When quilters don’t have access to a stash of quilter’s cotton, what do they turn to? In this one hour lecture and trunk show we will explore quilts - antique and modern – made of wool, silk, polyester and more. We’ll observe how the use of unusual materials gives rise to alternative construction techniques and design choices. The trunk show of Julia’s work shows what you can create with neckties, saris, kimonos and other unusual, not cotton, textiles.
Julia McLeod is a quilt maker, presenter, instructor, quilt judge and author living and working in Northern California’s San Francisco Bay Area. She specializes in making quilts from rescued textiles, particularly silks. Neckties, saris, kimonos and furnishing fabrics all find their way into her quilts.
Born and raised in England, she worked as a menswear textile designer in Yorkshire and Scotland, and on Savile Row, in the heart of London’s bespoke tailoring industry. She moved to New York City in the early 1990’s, and America has been her home ever since. Her first book, Patchwork Luxe: Quilts from Neckties, Kimonos and Sari Silks was published in 2024.
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