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Quilter's Guild of Dallas
Dallas Quilt Celebration Special Exhibits 2011"Men and the Art of Quiltmaking"These quilts are by men who contributed to the book "Men and the Art of Quiltmaking." What are they thinking?! The first professional quilters were men, participants in every aspect involving the production of textiles. Once quilting became a 19th century hobby and artistic pursuit, women became the predominant enthusiasts. Now there is a steadily growing collection of male quilt artists. What are they thinking? What are they creating? Is it different from what women quilters do? To date, the only easily accessible records of men's quilts and quilting in the modern era have been exhibit catalogs and magazine articles. "Men and the Art of Quiltmaking" will enlighten you and spark your creativity. Books are available from various show vendors. "Ground Zero Quilt"The quilt was made by Lois Jarvis, Madison, WI and created using traditional quilting techniques. The Lone Star pattern was used because I could manipulate it into looking like an explosion with outward movement. The inner border is meant to contain the blast. The outer border in shades of gray captures the colors of those days following Sept. 11, the smoke, the dust, the sadness, the colors of a city in mourning. The quilting in the seam line along each side of the small diamonds making up the Lone Star skips the inner border and continues into the outer border. This creates the effect of a chain link fence providing a place for viewers to express their reactions to this event. The images of the people on this quilt were downloaded from the CNN site starting just a few days after 9-11. Over 1,000 pictures were downloaded. About 800 were printed. Just over 700 were used in this quilt. They were printed on PFD cloth treated with Bubble Set 2000 on a Canon 600 printer. Posters may be purchased at rust-tex.com. "Quilts Around the World"The Creative Quilters Guild of Ellis County sent emails to almost 1400 guilds around the world. They requested 8" unfinished blocks and received them from Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Sweden, Northern Ireland, Costa Rica, Bangkok, Japan, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. They received enough blocks to make three quilts and a table runner. Copyright 2011 Quilter's Guild of Dallas, Inc. |