Dates

Jan 8 – The Woodlands Area Quilt Guild, Woodlands, TX – in person. Topic: Quilts, Cotton, & Indigo from Japan.

Jan 14 – Royal City Quilters Guild, Canada. Topic: Japan 2.0: The Next Gen Quilters

Jan 15 – West Houston Quilters Guild – in person. Topic: Sewing & Survival: Native American Quilts from 1880 – 2022.

Jan 21 – Guild of Quilters of Contra Costa County. Concord, CA. Topic: Sewing & Survival: Native American Quilts from 1880 – 2022

Feb 15 – South Florida Modern Quilt Guild. Topic: Ten Modern Masterpieces. Joint lecture with David Owen Hastings.

Feb 23 – QUILTCON Modern Quilt Guild. Phoenix, AZ. In person. Topic: Ancient to Modern: Mexico’s Red Dye and the Most Exquisite Red Quilts. Sunday. 1 pm.

Mar 3 – Tall Pines Quilt Guild. Huntsville, TX – in person. Topic: 20 Modern Quilts from Around the World

Mar 4 – Bay Area Quilt Guild. Clear Lake/Houston, TX – in person. Topic: Sewing & Survival: Native American Quilts from 1880 – 2022.

Mar 11 – Mt. Tam Quilt Guild, Mill Valley, CA. Topic: Sewing & Survival: Native American Quilts from 1880 – 2022.

Mar 12 – 13 – Quilters Guild of Dallas. Dallas, TX. In person. JUDGE for the annual quilt show.

Mar 14 – Thread & Thimble Quilt Guild of Greater St. Louis. St. Louis, MO. Topic: Sewing & Survival: Native American Quilts from 1880 – 2022. Cancelled due to weather. Will be rescheduled at a later date.

Mar 16 – Bear Valley Quilters. Los Osos, CA. Topic: Quilts, Cotton & Indigo from Japan: The Very Old and the Very New

April 11 – Thread & Thimble Quilt Guild of Greater St. Louis. St. Louis, MO. Topic: Sewing & Survival: Native American Quilts from 1880 – 2022.

April 15 – Bear Creek Quilt Guild. Grapevine, TX – in person. Topic: Sewing & Survival: Native American Quilts from 1880 – 2022

April 22 – Dallas Modern Quilt Guild. Dallas, TX – in person. Topic: The Calling of Quilt Collectors.

May 8 – Clark Count Quilters Guild, Vancouver, WA. Topic: Sewing & Survival: Native American Quilts from 1880 – 2022.

May 13 – Alamo Heritage Quilt Guild, San Antonio, TX. In person. Topic: Sewing & Survival: Native American Quilts from 1880 – 2022.

May 14 – Textile Talk: A Quilt Alliance Interview with Victoria Findlay Wolfe by Teresa Duryea Wong

May 21 – Textile Talk: Cecilia Koppmann Shares the Healing Power of Quilts in an Interview with Teresa Duryea Wong

Aug 4 – Baytown Area Quilt Guild, Baytown, TX. In person. Topic: Sewing & Survival: Native American Quilts from 1880 – 2022

Aug 16 – New Braunfels Area Quilt Guild, New Braunfels, TX. In Person. Topic: Twenty Modern Quilts from Around the World.

Aug 21 – Pflugerville Quilt Guild. Pflugerville, TX. Topic: Twenty Modern Quilts from Around the World.

Aug 27 – TEXTILE TALK with the International Quilt Museum: An interview with folk-art quilter Yvonne Wells and Univ. of Alabama professor Stacy Morgan. Available on YouTube.

Sept 4 – Tulsa Modern Quilt Guild, Tulsa, OK. Topic: Japan’s Quilt History: The Story of an American Import

Oct 16 – Coastal Prairie Quilt Guild of Texas, Missouri City, TX. In person. Topic: Sewing & Survival: Native American Quilts from 1880 – 2022

Oct 17 & 18 – Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas, & Arkansas Quilt Study Group. Claremore, OK – in person. Two presentations: Sewing & Survival: Native American Quilts from 1880 – 2022. Quilts, Cotton, & Indigo from Japan.

Nov. 5 – Wimberly Valley Quilt Guild. Wimberly, TX. In person. Topic: Kawaii Applique Quilts from Japan

Nov 15 – Arizona Quilt Study Group. Topic: The Calling of Quilt Collectors. Available to all online.

