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In honor of Grand Central Terminal's Centennial, New York quilting and fabric store, The City Quilter has designed two commemorative 100% cotton prints, "Grand Central" and "GCT Constellations," both in beige and aqua colorways. As the shop's Cathy Izzo commented, "As the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's fabric licensee, and as long time City residents, we felt that the most beautiful building in New York deserved to be celebrated in fabric." These mark the 8th & 9th original, New York-themed fabrics created and exclusively sold by The City Quilter.
"Grand Central" captures the history and iconography of this world-famous structure in a large-scale print. "GCT Constellations" is inspired by the amazing Grand Central ceiling.
American Patchwork & Quilting magazine has joined with The City Quilter to sponsor a national quilt-making "challenge," a competition to make commemorative quilts that make use of these Grand Central fabrics (at least 25% of the quilt's surface). There will be a grand prize of $ 2,000 as well as other prizes. The winning quilts and finalists will be displayed for about three months in the New York Transit Museum's Gallery Annex in GCT, beginning in March, 2014.
Quilts can be up to 36" X 36." APQ plans to write about the submissions & competition next year. Up to 5 submissions per person/group. Submissions are by photograph and are due by August 21, and final winners will be announced by November 7th, 2013.
More details about the competition, submission form, and the fabric can be found at www.cityquilter.com and at www.allpeoplequilt.com/grandcentral.
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