MIT Hosts Community Quilt Show Featuring Around 40 Fabric Works
The three-day exhibition organized by MIT campus groups drew 950 visitors and showcased pieces created by community members.
The MIT Quilt Show ran for three days from October 5 to 7 in Lobby 13, attracting 950 visitors, according to MIT News 
mit.eduMIT Newsnews.mit.eduOpen source ↗. The exhibition was organized through a collaboration between the Crafters’ Circle, MIT Makerspaces, and the MIT Women’s League, with financial support provided by the Council for the Arts at MIT mit.eduMIT Newsnews.mit.eduOpen source ↗.
The showcase featured approximately 40 quilts and related textile works made by about 20 members of the MIT community mit.eduMIT Newsnews.mit.eduOpen source ↗. Among the displays were collective projects, including an astrophysics community quilt assembled by graduate student Swati Ravi mit.eduMIT Newsnews.mit.eduOpen source ↗. Another piece presented was an American flag incorporating embroidery produced by refugees, assembled by Anh Vu Sawyer and her husband Philip mit.eduMIT Newsnews.mit.eduOpen source ↗.
Organizer Jane Halpern stated that the event served as a one-time exhibition mit.eduMIT Newsnews.mit.eduOpen source ↗. Community members seeking to continue textile work were directed to internal maker resources, the Crafters’ Circle group, and the New England Quilt Museum in Lowell, Massachusetts mit.eduMIT Newsnews.mit.eduOpen source ↗.