2024 Lectures

Jan 3 – Textile Talk. Free & Open to Public. Topic: Interview with Native American Art Quilter Susan Hudson. Sponsored by the Quilt Alliance.

Jan 8 – Friendship Star Quilters, Gaithersburg, MD. Topic: “Sewing & Survival: Native American Quilts from 1880 – 2022.”

Jan 16 – Washington Stars Quilt Guild. Olympia, Washington. Topic: The Calling of Quilt Collectors

Feb 5 – Wayside Quilters, Sudbury, Massachusetts. Topic: Sewing & Survival: Native American Quilts from 1880 – 2022.

Feb 12 – Northwest Quilters Inc. Portland, Oregon. Topic: Ten Modern Masterpieces – a joint lecture with David Owen Hastings

Feb 16 – American Quilt Study Group. KEYNOTE Lecture Virtual Study Session. Topic: 20^thCentury African American Superstars: Anna Williams, Rosie Lee Tompkins, & Yvonne Wells

Feb 22 – Quiltcon, Raleigh, NC. Topic: 20 Modern Quilts from Around the World – a joint lecture with David Owen Hastings

Feb. 23 – Quiltcon, Raleigh, NC. Topic: 20th Century African American Superstars: Anna Williams, Rosie Lee Tompkins, & Yvonne Wells

Mar 14 – Heartstrings Quilt Guild. Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Topic: The Calling of Quilt Collectors.

Mar 16 – Wiltwyck Quilters Guild, Tillerson, NY. Topic: Sewing & Survival: Native American Quilts from 1880 – 2022

Mar 18 – Hill Country Quilt Guild – in person. Kerrville, TX. Topic: Sewing & Survival: Native American Quilts from 1880 – 2022.

Mar 21 – Golden Triangle Quilt Guild – in person. Beaumont, Texas. Topic: The Calling of Quilt Collectors lecture & trunk show.

Apr 1 – Tall Pines Quilt Guild. Huntsville, TX – in person. Topic: The Calling of Quilt Collectors

Apr 4 – Tulsa Modern Quilt Guild. Tulsa, OK – in person. Topic: Sewing & Survival: Native American Quilts from 1880 – 2022

Apr 20 – Houston Modern Quilt Guild, Houston, TX – in person. Topic: Sewing & Survival: Native American Quilts from 1880 – 2022

May 9 – Coastal Guild of Santa Barbara & Goleta. Santa Barbara, California. Topic: Sewing & Survival: Native American Quilts from 1880 – 2022.

June 20 – Brenham Friendship Quilt Guild. Brenham, TX – in person. Topic: Sewing & Survival: Native American Quilts from 1880 – 2022.

June 4 – Debut of a new lecture series for the James Renwick Craft Association – the member organization of the Smithsonian Renwick Gallery. Eight-part lecture series. Two Centuries of Quilts: From Necessity to Fine Art. Series will run 8 consecutive Tuesdays. Online. Open to public.

June 11 – Part Two. James Renwick Craft Association. Two Centuries of Quilts: From Necessity to Fine Art.

June 18– Part Three. James Renwick Craft Association. Two Centuries of Quilts: From Necessity to Fine Art.

June 25 – Part Four. James Renwick Craft Association. Two Centuries of Quilts: From Necessity to Fine Art.

July 2 – Part Five. James Renwick Craft Association. Two Centuries of Quilts: From Necessity to Fine Art.

July 9 – Part Six. James Renwick Craft Association. Two Centuries of Quilts: From Necessity to Fine Art.

July 9 – Part Seven. James Renwick Craft Association. Two Centuries of Quilts: From Necessity to Fine Art.

July 30 – Part Eight. James Renwick Craft Association. Two Centuries of Quilts: From Necessity to Fine Art.

July 23 – Kitsap Quilters. Poulsbo, WA – in person. Topic: The Calling of Quilt Collectors.

July 24 – Sunbonnet Sue Quilt Guild. Sequim, WA – in person. Topic: Sewing & Survival: Native American Quilts from 1880 – 2022.

Aug. 6 – Foothills Piecemaker’s Quilt Guild – in person. Greenville, South Carolina. Topic: The Calling of Quilt Collectors – lecture & trunk show.

