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Information Session for Art & Design Inspiration Tour of Japan
Dec
13
3:00 PM15:00

Information Session for Art & Design Inspiration Tour of Japan

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Interested in joining WMQFA’s tour to Japan in May but want to know more before you sign up?* This session is for you! Join us on Friday, December 13 at 3pm central for an informational zoom chat.

No registration is required. Everyone interested in the Japan trip is welcome to attend: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85445272263?pwd=k86ojthg91niReIXf7sKAY48UAP29H.1

Meet the three guides leading the trip: Emily Schlemowitz, WMQFA’s Senior Curator, Artist Sarah Nishiura, and trip planner and translator Takako Willden.

They’ll go over the trip itinerary, then open it up for your questions. This is the perfect opportunity to learn more from the ones guiding you through Japan.

Meeting ID: 854 4527 2263

Passcode: 817398

*Please note, there will be a separate information session in January/February for those registered for the trip to assist with trip logistics.

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Wet and Needle Felted Highland Cow Wool Painting Workshop
Aug
17
9:00 AM09:00
Class, Workshop

Wet and Needle Felted Highland Cow Wool Painting Workshop

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Saturday, August 17 from 9am to 4pm

Class Fee: $175/ Non member; $150 WMQFA Members with discount code

Kit Fee: $25 not included, paid directly to teach (Cash, Zelle or check made payable to Justine Heinrichs).

Class Description:

Take a trip to the Scottish Highlands with Justine Heinrichs! The workshop is a fun exploration of painting with wool using wet felting, needle felting, merino wool and gorgeous locks! Participants will create a 11” x 14” portrait of a Highland Cow scene suitable for hanging. Students will learn: How to lay out fibers for wet felting. How to wet felt wool, silk and locks. How to use felting needles. How to use a template for design inspiration. How to blend colors by hand or using hand carders. How to use different values of color to express light and reflection.

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Online Auction Benefiting WMQFA
Aug
1
to Aug 5
Fundraiser, Lecture, Workshop, Class, Event

Online Auction Benefiting WMQFA

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Don't miss your chance to bid on one - or many - of the items offered in the online auction. Thanks to the generous donation of artists, members, and friends, all are invited to bid on quilted and stitched treasures, fiber arts experiences, fabric collections, bags, bangles and more.

All bids support WMQFA, so bid often and generously!

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Rummage Sale WMQFA Members' Preview
Jun
12
5:30 PM17:30
Event, Fundraiser

Rummage Sale WMQFA Members' Preview

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WMQFA Members!!

To thank you for being a member, we are holding a special early rummage sale shopping opportunity just for you. Join us Wednesday night, June 12, from 5:30pm-7:30pm.

You must be a current WMQFA member to attend. Only 25 members per hour will be admitted.

Be sure to stop in the exhibition before or after your shopping time. The exhibition gallery will be open from 5:00pm-8:00pm that evening.

Light refreshments will be provided. This is a free event, but advanced sign up is required.

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Request for Items: Virtual Auction
May
17
to Jul 14
Fundraiser, Event, Lecture

Request for Items: Virtual Auction

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Calling All Auction Items!

WMQFA is excited to launch our 2024 virtual auction! All proceeds benefit the museum.

The auction will be open from 12pm on Thursday, August 1st through 2pm on Monday, August 5th.

Please support the museum with your auction item donations.

Items must be received by JULY 14. They may be dropped off or mailed to the museum.

Here are ideas for suitable donations:

  • Quilts of all sizes

  • Handmade items like bags, totes, needle cases, sewing kits

  • Wearables like scarves, hats, mittens, aprons, vests, jackets

  • Woven, knitted or crocheted items

  • Handmade baskets, punch needle or embroidered objects

  • Framed art, art or décor items – new, like new, or original work

  • Pre-cut fabric bundles, threads - new

  • Gadgets like templates and rulers – new

  • Other handmade items like barn quilts, bird houses, sets of greeting cards

  • Themed basket items (e.g. gardening, wine, Italian or other cuisines, quilting accessories, children/toys/crafts, holiday)

