Hangin’ Day

My local art quilt group, Dirty Dozen Fiber Artists, is preparing an exhibit for an upcoming regional show. It has been A LOT of work, but it’s finally coming together. The culmination of our planning and creating was Hangin’ Day, the day we pinned everything to black felt panels to create a cohesive exhibition.

There was a complex master plan and everything had to be measured and pinned.

Quilt Hangin' Day. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog
Jill at work on self-portraits
Quilt Hangin' Day. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog
Gabtriele and me working on some of the largest pieces.

Don’t we have an awesome space to work? One of our members, Ruth Anne Parker, is VERY generous with her “barn.” It’s a fabulous space for projects during the cooler months.

After pinning, we could peel back each quilt to access the hanging sleeves and tack though those with one of those tacking gizmos. It worked beautifully and we finally got to see the rewards of our work. This is one of the sections in the Parisian Flower Market challenge. It looks pretty awesome, right?

Quilt Hangin' Day. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog
One of the Flower Market Sections

Of course, it will hang much higher when on display. We just kept it low to preview with easy access.

Quilt Hangin' Day. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog
Laura (L) and Dij (R) standing next to their Flower Market pieces, bottom and top, respectively.
Quilt Hangin' Day. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog
Kathryn with her Flower Market piece

I’m so proud of us! I think this is going to be an extraordinary display. It will include 29 quilts which make up our Self-Portraits, the Parisian Flower Market Challenge, and our Welcome to Provence Challenge. The self-portraits are a requirement to be in the group. The other two are challenges we did in which we were all inspired by the same photo. The different interpretations are really interesting!

Where can you see all this creativity? Glad you asked. All six sections of quilts will be at the World Quilt Show Florida, at the Tampa Convention Center, January 31 – February 2. I can’t wait!

Ellen Lindner

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