GSQA Quarterly Membership Meeting
January 17, 2026, 10am in Duson, LA
Hosting Guild Include Quilters' Guild of Acadiana
Guest Speaker Sarah Bliss Wright, Quilt Historian
will present her lecture "Alabama Cotton, Bemis Bagz and Feedsack Quilts." Alabama native Sarah Bliss Wright spent 30 years in performing arts before quilts captured her attention. Though she grew up surrounded by quilts, it was not until 2006 that the idea of turning her talents to textile art was born. A crazy quilt that she made from her late father’s silk neckties ignited a desire to add quilting to her creative pursuits. Serious study of quilt history began after a serendipitous meeting of fellow Alabamian Mary Elizabeth Johnson Huff, well-known author of numerous quilt books. Wright holds a B.A. in psychology from Samford University (Birmingham) and studied at the University of Exeter, England, as a Rotary International Fellow. She is curator for “Our Quilted Past,” an exhibit of Alabama feedsack quilts and Bemis Bro. Bag Company, and her research on the subject is published in "Uncoverings 2013." A member of the American Quilt Study Group, Wright lives in Mobile.
Friday Class will a Cathedral Window Pillow taught by Marsha Robertson.
Marsha is a lifelong sewist and crafter. Her mother made of the clothing for the family and Marsha followed this example. Marsha moved to North Carolina in 1978 and discovered "Lap Quilting with Georgia Bonesteel" and the rest is history. Marsha has been a time in local guilds over the years and joined GSQA in 2011. Since retiring from her nurse career in 2013, she has delved into multiple crafts including cross stitch, thrifting, and painting a few barn quilts. Her most recent was a Cathedral Window Twin size quilt. Marsha enjoys a weekly sit and sew with a small group of friends and livestock attend retreats with her family/friends/guild members.