  • Fabric yardage

  • Gift certificates (e.g. restaurants, stores, coffee, sweets, B&B, motel)

  • Event tickers/experiences (e.g. sports, plays, concerts)

  • Vintage fiber related items that would be valued by a collector (e.g. embroidered items, quilt blocks, handmade lace)

For Drop Off, bring item(s) and entry form to:

WMQFA AUCTION

N50W5050 Portland Road

Cedarburg, WI  53012

To Ship Items, send item(s) & entry form to

WMQFA Auction

P.O. Box 562

Cedarburg, WI 53012

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Sleepy Squirrel Needle Felting with Justine Heinrichs PM Class
Jan
20
1:00 PM13:00
Class, Workshop

Sleepy Squirrel Needle Felting with Justine Heinrichs PM Class

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Winter is a great time for making a Sleepy Squirrel! Join in the fun making these snuggly creatures. You will learn 3D needle felting techniques that are the building blocks of 3D sculptures. The adorable squirrel you make will be perfect in a basket or bowl. This is a Level 1 workshop and absolute beginners to those experienced with felting will have a blast making these ridiculously fun little animals.

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Sleepy Squirrel Needle Felting with Justine Heinrichs AM Class
Jan
20
9:00 AM09:00
Class, Workshop

Sleepy Squirrel Needle Felting with Justine Heinrichs AM Class

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Winter is a great time for making a Sleepy Squirrel! Join in the fun making these snuggly creatures. You will learn 3D needle felting techniques that are the building blocks of 3D sculptures. The adorable squirrel you make will be perfect in a basket or bowl. This is a Level 1 workshop and absolute beginners to those experienced with felting will have a blast making these ridiculously fun little animals.

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William Morris Rug Hooked Design Class with Joyce Krueger
Oct
7
9:00 AM09:00
Class, Workshop

William Morris Rug Hooked Design Class with Joyce Krueger

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In this class, students will learn how to hook on an 10" x 11" mat with a William Morris design. William Morris was a weaver, illuminator, typographer, and designer of stained glass, tiles, furniture, tapestries and carpets. The fiber world knows Morris as a designer of fabrics and has adapted his designs in quilts, embroideries, appliques, and rug hooking. From lush botanical designs to Alhambra arabesques, each rug conveys an ageless beauty. We will be doing one of Morris’s lush floral designs. The kit will include the pattern, a hook and all the wool needed to complete the mat.

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Akiko Ike: Boro Chiku-Chiku Final Guided Tour
Aug
18
4:00 PM16:00
Event, Lecture

Akiko Ike: Boro Chiku-Chiku Final Guided Tour

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Tour Fee: $10/Members $15/Non Members

All proceeds go to supporting the Museum

Join us for an immersive experience as Takako Willden, a Niigata, Japan, native and Cedarburg local leads you through the gallery of Akiko's work!

Takako was instrumental in helping to connect Akiko Ike with the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts, and served as a fulltime translator during Akiko’s stay. She is now thrilled to share the knowledge she absorbed from the artist herself as she guides you through the gallery.

Photographs are welcomed, we just ask that you do not use a flash.

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Wet And Needle Felted Fox In A Field Wool Painting With Justine Heinrichs
Aug
12
to Aug 13
Class, Workshop

Wet And Needle Felted Fox In A Field Wool Painting With Justine Heinrichs

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Saturday, August 12 from 9am to 4pm and Sunday, August 13 from 9am to 12pm

Class Fee: $245, $220 WMQFA Members with discount code

Class Description:

This workshop is a fun exploration of painting with wool using wet felting, needle felting, merino wool and gorgeous locks! Participants will create a portrait of a fox in a field suitable for hanging. Our first day will focus on laying out fibers and wet felting. The next half day will complete the picture with wet felted details. Students will learn: How to lay out fibers for wet felting. How to wet felt wool, silk and locks. How to use felting needles. How to use a template for design inspiration. How to blend colors by hand or using hand carders. How to use different values of color to express light and reflection.

Class is perfect for beginners! Ages 13 & up.

