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Quilters of all ages - beginners to experts - traditionalists to contemporary - flourish in EBHQ's nourishing atmosphere during monthly evening meetings and daytime workshops which feature outstanding teachers from all over the quilting world. Sewing Drop-in Days and community service activities all focus on the art form of quilt making.
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June 25 Ann Horton - Designing Quilts for Textured Embellishment This one-day workshop explores possibilities for making quilts with textured additions of any of the following: digitized embroidery, thread painted elements, counted threads and yarns, beads and unusual textile appliqués.
August 25 Barbara Shapel- Thread Duets Design Unleash
your creative spirit and design an original fiber art pieces without a
pattern. By learning more about the Divine Phi proportion, design
elements, and successful color relationships, you will create a
one-of-a-kind art quilt. Learn how to make the quilting an integrated
part of the overall design of your fiber art piece.
August 27 Barbara Shapel- Thread Painting: Heron Moon This
workshop is intended for the quilter who is comfortable with their
stitching but would like to take it to the next level. The head and
upper torso of the Great Blue Heron will give you the practice to add
depth and dimension to your fiber art pieces. Topics to be covered
include what thread to use and when, the order of quilting, using a
hoop, outlining, machine needles, and transferring images to fabric. We
will also discuss how to make the piece two-sided.
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Nurses and midwives in Bacho, Tanzania sing thanks for our EBHQ baby quilts: "We mothers of KAMM* (an acronym meaning "improving health for women and children) we say a lot of thank you to you. Thank you for doing the nice things to us. Thank you for making the small blankets for our new babies. We say Karibu Dareda/Bacho (Welcome to Dareda/Bacho.) Please thank all the ladies of your quilting guild for bringing such joy to the lives of the villagers in Tanzania." ______________
Congratulations to our members
Giny Dixon Her quilt “Memories Too” has been selected for the special exhibit West Coast Wonders 2012 at International Quilt Festival in Long Beach and is scheduled to travel to Houston’s IQF Market/Festival.
Nancy Brown Best Hand Workmanship in Innovative class, Pacific International Quilt Festival 2011
CL Tree Honorable Mention in Best Amateur Entry Award, Traditional, Pacific International Quilt Festival 2011 Voices in Cloth Quilt Show 2012 was a beauty! A Message to our award winning EBHQers.... We know you are out there
Did you know....?
- 1003 of our quilts were collected and distributed (including 98 large quilts to Japan) June 2011- May 2012
- 10 of the 40 artists featured In MASTERS: Major Works by Leading Artists, Art Quilts Vol. 2, 2011, have taught at EBHQ and one is a current member
- 14 quilts In the book 500 Art Quilts - An inspiring Collection of Contemporary Work, 2010, juried by Karey Bresenhan, director of the Houston International Quilt Festival, are quilts made by members of EBHQ
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