Quilt makers to host exhibit, workshops and lectures

Tuesday, 07 February 2012 12:05

A Quilt Exhibit: Fabrics and Fabrications, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary, will be held on March 2 and 3 at Southport Congregational Church in Southport.

The exhibit will feature innovative workshops, lectures, and demonstrations in keeping with the theme of the special exhibit, "Reuse, Recycle, Rejoice."

The workshops, led by Jill Walker and Edie Faile of Fairfield, will include crafts made from recycled found objects, and will be for adults and children.

Olivia Munroe, owner of The Striped Umbrella, will present a workshop on Saturday March 3 for children featuring figures made from found objects.

Munroe's work has been exhibited recently at the ARC Gallery in Fairfield and also is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian Institution.

Marionettes she made for a production at Trinity Church will also be displayed in the special exhibit.

Her classes for adults and children at The Striped Umbrella are invariably over-subscribed and the Quilt Exhibit Committee is honored to have her participate in the 10th Anniversary Celebration.

Other crafts will include fabric garlands, embellished patches, and many objects from recycled fabrics, as well as belts from men's ties, embellished picture frames, fabric postcards, a demonstration of quilts made from beloved T shirts, led by Edie Faile, and quilts from recycled wool sweaters.

Demonstrations will feature Old Fashioned Foundation Piecing and Modern Paper Piecing by Karen MacDonald and Nancy Bertini, and Frame Quilting by Pam Poling, particularly directed at young people.

Dalton Ghetti will return to speak about his work carving minute objects from pencil lead on Saturday afternoon.

There are several theories about the quilt patterns that evolved during the Civil War and on Friday afternoon Cecily Zerega, co-founder of The Quilt Exhibit: Fabrics and Fabrications and a Fairfield resident, will speak about some of them in the Fellowship Hall.

For more information, a complete and detailed schedule and to register for the workshops, visit fabricsandfabrications.com.