AUBURN - When it was first created in 1974, the Tompkins County Quilters Guild had 20 members, made up of Ithaca-area women interested in learning more about the art.
In the years since, the group has multiplied. Now with roughly 140 members from all over central New York, TCQG is one of the largest and most prominent quilting clubs in the state.
On Sunday, roughly 10 guild members were present at the Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, in Auburn for a Trunk Show, the last in a weekly series of quilting presentations that began in November.
The programs have been sponsored by the New York State Council on the Arts, and have been held to coincide with Schweinfurth's “Quilts = Art = Quilts” exhibit in its main gallery.
Sunday's presentation featured a “show-and-tell” of about 35 quilts and quilted items both traditional and artistic created by various club members.
“We've grown a lot over the years,” Barbara Dimock, guild member and one of its founders, said prior to the program.
The group now consists of members that vary in age, experience and skill levels, she continued.
“We have ladies who make very traditional quilts like your grandmother may have made,” Dimock said, “all the way to abstract art and complex machine quilting.”
The group meets in Ithaca twice monthly, and holds a biannual show. In addition, the guild makes quilts that are donated to area child care services and teen pregnancy programs.
Quietly knitting as she waited for Sunday's program to begin was club member Karen Baum, of Ithaca.
“I'm making a handbag that will end up looking like this one,” she said as she brandished her purse, whichshe said was made using a technique called “felting.”
Though she has been quilting for about 10 years, she explained, she isn't as productive as some members.
“I guess I've made about 15 quilts altogether ... some ladies make that many in a single year,” she said.
The presentation was attended by roughly 20 people and Dimock explained the creative processes behind traditional, abstract and machine-sewn quilts, along with several quilted clothing items.
A particular favorite was a three-foot square traditional quilt made by Dimock herself, which showed a goose with a holiday wreath around its neck.
“I made this one as a Christmas project ... it's a lot of fun,” she said.
If You Go
What: Quilts = Art = Quilts
Where: Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, 205 Genesee St., Auburn
When: Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday 1 to 5 p.m., through Jan. 6
COST: $5
For more information, call 255-1553, or visit www.schweinfurthartcenter.org
On Sunday, roughly 10 guild members were present at the Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, in Auburn for a Trunk Show, the last in a weekly series of quilting presentations that began in November.
The programs have been sponsored by the New York State Council on the Arts, and have been held to coincide with Schweinfurth's “Quilts = Art = Quilts” exhibit in its main gallery.
Sunday's presentation featured a “show-and-tell” of about 35 quilts and quilted items both traditional and artistic created by various club members.
“We've grown a lot over the years,” Barbara Dimock, guild member and one of its founders, said prior to the program.
The group now consists of members that vary in age, experience and skill levels, she continued.
“We have ladies who make very traditional quilts like your grandmother may have made,” Dimock said, “all the way to abstract art and complex machine quilting.”
The group meets in Ithaca twice monthly, and holds a biannual show. In addition, the guild makes quilts that are donated to area child care services and teen pregnancy programs.
Quietly knitting as she waited for Sunday's program to begin was club member Karen Baum, of Ithaca.
“I'm making a handbag that will end up looking like this one,” she said as she brandished her purse, whichshe said was made using a technique called “felting.”
Though she has been quilting for about 10 years, she explained, she isn't as productive as some members.
“I guess I've made about 15 quilts altogether ... some ladies make that many in a single year,” she said.
The presentation was attended by roughly 20 people and Dimock explained the creative processes behind traditional, abstract and machine-sewn quilts, along with several quilted clothing items.
A particular favorite was a three-foot square traditional quilt made by Dimock herself, which showed a goose with a holiday wreath around its neck.
“I made this one as a Christmas project ... it's a lot of fun,” she said.
If You Go
What: Quilts = Art = Quilts
Where: Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, 205 Genesee St., Auburn
When: Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday 1 to 5 p.m., through Jan. 6
COST: $5
For more information, call 255-1553, or visit www.schweinfurthartcenter.org
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