Now through February 28th, 2010
Nearly a hundred quilts have been loaned to public venues around the city. Antique bedding and historical quilts can be seen along side contemporary art quilts; work by Gee’s Bend quilters and Connecticut fiber artists lend inspiration to “first-timers” working on Hartford’s community quilts" Kate Themel, SAQA CT blog Read more at http://saqact.blogspot.com
Many from art quilt buddies around the state, including Sisters in Cloth members Linda Zimmerman (zimmermandezigns.blogspot.com), Gail Kotowski (www.artandfiber.com), Vivika DeNegre (www.vdenegre.blogspot.com) and me :^).
Check out what the media has to say at: Helen UbiƱas of The Hartford Courant: http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/courant-columnists/hc-ubinas-quilts1227.art.artdec27-col,0,6014267.column
Nancy Schoeffler, also of The Hartford Courant: http://www.courant.com/features/home-garden/hc-home-quilts-0108.artjan08,0,641796.story