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Past Shows:

"Our Progress as Quilters"

January 12 - March 16, 2008
Works by Roxanne Carter & Linda Tellesbo
www.quiltingwithroxanne.com

The quilting friendship of Roxanne Carter & Linda Tellesbo began in a quilt class in 1993, with Roxanne as teacher & Linda as student. Friendship blossomed, along with a collaboration involving numerous quilts that Roxanne designed & Linda quilted.

Roxanne is a full-time quilt designer, award-winning quilting teacher & author of 4 books on quilting. She also produces a line of quilt patterns sold through area shops & on her website, www.quiltingwithroxanne.com.

Linda, born & raised in Skagit Valley, is an award-winning quilter in her own right & is always looking for quilting challenges. Her latest endeavor is mastering a 6-needle embroidery machine to embellish her recent quilts.

Both friends live in the great Pacific Northwest and each has won many quilting awards.

The quilt featured is "Celestial Gardens," one of many designed by Roxanne Carter & quilted by Linda Tellesbo.

"Then and Now"

January 12 - March 16, 2008
Textile Artistry of Larkin Van Horn
www.larkinart.com

Each garment, parament, art quilt & embroidery creation by Larkin Van Horn illustrates her imagination, sense of drama & love for textiles of the world. Her fiber art reflects her Pacific Northwestern heritage, winning honors regionally & nationally.

In addition to her fiber artistry, she is in demand as a teacher & speaker among quilters, fiber artists & beadworkers. Her 2nd book, "Beading on Fabric," has just been released & she publishes patterns for wearable art garments & fabric vessels (available on her website, www.larkinart.com).

Larkin lives on Whidbey Island, WA, with her husband & 7 sewing machines.

The featured quilt is "Where There Was Darkness," from Larkin's Rocks & Water series.