GENERAL MEETING: "Everything but the Cotton" with Julia McLeod (IN-PERSON)

Julia McLeod

Join us for an exploration of the world of quilts that Julia calls "Not Cottons." 

Julia's presentation will feature antique and modern quilts made of wool, silk, polyester and more. She will bring along examples her own work made with neckties, saris, kimonos and other unusual, "not cotton" textiles.

More About Julia

Julia McLeod is a quilt maker living and working in the San Francisco Bay area. She specializes in making quilts from rescued textiles, particularly silks.  Neckties, saris, kimono and furnishing fabrics all find their way into her quilts.

Born and raised in England, Julia worked as a menswear textile designer in the woolen and worsted mills of Yorkshire and Scotland, and later for a company on Savile Row, in the heart of London’s bespoke tailoring industry. She moved to New York City in the early 1990’s, and America has been her home ever since. Julia enjoys lecturing and teaching on the subject of quiltingmaking with unusual and reclaimed textiles. Her book "Patchwork Luxe" is published by C&T Publishing.

Check out her website at JuliaMcLeodQuilts.com