Material Mavens: Another new Material Maven

Saturday, June 25, 2016

Another new Material Maven - Teresa Schlabach

Hello! And thank you so much for the invite into this wonderful group of quilters! I currently reside in Alma, Arkansas, - a small bedroom community of Fort Smith, Arkansas. I have been sewing since I was 10 years old and quilting since my early 20's. I began art quilting about 3 years ago and have finally found my niche - thread painting. I have been a member of the Belle Point Quilters Guild for a few years. I have done several shows and art events in the area with great success.

I still work full time. I am the Executive Director of the Alma Performing Arts Center. I have been married for 32 years and we have two grown daughters. My oldest daughter lives and works in Dallas and our youngest daughter is a graduate assistant at the University of Missouri and currently obtaining her Masters degree in musicology.

I am currently in an art group with Jane Hartfield and Gail Riser-Bradney.

11 comments:

AliceJune 27, 2016 at 3:16 PM
Welcome, Teresa! I'll be alerting the other Mavens to your introduction on our blog. I'm glad you figured out how to post. It would be great if you'd add some photos of an quilt or two you've made! Let me know if you need to learn how to edit a post so that these photos can be added!
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Carolyn HensonJune 27, 2016 at 3:52 PM
Hi Teresa and welcome to the Material Mavens! You will make a great addition to our group, as I have seen Jane's posts on your Alma Performing Arts Center. Do share some of your work on our blog - it's easy to do once you figure it out! Hooray for Arkansas!
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Kathy HarteJune 27, 2016 at 4:09 PM
Hi Teresa ! Welcome to the MMs :-D Sounds like you're going to fit in perfectly with this group of widely (and wildly !) talented art quilters ! We're looking forward to seeing some of your work, and hope you'll be able to join us for our upcoming challenge: "Supercalifragilisticexpialidotious" (I may not have spelled it correctly !) Again... Welcome to the Material Mavens !
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Tricia DeckJune 27, 2016 at 4:36 PM
Hi Teresa,

Cant wait to see your work. Welcome

Tricia
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Gail BradneyJune 27, 2016 at 7:22 PM
Yippee! A great addition to Material Mavens. ❤️
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Jane HartfieldJune 28, 2016 at 9:43 AM
Welcome Teresa! I am so glad you are now an official Maven.
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AliceJune 29, 2016 at 5:45 PM
Oh, wow! Teresa, what a true artist you are! Those are gorgeous works of art. We are so happy to have you in our group!
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karen pulaskiJune 29, 2016 at 10:31 PM
your work is stunning. Welcome to the gang!
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Nedra WeaverJune 30, 2016 at 9:21 AM
Wow!!! Welcome to the wonderful mavens! I look forward to seeing more of your work. It's fabulous!
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Carolyn HensonJune 30, 2016 at 11:06 AM
Gorgeous work Teresa! Eager to meet you in 2017
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Themes for the Quilts

Below are the themes on which our quilts have been based:

Round One Quilts

9/15/11 Harmony

11/15/15 Surprise

1/15/12 South
3/15/12 Element
5/15/12 Mystery
7/15/12 Daydream
9/15/12 Spiral
11/15/12 Travel
1/15/13 Interwoven
3/15/13 Communication
5/15/13 Canyon

7/15/13 Cell

9/15/13 Green

11/15/13 Comfort

1/15/14 Strong

3/15/14 Translate

5/15/14 Spring

7/15/14 Friendship

Round Two Quilts

10/15/14 Contrast

1/15/15 Modern
4/15/15 Neighbor
7/15/15 Time
10/15/15 Circle(s)
1/15/16 Pun

4/15/16 Doodle

7/15/16 Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

10/15/16 Reflection

1/15/17 Boundaries

4/15/17 Quote

7/15/17 Space

10/15/17 Reach

1/15/18 Rock

4/15/18 Blues

THE MATERIAL MAVENS

We are a group of art quilters who come from various parts of the United States, from the East coast and then south to Arkansas and Texas. We were inspired by the original Twelve by Twelve international art quilting group.

Beginning in September, 2011, we started posting our 12"x 12" art quilts, which were based on themes chosen in turn by our members. For Round One, we posted quilts every two months, always on the 15th of the designated months.

Round Two of The Material Mavens began in October, 2014. Some changes were made: quilts were posted every three months, and the quilts could be be either 12"x 12" or rectangular ones measuring 11" x 14", either horizontal or vertical in orientation.

Round Three of The Material Mavens began in July, 2018. Again, changes have been made. Now those members who wish to stay affiliated with the group are free to post quilts every time or every now and then. Two, our blog administrator collected suggested themes from the members who wanted to remain affiliated. These themes were then pulled at random from a "hat," and they were then assigned in order for the posting dates. Since we had 13 members who wanted to remain, we will be posting quilts every 3 months until 2021! This date is significant and appropriate, because 2021 will be the 10th year that our group has been in existence.

MEMBERS REMAINING

1. Alice Baird (Waco, TX) (abaird125@gmail.com)

2. Andrea Willey (MA)
3. Carolyn Henson (TX) (cjhenson214@gmail.com)

5. Gail Bradney (AR)
6. Jane Hartfield (AR) (arkjjhart@mynewroads.com)
7. Judy Steward (TX)
8. Kathy Harte (TX)

9. Karen Pulaski
10. Sara Norris (TX)
11. Tricia Deck (Lincoln, (MA)

12. Teresa Schlabach (AR)

13. Nedra Weaver