“Knot on the Needle” A Quilt-making Fiber Arts Exhibition
The Bakery Atlanta is proud to present Knot on the Needle, a group exhibition on view Wednesday, May 6th through Sunday, May 17th, 2026 at The Supermarket (638 North Highland Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA 30306).
Photo creds Lindsay Thomaston
The group fiber arts exhibition primarily featured quilts that represent the wide span of quilt-making through both traditional and contemporary processes. Our opening reception was held on May 6th from 6pm-9pm, along with a quilt-block-making workshop hosted by Kimani Johnson from 7pm-9pm.
Featured Artists:
Emily Albritton, Mel Aster, Camille Hope, Vyvyan L Hughes, Amberly Hui Hood, Sara Jones, Emiko Kuhs, Shondra Leigh, Ashlan McHugh, Gray Pershing, Carol Santos, Nikolai Suszynski, Jasmin Warnock, Taylor Wells, and Heather Wurtzel
This year, The Bakery’s annual fiber arts show, previously referenced as “Interwoven,” took on a new life as a quilt-focused fiber arts show. The show was set up in The Supermarket’s two gallery spaces A and B, allowing for a wide range of compositions and sizes within the show.
Through the work of fifteen talented artists, the show came alive, touching on diverse subjects, techniques, and practices.
Amongst these works, Emiko Kuhns presented his powerful triptych, “For the Martyrs”. Each quilt represents the past three years (2023, 2024, and 2025), displaying the names of 287 journalists murdered by the IDF. Any proceeds from the sale of the quilts would be donated to ANERA, an organization providing humanitarian and development aid to the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, Lebanon, and Jordan.
“Hidden Mama” by Ashlyn McHugh provided a unique and impactful depiction of a log-cabin quilt belonging to her son. McHugh stated about the piece:
“I began quilting with my great-grandmother when I was old enough to hold a needle properly. I would practice on her handmade wooden quilt frame, and she would check my work, clipping my stitches out and having me redo them until they were tight and even. I began piecing my own quilt when I was 15 — a monochromatic blue, barn-raising log cabin pattern. Unfortunately, before I could get it on the frame to quilt it together, Granmaw lost her battle with cancer. I packed away the quilt top for the next eight years. But when I became pregnant with my son, I knew it would be the perfect gift and began quilting it on a hoop propped on my belly. I have come to understand that every one of those 20,000 tight & even stitches is laced with grief & joy simultaneously. Hiding a mother’s form perched on a reclaimed Victorian caned dining chair, the quilt is draped with a mourning veil embroidered with my son’s sonogram.”
“Hidden Mama” Ashlan McHugh photo creds Lindsay Thomaston
The exhibition also included Carol Santos’s site-specific installation, “Cortinas”. Santos stated:
“[Cortinas] explores memory, intimacy, and the quiet architecture of domestic life. Composed of hanging textile panels made from repurposed linens, antique fabrics, and hand embroidery, each piece carries fragments of personal and collective histories embedded in the material itself. The panels function simultaneously as barriers and thresholds—objects that conceal, reveal, and invite passage. As viewers move through the suspended layers, the work creates an immersive environment that evokes the feeling of entering a lived space, where memories are filtered through fabric, light, and movement. Through slow handwork and the accumulation of materials marked by time, “Cortinas” reflects Santos’s broader interest in preservation, belonging, and the way everyday objects can hold stories of care, labor, and generational memory.”
“Cortinas” by Carol Santos photo creds Lindsay Thomaston
The show was on view from Wednesday, May 6th, to Sunday, May 17th, 2026. With fifteen artists, thirty-six works, and two galleries, The Bakery was grateful to host such an expansive fiber arts show.