{"id":302,"date":"2021-05-07T17:57:18","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T17:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sec-interior.com\/?page_id=302"},"modified":"2025-08-24T22:02:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T22:02:36","slug":"quilt-lectures-trunk-shows","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sec-interior.com\/?page_id=302","title":{"rendered":"Quilt Lectures, Trunk Shows & Workshops"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Inspirational, Informative, & Entertaining Presentations <\/strong>
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QUILT PROGRAMS BY BARBARA GRACEFFA<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u00a0All quilt lectures and trunk shows available via ZOOM<\/em><\/p>

QUILT LECTURES\/SLIDESHOWS
<\/strong>View quilt lecture descriptions, updated June 2025<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>

A GUILD FAVORITE<\/span><\/strong>:
<\/span><\/em>7 Easy Steps to Achieve Color Harmony<\/p>

NEW<\/strong> <\/span><\/em>Gee’s Bend: The Artistry of “My Way” Quilts<\/p>

MY MOST POPULAR LECTURE:
<\/em><\/strong><\/span>If Picasso Was a Quilter: How to Cultivate Your Creative Genius\u00a0<\/p>

Keeping You in Stitches: Quilters\u2019 Comedy Caf\u00e9<\/p>

Let It Go: Decluttering and Organizing Your Sewing Room
(BONUS: Barbara’s three-step process is applicable to any space in your home!)<\/em><\/p>

NEW<\/strong><\/em><\/span> Modern Quilts: Try It. You’ll Like It!<\/p>

Secret Codes in Quilts from the Underground Railroad: Fact or Fiction?<\/p>

Setting Up Your Sewing Studio for Fun and Function<\/p>

NEW <\/span><\/strong><\/em>Unintentionally on Purpose: An Introduction to Improv Quilts<\/p>

QUILT TRUNK SHOWS
<\/strong>View quilt trunk shows descriptions and photos, updated July 2024<\/a><\/span>
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Flower Power: A Garden of Floral Quilts<\/p>

An Introduction to Art Quilts:
Taking Baby Steps to Think Outside the Block<\/p>

Kick It Up A Notch:
Color, Embellishments, Techniques, and More<\/p>

Lady Sings the Blues: Barbara’s Favorite Blue Quilts<\/p>

\u201cSew\u201d Creative: The Fabric of My Life<\/p>

NEW<\/span> <\/strong><\/em>Small Quilts, Big Stories<\/p>

ANOTHER GUILD FAVORITE:<\/span><\/strong><\/em>
A Walk Down “Cheat Street:”
Using Panels and Large Print Fabric in Quilts<\/p>

Water, Water Everywhere:
The Best of Barbara’s Coastal Quilts<\/p>

Winning Weekend Wonders:
Quick and Easy Small Quilts<\/p>

QUILT<\/strong> WORKSHOPS
<\/strong>View quilt workshop descriptions and photos, updated July 2024<\/span><\/a><\/p>

NEW<\/span><\/strong><\/em> Block Heads: Silly Self-Portrait Quilts<\/p>

Cut ‘n Paste:
From Fussy Cut Panel Pieces to Unique Art Quilts<\/p>

Do the String Thing: The \u201cCoffee Roll\u201d Quilt<\/p>

Fracture Fun: Easy Art Quilts Using Printed Panels<\/p>

An Introduction to Improvisational Quilts<\/p>

Welcome to Wonky Town<\/p>

THREE NO-SEWING-MACHINE-REQUIRED WORKSHOPS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>

NEW<\/span><\/em> <\/strong>Confetti 2.0<\/p>

A Good Hair Day:
Creating a No-pattern, Collage Wall Hanging<\/p>

Trees, Trees, Trees<\/p>

SPECIAL CHRISTMAS PROGRAM
<\/strong><\/span>Santa Claus is Coming to Quilt Town<\/span><\/strong><\/p>

Yule ab-sew-lutely love this Christmas program.\u00a0 Have photos with Santa Barbara (wearing her handmade Santa suit, of course!). See a sample of her Christmas and winter quilts and hear funny seasonal quilting song and poems (This event is for “good girls and boys” only!)<\/p>

Book early for November and December meetings.<\/p>

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Groups of all kinds – not just quilters – enjoy Barbara’s trunk shows and lectures on creativity, quilt history, and more.<\/p>

Be inspired by Barbara’s passion for quilting and design as she shares her expertise and showcases her traditional, modern and art quilts to demonstrate her lectures’ lessons.<\/p>

Barbara is a juried member of the New England Quilt Museum’s teachers league<\/strong>. She has taught quilters in the United States, Canada, Europe, and the Middle East.<\/strong><\/p>

She has been honored with four solo exhibits in recent years.<\/strong> She has displayed widely at local quilt and art shows, libraries, county fairs, and, on her first attempt in summer 2022, an international juried show<\/strong>. In 2023, she began exhibiting her work in Massachusetts art galleries<\/strong> from Boston to Lowell and Cape Cod to Concord.<\/p>

Her quilts have appeared in national print publications, on\u00a0 local cable and PBS TV<\/strong> networks, as well as in the American Quilter’s Society World Quilt Parades. Her quilts are in private collections from Paris to Madrid and San Francisco to Sao Paolo, Brazil.<\/p>

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“Thanks for an uplifting lecture. Often after a lecture, I question my choice in hobbies – doubting I can quilt well.\u00a0 But Barbara’s Picasso lecture on creativity gave me hope and confidence to tackle any future project.\u00a0<\/strong> Thinking outside the block is so much more fun!’<\/p>

“I took your Wonky Houses class and got a ribbon for my quilt!!!<\/strong>\u00a0 I am soooo excited because it is the first time I entered a quilt in a show. (Keep) inspiring more quilters.<\/strong>“<\/p>

“Barbara Graceffa executes the most beautiful quilts. They certainly lift my spirits given the joyful colors and patterns.”

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“Barbara’s workshop was AMAZING<\/strong>! Her presentation was exciting, inspiring, and so informative.\u00a0 Her creativity is off the charts and her patient encouragement, helpful suggestions and pleasant, happy demeanor made this workshop so much FUN!<\/strong> I can’t wait to take another workshop with Barbara!!!”<\/p>

“Barbara takes an academic subject (of color harmony), breaks it down and makes it relatable and inspiring. Peppered with a good dose of humor, she kept the atmosphere light and enjoyable.<\/strong> She is an organized and effective speaker. We are looking forward to having her speak again.”<\/div>
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“All the reviews from our guild were ultra-positive.<\/strong>\u00a0 Barbara speaks as if she is talking to friends.\u00a0\u00a0Her presentation was enjoyable and inspirational<\/strong>.”<\/p>

“Barbara’s presentation was\u00a0the best talk on color I have heard in 20 years of quilting.<\/strong>\u00a0 The talk was professional, highly- organized and delivered with the use of beautiful graphics and examples of her own lovely work.”<\/p>

“A very inspiring talk. <\/strong>Barbara’s quilts are beautiful and very much art pieces.”<\/p>

“Barbara’s warm and gentle, but confident, personality make her an instant fit with any group. She is a talented and enthusiastic member of the quilting community.”
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“Barbara’s ‘super power’ is the\u00a0relaxed, non-judgmental learning environment<\/strong>\u00a0she creates.\u00a0\u00a0Encouraging us to ask questions, share our own ideas and providing helpful feedback are the three pillars of her classes.”<\/strong><\/p>

Ready to book an event? <\/strong>
Please contact Barbara for open dates and rates. <\/strong>
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