Aug 20 – Keeping the Piece Quilt Guild. Marie, Michigan. Topic: Sewing & Survival: Native American Quilts from 1880 – 2022.

Sep 18 – Textile Talk. Free & Open to the Public. I will interview Curator Dr. Elaine Yau, Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive. Topic: The Eli Leon Collection of African American Quilts. Sponsored by the Quilt Alliance.

Oct. 1 – Chisholm Trail Quilt Guild. Georgetown, TX – in person. Topic: Sewing & Survival: Native American Quilts from 1880 – 2022

Nov. 12 – Quilt Guild by the Sea. Boca Raton, FL – Zoom. Topic: Sewing & Survival: Native American Quilts from 1880 – 2022

Nov 12 – Quilter’s Guild of Arlington. Arlington, TX – in person. Topic: Mexico’s Glorious Gift: Red Dye & A Walk Through a Century of Red Quilts

Nov 13 – Hamilton Quilters Guild. Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Topic: Ten Modern Masterpieces. Joint lecture with David Owen Hastings.

Nov 18 – Suncoast Quilting Circle & Tampa Bay Surface Design Group. St. Petersburg & Tampa Bay, FL. Topic: Twenty Modern Quilts from Around the World. Joint lecture with David Owen Hastings.

Full list of lectures, Textile Talks, and Keynote presentations in 2023.

Jan. 12 – Heartstrings Quilters Guild. Bala Cywnwyd, PA. Topic: Native American Quilt Stories: 150 Years of Sewing and Survival.

Jan. 13 – Homemaker’s Country Quilters. Collegeville, PA. Topic: Native American Quilt Stories

Jan. 18 – North Shore Quilters Guild. Port Washington, WI. Topic: TBD

Feb. 9 – Pine Tree Quilters Guild of Muskoka. Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada. Topic: Indigenous North American Quilt Stories: 150 Years of Sewing and Survival.

Feb. 18 – The International Applique Society. Topic: Japan’s Quilt History: The Story of an American Import.

Feb. 23 – Quiltcon Atlanta. The Calling of Quilt Collectors. Lecture: Noon – 1 pm.

Feb. 25 – Quiltcon Atlanta. Indigenous American Quilt History. 6 – 7 pm.

Feb 26 – Quiltcon Atlanta. Joint lecture with David Owen Hastings. 10 Modern Masterpieces. 1:30 – 2:30 pm.

Feb. 23, 24, 25, & 26 – Quiltcon Atlanta. 9 am each day – Hosting a walking lecture and tour of Quiltcon Atlanta special exhibits.

Mar 8 – Northern Lights Quilt Guild. New Hampshire. Topic: Native American Quilt Stories: 150 Years of Sewing & Survival

Mar 15 – West Houston Quilters Guild. Houston, TX. Topic: The Calling of Quilt Collectors

April 3 – Tall Pines Quilt Guild. Huntsville, TX. Topic: Japan’s Quilt History: The Story of an American Import.

April 22 – Quilt Guild of the British Isles. Canterbury, United Kingdom. Topic: Modern Minimalism: Lessons from Art & Architecture

April 24 – Belle Pointe Quilters Guild. Ft. Smith, Arkansas. Topic: Native American Quilt Stories: 150 Years of Sewing and Survival

May 23 – Reston Quilters Unlimited. Merrifield, VA. Topic: Japan 2.0: The Next Gen Quilters.

July 11 – Blue Valley Quilters Guild. Overland Park, Kansas. Topic: The Calling of Quilt Collectors

July 18 – Mukilteo Lighthouse Quilters. Mukilteo, WA. Topic: The Calling of Quilt Collectors

Aug 19 – Lone Star Quilt Study Group. La Grange, TX (in person). Topic: Sewing & Survival: Native American Quilts from 1880 – 2022

Aug 23 – Faithful Circle Quilters. River Forest, Illinois. In Person. Topic: American Cotton: Farm to Quilt

Oct 10 – Quilters Guild of Arlington. Arlington, TX. Topic: The Calling of Quilt Collectors

Oct. 17 – Denton Quilt Guild. Denton, TX. Topic: The Calling of Quilt Collectors. In person with trunk show.

Nov. 1 – The Quilt Festival of Korea. Seoul, South Korea. Topic: Defining Modern Quilts for Today.

