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	<title>Shirley MacGregor &#187; Odd Bits of Fun</title>
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		<title>A cactus that wants to be an art quilt, a new art quilt in progress.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:29:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I thought it was time to share what I was doing. This cactus art quilt is just in the beginning of it&#8217;s journey to being completed. I plan to resize and move the cactus plants around to make it a better composition. This has been a slow process since the pictures I took in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I have just finished some new art quilted placemats</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:55:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have just added some new art placemats to the gallery so take a look. Below is just one of the exciting examples.]]></description>
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		<title>Studio Art Quilt Association of Oregon (SAQA) has a new show &#8220;Oregon: State of Diversity II&#8221;.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:04:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my pieces has been juried into SAQA Oregon&#8217;s show, Oregon: State of Diversity II. I am very pleased and excited to be part of this event. The show will travel throughout the state during 2012 and 2013. SAQA Oregon has had a wonderful response to the first exhibit, and they expect that will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Susan G Komen Race for the Cure in Portland art quilt in progress.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 19:04:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After taking part in the Susan G. Komen, Race for the Cure in Portland this past summer, I decided to make another art quilt featuring runners. So far, I have the back completed. I collected number placards from several participants (some pink, to recognize &#8220;survivors,&#8221; with those in white ones for &#8220;supporters&#8221;). I also included [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fairy Candle, an abstracting from nature art quilt, is from a workshop with Jane Sassaman.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 23:23:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shirley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Fairy Candle art quilt was inspired by a class I attended with Jane Sassaman on Abstracting from Nature. It has been an interesting project, and I look forward to doing more with this process. The design comes from a picture of a skunk cabbage that I took some time ago. I really like the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My experimental art quilt Night Riders gives a new use for black batting..</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 23:23:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My Night Riders art quilt is  experimental, using black batting for the background. The texture gives it an interesting look. Now that summer is over and things have started to slow down, I have been able to focus on some &#8220;work-in-progress&#8221; that have been in progress for too long.  I am still working with bikers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My art quilt Portland Through Runners&#8217; Eyes now has a name and here is a look at the back.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2011 00:05:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My Portland art quilt now has a name:  Portland Through Runners&#8217; Eyes. Included in this blog is a peek at the back of the quilt, as many have asked what I did with the reverse side. I gathered number placards from runners, received when they participated in a run or race. I had many saved [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Singer Hill Cafe and High Fiber Diet join up for an art quilt show called &#8220;NW Vibes&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 04:14:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Announcing a big event at the Singer Hill Cafe in Oregon City!  A new High Fiber Diet Show entitled, &#8220;NW Vibes&#8221; will be opening at the cafe beginning August 2nd. An Artist Reception will be held from 5-8 PM on Aug. 5th, with live music provided by &#8220;The Sale,&#8221; beginning at 6PM. The NW Vibes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Women&#8217;s Caucus for Art/San Diego juried shows has fiber art</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 22:55:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am excited to say I was juried into the Women&#8217;s Caucus for Art/San Diego on line show. It is a nice exhibit so take a look and you will find two of my art quilts. They are Flauna and Paper Plastic, Think About it.]]></description>
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		<title>Oregon SAQA State of Diversity is traveling with State of Diversity II in the planning for 2012-2013.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:39:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[OREGON: STATE OF DIVERSITY This Oregon SAQA exhibit is currently traveling throughout Oregon. We have had a wonderful response to this show, and we expect to attract more viewers and more venues for our next effort, OREGON: STATE OF DIVERSITY II, which will be traveling in 2012-2013. Oregon: State of Diversity July 2011 &#8211; Sisters [...]]]></description>
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