Monthly Meetings

Tasha Owen, Working in a Series - Petticoats in Blue

June, 14 2025; 10:30 a.m, In person at SPU

With a background in quilting that spans over 40 years Tasha Owen just recently began her journey into the contemporary quilt art world. With a grandmother and her Aunt as her mentors, Tasha began a lifelong love of quilting.

Her first submission was in 2018 when she was accepted into a show at The Ross Museum of Art in Delaware Ohio. Since that time she has shown at the Ties that Bind Gallery in Ellensburg Washington and the International Quilt Festival in Houston Texas, The Washington Historical Museum and the International Quilt and Fiber Arts Festival. The publication Fiber Arts Now selected her as their emerging Artist of 2019. You can see her work in their 2024 March publication.

Tasha Owen lives in Tacoma Washington with her husband and two Pembroke corgis, Rosie and Thor. Tasha is the owner of Tasha Owen Photography.

Following our in-person meeting, everyone is invited to stay for an informal workshop on how to hand stitch a Kawandi, a small patchwork quilt traditionally made in India 

Geraldine Warner and Linda Riesterer will be your guides for the workshop and will bring samples. It involves slow stitching, so the goal will be to learn the process, make a good start on your project, and have fun visiting with each other. You will then be able to complete the project in your own time.

Please bring the following supplies:

• A backing for the project. It can be any size you like but about 16 inches square or 16 x 20 inches would be a good size to begin with. Press under all four edges to the wrong side by 1/2 inch before coming to the workshop.

• A Piece of neutral colored fabric just a tiny bit (1/4 inch) smaller than your folded-under backing. This will be the middle layer to give the quilt some body. Flannel or good quality cotton will work well. Batting is too bulky.

• An assortment of scraps of cotton that will hold a crease well, as we will be finger pressing the edges of the patches. Hand-dyed fabrics work well. Avoid thicker or crease-resistant fabrics. If you don’t want to bring scraps, bring fabric to cut up. We will have some fabric available at the workshop, too.

• A variety of decorative threads, such as pearl cotton or embroidery floss. • Pins • Needles to match the size of your threads.

• Scissors for cutting fabric and thread. Showcase will be in person this month so there is no need to send photos. Instead, bring your quilts to the meeting to share.

Also, there won’t be a Design 101 this month, but the series will continue in July. -- Gabrielle McIntosh and Colleen Wise, Showcase Committee

We invite members to bring a snack to share while we socialize during breaks at the June meeting. Finger food is preferred, with a card to identify ingredients. Drinks will be provided as well as plates, napkins, and utensils.

The meeting will be followed by the Kawandi workshop. Consider bringing your lunch if you want something substantial while we work on that project. -- Wendy Bannister, Hospitality

After a few more renewals, we now have a total of 84 members as of May 27, 2025. Just a reminder that you are free to bring along friends and family members as guests to our meetings, and if we are lucky, they may wish to join CQA.

If you are looking for ways to connect with other members, we have a private Facebook Group. See details in the social media section of the newsletter. -- Suzanne Uschold and Kasey Meier, Membership Committee SHOW

 

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At this point in time, most meetings are virtual via Zoom. March, June and September meetings are in person at Seattle Pacific University. 

Visitors are always welcome at our meetings, and there is no admission fee. Meetings run from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the second Saturday of each month. Meetings are via Zoom or on the Seattle Pacific University campus. (See directions, maps, and room information, below.) For in person meetings, bring yourself a sack lunch if you wish.

Membership

To become a member click here and go to "Join the CQA".

Month	Speaker
June 14, 2025	Tasha Owens (In Person at SPU)
July 12, 2025	Marjolaine Arsenault, Wearable Art and Nuno Felt (Zoom)
August 9, 2025	Play Day!
September 13, 2025	Lorraine Torrence, Finding Your Voice
October 11, 2025	Teresita Leal, Argentina Art Quilter, Title TBA
November 8, 2025	Marijke van Welzen, Netherlands, Wearable and Quilt Art
December 13, 2025	Agusta Agustsson, Art Quilter, Printer, Multimedia Artist

Would you like to attend our next meeting via Zoom? Contact programs for the link.

Directions to Bertona Hall on the Seattle Pacific University campus:

GPS entry: 107 West Bertona, Seattle 98119

From I-5, take the NE 50th Street exit and drive west. Turn left (south) on Fremont Avenue N—about two miles. Get into the right lane as you cross the Fremont bridge and take the first turn-off to the right and then immediately right again onto Nickerson Street. Follow Nickerson for about half a mile, and turn left (south) at the stoplight for 3rd Avenue West. You are now on the SPU campus.Turn left onto 3rd.

Enter the parking lot on your left by turning into the driveway beside the Subway. Our building is on the east side of the parking lot, a one-story red brick building. Parking in the lot is free for us on weekends; ignore the restricted parking and "No Parking" signs.

Click here to see a map of the entire SPU campus.