Sisters Quilting Collective (SQC)

Monday, November 3, 2014

SQC's News, Resources and Calendar of Events

Quilting, Textiles, Dolls, Beading Events & Resources

Sacramento Center for the Textile Arts presents “Art To Wear & More”, NOVEMBER 8 & 9, 2014, Art to Wear & More - Clothing and Adornment for Body and Soul, sale is 11:00 am to 4:00 pm each day. Shepard Garden and Arts Center, 3330 McKinley Blvd., (McKinely Park), Sacramento, CA 95816. Light refreshments will be served. For more info contact Yvonne@ ywarren25@comcast.net.

SQC’s monthly membership meeting, Thursday, November 13 from 6-8pm at the Brickhouse Art Gallery. For info contact Liz @ (916) 519-8890.

River City Quilters Guild’s annual Quilt Show- QUILT SHOW, November 14-16, 2014 Friday & Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Scottish Rite Temple,6151 H Street, Sacramento, CA. Admission: $7 per day Ages 12 and under free if accompanied by an adult. Contact Information: Quilt Show Chair: quiltshow@rivercityquilters.org or visit: http://www.rivercityquilters.org/show/index.html.

Festival of Black Dolls, Saturday, November 15, 2014 - 10:00am - 5:00pm @ African American Museum & Library at Oakland, 659 14th Street, Oakland, CA94612,Phone:(510) 637-0200. For more information about ABBDA, please call 1-800-579-5495 or email weloveblackdolls@gmail.com or visit: http://www.oaklandlibrary.org/events/african-american-museum-library-oakland/festival-black-dolls.

AQS Quilt Week – Paducah, Plan now to join us for AQS Quilt Week- Paducah, Kentucky, April 22–25, 2015 and April 20-23, 2016! For more info visit: http://www.paducah.travel/quilting/aqs-quilt-show/

New Resource-- Quilters Questions: A Book of Curious Queries by Kyra E. Hicks. Whether you're a modern quilter, art quilter, traditional quilter or storytelling quilter, this book of questions is for you! Packed with fun, insightful and thought-provoking questions, Quilters Questions features more than 300 open-ended queries that probe feelings and opinions across a broad range of quilting-related topics, including quilter identity, motivation, fabric obsession, sewing friends, quilt designs and much more.

Black Threads: Explorations in African American Quilting Quilt History, Fabrics and other Fanciful Topics. Visit: Visit: http://blackthreads.blogspot.com/2014/10/call-for-entries-9th-annual-african.html

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

SQC members updates & In the News!!!!

Join The Brickhouse Gallery & Art Complex / OFFICIAL, as we welcome the "Textile" Art Exhibit "No Excuses" by Jelana Rose Johnson , Opening, Friday, October 3, 2014.

SQC members August 2014

Jo Lee’s demonstration on how to make a beautiful apron from a large shirt with assistance from Natalie

New energy and members our next generation of quilters: Kelsey Lyles & Dinah Atarah Yisrael

Barbara Range, SQC member with superstar and author Victoria Rowell

@ Sacamento Black Book Fair

Barbara Range of the Brickhosue Art Gallery hosted the chidlren's area during the 1st Sacramento Annual Black Book Fair, (SBBF). SQC members participated by staffing a children's activity

Debbra & Jelena during Share & Tell

Congratulations to Jan Hollins. She entered her beautiful 3-dimensional quilt "Days Gone By" in the Pacific International Quilt Festival and it was accepted. It will be judged in the quilt competition and on display at the Santa Clara Conv...ention Center, from October 16th through the 19th, 2014. This beautiful quilt has already won 2nd place last February in the Sisters Quilting Collective Quilt Show

at the Brick House Art Gallery and 3rd place at the California State Fair in August

Gloria Grandy, a member of SQC won third ( for her dolls) place @ the California State Fair. Her first time entering. The dolls are just beautiful!!!

Please send me your updates, news and photos. Send to Faye @fayek@springmail.com. Thank you!!

Congratulations to SQC’s newly elected officers

Elizabeth King-Kano, Chair

Natalie Lindsey, Vice Chair/Co-Chair

Barbra Lord, Secretary

Debbra Murphy, Treasurer

Nadie Savage, Community Liaison

Special thank you to SQC’s outgoing officers for their hard- work and commitment to SQC and to African American quilting.

Saturday, August 16, 2014

Please join us and celebrate the joy of African-American Quilting & Textiles

Sisters Quilting Collective (SQC)

Please join us and celebrate the joy of African-American Quilting & Textiles

The mission of the SQC is to bring awareness of the historical value of African-American quilters and quilts of the African Diaspora, as well as to celebrate and continue the tradition of quilting.

Membership: The Sisters Quilting Collective (SQC) is a membership based organization. We welcome quilters, textile and fabric artists, doll designers/collectors and the general public to join our collective.

History of Sisters Quilting Collective (SQC): SQC had its beginning in 2012 after an exhibition of quilts held at the Brickhouse Art Gallery.

Contacts:

· Albertine Gadson, (916) 391-1089, Membership

· E-mail: SQC-sistersquiltingcollective@gmail.com

Sisters Quilting Collective (SQC): P.O. Box 5486, Sacramento, CA 95817.

Visit: sistersquiltingcollectivesqc.blogspot.com. Our meetings are held the 2^nd Thursday of each month at 6:00pm. Please call or e-mail us to confirm location.

Founding Members: Jan Hollins, Barbara Range, Fredi Slaughter-Walker, Barbra Lord, Kephera Alston and Faye Wilson Kennedy

Sisters Quilting Collective Bus Trip

Save the date & join us Sisters Quilting Collective Bus Trip

When: Saturday, September 27, 2014

Cost: $45 per person

Destination: African American Quilt Guild in Oakland California

Time: 1:00 PM until 3:00 PM

Departure: 10:30 AM from Freeport Blvd and Florin Road

From the Bel-Air Shopping Center Next to the Old CVS Pharmacy

(This store is now closed)

Arrive: 12:30 in Oakland

Lunch: Will be provided by the African American Quilt Guild (free of charge)

Departure: 3:15 PM

Come enjoy and talk textiles. Chat with quilt historians, doll makers and wearable art clothing designers. Bring your favorite quilt, wall hanging, purse, wearable art and dolls to show and share.

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Mail to: P O Box 5486 Sacramento, California 95817-0486.

Questions, comments or concerns?? Please contact Juanita Savage at (916) 427-6804.

Thank you!!

Sunday, July 13, 2014

Share & Tell: photos of June 12 & July 10 Meetings

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