Lots Happening at the San Jose Museum of Quilts during May, 2014

Cool stuff is happening at the San Jose Museum of Quilts.

Tuesday, May 6, will be a "day of giving" as the museum kicks off a short fundraising campaign.  If you can contribute, click either of the link here:
 http://www.sjquiltmuseum.org/give.html or http://svgives.razoo.com/story/Sjmqt

Now though July 20, 2014: Quilt National 2013 -- 87 quilts selected from over 800 displayed at one of last year's major exhibitions.

Also now through July 20, 2014: "Now and Then: Early Art Quilts by Ros Cross 1973-76", five quilts from a Southern California quilter who was born in England.

May 7 – July 20, 2014: New SAQA exhibit: Northern California Inspirations.  "The works presented in this gallery are by members of the Northern California/Nevada Region of Studio Art Quilt Associates…"

"On June 8, 2014, Inside Quilt National, a Fiber Talks program with juror Judith Content and Quilt National artists Leslie Bixel and Sylvia Gegaregian will run from 1:00–3pm."  Advance tickets required.

-- Rachel Holmen


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Past Event: May Meeting is Tonight

The May meeting is tonight (since next Monday is Memorial Day).

Our speaker is Sandra Bruce, whose website is http://www.sandrabruce.com.

-- Rachel Holmen

Past Event: Quilt Show This Weekend at Vallejo Fairgrounds

The Vallejo Piecemakers have their quilt show this weekend (May 3 and 4, 2014; Saturday till 5, Sunday till 4), and artists in Benecia are having open studios.

The quilt show is at McCormick Hall on the  Solano County Fairgrounds.  Directions and a map are shown at http://www.scfair.com/directions.html

-- Rachel Holmen

Handwoven Fabric Sale at Laura & Kiran

Friday was the first time I'd ever been inside the Berkeley showroom for Laura & Kiran, a firm which imports fabric -- mostly handwoven.  I stumbled onto their spring sale, which is on for several more days.

Above is an interesting ikat fabric. 

The store's website is laurakiran.com, and they're located only a few blocks from New Pieces, at the corner of Page and Fourth in Berkeley (if you are on Gilman, Page is one block south and parallel).  I found street parking without difficulty.

I didn't buy anything ... yet.


-- Rachel Holmen