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Stitching Stories: a Community Quilt Workshop

October 13, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm PDT

Bring a textile and help us create a quilt that shows connections to both our communities and our pasts.

Stitching Stories draws inspiration from the practice of communal quilt-making, whether that be a friendship quilt or more impactful artworks like the AIDS Quilt. This project is not only about creating a quilt, but also embodies the concept of regeneration: we are taking scraps and transforming them into something new and useful. We invite participants to bring meaningful textiles for our collective quilt, with each fabric piece symbolizing a unique member of our community, thereby creating a tangible representation of our strong social fabric.

Our series will unfold over two sessions:

In the first workshop, we will sew together the quilt top. Participants will have the opportunity to embellish their textile contributions with embroidery or other personal touches to deepen their significance, and volunteers will assist participants in integrating these pieces into the quilt either on a sewing machine or by hand. In the following week’s quilting bee workshop, we will collaboratively hand-tie the quilt.

Our ultimate goal is to showcase this communal creation both within our studio and somewhere prominent in our community.



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Date:
October 13, 2024
Time:
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Cost:
Free
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Event Registration:
sincerestudiopdx.org/event-details-registration/stitching-stories-a-community-quilt-workshop-pt-1

Organized By

Sincere Studio
Organizer Website
sincerestudiopdx.org/our-mission

Venue

Sincere Studio
2636 NE Sandy Boulevard
Portland, OR 97232 United States + Google Map
Website:
https://www.sincerestudiopdx.org/our-mission

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In just over 4 years, Portland TextileX Month (PTXM) has turned from an ambitious idea into an engaged community movement. This transformation highlights the power of our mission to foster collaboration, cross-pollination, cultural dialogue, and intergenerational exchange among the Portland textile community and beyond.

This year we’ve organized the PTXM festival with over 40 events and directly sponsored a multitude of FREE programs including exhibits, workshops, artist talks, community events, and more—representing a diverse range of textile interests and practices. This year’s PTXM Regeneration Festival has brought together makers, businesses, teachers, students, institutions, and organizations to gather around shared interests and knowledge-sharing. PTXM would not have been possible without the dedication of event organizers, paid contributors, paid interns, amazing volunteers and the receptiveness of the textile community.

We hope to continue building PTXM and TextileX website as sustainable resources that serve the textile community for years to come, and that’s where you come in.

If you feel a connection to the PTXM mission and what we can accomplish together, please consider making a direct contribution programming. As a direct contributor, your funds will go directly toward programming, lean administrative expenses, and providing paid internships. We appreciate any contribution you can make and your continued support.

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