Florence Peto Quilt Exhibit in 2009 For more information, go to the site: http://www.shelburnemuseum.org/about_us/press_detail.php?id=73 Shelburne Museum, located in Sheburne, Vermont,  will  have a new exhibit in 2009 that features the works of collector and quilter Florence Peto. Piecing Together the Past: The Quilts of Florence Peto, on exhibit May 17-Oct. 25, features some of the [...]

I just came across photos of the winning quilts from the Images 2008 Quilt Show in Lowell, Massachusetts. http://www.lowellquiltfestival.org/welcome.shtml This show is now an annual event as a part of the Lowell Quilt Festival. Big Bang, the Birth of Color Out of the Darkness by Nancy Messier Award for Best use of Color

The winners of the 2009 Road to California Show have been posted at: http://www.road2ca.com/2009winners/road/winners.html “Grape Harvest”, winner of the $3,000.00 Best of Show award sponsored by Hoffman California Fabrics. Entered by Gina Perkes of Payson, AZ. Made by Gina Perkes, Lynn Drennen, Jessie Marinas and Marilyn J. Smith Quilted by Gina Perkes The quilts and [...]

The exhibit will be on until March 1, 2009, at the Birmingham Museum of Art in Birmingham, Alabama. News File/Tamika Moore Lisa Stewart prepares for the “Fabric of Life” exhibit. For more information, go to the Museum’s   site: http://www.artsbma.org/exhibitions/fabric-of-life

There’s  info about Faith Ringgold’s exhibit on the Danforth  Museum of Art’s website: http://www.danforthmuseum.org/exhibits.html “Faith Ringgold : Story Quilts,”  is  on exhibit through March 1, 2009.  See: http://www.danforthmuseum.org./faith_ringgold_quilt.html MORE AT THE DANFORTH Jeanne Williamson  curated  the contemporary show, “Mixed Media Fiber Art”,  which includes still life, landscapes, interiors, and portraits, by thirteen artists who work [...]

The 18th Annual Indiana Heritage Quilt Show will be held at the Bloomington, Indiana, Convention Center,  March 5 – 7, 2009. String of Pearls by Mary Buvia, 2008′s Best of Show  winner For more  information, go to: http://www.ihqs.org/index.html

Contemporary African American Quilts from Alabama – July 25 – September 27,  2009 The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts will have an exhibit of  African American quilts made by Alabama’s quilt artists.  According the museum’s website:  http://www.mmfa.org/exhibitions.cfm#91 “In 2004, the Museum acquired a collection of 48 quilts, most of which were created in West Alabama [...]

CYBER FYBER EXHIBITION is an international fiber arts event at Gallery 80808/Vista Studios, 808 Lady Street in downtown Columbia, South Carolina, on view from January 8th through 20th, 2009. The focus of this exhibition is to highlight the influences of Internet access for today’s fiber artists. The photo of the exhibit is Gallery 80808′s. See: [...]