Shape workshop with Terry Jarrard-Dimond

Mad Elena has posted photos and a report on her blog:  http://mad-elena.blogspot.com/2012/05/geometric-shapes.html.

Thanks to Arleen Kukua for letting me know. -- Rachel Holmen

Past Event: Big Sale of Traditional Quilts THIS WEEKEND

Sorry for the lack of advance notice.  Eli Leon is selling his traditional quilt collection at Elbow Grease Studios in Berkeley.

Elbow Grease Designs' Showroom
2743 9th Street in Berkeley (map)
The sale begins at 10 each day.  Regular hours 11 - 4 Tues, Wed & Thur, 11 - 7 Fridays
(and by appointment).   510-841-8548

There's a Facebook gallery with lots of photos -- https://www.facebook.com/pages/Elbow-Grease-Designs/129780427037898

The Facebook hours say the Elbow Grease studio is closed for the weekend. This is incorrect; the studio is OPEN from at least 10 to 4 on Saturday and Sunday.

This weekend also features MAKER FAIR in San Mateo, and the every-other-year conference of Northern California Handweavers Conference at the Oakland Convention Center -- see the earlier post on this blog.

No scope for imagination

Any comments? 

I recently listened to an audio version of the classic novel "Anne of Green Gables", and was sure I had heard the heroine comment, "there's no scope for imagination in patchwork."  So I found a paper copy, and sure enough, here's the exact quote:

"...there's no scope for imagination in patchwork. It's just one little seam after another and you never seem to be getting anywhere."

Too bad she couldn't have seen a quilt show like our recent Voices in Cloth!

If you run across a similarly, um, LIMITED view of quilting, could you post the quote as a comment on this post?  I'm sure quilters will be amused.  -- Rachel Holmen

More about Marjan Kluepfel's Dye Workshop

Arleen Kukua has posted a wonderful report about Marjan Kluepfel's dyeing workshop at http://quiltohana.blogspot.com/.   Here's a photo of Arleen's work in progress.  (There are actually two posts, one about the Monday workshop, and a separate post about the Saturday workshop.)

Past Event: Weaving Show in Oakland this weekend

Also Maker Faire in San Mateo. Northern Calif Handweavers expo is this weekend.

 This event only happens every OTHER year, and it moves around, so we're lucky to have it local this time. It's at the Oakland Convention Center, where EBHQ used to have its shows; right next to 12th Street BART Station. Parking is available; if you don't like the convention center prices, drive down Washington Street and you'll see several less expensive lots. I've used the one at 7th and Washington (only reachable from the 7th street side) for years and nobody's ever bothered my car. (I get my hair cut next door at the fabulous TOPPS Salon.)

 The website for CNCH has a $2 discount coupon you can print and bring with you.

 The gallery of weaving samples is always just amazing, and there are baskets, and often things woven from improbable materials (old cassette tape; Capri Sun juice containers; you name it).   There's a hands-on, make it/take it area, and chances for hands-on weaving, spinning, etc.

-- Rachel Holmen

Late Spring Exhibits at San Jose Museum of Quilts

On May 12, a set of special activities will interest quilters and weavers.

From the website for the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles:

"May 12, Saturday from 10am – 4pm
Join us for ArtHouse!

A FREE art and art-making block party on South First Street in downtown San Jose between Williams and Reed Streets that includes art shows, guided gallery tours, artist talks, hands-on art activities, original artworks for sale, improv comedy and more! Presented by High Fire ClaySpace and Gallery, MACLA/Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, The Stage and Notre Dame High School Improv Comedy Players. Free Parking at Notre Dame High School at 596 South Second Street and the City parking lot underneath Hwy 280 one block south of the ICA. Activities at the Museum:

• Guided Gallery Tours of Mark Adams
• Weaving Demonstrations by master weaver Tricia Goldberg (10am - 12pm)
• Weaving Workshop for adults and children by Fabmo (2pm to 4pm)"

The pictorial tapestries of Mark Adams will be featured from May 15 – July 29, 2012. There will be special activities from June 21 to 24.

For more information about either the ArtHouse event, or the Mark Adams exhibit and events, see the museum's website at www.sjquiltmuseum.org/exhibitions_upcoming.html.

Change to June Workshop with Ann Horton

The workshop topic for June has been revised. See ebhq.org/workshops. Basically, Ann will now teach a one-day workshop (Monday) of general interest called Designing Quilts for Textured Embellishment.

If the workshop doesn't fill up at the May EBHQ meeting, signups will be opened to the general public.

Past Event: Rosie's Big Bash - May 25

Past Event:  Special Offer for Rosie’s Big Bash at the Craneway Pavilion on May 25th

(See the poster below.) Our VIC venue the Craneway Pavilion is extending a discount rate of $19.42 to EBHQ members for their opening celebration of the Rosie the Riveter Visitor Center. Rosie’s Big Bash, on May 25th, starts at 7 pm with free swing dance lessons, followed at 8 pm by a concert and dance with Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. To get tickets, go to www.craneway.com and find the listing under calendar or upcoming events. Select the $35 GA ticket - apply the code EBHQ (**in all caps**) during the checkout process and the discount will be calculated.

