The Joyce Gross quilt collection’s exhibit, “The World According to Joyce Gross,” is showing at the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles in San Jose, California, until October 25, 2009. The Museum: http://www.sjquiltmuseum.org/exhibitions.html You can go to this quilt photo or press on smilebox below it to view this and other quilts from the [...]
All posts for the month August, 2009
The Joyce Gross Quilt Collection Photos Can be Seen on Online at The Quilt Show
Posted by woodhavenstudio on August 29, 2009
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The Tristan Bed Cover to be on Exhibit at the V&A Museum, UK, Opening November 2009
It is now confirmed that the 14th Century ‘Tristan’ bed cover will be on display at the same time as the quilt exhibition in 2010. It will be in the V&A’s Mediaeval Renaissance Galleries when they open in late November 2009. The details from the V&A catalogue are here http://collections.vam.ac.uk/objectid/O98183
Posted by woodhavenstudio on August 28, 2009
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Canberra Quilters of Australia Have Award Winners With Photos on Website
Helen Godden – Cat Napping I’ve always thought that my cats have these kinds of dreams. The 2009 Canberra Quilters, Inc. in Australia have a great site showing award winners of their 2009 show. http://www.canberraquilters.org.au/exhibitions.html
Posted by woodhavenstudio on August 28, 2009
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New AQS Show in Lancaster, PA, March 2010
This just came through my email…. Quilter’s Heritage has been in Lancaster for years. Rita Barber announced her retirement after the show last April. Subject: AQS Announces 4th Quilt Show Press Release Contact: Bonnie Browning, 270-898-7903, ext. 146 bonniebrowning@AQSquilt.com Paducah, Kentucky – August 19, 2009: Today AQS President Meredith Schroeder announced plans for the American [...]
Posted by woodhavenstudio on August 21, 2009
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More Info on Victoria & Albert Museum Exhibit in 2010: March 20 – July 18th
I wrote a while back about the upcoming quilt exhibit in 2010 at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, UK. Here is more info that was put on their site about it: http://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/future_exhibs/Quilts/ Also: http://www.vam.ac.uk/things-to-do/blogs/quilts-hidden-histories-untold-stories/home Photos are the Museum’s. ********************************************************************* This is from the previous blog: FUTURE EXHIBITIONS at the Victoria and Albert Museum, [...]
Posted by woodhavenstudio on August 19, 2009
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Winterthur Quilt Collection Photos Online
There are now online photos of Winterthur’s quilt collection . See them at: http://content.winterthur.org/cdm4/browse.php?CISOROOT=%2Fquilts Go to this site for information about the Collection, which consists of more than 300 quilts. http://www.winterthur.org/research/museum_collections.asp
Posted by woodhavenstudio on August 18, 2009
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The Alliance For American Quilts: Online Auction Set For October
The Alliance For American Quilts is having a fundraiser in October that is an online auction, “Crazy For Quilts.” All contest quilts will be auctioned via eBay. All proceeds will support AAQ. All auctions end at 9:00 PM Eastern. On eBay search keyword “Alliance for American Quilts.” Never used eBay? No problem! View a great [...]
Posted by woodhavenstudio on August 15, 2009
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World Quilt Show-New England August 13 – 16, 2009, in Manchester, New Hampshire
Mancusco is putting on the World Quilt Show – New England from August 13 – 16, 2009, at The Radisson Center of New Hampshire in Manchester, NH. Here is the site for more info: http://www.quiltfest.com/default.asp I have not had the opportunity of attending one of their shows, but I have heard that they are well [...]
Posted by woodhavenstudio on August 12, 2009
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Antique Welsh Quilts Video
A video of an exhibition of antique Welsh quilts is being shown at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/8179225.stm The video is from BBC. A center in the old Town Hall in Lampeter, Ceredigion, Wales, UK, is featuring a collection of some of the finest examples of these quilts that Jen Jones has been collecting since the seventies.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on August 12, 2009
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Slide Show of Cathy Franks’ Work
My friend, Cathy Franks, was the guest on The Quilt Show with Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims last week. Lilo Bowman from the show produced a slide show of some of Cathy’s work. Cathy is a long arm quilter who uses a Gammil. I think her quilts will knock your socks off! Cathy does my [...]
Posted by woodhavenstudio on August 9, 2009
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“Fabulous Tee Shirt Quilts” by Caryl Schuetz
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