The Fiber Arts Center of the Eastern Shore, located at 7 N. 4th Street in Denton, invites you to their latest exhibit 200 Years of Solid Color Quilts: 1800 – 2000.
Solid Colors create a “wow” factor and strong graphics to inspire artists and quilters. Solid colors simplify design and clarify pattern and needlework. They draw attention to regional and international styles and to changing tastes. Differences among quilts are more apparent, even while design links are revealed.
In 200 years colors have changed, but solid color quilts have always been with us. They define the earliest whole-cloth quilts, classic 19th century appliqué quilts, work by 20th century quilt designers, political quilts, and today’s Modern Quilt movement.
Colors are imbued with meanings, signals, emotions, and feelings.
The American Quilt Study Group encourages sound research in quilt history and provides opportunities for sharing discoveries. Founded in 1980, the group believes that quilts hold unique stories and essential history.
The AQSG Quilt Study challenges members to learn the history of an individual quilt by selecting one that addresses a specified design, style, or period. Members then make a small quilt that replicates or interprets the original and share their discoveries.
The exhibit runs through the end of December, 2021. The gallery is open Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, from 12pm – 4pm. The exhibit is free of charge. For more information, please call 410-479-4296, email info@fiberartscenter.com, or visit FiberArtsCenter.com.
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