Henry Ford Museum Features Improvisational Quilts- February 6, 2008 The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, will display an exhibit of nearly 30 improvisational quilts by Susana Allen Hunter of Wilcox County, Alabama. The exhibit, entitled "Quilting Genius 2: The Improvisational Quilts of Susana Hunter," begins on February 15 and will run through April 27, 2008.Hunter is from the same region that created the well-known "Gee's Bend" African-American quilts, and shares a similar style. Dating from the 1930s to the 1970s, Hunter's quilts partake of the...http://www.quiltchannel.com/2008/02/henry-ford-museum-features.html Ricky Tims' Rhapsody Quilts- February 1, 2008 Ricky Tims Rhapsody QuiltsBy Ricky TimsC&T Publishing, 2007Paperbound, 96 pagesRetail: $27.95If youre going to undertake to make one of Ricky Tims Rhapsody Quilt designs, youre going to need to make a real commitment. A Rhapsody Quilt, as invented by Ricky, is a medallion-style quilt that utilizes a symmetrical design in a reversed and mirror-imaged arrangement. Got that Well even if the words dont convey it, the end result is stunning, if a lot of work. These highly decorative, baroque...http://www.quiltchannel.com/2008/02/ricky-tims-rhapsody-quilts.html |