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Quilter Fredi Slaughter-Walker, left, and Fabric collector Faye Kennedy, right, work on attaching a quilt display to a ladder. Jan Hollins is a textile artist who has quilted all of her life. Fredi Slaughter-Walker learned to sew as a child but has only started quilting in recent years. Barbara Range is a recent quilter, too, but she remembers watching her grandmother in rural Texas hand-stitch large quilts decades ago. They're part of the Sisters Quilt Collective, which has its second African American quilt exhibit opening at The Brickhouse Art Gallery on Sat., Feb 2. Photo taken January 30, 2013 in Sacramento, California. -
FIber artist Jan Hollins, right, and Curator Barbara Range, left, move a ladder after hanging a quilt. They're part of the Sisters Quilt Collective, which has its second African American quilt exhibit opening at The Brickhouse Art Gallery on Sat., Feb 2. Photo taken January 30, 2013 in Sacramento, California. -
"I'm a lover of quilts and a fabric collector, " explained Faye Kennedy as she worked on a fabric display. Jan Hollins is a textile artist who has quilted all of her life. Fredi Slaughter-Walker learned to sew as a child but has only started quilting in recent years. Barbara Range is a recent quilter, too, but she remembers watching her grandmother in rural Texas hand-stitch large quilts decades ago. They're part of the Sisters Quilt Collective, which has its second African American quilt exhibit opening at The Brickhouse Art Gallery on Sat., Feb 2. Photo taken January 30, 2013 in Sacramento, California. -
Curator Barbara Range of The Brickhouse Art Gallery rests for a moment after helping hang quilts. Jan Hollins is a textile artist who has quilted all of her life. Fredi Slaughter-Walker learned to sew as a child but has only started quilting in recent years. Barbara Range is a recent quilter, too, but she remembers watching her grandmother in rural Texas hand-stitch large quilts decades ago. They're part of the Sisters Quilt Collective, which has its second African American quilt exhibit opening at The Brickhouse Art Gallery on Sat., Feb 2. Photo taken January 30, 2013 in Sacramento, California. -
Curator Barbara Range of The Brickhouse Art Gallery hangs a framed quilt. Jan Hollins is a textile artist who has quilted all of her life. Fredi Slaughter-Walker learned to sew as a child but has only started quilting in recent years. Barbara Range is a recent quilter, too, but she remembers watching her grandmother in rural Texas hand-stitch large quilts decades ago. They're part of the Sisters Quilt Collective, which has its second African American quilt exhibit opening at The Brickhouse Art Gallery on Sat., Feb 2. Photo taken January 30, 2013 in Sacramento, California. -
A quilt made by fiber artist Jan Hollins, left, hangs in the foreground as she helps display quilts at The Brickhouse Art Gallery. Jan Hollins is a textile artist who has quilted all of her life. Fredi Slaughter-Walker learned to sew as a child but has only started quilting in recent years. Barbara Range is a recent quilter, too, but she remembers watching her grandmother in rural Texas hand-stitch large quilts decades ago. They're part of the Sisters Quilt Collective, which has its second African American quilt exhibit opening at The Brickhouse Art Gallery on Sat., Feb 2. Photo taken January 30, 2013 in Sacramento, California. -
Curator Barbara Range holds up a quilt titled "I Share My Blessings," by fiber artist Jan Hollins, left, as Fredi Slaughter-Walker, center, and Faye Kennedy, right, look on. Jan Hollins is a textile artist who has quilted all of her life. Fredi Slaughter-Walker learned to sew as a child but has only started quilting in recent years. Barbara Range is a recent quilter, too, but she remembers watching her grandmother in rural Texas hand-stitch large quilts decades ago. They're part of the Sisters Quilt Collective, which has its second African American quilt exhibit opening at The Brickhouse Art Gallery on Sat., Feb 2. Photo taken January 30, 2013 in Sacramento, California. -
Jan Hollins, left, helps coordinate the hanging of a quilt with curator Barbara Range, center, and Faye Kennedy, right. In the background is Fredi Slaughter-Walker. Jan Hollins is a textile artist who has quilted all of her life. Fredi Slaughter-Walker learned to sew as a child but has only started quilting in recent years. Barbara Range is a recent quilter, too, but she remembers watching her grandmother in rural Texas hand-stitch large quilts decades ago. They're part of the Sisters Quilt Collective, which has its second African American quilt exhibit opening at The Brickhouse Art Gallery on Sat., Feb 2. Photo taken January 30, 2013 in Sacramento, California. -
Curator Barbara Range, right, holds up a quilt titled " I Share My Blessings," by fiber artist Jan Hollins, left, as quilter Fredi Slaughter-Walker, center, helps determine where to hang the quilts for an upcoming exhibit. Jan Hollins is a textile artist who has quilted all of her life. Fredi Slaughter-Walker learned to sew as a child but has only started quilting in recent years. Barbara Range is a recent quilter, too, but she remembers watching her grandmother in rural Texas hand-stitch large quilts decades ago. They're part of the Sisters Quilt Collective, which has its second African American quilt exhibit opening at The Brickhouse Art Gallery on Sat., Feb 2. Photo taken January 30, 2013 in Sacramento, California. -
Faye Kennedy is a lover of quilts and fabric collector. Jan Hollins is a textile artist who has quilted all of her life. Fredi Slaughter-Walker learned to sew as a child but has only started quilting in recent years. Barbara Range is a recent quilter, too, but she remembers watching her grandmother in rural Texas hand-stitch large quilts decades ago. They're part of the Sisters Quilt Collective, which has its second African American quilt exhibit opening at The Brickhouse Art Gallery on Sat., Feb 2. Photo taken January 30, 2013 in Sacramento, California. -
Fiber artist Jan Hollins, left, and quilter Fredi Slaughter-Walker, hang a quilt for the 2nd Saturday exhibition. Jan Hollins is a textile artist who has quilted all of her life. Fredi Slaughter-Walker learned to sew as a child but has only started quilting in recent years. Barbara Range is a recent quilter, too, but she remembers watching her grandmother in rural Texas hand-stitch large quilts decades ago. They're part of the Sisters Quilt Collective, which has its second African American quilt exhibit opening at The Brickhouse Art Gallery on Sat., Feb 2. Photo taken January 30, 2013 in Sacramento, California.
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