International Gathering of the Guilds

Every evening was full at the CQA conference. Friday night was the International Gathering of the Guilds. Featured guest speaker was Pat Rafferty from Limerick Ireland. She is an amazing artist in her own right who also works at male prisons to give inmates an opportunity to explore fibre art. Very interesting story!!

After viewing some Show and Tell quilts from attendees we heard Kim Caskey speak about Dear Jane Quilts. These quilts have become very popular. They are based on a quilt originally made in 1886 by Jane Stickley and rediscovered at a museum by Barbara who sat in the museum for two weeks to draft templates to all 200 plus blocks in the quilt, of which she then made a book. 

Since that time groups have enjoyed recreating these quilts. Here are photos of some Dear Jane Quilts.