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THE
GOURD ARTIST'S GUILD
THE WORLD'S FIRST GOURD QUILT Through John Stacy's Patch Pal e-mail list, "The Gourd Artist's Guild," one hundred and twelve Gourd artists from three countries (United States, Australia, and Canada) have united to create the WORLD'S FIRST GOURDPATCH QUILT. Each of the artists applied their particular style to a flat 4"x4" gourd tile. Lynette Dawson and daughter, Margaret Schroeder, have stitched it together, framing the beautiful artwork with their design. These gourd artists with their use of numerous art media are showing the world that a gourd is the perfect canvas. Almost everything can be done on a gourd! No other project of this kind has been done. It's gourd history in the making! The
quilt along with all the tilers names will be in the soon to be published
book called "Beyond the Basics" by Chapelle publishing.
To meet some of the artists and view their tiles on the quilt, attend one of the shows. To learn more about the quilt, its creation, read artists' profiles, view artists' tiles, plus see the assembly and descriptions, go to www.thegourdquilt.com.
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The Quilt made its spectacular debut on April 3-4, 2004 at the Indiana Gourd Show in Kokomo, Indiana, and has been seen at gourd events in Kentucky, North Carolina, Ontario CA, Illinois, Ohio, Tennessee, and Missouri. The upcoming touring schedule includes:
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