Teresa Duryea Wong

Author

Teresa

Quilt Coat

My Quilts

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!

The Crazy One

My Quilts

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.

2021

Dates

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

Social Justice

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

Co-Authors Strive for Social Justice

Social Justice

Sara Trail and I have co-authored a new book titled Stitching Stolen Lives. Our collaboration for this book was an amazing experience to create the first book documenting the critically important Social Justice Sewing Academy Remembrance Project. Together, we crafted the stories to honor victims, highlight volunteers, showcase beautifully crafted artivist art, and forever raise, and remember, the voices of the unheard.

Sewing & Survival: Native American Quilts from 1880 – 2022

Lectures Page, Uncategorized

This lecture covers a tumultuous period in Native American culture beginning in 1880, when Native lands were taken away, buffalo herds were decimated, forced relocations were happening all over North America, and the educational system changed dramatically. Indigenous Americans spent the 1880s and next few decades learning to adapt. As Western missionary women made their way into the lives of American Indigenous communities, they introduced quiltmaking skills and provided fabric and supplies. Native American women with adept needle skills adopted Western patchwork quilts and eventually made quilts that reflected their own cultural heritage. These quilts provided an outlet for both art and survival. For the Plains communities in particular, the eight-pointed Star became a beloved and repeated pattern. Learn how the transference from sewing buffalo hides and other natural materials to quilting took place and see the beautiful quilts made in this period.

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