June Meeting Notes

JUNE MEETING NOTES:

If you missed our June 10th Zoom meeting, here’s a link to a video recording, posted to Vimeo. Please be aware, you will need a password to view this video. The password has been emailed directly to all paid Seattle MQG members, concurrently with this blog post on 06.10.2020.

Watch: Seattle Modern Quilt Guild Meeting 06.10.2020

Here is a link to a PDF of our June 10th meeting slideshow. Full meeting notes will be posted by our secretary soon.

June Meeting Slideshow in Color (6.4 MB PDF)

Inspiring Textile Artists of Color

Chawne Kimber @cauchycomplete Quirky, artsy, crafty, mathy chick

Carole Lyles Shaw https://carolelylesshaw.com/ @carole_lylesshaw Modern quilter, online classes, teacher, designer, author, co-founder Sarasota MQG, Aurifil DOM 2020. She has just announced a Midcentury Modern Online Class.

Rashida Coleman-Hale https://www.rashidacolemanhale.com/ @rashida_coleman_hale Artist, visual designer at Google(-ish) by day, fabric designer at @rubystarsociety by night, author of Zakka Style and I Love Patchwork.

Souls Grown Deep Foundation https://www.soulsgrowndeep.org @soulsgrowndeepfoundation Souls Grown Deep Foundation is dedicated to documenting, preserving, and promoting the contributions of artists from the African American South.

Black Threads http://blackthreads.com/links/ A wonderful resource compiled by author, artist and historian Kyra E. Hicks, this is a list of black quilting guilds, African American quilters, and quilting museums. Ms. Hicks also does speaking engagements.

KenJi Saefkow @kenjisaefkow Lover of vintage and kitsch, multiple interestests, one of which is quilting.

Bisa Butler https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_P3_61nh3xo&feature=youtu.be @bisabutler Amazing textile artist, making colorful portrait quilts using fabric in a painterly way.

Pantera Saint-Montaigne / Brooklyn Mojo https://www.brooklynmojo.com @brooklynmojo Pantera is a modern fabric artist, and has exhibited at QuiltCon.

Sandra Johnson Designs http://sandrajohnsondesigns.com @sandrajohnsondesigns Maker, instructor, inspirational speaker, works with repurposed denim, indigo, sashiko, other forms of hand stitching, and wearable art.

Social Justice Sewing Academy http://www.sjsacademy.com The Social Justice Sewing Academy (SJSA) is a youth education program that bridges artistic expression with activism to advocate for social justice. Through a series of hands-on workshops in schools, prisons and community centers across the country, SJSA empowers youth to use textile art as a vehicle for personal transformation and community cohesion and become agents of social change.

Online Workshops of Interest

Mancuso Quiltfest quiltfest.com Mancuso, which runs a number of quilt shows around the country, is going virtual, with a late June offering that has quite a number of classes being offered. Among the more ‘modern’ teachers are Sara Bond and Mel Beach.

Pappersaxsten https://pappersaxsten.com Jenny Haynes is offering 1 on 1 Zoom classes using her Drunkards Path techniques. She has had some amazing quilts at Quiltcon.

Irene Roderick https://www.ireneroderick.com/workshops Many of you will recognize Irene’s work (her IG is @hixonir) from the last two Quiltcons. She has begun Zoom classes — you can either join one of hers or get a group of friends and schedule one.

Victoria Findlay Wolfe https://vfwquilts.com/pages/online-classes These are pre-taped video classes. She has three offerings.

Blair Stocker https://wisecrafthandmade.com/online-workshops/ Our own Blair is going to be offering a workshop starting August 1 on modern scrap quilting with color value. It will be a video with unlimited access once you sign up.

Christina Cameli https://www.christinacameli.com/events She has two Zoom classes coming up, one on free motion quilting, one on scrappy log cabins. The latter is already sold out, but you could get on a mailing list for future offerings — in addition, her website has posts of previously taped workshops/tutorials.

Joe Cunningham http://www.joecunninghamquilts.com/online-classes San Francisco quilt artist, now offering online workshops.

Cool Blogs to Follow

https://aquilterstable.blogspot.com Our own Debbie Jeske’s blog, chock full of ideas and inspiration

http://barbarabrackman.blogspot.com Barbara Brackman’s Material Culture. Barbara is a quilt historian whose posts typically have a design theme, with discussion and pictures of antique quilts.

http://willywonkyquilts.blogspot.com Bill Volckening is also a quilt historian with an extensive collection of antique quilts

https://www.cindygrisdela.com/blog/ Cindy Grisdela was our guest speaker 06.10.2020, and is a wonderful improv quilter, author and teacher.

https://factotum-of-arts.com Michelle Wilke is a self taught quilter who is the driving force behind the Quilt Design a Day pictures and prompts on Facebook.

https://twiggyandopal.blogspot.com Jayne of Twiggy and Opal is a Tennessee quilter who has had numerous quilts at Quiltcon. She has a happy, colorful palette.

https://patcherymenagerie.blogspot.com Lynne Tyler’s blog is chock full of tutorials, pictures, musings on quilting.

https://quiltville.blogspot.com Bonnie Hunter is the queen of scraps. Anyone looking for a way to use up lots and lots of scraps can find something on her extensive blog and main website (accessible through the blog).

https://www.stringandstory.com/insta HollyAnne Knight is a quilter, teacher, and passionate entrepreneur with a focus on free motion quilting.

https://karenlewistextiles.blogspot.com Karen Lewis Textiles is a screen printer, fabric designer, quilt maker, and author and has taught at QuiltCon.

https://comfortstitching.typepad.co.uk/ Aneela Hoey is a modern fabric designer and pattern writer — she designs bags, pouches, stitching organizers.

https://www.hollisart.com/ Hollis Chatelain is a textile artist and social activist. Hollis does the most amazing portraits with painting and thread painting.

https://bryanhousequilts.com/ Rebecca Bryan is the author of Modern Triangle Quilts. She has great tutorials/posts on designing improv modern triangles, freezer paper foundation piecing, and developing creative habits.

Here is an excellent online exhibit of modern quilts:
https://www.artcentergreenville.org/modern-design-lab-quilt-invitational-online-gallery