store and as a former quilt shop owner, it is falling

to me to stock this store.with the most limited budget imaginable! So I

thought I would turn to the QuiltArt list. I read all the time how y'all

don't know what you're going to do with all your quilts.perhaps you would

consider donating one or more to the Texas Quilt Museum that we could sell

in our Museum Store?

I'm looking for small quilts--either art or traditional or a

combination--that we can sell for between $100 and $200. (It's not that they

wouldn't be worth more than that, but that's about the outside limit of the

market here.) Because we are a museum, quality is important, as you might

imagine. But although I am a dreamer, I'm not unrealistic.I know we're not

likely to get top award winners donated to sell! (Then again, wouldn't that

be wonderful!) But I also know there's a lot of talent on this list, and

many of you are prolific quilt artists. I'm hoping many of you also have a

strong philanthropic streak and will want to help us get this new quilt

museum off to an outstanding start. I read the QuiltArt posts daily, and I

realize that you, along with many others today, are on tight budgets--that's

why we're not asking for monetary donations. By donating a quilt or two, you

will not only be helping us present fine quilts and spread the love of

quilting and the understanding of quilt art, you will also be getting good

exposure for your work and your own talents. In addition, any donations to

the museum are tax-deductible as we are a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

If you're interested, please contact me off list at kareyb@quilts.com . I

do hope to hear from you! You'd be doing such a good deed!

Karey Bresenhan

Co-founder, Texas Quilt Museum

Director, International Quilt Festival--Houston, Long Beach, Cincinnati

MARY PAL VISITS KINGSTON TWICE THIS WEEK

What an exceptional opportunity to experience the dynamic energy and see the beautiful work of this hugely amazing Art Quilt Professional. Mary Pal lives in Ottawa and over  the past several years has become one of Canada's premier quilt artists. Her work is seen in Quilting Arts Magazine, in the Studio Art Quilt Associates Journals 15, 16 and 17 and she is a member of the Board of Directors for SAQA.

Mary will be the Guest Speaker at the Limestone Quilters' Guild meeting on Wednesday evening, September 7th at the Srs. Association Centre located at 56 Francis Street off Mowat Ave. near St. Lawrence College in Kingston. The meeting begins at 7 pm and will be an exciting and fun filled evening as Mary presents her Trunk Show and shares a talk with members and Guests centering around her quilt career, teaching, professional development and more. Mary is hugely warm and an inspiring speaker, so please do not miss this opportunity to share in a great evening with a Canadian Icon in the quilt world.

Mary is also sharing a full day workshop with Limestone Guild members on Saturday, September 10th at the Odessa Fairgrounds Hall. The workshop will include a full day of exploring the magic of using the old friend, CHEESECLOTH, in your art work...and the exciting ways she uses it to create a small "goldfish" wall quilt class sample project. Terrific chance for those who registered to get a heads up on the use of this amazing art quilt staple for all new designs. Mary is also exploring options for colouring your cheesecloth and the magic of the hand and machine stitching she uses to embellish her quilts.

For those of you who are ready for a more advanced workshop, please see the article below, as Mary is a Guest Artist with FIBREWORKS KINGSTON in November, and sharing her CHEESECLOTH PORTRAITS workshop weekend with registered students the weekend of November 11-13th. Please contact Donna Hamilton, Fibreworks Registrar, to secure your seat in this awesome weekend workshop. fibreworks@cogeco.ca

FIBREWORKS KINGSTON 2011/2012 Brochure Available online

Hilary Scanlon has released the schedule of her 2011/2012 FIBREWORKS KINGSTON Weekend Workshops Series in brochure and registration format online through the lovely new FIBREWORKS BLOG.

The Instructors this next year include:

PAMELA ALLEN, October 21-23, 2011 " Under the Influence"

MARY PAL, November 11-13, 2011 "Painting with Cheesecloth"

and

ALICE VANDER VENNEN, March 9-11, 2012 "Finding a New Story: Working with Textiles and Found Objects"

JOHNNENE MADDISON, April 20-22, 2012 "Thread Drawings with Aquabond"

You may download a copy of the 2011/2012 Brochure at
http://FibreworksKingston.wordpress.com/ 

and read the details of each individual workshop weekend and the course description, as well as the Instructor bio.

Registration contact: Donna Hamilton, FW Registrar, 613-544-7324 or fibreworks@cogeco.ca

Don't miss this opportunity to study with each of these dynamic and talented Instructors.

See you all in the classroom.

Note: Lectures on the Friday evenings of each workshop weekend are open to the public and held in  Room 12050, St. Lawrence College, Kingston, ON at 7 pm. Everyone Welcome. $5 at the door.

Please feel free to contact Hilary at 613-542-9226 or Bethany Garner, Advertising and Promotions Co-ordinator at fibreworkskingston@gmail.com

THREADWORKS 2010 Arrives at ARTHUR CHILD HERITAGE CENTRE, Gananoque

The amazing and visually so beautiful THREADWORKS 2010 Exhibition which includes the work of Fibre Artists from across Canada arrives at the ARTHUR CHILD HERITAGE CENTRE for an opening on August 21st and running through September 30th.

