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Kristin and Dar and workshop participants, quilting in public
at CASAE Conference 2004
at University of Victoria, B.C. |
Raising
a Ruckus With Quilts:
Making
and Using Quilts
to Get Your Message Across!
An inspiring and practical workshop
Presented
by
Kristin Miller, innovative
quilter and author,
and Darlene Mace, glass
artist and educator
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Are
you looking for a new way to get an important message across?
Learn
how quilters, artists, activists, and everyday people (including
kids)
can join together to create quilts that will make an impact on their
world.
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Positive Energy Quilt-
made in protest of gas-fired power plant |
Hands-on
experience:
Participants will work
individually and together to make quilts with powerful messages that speak
out on personal, local, or global issues.
In the process, they will learn how to use quilting as
a visual tool in working towards positive change, and to use quilts as a
means of personal expression as well.
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Positive Energy Quilt-
made in protest of gas-fired power plant |
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Practical advice:
How to make a quilt or a quilt
square that says something important
How
to get people involved and committed in group quiltmaking
What materials, supplies, and
expertise are needed
How
to assemble a group-made quilt, how to quilt it, and how to display
it.
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Positive Energy Quilters protesting and quilting on sidewalk during
lengthy process of opposing gas-fired power plant |
Inspiration
How to communicate the purpose
of your project
Why
“public quilting” is so effective in swaying public opinion
How
quilts can influence media, bureaucrats, & decision-makers
How to avoid burn-out, and have fun in the process |
Click
to see Message Quilts and Protest Quilts
Click
for Advice on Making Message Quilts and Protest Quilt
Contact
Kristin for Workshop Fees and Arrangements
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