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Online Auction Benefiting WMQFA
Aug
3
to Aug 7
Fundraiser, Lecture, Workshop, Class, Event

Online Auction Benefiting WMQFA

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  • Google Calendar ICS

Don't miss your chance to bid on one - or many - of the items offered in the online auction. Thanks to the generous donation of artists, members, and friends, all are invited to bid on quilted and stitched treasures, fiber arts experiences, fabric collections, bags, bangles and more.

All bids support WMQFA, so bid often and generously!

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Fiber Friends 2023
Jun
29
to Dec 21
Class, Workshop, Event, Fiber Friends

Fiber Friends 2023

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2023 Dates: Jun 29, Jul 20, Aug 17, Sep 21, Oct 19, Nov 16, Dec 21

10:30am – 3:30pm Third Thursdays each month! Except JUNE 29 (5th Thursday)

Join the casual and productive fiber-arts-social-program on the Third Thursday of each month.

Bring your project in progress or planning and get feedback and encouragement from other fiber enthusiasts. Whether you are sewing, quilting, mending, knitting, crocheting, embroidering, tatting, weaving, all projects are welcome. Fiber Friends is an ideal opportunity to pick up tips, to try new techniques and to share your love of fiber arts with others. Schedule some “me” time to get that project finished or to spend the day with like-minded makers who enjoy sharing the creative process.

Sewing supplies, irons, large worktables, and coffee/ tea pots are available for your use during each session.

New This Year: Sessions do NOT need to be consecutive.

2023 Pricing:

Non-Members

$125 for twelve sessions

$75 for six sessions

$42 for three sessions

$15 for one session

Museum Members 

$110 for twelve sessions

$65 for six sessions

$36 for three sessions

$15 for one session

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Chiku Chiku Bag Making with Akiko Ike
May
20
9:00 AM09:00
Class, Event, Workshop

Chiku Chiku Bag Making with Akiko Ike

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$140/$115 WMQFA Members with Code

Saturday, May 20, 2023

9:00am to 2:00pm

In this five-hour workshop, led by Akiko Ike, an internationally-recognized fiber artist and teacher from Niigata, Japan, each participant will have an opportunity to make one casual cloth bag, designed by Ike, using Japanese artisan apron. The apron is a strong canvas-like material. Akiko will teach “Chiku Chiku” stitches using special Sashiko thread dyed in Niigata, Japan. Depending on how you decide to finish the bag, there may be some sewing to be done at home outside the workshop.

“Chiku Chiku” is an onomatopoeic word Ike uses to describe the sound her needle makes as she stitches.

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Request for Items: Virtual Auction
May
5
to Jul 16
Fundraiser, Event, Lecture

Request for Items: Virtual Auction

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Calling All Auction Items!

WMQFA is excited to launch our 2023 virtual auction! All proceeds benefit the museum.

The auction will be open from 12pm on Thursday, August 3rd through 2pm on Monday, August 7th.

Please support the museum with your auction item donations.

Items must be received by JULY 16. They may be dropped off or mailed to the museum.

Here are ideas for suitable donations:

  • Quilts of all sizes

  • Handmade items like bags, totes, needle cases, sewing kits

  • Wearables like scarves, hats, mittens, aprons, vests, jackets

  • Woven, knitted or crocheted items

  • Handmade baskets, punch needle or embroidered artworks

  • Framed art, art or décor items – new, like new, or original work

  • Pre-cut fabric bundles, threads - new

  • Gadgets like templates and rulers – new

  • Other handmade items like barn quilts, bird houses, sets of greeting cards

  • Themed basket items (e.g. gardening, wine, Italian or other cuisines, quilting) accessories, children/toys/crafts, holiday

  • Fabric yardage

  • Gift certificates (e.g. restaurants, stores, coffee, sweets, B&B, motel)

  • Event tickers/experiences (e.g. sports, plays, concerts)

For Drop Off, bring item(s) and entry form to:

WMQFA AUCTION

N50W5050 Portland Road

Cedarburg, WI  53012

To Ship Items, send item(s) & entry form to

WMQFA Auction

P.O. Box 562

Cedarburg, WI 53012

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Online Auction Benefiting WMQFA
Aug
4
to Aug 8
Fundraiser, Lecture, Workshop, Class, Event

Online Auction Benefiting WMQFA

Don't miss your chance to bid on one - or many - of the items offered in the online auction. Thanks to the generous donation of artists, members, and friends, all are invited to bid on quilted and stitched treasures, fiber arts experiences, fabric collections, bags, bangles and more.