From EBHQ President Jo Magaraci

Free downloadable book on Sashiko

Those interested in Japan's sashiko garments will want to download a free 16-page booklet by researcher Michele Walker, from sashiko.org.uk/publications.php. A book on Kogin embroidery by Reiko Hara is also available for download at the same site.

Workshop Display at Voices in Cloth - part 2

This photo was taken just to the left of the photos shown in part 1, posted April 20:



White shirt with elephants, by Diana Berry, inspired by Libby Lehman workshops





from Thom Atkins' workshop on beading: Bezels, Edges, and Fringes:



Three square panels by Gwyneth McMillan



To their right are three more panels, the top by Arleen Kukua, center by Claire Sherman, lower by Suzi Stone



The two lower items in this section were inspired by the Alice Kolb workshop, Machine Crazy Quilting.



The irregular-shaped red and orange panel was made by Joan Sextro, and to its right is one in blues and purples by Roberta Horton.





The floral vest, from a Rosemary Eichorn workshop, was made by Suzi Stone.





The next section shows four panels by EBHQ members.



Jane Sassaman workshop, panel by Jo Magaraci.



middle left, Melody Johnson workshop, panel by Jennie Alexich.



middle right, Dale Fleming workshop, leaf by Claire Sherman.



lower panel, Melody Johnson workshop, panel by Sue Fox.









Magenta shirt: Sue Cavanaugh workshop on shibori dying: shirt dyed by Jeanie Minor

This photo was taken just to the left of the photos shown above in this post:

Three large squares in blue and taupe, created by Cele Stauduhar in the workshop Circles, Circles, Circles taught by Gwen Maxwell-Williams.



Floral vest by Sue Fox, inspired by two workshop instructors: Rosemary Eichorn in Raw-edge Applique Vest, and Maureen Noble in Quilting with Decorative Threads.



The top panel is by Sonia Callahan, inspired by Carol Sunderland's workshop on Dispersed Dye Techniques.

Two map quilts, inspired by Valerie Goodwin's workshop Mapmaker, Mapmaker. The center map is by Susan Peck, the lower by Patt Bagdon.



White shirt with elephants, by Diana Berry, inspired by Libby Lehman workshops



Photos by Rachel Holmen.

Workshop Display at Voices in Cloth - part 1

The workshop section of the Voices in Cloth show generated a lot of interest. Here is a pair of photos. The second photo is a detail view of the right-hand section.

Three panels and three garments are shown.



Vest by Suzi Stone at left, from Rosemary Eichorn workshop







Left section, from top:

Jane Sassaman workshop, panel by Jo Magaraci



Melody Johnson workshop, panel by Jennie Alexich



Dale Fleming workshop, leaf by Claire Sherman



Melody Johnson workshop, panel by Sue Fox







Center garment: Sue Cavanaugh workshop on shibori dying: magenta shirt by Jeanie Minor







Center section, from the top:

Ann Johnston workshop on free-motion quilting, panel by Sonia Callahan



Carol Shinn workshop on 'Painting’ with Machine Embroidery, sailboat panel by Jo Magaraci



Lesley Riley workshop on Quilted Memories: family photo panel by Mary Mashuta



Two blue panels from Lynn Koolish's fabric painting workshop, both by Lee Feinstein



Beaded panel from Thom Atkins workshop on bead embroidery, also inspired by Laura Cater-Woods' workshop on Tempting the Muse, panel by Jennie Alexich



From Emily Richardson's Painting and Composition workshop, panel by Lynn Koolish







Vest by Sue Fox, from Debi Tong Gray's Chanchanko Vest workshop







Right-hand section: All from Jill Schumacher's workshop on Machine Trapunto



Top and lower-left blocks were both made by Joan Sextro



Middle block by Jean Stenquist



Small white block at lower right by Patricia Bagdon



Photos by Rachel Holmen

Past Event: May 12 -- A special meeting for new members

We know that many new members signed up at the recent Voices in Cloth quilt show. Welcome!

At 9:30 am on May 12, in the social hall of the Albany Methodist Church, 980 Stannage Avenue at Marin, all new members of EBHQ are invited to an orientation meeting. You'll meet other guild members and get tips on how to get the most out of your guild membership. Attendees of the new member orientation are urged to stay for a Minigroup meeting which starts at 10. For more information contact Susan Taylor at 510-527-7655 or squilt@gmail.com. There's no charge for either meeting.

The rest of the day will be our regular Dropin event, where you can work on any project you bring with you, or help out with the Children's Quilt Project.

REVISED -- Calling All Machine Embroiderers!

THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN REVISED.  See the blog post headed "Change to June Workshop with Ann Horton".




