Name: Subtextual: Collaborative Quilting Bee and Sewing Circle
Start: 2024-10-26T15:00:00+11:00
End: 2024-10-26T18:00:00+11:00
Location: Little Yellow Studio Collective

Subtextual: Collaborative Quilting Bee and Sewing Circle

I acknowledge that this quilting bee takes place on Aboriginal land – the Gadigal and Wangal peoples are the traditional custodians of the land. And pay my respects to elders past and present.
I invite you to help (re)create, a safe space in which making/sewing/quilting allows us to create connections, and piece together something new. A safe space in which we can share and make something protective.
The Aim:
• During this sewing circle participants are invited to contribute by making a piece that will be included in the quilt
• However, this is not necessary, participants can also bring along their own sewing projects to work on
• Or simply take part in the conversation
• There is no wrong way to contribute, and every contribution is appreciated.
What to Expect:
• Prior knowledge/skills are not necessary to take part, I can teach basics of backstitching which is all that is needed to make a quilt block and will be bringing visual aids
• However, this is not comprehensive lesson covering all possible sewing/quilting techniques
• And if participants know more sewing techniques and want to use them on their quilt block, they are more than welcome to
• I will be providing fabric, sewing needles, threads and fabric scissors
• Participants are welcome to bring their own fabric, if there is a particular fabric that they would like to be part of their quilt block or for use in their own project
• If the quilt block isn’t finished on the night or in the time participants had, they are invited to take it home and arrange another time to hand it in or mail it back or keep it for their own personal projects
• There is no requirement to come and stay the duration of the event, staying as long as you can is much appreciated
• Participants are also invited to take a piece of fabric home with them as a thank you
• And in return for their help the names of each participant will be sewn into the quilt so that the people involved in making of it will be embedded in it. It is my hope that this will be a kind of magic.
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask and discuss.