THREADWORKS 2010 includes the work of embroiderers, quilters, fibre artists and surface design professionals who have created a breathtaking variety of stitched works around the theme "TREES". The Call to Entry went out in 2009 for submissions, and several  hundred artists sent their beautiful work for Jurying. The approximately 70 selected pieces included in the Threadworks Show were unveiled at the Exhibition Opening at the Wellington County Museum in Fergus in April of 2010. Since that time, the Exhibition has travelled to venues all across Ontario, offering residents in the receiving communities the opportunity to be exposed to the beauty and sensuous quality of the hand and machine stitch, painted and manipulated fabric and surface design techniques that fascinate the viewer.

Please plan to visit the THREADWORKS Exhibition beginning August 21st and running through September 30th in the Arthur Child Heritage Centre Museum Gallery located on the waterfront in Gananoque. Call ahead to check the hours of the gallery  before driving down and perhaps plan to take a lovely St. Lawrence River tour on the terrific Gananoque Boat Lines while there, with stops at the Boldt Castle on the three hour tour. Gananoque offers a lovely waterfront collection of small shops, great eateries and walking tours. The Gananoque Inn is a  lovely place to stay in case you would like to make a mini-vacation part of your visit! Be sure to take friends, share the news of the exhibition and visit often.

Local artists with work in the Threadworks 2010 Exhibition include Phillida Hargreaves, Robin Laws Field, Frankie Lemonde-Meunier, Bethany Garner, Maureen Byer and Elizabeth Vandenberg.

Some of the pieces are actually offered for sale though the individual artists. Catalogues available or visit http://www.onnguilds.ca/ for a pre-visit view of the catalogue. Click on THREADWORKS 2010 in the sidebar for links to the online exhibit.

The Arthur Child Heritage Centre and Gallery is located just south of the 401 along the St. Lawrence River. Contact:

ARTHUR CHILD HERITAGE CENTRE

125 Water Street

Gananoque, Ontario K7G 3E3

613-382-2535

SAQA Central Canada Exhibit at Perth Quilt Show WONDERFUL!

Please make sure today to take a drive to Perth and the St. John's High School where you will find a beautiful and prolific display of Quilts and Wall Hangings as well as lovely displays of memorable accessories and small quilted objects in QUILTS ON THE TAY 2011, the bi-annual Quilt Show of the Lanark Quilters Guild, Perth and area.

Included in this wonderful show is a special exhibit organized by Helga Zimmerly, long time member of LQG and now of the SAQA (Studio Art Quilts Associates) Central Canada Group. Helga put out a call for quilts for a Special Exhibit to fellow SAQA members and the resulting donations of beautiful art work have made a spectacular and very worthy exhibition of member's work. One large room simply resonates with colour, texture and stitch as many pieces including LAURENTIAN HILLS, the amazing twenty member collaborative piece created last year by SAQA Central Canada members calls viewers close for an inspection of design, technique and beautiful hand and machine stitching. Please don't miss this exhibit.

The Show also includes a wonderful Merchants Mall and Members Boutique. Of special note were the booths of Nina Stahlschmidt of Jordon, Ontario with her beautiful Feed Sack Quilts and accessories and the booth of Betty Ives, an amazing Art Quilter and founding member of the Canadian Quilters Association. Both offered viewers a wonderful walk down memory lane and huge opportunities for educational information about quilts and quiltmaking.

The TEAROOM is a special treat as well. Make time today to be there and see old and new friends, some really spectacular quilts and the QUILT CAR just outside the School entrance. A DVD of the entire Show is available for sharing at only $10 and a great investment.Great job ladies!

Third Brockville KFA Show hangs August 12th

The members of the Kingston Fibre Artists Group would like to extend a welcome to their third of the Summer 2011 Exhibitions at the Brockville Museum, located at 5 Henry Street on the waterfront in Brockville, Ontario. The Museum is open Monday to Saturday 10- 5 pm and 1-5 on Sunday afternoons.

Each of the thirteen participating members will have their work represented in this third Exhibition installation. New pieces as well as a retrospective of favourites from past Kingston Shows will be included, each with a special selection of mixed media, quilting and surface design techniques.

Please make time to visit the exhibit between now and the 20th of September. Be sure to bring friends.

Also a special exhibit this weekend is QUILTS ON THE TAY, the bi-annual exhibit of the Lanark Quilters Guild to be held at St. John's High School on Hwy. #10 as you come into Perth from Westport. The show promises visitors a wonderful display of new quilts, both hand and machine pieced and quilted. There will be a lovely special display of the works of SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) members from Central Ontario. The Merchant Mall at the show is always representative of the very best of the best area vendors with the newest fabrics, tools and specialty items for visitors to the show to enjoy. Please take family and friends... something for everyone.

The Annual Garlic Festival is on this weekend in Perth as well... so much to see between Perth and Brockville. Enjoy this beautiful weekend.