In our wisdom / ignorance(?) the members of the Cloud Nine quilt Group decided to spend the March meeting putting up the Optical Illusions Traveling Quilt Exhibition for the Natal Quilters Guild at the Alliance Francaise in Durban.
To say that it was entertaining was not the least of it!
Although we had all exhibited at various Quilt shows and exhibitions, hanging an exhibition was a first for all of us and it kept us pretty busy for most of the afternoon- including lunch at a great little coffee shop we found.
This was how the quilts were initially placed but by the end of the afternoon we had played musical chairs with them and eventually came up with a pleasing presentation with the help of an experienced quilt exhibition hanger- Colleen Roberts. Hanging
Hanging the quilts was a challenge for us- mainly because this is a travelling exhibition and although we had quilt sizes, we had never seen the quilts before and it was difficult to plan anything before hand.
Its amazing how much discussion it took to get the exhibition hung properly and what you see in these photographs bears no resemblance to the final order.
It does help when there are a couple of tall people around to help with the lights!
The opening was intimate and involved quaffing a qualtity of wine and much concentration by the guests on the quilts.
