The African American Quilt Guild of Oakland meets the fourth Saturday of each month except for the month of December. The meeting starts at 1:00 pm at the West Oakland Library, 1801 Adeline Street. The guest fee is $5 and annual membership is $40.
See our quilts at Laney College through March 31
Archival and new works will be hanging at Laney College through March 31.
Black History Month Workshop was a success!
Thank you to all who attended our Black History Month Workshop on February 22, both as attendees and as volunteers. Forty guests had a wonderful time learning how to make a quilt block, which they took home.
President Marie de Porres Taylor opened the workshop describing the basics of quilting. Historian Loretta gave a brief presentation about the history of African American quilting going back to strip weaving in Africa and describing the evolution to strip-pieced quilts in America.
The workshop attendees each created a colorful strip-pieced block from a pattern created by Ernie. Marie designed a center patch with AAQGO and the Sankofa design, which finished off the beautiful blocks with flair.