Nov. 14 – Riverwalk Quilters Guild. Naperville, IL. Topic: Ten Modern Masterpieces – a joint lecture with David Owen Hastings

Nov. 19 – Cambridge Modern Quilt Guild. Cambridge, MA. Native American Quilts: 150 Years of Sewing & Survival

Nov. 21 – Quilt Guild of Greater Houston. Houston, TX. Topic: Native American Quilts: 150 Years of Sewing & Survival

Full list of lectures and keynote presentations in 2022.

Jan. 5 – Santa Monica Quilt Guild. Santa Monica, CA. Topic:
Native American Quilt Stories: 150 Years of Sewing and Survival.

Jan. 11 – Quilter’s Guild of Arlington. Arlington, TX.
Topic: Native American Quilt Stories: 150 Years of Sewing and Survival

Jan. 13 – Heartstring Quilters Guild. Bala Cywnwyd,
Pennsylvania. Topic: Quilts, Cotton & Indigo from Japan.

Jan. 18 – Vienna Quilters Unlimited. Vienna, VA. Topic:
Japan’s Quilt History

Feb. 10 – Quilter’s Guild of East Texas. Topic: Big Love:
Texas Quilts and Cotton.

Feb. 17 – Quiltcon Phoenix. Topic: Hello Modern Art. Meet
Antique Quilts.

Feb. 19 – Quiltcon Phoenix. Joint lecture with Sara Trail.
Topic: Activist Art: The Social Justice Sewing Academy Remembrance Project.

Mar. 5 – NY Metromod Quilters Guild. New York, NY. Topic:
Japan’s Quilt History.

Mar. 8 – Towpath Quilt Guild. Syracuse, NY. Topic: Japan’s
Quilt History.

Mar. 10 – Quilter’s Guild of Plano. Plano, Texas. Topic:
Hello Modern Art. Meet Antique Quilts.

Mar. 15 – Denton Quilt Guild, Denton, Texas. Topic: Native
American Quilt Stories: 150 Years of Sewing and Survival

Mar. 16 – Peoria Riverfront Museum, Peoria, IL. Topic:
Hello Modern Art. Meet Antique Quilts. In conjunction with exhibition of quilts
from Ken Burns Collection. Online Zoom – open to public.

May 31 – Visions Art Museum. San Diego, California. Topic:
Hello Modern Art. Meet Antique Quilts. OPEN TO PUBLIC 11 AM

June 6 – Tall Pines Quilt Guild, Huntsville, TX. Topic:
Native American Quilt Stories: 150 Years of Sewing and Survival.

June 13 – University United Methodist Church Quilt Guild.
San Antonio, Texas. Topic: American Cotton: Farm to Quilt.

June 16 – Quaking Aspen Quilt Guild. Golden, Colorado.
Topic: Japan 2.0: The Next Gen Quilters.

June 26 – Cambridge Modern Quilt Guild. Cambridge, MA.
Topic: American Cotton: Farm to Quilt.

July 11 – Smoky Mountain Quilters Guild of Western North
Carolina. Topic: Native American Quilt Stories: 150 Years of Sewing &
Survival.

July 28 – Orange County Modern Quilt Guild. Orange Cty, CA.
Topic: Hello Modern Art. Meet Antique Quilts.

Sept. 8 – Cibolo Creek Quilters Guild. Boerne, Texas.
Topic: Hello Modern Art. Meet Antique Quilts.

Sept. 20 – Boundary Bay Quilters’ Guild. Delta, British
Columbia, Canada. Indigenous North American Quilts: 150 Years of Sewing and
Survival.

Oct. 11 – Arlington Quilters Guild, Arlington, Texas.
Topic: Hello Modern Art. Meet Antique Quilts.

Oct. 17 – Hill Country Quilt Guild. Kerrville, Texas.
Topic: Farm to Quilt: American Cotton. In person lecture.

Oct. 29 – Arizona Quilt Study Group. Statewide. Topic:
Native American Quilt Stories: 150 Years of Sewing and Survival

Nov. 4 – Houston INTERNATIONAL QUILT FESTIVAL – 10 am. GRB
Convention Center, Houston, TX. Topic: Native American Quilt Stories: 150 Years
of Sewing and Survival

Nov. 8 – Capital District MQG. Delmar, NY. Topic: Hello
Modern Art. Meet Antique Quilts.

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

Full list of lectures and keynote presentations in 2015.