Scrap Quilt Block Design Workshop (Beginner)
Update: This workshop has sold out.
Please email Isabelle Sain (isain@textilemuseum.ca) to be added to the waitlist.
April 22, 23, & 24 | 1-4 PM
FREE
Our sustainability workshop series, Second Life, returns with the fourth iteration of the series with featured artist Justin Yong. Yong will be facilitating a beginner quilting workshop.
This workshop introduces participants to scrap quilting and fabric collaging. Quilting is a textile practice with a long history of the collective, gathering, and story sharing. Starting with an introduction to Justin Ming Yong’s work and quilt making approach, participants will receive hands-on guided practice on basic applique quilt making methods to make a unique quilt block. Utilizing repurposed fabrics, a textile recycling practice long used by quiltmakers, this 3-hour workshop will provide participants the opportunity to gain an understanding of the connection between sustainability and traditional craft processes by working with reclaimed and repurposed supplies.
Participants will have the opportunity to create their own quilt block, that can be applied to a larger quilt or be a finished hangable art piece.
This workshop is designed for beginners. But prior experience of using a sewing machine is required, and all materials are provided. Participants will receive step-by-step hands-on guidance and support throughout the session, ensuring a comfortable and confident learning experience.
Registration is free and prioritizes access-seeking, disabled, and underserved communities who are looking to build community and grow within the arts. The Textile Museum is committed to making this workshop accessible and barrier-free as possible. If you have already attended a Second Life Workshop, please consider opening space for new community members to access these free workshops.
Facilitator Bio
Justin Ming Yong (b. 1989) is a Toronto-based artist whose quiltmaking practice explores an unconventional, modern approach to this art form. In 2023, Yong had a solo exhibition at the National Quilt Museum, Paducah, KY and he was part of group shows at Cambridge Art Galleries, the Art Gallery of Guelph and the Plumb, Toronto. His recent press includes features in The Globe and Mail, Designlines magazine, Insight magazine by Sotheby’s, Sharp magazine, Toronto Life, and Canadian Quilter. He has been invited to host workshops with numerous quilt guilds and was a guest panelist during Toronto Design Week at the Ace Hotel.
About Second Life: Sustainable Textile Workshops
‘Second Life: Sustainable Textile Workshops’ is a series of free; sustainability focused workshops developed with the Textile Museum of Canada and contemporary local artists. The series converges ecological thinking with art-making opportunities for our community. Starting in January, each month, the Museum will bring in an artist who confronts the climate crisis by rethinking materials and reimagining textile processes, decolonial methodologies, and sustainable craft traditions. Together, artist and participants will reform reused materials to create new works of art through a variety of techniques. These textile-focused artistic mediums will include weaving, embroidery, crocheting, quilting, natural dyeing, felting, upcycled fashion, or mixed-media fiber practices.
This program was generously funded by Canada Council for the Arts.
Become a Member of the Textile Museum Today
And enjoy unlimited free entry to all the Textile Museum's exhibitions, plus much more.
Join Today