Ann Horton has won over 100 awards at quit shows across the country and internationally. Let her teach you how YOU can make stunning, unique works of art.

Sign up for EBHQ's June workshop with Ann Horton, called Designing Quilts for Digitized Embroidery. She will guide you through the addition of texture, color, and depth using a modern embroidery machine. She says, “The medium of textile art offers a palette of color, pattern, texture, and sculptured layers that are limitless in possibilities."

Check out the details of Ann's quilts at her website, annhortonquilts.com -- click the GALLERY link. One of my favorites, with a detail photo shown in this post, augments some Guatemalan fabrics with complementary embroidery ("Ancient Weaver"), and one superimposes wildflowers on the quilt border ("First Day") as well as showing a textured wall --- and all that texture is machine embroidery. Another quilt is a moving portrait of a woman at her loom ("Threads of Her Hands").

Contact Cindi Cossen to sign up: email her at EBHQWorkshops@gmail.com, and please start your subject line with EBHQ.

Past Event: Kerr Grabowski workshop in Danville - June 10 and 11

EBHQ members are invited to attend a two-day session on deconstructed screen printing, sponsored by The Arty Chicks of Diablo Valley Quilters at the Danville Women's Club. Kerr Grabowski,fabric dyer and painter, Diva of Deconstruction, invites you to come walk the road where artistic intent and “happy accident” merge. You will have a blast!!! The cost of this two-day workshop is only $125 plus a $25 supply fee that includes most supplies and fabric.

For registration or more information, contact Dorothy Foster at (925) 838-3030, or email alamocal@pacbell.net. Kerr's website (including some video clips of her teaching) is www.kerrgrabowski.com.

Drop-In = Meetup

Hi, check out http://www.ebhq.org/drop-in-days for details on our twice-monthly meetups, called "drop-ins". They're free, and EBHQ members can work on any project, or help out with the Children's Quilt Project.

The drop-in location is easily accessible from the 72 bus line that runs along San Pablo Avenue (get off at Marin, walk 2 very short blocks east, and use the second side entrance to the church, on Stannage) and if you drive, there's lots of free street parking within half a block. You can bring a lunch, contribute to a potluck lunch, or pick up something from a nearby restaurant. Hours are 9am - 3pm.

In November, there's usually a special garment show-and-tell at the Saturday drop-in.

The next few dates for drop-ins are:
TODAY, April 10, 2012
Sat April 21
Tues May 8
Tues June 12
Sat June 16
Tues July 10
Sat July 21 (Even though there's no monthly meeting or workshop in July, drop-ins will be held.)
Tues Aug 10
Sat Aug 18

No Saturday drop-in for May.

Past Event: The Art of Tea

While not technically a quilt exhibit, the current show at ACCI in Berkeley includes some quilts. ACCI is having its first collaborative exhibition with the KPFA Crafts Fair, called "CreativiTea", now through April 8, 2012.

Website: http://http://www.accigallery.com/

ACCI is the Arts and Crafts Cooperative, Inc., and is supported in part by the nonprofit Berkeley Foundation for the Arts. The Gallery is located at 1652 Shattuck Ave. (a block south of Cedar) in Berkeley.

Past Event: Freddy Moran workshop for Diablo Valley Quilters on April 22

Diablo Valley Quilters are hosting a workshop on April 22 with Freddy Moran. This dynamic teacher insists, "Red is a neutral." I'm not sure if there's still room, but you might want to check it out. (And it won't conflict with Marjan Kluepfel's workshops for EBHQ, which are April 28 and April 30.)

http://www.diablovalleyquilters.com/events/get/61/

Red is a neutral.

A quote from an interview with Freddy in Quiltmaker: "One of my daughters in law signed us up for a quilt class. I told her I didn't really like thread and she said, "Just get in the car." So I did. I'll never forget standing in the quilt shop that day, looking around at all the fabric. My heart started to pound looking at all those colors." (Source article. )

Amazon lists some of Freddy's books here.

Past Events: San Jose Museum of Quilts: spring 2012

At the San Jose Museum of Quilts: The current exhibit is selections from Quilt National '11; now through April 29. Note that the museum will be closed on Easter Sunday, April 8. A sale of textiles and other items, to benefit the museum, will be held May 4-6. Website: http://www.sjquiltmuseum.org/

Past Event: Concord Quilt Show This Weekend

The Guild of Quilters of Contra Costa County, one of our neighbors, is having its show this weekend (March 31- April 1, 2012) at Centre Concord, 5298 Clayton Road. For details, see ContraCostaQuiltGuild.Org. Admission is $8 for a single day, $10 for both Saturday and Sunday. Here's a small photo of their opportunity quilt.

Time to Enter the Alameda County Fair

See this link for a full list of adult contests: http://www.alamedacountyfair.com/2012fair/contests/adult.php It costs $2.00 per item to enter; you get 1 free admission ticket to the fair; and there are cash prizes.