September 10, 2022
Program and Workshops
Joe Cunningham
The Artist:
Joe Cunningham has been a professional quilt artist since 1979. He has written essays on the subject for museum catalogs, books, and magazines. His book, Men and the Art of Quiltmaking, was the first book on its subject. Joe travels throughout the country to give lectures and workshops on quiltmaking. His ten books on quiltmaking include the first biography of a living quilter, the first book on men who make quilts, and a definitive book on marking quilts for quilting called Quilting with Style, published by AQS. He has been seen on the Peabody Award-winning PBS series Craft in America, the HGTV series “Simply Quilts with Alex Anderson,” “The Quilt Show” with Ricky Tims and Alex Anderson, and others. Cunningham has performed his musical quilt show, “Joe the Quilter,” for guilds and theaters nationwide. His latest book is “Man Made Quilts: Civil War to the Present,” a catalogue for the show of the same name at the Shelburne Museum. His quilts are in the permanent collections of the DeYoung museum, The Shelburne Museum, The Newark Museum, The San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles and many private collections.
Guild Meeting/Program: My Life in Quilts
Joe Cunningham, author of “Men and the Art of Quiltmaking,” will tell the story of how he started making quilts in 1979 and ended up in his San Francisco gallery/studio today. He will bring with him some of his quilts from the last couple of decades, including his new triptych, “Mariupol.”
Date/Time: September 10, 2022 10:30 AM (following Guild meeting)
Location: St. James Episcopal Church, 11815 Seven Locks Rd, Potomac, MD 20854
Mini Workshop: Improv Elements
Participants will use simple techniques to make a set of shapes they can cut up and combine any way they like to make a unique small quilt
Date/Time: September 10, 2022 1:00 – 4:00 PM
Location: St. James Episcopal Church, 11815 Seven Locks Rd, Potomac, MD 20854
Mini Workshop Fee: Members: $35.00 Non-Members: $50.00
Student Supply List:
Sewing machine with standard equipment: extension cord, pins, etc.
Rotary cutter, mat, and rulers, including 6.5” square ruler
1/2 yard each of 3 solid fabrics: black, white and a solid color.
Extended Workshop: Rock the Block, Album Style
Using a simple process, each person creates a set of blocks that will be unavoidably original and easily varied. With lots of tips for settings and overall design, each person should end up with at least enough blocks for a crib size quilt. All straight sewing, fun and still challenging.
Date/Time: September 11, 2022 10:00 to 4:00 PM
Location: Costume Shop at Gunston Middle School, 2700 S Lang Street, Arlington, VA 22066
Workshop Fee: Members: $80.00 Non-Members: $110.00
Student Supply List:
Sewing machine with standard equipment: extension cord, pins, etc.
Rotary cutter, mat, and rulers, including 6.5” square ruler
1 yard each of 4 fabrics: one large print, contrasting small prints, one solid color.