Enjoy a Moo-ving Evening with Cathie Hoover
San Francisco Chinese Seventh Day Adventist Church 7777 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, United StatesUtilizing Holstein cows in her designs was a natural for Cathie even before moving to Moo-desto.
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Monthly Meetings
Laurel Anderson: The History of Appliqué
San Francisco Chinese Seventh Day Adventist Church 7777 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, United StatesLaurel presents an overview of appliqué history—including an 1850s-style appliqué quilt and a surprising story of the invention of the sewing machine!—as well as her personal appliqué journey.
New Animal Quilts from Nancy Brown
San Francisco Chinese Seventh Day Adventist Church 7777 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, United StatesNancy discusses her approach to design, the stories behind her up-close fabric portraits of giraffes and dozens of other creatures, and how students can make patterns that look like their own pets.
Finding Your Passion and Running With It
San Francisco Chinese Seventh Day Adventist Church 7777 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, United StatesFind out how Jean Impey fell in love with spider web quilts and followed her passion into a seemingly endless series of designs and variations.
Annual Auction 2019
San Francisco Chinese Seventh Day Adventist Church 7777 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, United StatesNovember’s meeting—on the second Tuesday of the month—features a live auction with auctioneers Sue Fox and Julia McLeod, plus cash-and-carry tables. It’s a lively fundraiser, with great finds. Invite your friends … guests are free.The success of our auction depends on YOU—on the fantastic items you all contribute and the high-spirited bidding by members and (more...)
Holiday Party & Make-and-Take 2019
San Francisco Chinese Seventh Day Adventist Church 7777 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, United StatesOur December meeting—on the second Tuesday of the month—features activity tables where you can learn a nifty craft or make a quick project … a book sale … plus a holiday party! Wee Scotty will be back with machines and supplies for making a zippered pouch. Maria Iorillo will teach fabric printing again. Ruby Wong (more...)
Tradition, Art, Modern—Notes from the Field with Maria Shell
San Francisco Chinese Seventh Day Adventist Church 7777 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, United StatesMaria Shell started out as a traditional quilter, but soon found herself making abstract pieced art quilts that look surprisingly modern. Maria will share her personal journey in and about the traditional, art, and modern quilt movements. Can you be all three? Come to the lecture and find out. Learn more about Maria here.
Where’s the Cotton?! Exquisite Quilts … Unexpected Materials
Before easy access to the local quilt shop, before internet shopping, how and where did one obtain materials for quilt making? And once a quiltmaker had a collection of available materials, how did those materials inform design and construction? What can we learn from quilts made with a restricted supply or unusual types or sizes (more...)
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From Urban Quilts to Modern Portraits: the Art of Amy Ahlstrom
San Francisco Chinese Seventh Day Adventist Church
7777 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, United States
This lecture has been cancelled due to public health concerns. Amy’s lecture begins with a brief retrospective of her artistic career over the past 12 years then transitions into her current quilt projects. Since 2005 she has been making urban quilts: textiles inspired by street art, signage, and graffiti. Currently, her work involves double portraits (more...)
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Youngmin Lee: Bojagi, The Art of Wrapping Cloths
San Francisco Chinese Seventh Day Adventist Church
7777 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, United States
This lecture has been cancelled due to public health concerns. Bojagi (Korean Wrapping Cloths) are pieced together from small scraps of cloth. It is the most unique form of Korean textile art. Bojagi occupied a prominent place in the daily lives of Koreans of all classes. They were used to wrap or carry everything from (more...)