COLOR AND GEOMETERY

Quilts by Mary Sue Suit

ACD CARHENGE QUILT CHALLENGE

AUGUST 18 - OCTOBER 3

About the Exhibit:

The CAC is pleased to be exhibiting quilts from now until October 3. "Color and Geometery displays the work of the late Mary Sue Suit. We are also pleased to be showing our entries form the Alliance Creative District Quilt Challenge. This call for quilts challenged quiltmakers to create a piece inspired by Carhenge (either before or after the mural painting!).

About Mary Sue Suit:

Mary Sue Suit grew up travelling, as her father was a government offical, and they moved from state to state. Mary didn't settle down in Alliance until 1989.

Coming from a very talented family, Mary learned quilting from her mother.

In the 80s and 90s Mary's methods were groundbreaking. Without the internet to share and spread ideas, her work was unique and innovative. She took a very mathematical approach to quilting. This helped her develop a style to cut and piece the fabric quickly but in a way that created complex images and curves using only tirangles.

She even developed a patented quilting ruler called "Mary Sue's Triangle Ruler" which utilizes fractals. 

She shared her knowledge and wrote severeal books including "All the Blocks are Geese," "A New Twist on Triangles", "A New Turn on Drunkard's Path", and "Crazy Eights (Fun with Eight Pointed Stars)" all published by That Patchwork Place.

Mary Sue both pieced and quilted but had successful collaborations with talented quilters Diana Larson of Sidney, NE and Judy Woodworth of Rapid City, SD. Mary and her quilt collaborations have won numerous national quilt competitions.

Winter Adventures Art Camp 

June 10th-July 19th