British artist Lynn Setterington (her quilt "Mums Are Heroes" is included in the current exhibition "Perspectives: Art, Craft, Design and the Studio Quilt") is the 2009 IQSC Fellowship Visiting Artist. She will discuss her reflections on her practice led research in quiltmaking and embroidery over two decades, with reference to the impact of non-western cultures and collaborative endeavors. The lecture will be a chronological discussion of her practice detailing how quiltmaking has entwined with her embroidery work at different stages. She will also explore the impact of cross cultural exchanges and developments in recent years that have led to a series of collaborative textile initiatives in the northwest of England.

Free with museum admission.

Lynn Setterington, artist and Senior Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University in Manchester, England, is the 2010 IQSC fellowship recipient.
This is a practical workshop exploring kantha quilting, aiming to give a taste of the patterns and intricacies of this fascinating subject. Participants will produce a sampler involving a variety of stitches.

Cost: $16 non-members, $10 members and IQSC volunteers
Includes 3/28 museum admission

Materials needed:
Two pieces of plain cotton fabric measuring approximately 12"x 6", to form front and back of quilting sampler
Batting of the same size
Colored embroidery threads
Embroidery needle(s),scissors, thimbles, basting pins

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