Mini Memory Quilts: Taster workshop

Memory Quilts are a type of quilt that celebrates the way textiles can carry meaning and personal history. During this workshop, participants will be invited to create their very own sentimental, mini memory quilt using a mixture of fabrics supplied by the workshop and two or three special pieces of fabric brought along by the participant (maybe your favourite T-shirt, flanno, sports top, or an old pillowcase?).

Participants must be aged between 14 and 24 years. Sewing machines will be shared bewteen 2 unless you have your own machine and wish to bring it.

Basic sewing skills will be required. The project may not be completed within the timeframe of the workshop, but participants will leave with the skills to complete at home if that is the case.

About the facilitator:

Amelia Skelton is an emerging, multidisciplinary artist living and working on Gadigal Land (Sydney, Australia). Amelia's practice combines quilt making, sculpture, and assemblage to explore the relationship between people and their things. Amelia has shown her work in group exhibitions nationally and internationally and presented numerous solo exhibitions in both Sydney and Melbourne, Australia. Amelia has also worked extensively as an arts educator, facilitating workshops for children and teens, as well as adults with disability.

Resources on quiltmaking found here

About the venue

STANMORE LIBRARY is accessible from street level by ramp, however it does not have an accessible toilet.
If you have any access or support requirements in order to participate fully, please let us know in the booking order form to ensure that we can arrange any reasonable adjustments. Please note: the venue is accessible for people using wheelchairs and other mobility aids.