Eliza Fernand sent me this info:
June 5th opening of a quilt show at Center on Halsted 6:30-8:30 queer quilting: A Regenerative Practice queer quilting is a workshop series intended to lower barriers to creative expression by sharing improvisational quilt-making skills and using recycled fabrics in a group setting. This project is collaborative, involving individuals who identify as queer, and it also queers the practice of quilting— a craft that can be intimidating with many rules about precision and costly supplies. queer quilting is more than workshops; with the participation of over 600 people in 3 years it is a skill-sharing community that finds refuge and replenishment through gathering to craft together. Organizer and teacher Eliza Fernand aims to spread confidence and joy through art-making, and bring a calming practice and a sense of achievement to people facing the stress of societal marginalization and governmental erasure. This quilt studio is a space for queer and trans Chicagoans, many of them who work i...
