Hawai’i Stitchery & Fibre Arts Guild

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 6:30 p. m. at The Box Jelly and via Zoom 

Stitched Art by Marion  

 Marion Speers will start her presentation by talking about the origins of crazy quilting--how it was received and how the embellishments grew from there. There were belief systems that were incorporated into each quilt’s creation such as the language of flowers in the Victorian era. 

She will then veer her talk to her personal journey which started with our late stalwart guiding force for HSFAG, Orpha Herrick. 

Learning embroidery from her grandmother, it was easy to incorporate her needlework skills into quilt blocks. She then added silk ribbon embroidery, beading, lace accents, cigarette silks, found items, raised embroidery, etc. “It really does go on and on!” Marion loves that one can incorporate almost any handwork into the making of a crazy quilt. Many quilts surviving today have few embellishments but a few pieces are heavily embellished and embroidered. Marion will have samples to share. 

Members will be sent the link to join on Zoom. Non-members: Please email hsfag808@gmail.com to request a link to Zoom.