A gathering of quilters in Harrisburg, PA. Tuesday, September 11, 2012. A Common Thread- African American Quilters Celebrate Tradition, Freedoms. Legend has it that enslaved Africans running to freedom through the Underground Railroad used to look for North Star quilts on the clothes lines of sympathetic Northerners. Today quilting brings African Americans different freedoms- freedom of creation, freedom of expression, and freedom of relaxation.

Supportive, creative, non-competitive. Art Quilt Network, formed by Nancy Crow and Linda Fowler in 1987, grew from a small core of highly creative artists to the present membership of over 50 active and life members from the United States and Canada. At semi-annual retreats members provide a supportive, non-competitive environment where ideas, information, and recent work are shared.

A place where I can share my art quilts, thoughts on mixed-media art quilt techniques, musings on quilters of color, and other wonderful quilt-related topics that come to mind. Monday, October 8, 2007. I was inspired to start making quilts using these old tin-type photographs. Quilt, a true work-in-progress, is the first in a series. I started by transferring a. Take my Hand, Precious Lord. Saturday, September 29, 2007. My Me, Myself and I.

Friday, April 8, 2011. Textile Masterpieces created by The Materialistics. Girl with the Pearl Earring.

Friday, December 8, 2017. 2016- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2017. Saturday, December 2, 2017. Thursday, November 30, 2017. What a year! In the meantime I.

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Nancy is a fiber artist and quiltmaker. Now retired from lecturing and teaching curved-seam piecing by machine, she is the author of the book, Winding Ways Quilts. Thank you very much for your interest. Did you find the site interesting? Do you have constructive comments? Let us hear from you. And most of all, Happy Quilting to you.