All bids support WMQFA, so bid often and generously!

Thank you to our sponsors:

Kay & Jay Kaun

Marilynn Wilke & Lynn Carpenter

Julian & Ellie De Lia

Susan Graham Wernecke & Bill Wernecke, Jr.

Museum Supporters

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Request for Items: Virtual Auction
Apr
13
to Jul 15
Fundraiser, Event, Workshop, Lecture

Request for Items: Virtual Auction

Calling All Auction Items!

WMQFA is excited to launch our 2022 virtual auction! All proceeds benefit the museum.

The auction will be open from 12pm on Thursday, August 5th through 12pm on Monday, August 8.

Please support the museum with your auction item donations.

Items must be received by JULY 15. They may be dropped off or mailed to the museum.

Here are ideas for suitable donations:

  • Quilts of all sizes

  • Handmade items like bags, totes, needle cases, sewing kits

  • Wearables like scarves, hats, mittens, aprons, vests, jackets

  • Knitted items, handmade baskets, punch needle, Sashiko

  • Framed art, art or décor items – new or like new, or original work

  • Pre-cut fabric bundles, threads - new

  • Gadgets like templates and rulers – new

  • Other handmade items like barn quilts, bird houses, sets of greeting cards, jewelry

  • Themed basket items (e.g. gardening, wine, Italian or other cuisines, quilting) accessories, children/toys/crafts, holiday

  • Fabric yardage

  • Gift certificates (e.g. restaurants, stores, coffee, sweets, B&B, motel)

  • Event tickers/experiences (e.g. sports, plays, concerts)

For Drop Off, bring item(s) and entry form to:

WMQFA AUCTION

N50W5050 Portland Road

Cedarburg, WI  53012

To Ship Items, send item(s) & entry form to

WMQFA Auction

P.O. Box 562

Cedarburg, WI 53012

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Dine' (Navajo) Weaving Virtual Chat
Oct
2
12:00 PM12:00
Event, Class, Lecture, Workshop

Dine' (Navajo) Weaving Virtual Chat

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Join WMQFA on Friday, October 2 at noon CDT for a discussion with Navajo Master Weavers Lynda Pete and Barbara Jean Ornelas for discussion about Navajo weaving work, their families, and a bit about Navajo culture.

This program is free via Zoom or the museum’s Facebook page, but donations are appreciated! Click here to make a donation: https://www.wiquiltmuseum.com/products/dine-navajo-weaving-virtual-chat

Click here to join the Zoom program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82818332048

Lynda Teller Pete and Barbara Teller Ornelas are the premiere Navajo Tapestry Weavers. Two Grey Hills Tapestry Weaver Lynda Teller Pete and Barbara Teller Ornelas are Tabaaha (Water Edge Clan) and born for the To’aheedliinii (Two Waters Flow Together Clan). Lynda and Barbara were raised there along with their siblings at the Two Grey Hills Trading Post. Her mother demonstrated weaving and attracted a constant flow of tourists. Indeed, Ruth Teller’s rugs were so prized that tourists often purchased them right off the loom. Needless to say, as a child, Lynda learned through observation.

https://www.navajorugweavers.com/

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Blazing New Trails
Aug
1
5:00 PM17:00
Event, Fundraiser

Blazing New Trails

Join us to celebrate WMQFA’s unique place in the fiber arts world as a one-of-a-kind innovator! Rooted in treasured traditions while blazing new trails to fulfill our mission to create, preserve, and educate.

Enjoy the small fiber art auction, live auction, delicious dinner, and our keynote speaker, Jennifer Wilder, founder of the Midwest Fiber Arts Trails and the Fiber Arts Almanac.

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