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Welcome to the 2012 Annual Kuwait Textile Arts Exhibition and Bazaar!
This is the 13th year for the Exhibition and it continues to grow each year. The pieces that are displayed here today have been completed by our members over the past year and showcase their creativity and diverse use of colour, fabric and textiles. We have 123 entries from 37 participants.
Our judges this year are Christine Porter, Janette Herrmann and Dr. Ali Al Najadah. They come with great knowledge and experience to take on the difficult task of selecting the best in different categories.
OUR COMMITTEE
A world of thanks goes out to the Exhibition Committee for all their hard work in bringing our KTAA exhibition together. Janet Vigeant, KTAA Treasurer and Exhibition Co-ordinator, Kerrie Mahmutovic, Patricia Redding, Shyamala Rao, Marie Fessey, Becky Peacock, Hayfa Al Mughni, Avril Bailey, LeAnn Abdulrahim and Hanan Al-Kazemi.
This is the 2nd year for the Bazaar and I think we will make it a tradition! Special thanks to Patricia Redding, Past President, Joan Joffres, Membership Secretary, and fellow Officers, Janet Vigeant and Avril Bailey for assistance with set-up, collecting payments, and other production to-dos. A huge thank-you to Shyamala Rao for producing another great poster, the special edition newsletter and for keeping our website up-to-date! For all of you who work behind the scenes not expecting a thank you, we THANK YOU!
Finally, our affection and appreciation to Sheikha Altaf Al Salem Al Sabah, for her continuous support of the Kuwait Textile Arts Association
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Linda Graves Fouke
Acting President
KTAA Quilt Group is turning their love of quilting into message of comfort for BACH 'Bayt Abdulla Childrens;Hospice" BACH aim
is to provide the best facility in Pediatric Palliative Care.Q8quilters working on the 100 pillow case challenge.
May 2012
Christine Porter is from the UK. She is a world renowned quilter and teaches all over the world...Christine has taught, lectured and judged throughout Great Britain and the United States. In addition she regularly teaches in the United States in locations which include Quilt Festival Houston, Quilters Affair Sisters Oregon, Pacific International Quilt Festival, World Quilt & Textile Show, Mid Atlantic Quilt Festival, New Jersey Quilt Festival, Empty Spools Seminar in Asilomar, and Road to California.
In May 2010 Christine was presented with the prestigious Amy Emms Award for Services to British Quilting and has won awards for her quilts in Britain and the USA.
http://www.christineporterquilts.com
KTAA ANNUAL EXHIBITION CHARITY 'THROW'
KTAA ANNUAL EXHIBITION CHARITY 'QUILT'
"European Tiles in Creating Quilts"
Christine Porter
Be transported to Venice, Rome and Sienna with internationally renowned quilt
teacher Christine Porter from Great Britain, whose main inspiration for her quilts
is taken from decorative floor tile designs from historical European buildings.
Enjoy her presentation of amazing floor tiles which will make your creative juices flow! Christine shows how she translates the designs into quilts in the original floor tile colours or how you can go wild with contemporary fabrics.
Whichever way you choose to go, Christine has many quilts to inspire you, especially those taken from her new book, 'Viva Venezia!' which is packed full of quilts giving the illusion of three dimensions when in fact they are flat!
Enjoy her presentation of amazing floor tiles which will make your creative juices flow! Christine shows how she translates the designs into quilts in the original floor tile colours or how you can go wild with contemporary fabrics.
Whichever way you choose to go, Christine has many quilts to inspire you, especially those taken from her new book, 'Viva Venezia!' which is packed full of quilts giving the illusion of three dimensions when in fact they are flat!