Mountain Art Quilters

Mountain Art Quilters is a group of fifty fabric artists centered in the Sierra Foothills in Northern California. Members meet monthly in Nevada City to share their expertise, inspirations and ideas in producing beautiful works of art utilizing the latest in sewing, quilting, and embellishing techniques. For more information, email mountainartquilters@gmail.com

Thursday, June 6, 2013

A special Mountain Art Quilters Exhibit was featured at this years Pine Tree Quilt Guild "Spring Time in the Pines" Show. MAQ was invited once again to have the exhibit in the lunch room where there is always a large garthering of attendees throughout the two day event.

SWAG (Sierra Wearable Art Group) was also invited to exhibit their lovely w...

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Yesterday MAQ had its first challenge reveal for 2013. The challege catagories are Going in Circles, Floral Fantasy and Inspired by a Famous Piece of Art. During the reveal, members were able to cast their vote for Best Interpretation of Challenge, Best Original Design, Best use of Color and Viewers Choice.

Going in Circles Robin Hart "The Great Spiral Whirlpool Galaxy" 38.25" x 47.25" Inspired by Hubble tel...

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

MAQ's March meeting featured Christine Barnes as our special speaker. An expert in color theory, Christine's presentation covered the importance of "value" which refers to the lightness or darkness of a color. MAQ members brought some of their lovely work as examples that illustrate the importance of value.

Our very own Christine Barnes (l) from Grass Valley, CA and Heidi Emmett (r) from Cedar Ridge, CA "Earthscape" Christine ...

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