MEMBER NEWS - February

The “Art in Fiber” exhibit at the Copper Shade Tree Gallery in Round Top opens Friday night , February 5, at 5:00pm.  The exhibit consists of over 90 pieces by 23 Texas artists, many of whom are SAQA members.

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LOGGERHEAD -Gay Young Ousley

Quilting Florida Natural ll opens this weekend at the Florida Museum of Natural History in Gainesville, Florida.  The show hangs until April 25 and includes a piece by Gay Young Ousley entitled LOGGERHEAD.   Each quilt in the show depicts some element of Florida's environment.

MEMBER NEWS - January

Susie Monday was recently published in the November-December issue of Quilting Arts magazine with an article about printing fabric using water soluble media and polymer medium. Susie has also been invited to be part of the next season of taping for the PBS Quilting Arts television series which will go into production this March in the Cleveland production studio.

Sample from Quilting Arts article on water-soluble
media  screen-printing by Susie Monday

Meeting Reminder – Austin/San Antonio

The January Circle meeting for Austin/San Antonio will be held Saturday, January 9, beginning at 10 am, at the home of Lynne Allen in Austin.  Items on the agenda include show and tell, a talk on marketing by Cynthia Holmes, the SAQA Mentorship call, and a potluck lunch.  If anyone completed the design exercise (a small piece based on the word "covert") please bring it along.  Please contact Lynne if you are coming and/or if you need directions.

Member News for January

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MEMBER NEWS - December

 Deborah Boschert is published in two new magazines. The Winter 2009 Art Quilting Studio includes a profile of Deborah and several pictures from her studio. She also wrote an article about improvisational embroidery for the All By Hand section called "Composing Spontaneity." The Winter 2009 issue of Sew Somerset also includes Deborah's work. She wrote a how-to article titled "Mushroom Story Scrolls." Both of these new magazines include an inspiring variety of artists, styles and techniques for art quilters and fiber artists.