It seems half of the city shut down last weekend due to the
snowpocalypse
, but that weather didnât stop the Modern Quilt Guildâs SewDownfrom taking place. On Friday, Feb. 7, dozens of women gathered at the Nines to participate in an weekend-long quilting convention, taking workshops to learn how to cut new shapes and make shooting-star designs.
According to Modern Quilt Guild's Heather Grant, quilting has transformed itself in the last decade thanks to to social media, new local shops and crafters in communities around the globe. Portland, unsurprisingly, has participated in this boom.
Here are some photos from Saturday morning's workshops:
Sewing machine manufacturer Bernina provided 70 machines for guests to use during the symposium.
Image: Savannah Wasserman
Attendees rotated between four quilting workshops on Saturday morning at the Nines.
Image: Savannah Wasserman
Quilters in full swing.
Image: Savannah Wasserman
In each workshop, attendees swapped quilting tricks.
Image: Savannah Wasserman
Image: Savannah Wasserman
Image: Savannah Wasserman
WWeek 2015