For Sale: King size 3 roller quilting frame - 104". Made by well known Jim Hinks, Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS circa 2000. 104" width, with 3 rollers and double ratchet tensioning. Anchor pins on side for lateral tension. Frame can be adjusted from flat to nearly vertical for storage.
Contact Marijke Hurkens, 454-7459.
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Lee McLean, a twenty-plus year member of our Fredericton Quilters' Guild has been selected to receive Canada Council for the Arts funding. Her grant application to the Research and Creation component of the Explore and Create Program was decided by a peer assessment committee composed of a diverse range of artists and arts professionals.
Lee's project is to explore dye and thread painting on fabric and to create textile art pieces about the mother/child relationship. She says, 'I will create a series of works inspired by what Jann Arden wrote about her mother: "Like the words written on..torn-up bits of rags she tied in the trees for the birds...her words are tied around my bones." Does a mother know which retort leaves a lasting mark? My mother's words have been "tied around my bones" for a lifetime, a voice in my head still, even after she is gone. This project will respond to this.'
To increase the personal meaning, Lee will hand dye and make marks on fabric for this project, techniques new to her artistic practice. To accomplish this, she has already completed an independent study focused on dyeing techniques and painting and printing with thickened fibre reactive dyes. Experimenting with the overlap and change of colour as dyes flow on the wet surface, she seeks to create fabric pieces that inspire work. We have seen some of these in our Zoom show and tell sessions.
Lee recently graduated from the Advanced Studio Practice Program at the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design and is a juried member of Craft NB. Her work has also been supported by the New Brunswick Arts Board. She pursues her art practice as an active member of Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA), an international organization devoted to promotion of the art quilt. She has work currently travelling in the Grand National Fibre Art Exhibit and in SAQA Atlantic regional exhibit that will be shown at Quilt Canada 2023 in Halifax.
Show and Tell is a favourite part of our meetings.. please bring your projects to share with us. Sometimes quilts are made and given as gifts before they can make it to a Show and Tell which means we don't get to enjoy them! Here are two that Deanna M. made and recently gifted to granddaughters who had graduated. What lucky gals they are!! These are beautiful Deanna, thanks for sharing the photos with us!
Hope to see you Tuesday October 18th.
Just a reminder... have you renewed your membership for the coming year? The membership renewal form was sent to you by email on May 26... check back in your inbox. If none of your info has changed, you can simply forward the $30.00 fee, by cheque to our registrar Joyce Humble, or by etransfer to our guild email address. Make cheques payable to Fredericton Quilters' Guild.
Deadline for the September newsletter is Sept. 10. Send any submissions to our new Editor, Stefanie H.
Did you know QUILT CANADA is coming back to the east coast? The dates have just been announced.. mark your calendar now for Quilt Canada in HALIFAX, June 7-10, 2023.
Just a couple of reminders.. first, there will be a brief Zoom meeting this coming Tuesday evening, June 14, at 7p.m. to accept our new slate of officers. We're still looking for a Secretary... We need a quorum, so please attend!!
Secondly there is a (growing!) list of quilt shows and events on our sidebar. If you hear of or have info on a show in the area that is not listed, please contact me or leave a comment with the info so I can add it to the list! If you're traveling this summer, check here to see if there is a show happening on your route!
One of our members is down-sizing and has some items from her studio for sale:
1. Design wall, 50" wide, 84" tall, wood frame with flannel surface.
2. Wooden step stool with music stand-like attachment to hold book, pattern or blocks when working at design wall.
3. Table with folding legs. 42" wide by 72" long by 30" high. Laminate surface.
4. Two cabinets, white laminate. Each one is 23.5" wide by 48" tall by 17" deep. Two open shelves with four drawers below.
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| Design Wall |
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| Two cabinets |
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| Long Fabulous table |
Any reasonable offer entertained. Please contact Donna Young.
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