It is with great regret that the Austin Area Quilt Guild Board has made the decision that, as a result of the ongoing situation with Covid-19 and with an abundance of concern for our members, vendors and attendees, we will not be able to hold the Capital of Texas QuiltFest on September 25-27, 2020.
The show will be scheduled in 2022 as soon as Palmer Center releases dates. So, please stay tuned.
Betty's 3 day surface design workshop is cancelled due constraints beyond our control, caused by the COVID19 pandemic. However, we hope you will tune in on Monday evening, October 5 for her lecture, which will proceed as scheduled.
Thanks for your understanding!
Expect the Unexpected
Sometimes inspiration comes from the strangest places- the old, the broken, the cast aside.
Join me in a short journey following some of my works from the initial spark to completed piece.
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The AAQG Executive Board is charged with oversight of the activities of the Austin Area Quilt Guild.
Officers, chairpersons, and committee members assume their duties on July 1, unless they already hold that position.
For more information, refer to the sections about the Executive Board and other officers included in the AAQG yearbook.
Registration Begins: March 1 2020
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Visit Sheila's beautiful site at www.zoombaby.com
Explore the mystery and excitement of creating a pieced abstract quilt with little or no plan. Students will be given several options in which to compose their design, and choose whatever feels right for them. We will discuss basic design and composition, color and value, quilting, and most importantly trusting your instincts. Sheila will demonstrate construction techniques for sewing curved seams and discuss some of the challenges you may run into with spontaneous design and piecing. Each student receives ample one-on-one time in this workshop.
Registration Starts: March 2, 2020
Supply list here.
Workshop begins at noon and will end at 6 pm
Sheila's lecture will go deeper into her quilt making process. She will touch on color inspiration and the various approaches she engages in when doing this type of work. Sheila will discuss what she feels makes a piece successful.
6:45 pm Show and Tell, 7:00 pm meeting
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It’s as easy as doing a coloring book, with a few extra strokes of paint. This original technique utilizes fusible web to transfer your painted imagery to Organza. You will create a completely new and unique form of art quilt by combining and overlapping layers of paint and transferring it onto organza. This is a process at which anyone can master, you don't have to be an artist to succeed with this fun and user-friendly technique. Learn how to make beautiful Flowers that glow.
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In this out-of-the-box class you will learn Esterita’s new technique for assembling fused sheers. No templates, no points or seams to match, just free cutting to create a dynamic and expressive portrait. Sheer fabrics are the building blocks for a translucent shimmering portrait that will glow and sparkle while adding depth to your fiber art piece. See the possibilities when new shapes and colors are created by simply overlapping transparent fabrics. Add more creative tools to your fiber art repertoire.
Quilt maker, designer and teacher, Esterita Austin created "The Well," a prize-winning piece in the American Museum of Folk Art's international competition "Quilted Constructions: The Spirit of Design." Her pieces have been published in the periodicals Quilting Arts, The Quilters Companion, American Quilter, Quilter's Newsletter, American Style and Distinction Magazine and Folk Art, as well as the books Contemporary Art Quilts and Fiber Arts 7. As an entrepreneur, Esterita has been featured on The Sally Jesse Raphael Show and in the "Threads" section of Newsday. Her work has appeared on the covers of the Indiana Gazette leisure section and the Arts and Lifestyles section of the Times Beacon and Times Record newspapers of Long Island, NY. You can see Esterita give a demonstration of her techniques on HGTV's Simply Quilts with Alex Anderson, segment 1134. The Quilt Show with Ricky Tims and Alex Anderson, and Quilting Arts TV.
Esterita currently teaches, lectures and shows her work internationally.
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Stay tuned for updates concerning this Zoom workshop with Becky Goldsmith.
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More details concerning this Zoom workshop will be provided shortly.
Visit Paula's beautiful site
Paula will be with us via Zoom, program details will be announced shortly.
Updated Zoom workshop and program details for February 2021 coming soon!
Details concerning this Zoom workshop will be available soon!
Visit Chawne's beautiful site
More details about this Zoom meeting and lecture will be announced shortly.
