I interviewed the talented Victoria Findlay Wolfe about her new book and her latest quilt exhibitions. Her book includes fascinating personal quilter histories from the trove of oral histories in the Quilt Alliance Save Our Stories collection.
Cecilia Koppmann Interview
Cecilia Koppmann Shares the Healing Power of Quilts in an Interview with Teresa Duryea Wong. Cecilia Koppmann is an award-winning artist based in Argentina who is known for her striking, modern quilts, as well as her generous teaching style. Throughout her adult life, Cecilia believes the art of quilting has rescued her multiple times, specifically during two different bouts with cancer, the pandemic, as well as moments of personal stress. In this interview by Teresa Duryea Wong, Cecilia will share how the power of quilts has helped her heal in her own life, and how others can apply these life lessons to their own journeys.
Kawaii Appliqué Quilts from Japan
By Naomi Ichikawa & Teresa Duryea Wong
Hardcover. 208 pages. Hundreds of beautiful quilt photos.
Meet master quilters Yoko Sekita, Aki Sakai, Reiko Kato, Akiko Yoshimizu, Megumi Mizuno, and Hiroko Akita. Essays on Japanese kawaii culture and history from well-known quilting & culture experts Naomi Ichikawa & Teresa Duryea Wong. Plus, an inside look at Japan’s beloved Hina Matsuri & Girl’s Day, & how these celebrations have informed a generation of quilters. Five kawaii projects to make.
Bits of Me
“Bits of Me” is partly autobiographical. The English letters, Japanese and Korean words, animals, humans, buildings, and other images, reflect a part of my story. Other symbols are purely graphical. The design was inspired by Composición Universal, a 1937 painting by Uruguay-Spanish artist Joaquín Torres-Garcia. Linen and woven fabric is from Japan, and the taupe palette is Japanese inspired. The applique is raw edge, fused, and machine stitched. All of the quilting is free motion, no computers. Cotton batting and thread.
Manhattan
Deep midnight blues, shades of gray and black, with pops of bright blue, come together in this improvisationally pieced quilt that reflects the palette of the streets of my favorite city, Manhattan. The word Manhattan is stitched 142 times with 1,363 yards of black silk thread. The quilted letters are almost unreadable on the front, yet they pop on the solid white backing. There are 3,383 pieced patches.
2024 Lectures
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: 20thCentury 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.