Local Fabric

Last week, The Piecemakers voted on a theme for our community quilt. The topic chosen? Local Fabric. This week, using inspiration associated with this theme we will begin composing our quilt squares. We've chosen a square size of 10x10 inches as our canvas.

Because ArtPlay is associated with Birmingham's Alys Stephens Center (ASC), the Piecemakers' community quilt will dovetail with the 2011-12 Common Threads program (an annual living arts event hosted by the ASC).  Local Fabric is an interesting topic, given the nature of this year's Common Threads theme, "Quilters of West Alabama meet Mud Cloth Makers of West Africa". From November 7-11, the Quilters of Gee's Bend, Alabama and Groupe Bogolon Kasobane, mud cloth masters of Bamako, Mali will work simultaneously on their art pieces during the course of a week-long residency in the Alys Stephens Center lobby.

The Piecemakers will display our community quilt during the week-long Common Threads residency. Our group has a lot of work ahead of us, but we're ready for the challenge. Already, in two sessions, the fabric of our group is well-woven.

All events during the Common Threads program are free and open to the public. For more information and a listing of the events, visit Alys Stephens Center's website.