{"id":39480,"date":"2013-09-20T09:14:32","date_gmt":"2013-09-20T13:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/?p=39480"},"modified":"2013-09-24T21:14:12","modified_gmt":"2013-09-25T01:14:12","slug":"doongalik-to-host-sew-n-sew-quilters-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/2013\/09\/doongalik-to-host-sew-n-sew-quilters-exhibition","title":{"rendered":"Doongalik To Host Sew ‘N’ Sew Quilters Exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Doongalik Studios announces the Opening of an Exhibition of Quilts by the Sew \u2018n\u2019 Sew Quilters on Tuesday, October 8 from 6-9 pm.<\/p>\n

The Sew \u2018n\u2019 Sew Quilters are\u00a0 a group of ladies from diverse backgrounds who meet on a weekly basis to share their ideas and skills in the \u201cart\u201d of quilting\u00a0 as well as to get together and socialize \u2013 which was the purpose of quilting circles when they were first formed by ladies, particularly in the island communities, whose husbands were out at sea for long periods of time.<\/p>\n

The ladies work independently on their own quilt projects within the group. Sometimes they have formal lessons, but more often they spend their time helping each other with a project, whether pertaining to a quilt or assisting with a particular charity event. \u00a0 At their meetings, books, movies and news are discussed, jokes are told and treats are shared \u2013 the purpose is to have a relaxing and pleasant time together.<\/p>\n

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\u201cQuilting in The Bahamas has become popular once again,\u201d stated Doongalik Manager, Pam Burnside, \u201cand I am happy to see this form of communal activity returning to the country as we can certainly use more of it. The quilting community is also becoming more integrated into the \u2018fine art scene\u2019 and I think that it is important to embrace and showcase those persons who produce high quality work. There is no need for there to be a separation between \u2018fine art\u2019 and \u2018folk art\u2019 because we can all benefit from our creative talents if we focus on excellence.\u201d<\/p>\n

President of the group, Margaret Finlayson stated, \u201cMany of us have been quilting for more than 20 years while others are just beginning, but collectively we are proud to be able to show our work at Doongalik Studios.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Exhibition will be open to the public until Saturday, October 19. Gallery hours are Monday to Friday from 10am \u2013 4pm and on Saturdays from 9am \u2013 1pm. For further information please contact the gallery at doongalikart@batelnet.bs<\/p>\n

Doongalik Studios<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Caption: The Sew \u2018n\u2019 Sew Quilters: \u00a0left to right\/ standing\/ \u00a0Kathleen Kellock, Gill Scates, Marsha Lowe, Liz Darling, Margaret Finlayson, Pamela Adderley, Sherry Albury. Seated Mary Ann Jones and Marion De Souza. Members not pictured: \u00a0Claire Brown, Sharon Albury, Fostina Albury, Suzie Burnette, Shelia Chaplin, Dolly Monroe and Merle Key.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Doongalik Studios announces the Opening of an Exhibition of Quilts by the Sew \u2018n\u2019 Sew Quilters on Tuesday, October 8 from 6-9 pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_10223285771444175_51037792744":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[26,37,104],"class_list":["post-39480","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-arts","tag-crafts","tag-culture"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39480","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39480"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39480\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}