Quilt Exhibition 8 - 27 March 2014 Anglo Boer War Museum, Bloemfontein.

Attention all quilters! Create a quilt!

Conscience of the Human Spirit: 

 The Life of Nelson Mandela 

This is a call for entries  for a travelling exhibition organized by the Michigan State University Museum and The Women of Colour Quilters Network and Friends.  The exhibition celebrates the  sixty seven years Nelson Mandela served his country through public service, politics, prison, and the various funds and charities he championed.  All quilts should represent some facet of Madiba’s life or his many contributions.  67 quilts will be selected.

The exhibition will premiere at the International Quilt Convention Africa in Johannesburg on July 25^th – 27^th, 2014.  Thereafter it will travel in SA and to America, and perhaps to other venues willing to exhibit works about the great man.  I am making a proposal to the Nelson Mandela Museum in Houghton, Johannesburg, that the exhibition be housed there on a permanent basis in the future.

As you know, copyright is always an issue, but according to the Museum, we may use anything, either pictorial or written that pertains to him, as long as we acknowledge the source.  I must say that I would hesitate to use the drawings be made in prison, because they were so personal, but you may do what you will.

The size is 30 x 30 INCHES.  

This is actually quite small so we should be able to manage by the end of MAY, 2014, which is the deadline.

You contribute more than one quilt if you wish.

Dr Mazloomi will jury the American pieces and Marsha MacDowell the south African works.

REQUIREMENTS

Please send your high-res image  for consideration as well as an artist statement (up to 50 words) for each entry.

Entries will be accepted by email only.

Image quality is critical. They must be 300 ppi, 1800 pixels, JPG’s only.

Each image should be labelled: artist’s last name_quilt title.jpg

Submit one overall digital image and one detail digital image for each quilt.

The full image should include all outside edges of the work visible.  Colour must represent the work accurately.  Accepted works differing significantly from the digital image will be returned to the artist. Send images/statements to Marsha MacDowell at macdowell@msu.edu

CALENDAR 

May 30^th 2014           Submission online to Marsha MacDowell - macdowell@msu.edu

CALENDAR 

June 21^st 2014           Notification of acceptance

July 10^th  2014            Selected quilts due.

ELIGABILITY

Artwork must be an original design/concept and not created in a class or workshop.

All quilts must measure 30x30 INCHES.

CATALOGUE

·         A full colour catalogue will be produced.

·         Quilts must be made available from July 10^th, 2014 until December 31^st, 2016

·         Quilts will be insured.  I recommend that you put the value of the quilt on your Householders Insurance as well.

·         Accepted works must be ready to hang with a 4” sleeve securely attached to the back of the quilt across the top.

Regards 

Jenny Hearn 

kabewhy@iafrica.com

Sunny Steps Quilt

Look at this lovely  paper pieced pattern designed by Alison from the Sew And Tell Quilts blog  and to make one yourself the free pattern can be downloaded over HERE.  While there check out all the other FREE patterns!!

Sew A Nursery Owl Mobile

Too cute for words - for all those expecting mothers and grandmothers.  I found this on the site of Craftpassion. Com and thought this was just too cute not to share.

To get the instructions on how to make and assemble this, click HERE.