The Traveling Quilter

             Quilt Adventures from Adventurous Quilters

 The International Quilt Festival is the biggest event in the quilting world. Quilters from everywhere will converge on Houston, Texas for the annual event.  October 30—November 2,  2008. Get all the info at the web site.

If it exists in the quilting world, you can find it in Houston. Prize money will be awarded to quilters who entered the contests. There  will be a convention hall full of vendors to take your money.  And, of course,  quilts, quilts, quilts!

Aisha Lumumba and her quilts are well known in the Atlanta area. The quilt shown here is called Gumbo Ladies. It was part of the recent successful exhibit at the Art For All Gallery in the Healy Building in downtown Atlanta.

Aisha sells some of her quilts through the Clara Ford Foundation EBay store. 

Star Quilters

Aisha Lumumba

Great Quilt Shop!

Quilts and Fixins is the friendliest quilt shop you will ever find. It carries a wide selection of traditional fabrics as well as batiks. It is famous for its dog fabric collection. Visit Quilts and Fixins at 7986 North Main Street, Jonesboro, GA or visit the web site more info.

Most of us quilt purely for the love of the craft and the sense of  personal satisfaction that it brings.   We occasionally take stock of our stash of fabrics, patterns, notions , books, etc.  It is typically a sizeable investment in a craft we love so dearly .  Wouldn’t it be a bonus to achieve a financial return in a industry we helped to create?

Unfortunately, many (not all) of the companies that we patronize are private and/or family owned businesses.   As a result, our ability to invest in these companies using traditional avenues such as the stock market; are not available.

Therefore, we have to persuade the businesses we patronize to instead, invest in us.

There are simple, creative ways in which we can (1) create a demand for our work through public exposure and (2) make our creative talents work for us.

Next time we will begin by taking a brief look at how to submit an original creation to your favorite quilt magazine.  In addition, we discuss non-traditional places in your community to display your work.

Until then, keep piecing!

 

Aisha Lumumba