25th Celebration

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And we’re thrilled! Once upon a time, in 1999, 14 women, who loved quilting, gathered in someone’s living room and wondered if Beaverton, Oregon could support a quilting guild.  Many of them belonged to other quilting guilds in the Portland area; but the guilds were large and the women thought a smaller guild might offer a better opportunity for camaraderie and inspiration. They also wanted to have something closer to home. After their initial meeting, they decided to move forward with a new guild.  Flyers were posted in quilt shops and word spread in the old fashioned way–by word of mouth.  They procured the communityRead More →

Grand Teton from a Meadow

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Submitted by Dianne McD. Do you ever get that nagging feeling that you are near something familiar that doesn’t quite fit with your surroundings? That happened to me while we were visiting the Grand Teton National Park last month. Our sons had won a National Park lottery to hike in the backcountry of the Grand Tetons, and we got to go along as their ground support.  Our job was to retrieve Bryce from the Boise airport and Chris from the Jackson Hole airport, get them delivered to the trailhead, pick them up five days later at the other end, and deposit them to the airportRead More →

Multnomah Arts Center

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Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc. (SAQA) is presenting an exhibit at the Multnomah Arts Center located in Multnomah Village in Portland, Oregon.  The exhibit is called “Emergence: Fiber Art from Concept to Stitch”.  The show began on January 6th and will continue through February 11th, 2023. SAQA is a non-profit organization whose mission it is to promote art quilts and a vision to see the quilts respected as a fine art medium.  Their membership extends world-wide.  You can learn more about them by clicking the button below. The Multnomah Arts Center offers both visual and performing arts education; and they also host music, dance, andRead More →

Faith Ringgold Image

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Submitted by Dianne McD. Several weeks ago, Naomi M sent me this video clip from the PBS Newshour.  It’s all about Faith Ringgold and her amazing 60 years of creating art.  She is featured in a major exhibit at the New Museum in New York; and in this clip, she is being interviewed by Jeffrey Brown while surrounded by her story quilts.  While we only get short glimpses of the quilts, one can tell that they are amazing.  And Ms. Ringgold is delightful to listen to.  You can watch the 7-minute clip by clicking on the button below. Thanks, Naomi, for sharing yet another exampleRead More →

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Submitted by Dianne McD. In February, member Neena K sent me an article about the Gee’s Bend quilters.  Then about a month later, Linda G sent me a link to a video about the Gee’s Bend quilters.  It seems the quilters are back in the news and are finally reaping the benefits of their notoriety.  The video is a news clip from WPBS, a PBS station that serves northern New York.  The article comes from “The Verge” which is an American technology website that is operated by VOX Media. You can watch the video and read the article by clicking on the buttons below.  IRead More →