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By Teresa Duryea Wong. 2021. 82 x 82 inches. Inspired by a quilt from 1890s in the Joanna Rose collection. Pieced and applique. Free motion machine quilted. Juried into the IQA exhibit at Houston International Quilt Festival 2019. Improvisationally pieced. Free motion machine quilted.
By Teresa Duryea Wong. 2019. 85 x 85 inches. Pieced from my collection of antique and vintage Japanese cotton fabric. Hand quilted. Some of the fabric pieces in this quilt are about a century old, others are vintage. All of it was collected during my annual trips to Japan. These fabrics are Katazome, Kasuri, Yukata, wovens, and more. The only new fabric is the off-white, which is a mixed washi and cotton blend.
My quilt coat gets rave reviews and some weird looks when I wear it! I made this in late 2021. The patchwork design is inspired by a quilt made by Japanese artist Yoshiko Jinzenji. I took her idea and changed it up a bit to fit the coat. The pattern for the jacket is by Megan Nielsen Patterns. I pieced and quilted the sections for each pattern part first (on a longarm), then stitched them together. I wore this at Quiltcon Austin 2022 and felt like a fashion model with so many wonderful comments!
By Teresa Duryea Wong. 2022. 95 x 95 inches. Double Wedding Ring pattern created from all of the weird and wonderful fabric prints in my collection. Some of these have been stashed for a decade or more. I finally decided to use them all in this crazy mash-up of color and pattern. Free-motion machine quilted.
Full list of lectures and keynote presentations in 2021.
Jan. 11 – Durham Orange Quilters Guild. Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Topic: Japan 2.0: The Next Gen Quilters
Jan. 18 – Canyon Quilters of San Diego. San Diego, California. Topic: American Cotton: Farm to Quilt
Jan. 21 – Boise Basin Quilters. Boise Idaho. Topic: Japan’s Quilt History: The Story of an American Import
Feb. 1 – Lodi Valley Quilt Guild. Lodi, Wisconsin. Topic: American Cotton: Farm to Quilt.
Feb. 15 – Lakeview Quilters Guild. Seabrook, Texas. Topic: Big Love: Texas Cotton & Quilts. Rescheduled to April 19 due to weather.
Mar. 3 – Gems of the Prairie. Peoria, Illinois. Topic: Japan’s Quilt History: The Story of American Import.
Mar. 8 – Piecemaker’s Quilt Guild. Brandon, Florida. Topic: American Cotton: Farm to Quilt.
Mar. 11 – Cibolo Creek Quilt Guild. Boerne, Texas. Topic: Native American Quilt Stories.
Mar. 17 – Nanaimo Quilt Guild. Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. Topic: Japan’s Quilt History: The Story of an American Import
Mar. 18 – Fairfax Quilters Unlimited. Fairfax, Virginia. Topic: Japan’s Quilt History: The Story of an American Import
Apr. 8 – Brownstone Quilters Guild. Baltimore, Maryland. Topic: Japan’s Quilt History: The Story of an American Import
Apr. 10 – Village Quilters Guild. San Diego, California. Topic: American Cotton: Farm to Quilt
Apr. 17 – The Art Quilt Association. Grand Junction, Colorado. Topic: Modern Minimalism: Lessons from Art & Architecture
Apr. 19 – Lakeview Quilters Guild. Seabrook, Texas. Topic: Big Love: Texas Cotton & Quilts.
Apr. 20 – Bear Creek Quilt Guild. Grapevine, Texas. Topic: Native American Quilt Stories
May 10 – Parajo Valley Quilters Association. Aptos, California. Topic: Native American Quilt Stories: 150 Years of Art and Survival
May 12 – Seattle Modern Quilt Guild. Seattle, Washington. Topic: Hello Modern Art. Meet Antique Quilts
June 9 – Simi Valley Quilters Guild. Simi Valley, California. Topic: Japan’s Quilt History: The Story of an American Import
June 10 – Antelope Valley Quilt Association. Lancaster, California. Topic: Japan’s Quilt History: The Story of an American Import
Aug. 26 – Orange County Modern Quilt Guild. Trabuco Canyon, California. Topic: Modern Minimalism: Lessons from Art & Architecture
Sept. 22 – Canadian Quilter’s Association. Topic: Indigenous North American Quilts: 150 Years of Sewing & Survival
Oct. 6 – Puyallup Valley Quilters Guild. Puyallup, Washington. Topic: Quilts, Cotton & Indigo from Japan
Oct. 12 – Orange County Quilters Guild. Orange, California. Topic: Native American Quilt Stories
Oct. 15 – Visions Art Museum. San Diego, California. Special Event Lecture: Interpretations International Exhibition
Nov. 23 – Visions Art Museum. Online. Open to guests. Hello Modern Art. Meet Antique Quilts. TO BE RESCHEULDED IN 2022.
Dec. 7 – Warwick Valley Quilter’s Guild. Topic: Native American Quilts: 150 Years of Sewing & Survival
Stitching Stolen Lives is a new book that is a beautifully illustrated, in-depth look at the mission and work of the Social Justice Sewing Academy Remembrance Project. The Social Justice Sewing Academy Remembrance Project is simultaneously raising consciousness of social injustice & turning volunteers into artivists. The hard cover book is a compilation of extraordinary textile art, quilted banners, and family quilts that memorialize individuals killed due to social injustice. Co-authored by Sara Trail and Teresa Duryea Wong, this book shares stories and insight into the lives lost and the long overlooked, heartrending truths shared by teens and young adults. Order a copy at sjsacademy.org
