Do your back, hands, and/or shoulders ache after a quilting session?  Join quilters and AQG members, Linda Russo, physical therapist, and Jan Duckworth, occupational therapist,  as they share tools, techniques, and activities to enable us to keep enjoying quilting in comfort for as long as we can.

How do you go from a quilt you've made to a pattern and then to a book?  Quilt designer, pattern maker, and author Candyce Grisham shares her journey with the Dresden block into the modern quilt world, art quilts, and publishing.  You can learn more about Candy and her work at https://icandyfiberart.com. 

AQG member Kathleen Rountree will take us on a tour of the prizewinning quilts she makes using vintage linens.  These works of art have won ribbons at national quilt shows, and they have been displayed in several museum and solo gallery shows.  She also teaches her techniques in the southeast and has upcoming national teaching events this year.

To learn more about Kathleen's work, visit her website at https://kathleenrountree.com/

Internationally recognized teacher, prizewinning quilter, author and quilt/pattern designer Cynthia England  will present an entertaining slide presentation showing the process of making pictorial quilts using her "Picture Piecing" technique.  Enlarging the design, fabric selection, and organizational methods will be discussed in detail.

Cynthia England is a native Houstonian and graduate of the Art Institute of Houston and has been creating quilts for more than forty years.   Experimentation with quilting techniques led her to develop her own unique style and technique called, "Picture Piecing".  Cynthia’s quilts have been honored with many awards, including three Best of Shows at the prestigious International Quilt Association, as well as Viewer's Choice at the American Quilter’s Society.  Her quilt, Piece and Quiet was distinguished as one of the Hundred Best Quilts of the 20th Century.

To learn more about Cynthia and her work, visit her website at https://www.englanddesign.com/

Join us for an inspiring and entertaining time as award-winning quilter and AQG member Linda Cantrell  describes her quilting journey in her own inimitable way.  

Author, pattern designer, and AQG member Ann Holmes began her artistic journey working in stained glass, then added quilting to her portfolio.  Wanting to recreate some of her original glass designs in cloth, she developed her "No Sewing Until You Quilt It" technique, which allows the quilt maker to build a quilt top using see-through fusible foundation over an outline of the design, then to stitch and quilt it at the same time.  

Working in both cloth and glass – Double Happy! 

Learn more about Ann's work at annholmesstudios.com and on her YouTube Channel "No Sewing Until You Quilt It"