Call for Entries is Now Open

Call for Entries: January 9 - March 9, 2015

Our main exhibit featuring your quilts based on your sacred journey with themes of Joy, Inspiration, Spirituality, Healing, Grief and Peace/Brotherhood.

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Call for Entries (Special Liturgical): January 9 - April 9, 2015

Our second call for entries for a special exhibit of liturgical pieces to be hung in the sanctuary at Floris United Methodist Church. FUMC is interested in purchasing artwork for permanent installation in the sanctuary.

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Our Artist in Residence

Vikki Pignatelli will join us for the duration of the 2015 exhibit to be our Artist in Residence. She will provide a number of lectures and workshops. Sacred Threads will show case her spectacular sacred works. To learn more about Vikki's workshops and to signup, click here.

Our sister organization, Healing Quilts in Medicine, has an article in this month's Quilting Arts.

Our latest exhibit of quilts installed at the University of Michigan hospital are featured in the gallery section.

On July 16, 2015 we will join up with local hospital INOVA Fair Oaks to have a Arts and Healing reception and special viewing of the Healing Quilts in Medicine installation. All are welcome.

Sacred Threads Traveling Exhibit Future

Based on the success of traveling the 2013 exhibit to Omaha, NE, Savannah, GA, Denver, CO, Seattle, WA and Flint, MI we are exploring the interest for future venues following the 2015 exhibit. If you or your venue is interested in receiving a portion of the 2015 exhibit, please indicate your interest by filling out the Traveling Exhibit Interest form.

Help Us Spread the Word About the Upcoming Exhibit.

If you would like to share postcards with your friends and family, please fill out this form. We will mail you postcards at no cost. Thank you!

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Volunteers Needed

During the exhibition we depend on "white-glove" volunteers to be inside the exhibit and protect the artwork. Our volunteers get free admission AND can attend our Preview Night on July 9th. If you are interested in volunteering, please signup here.

Mark your calendars for 2015!

To see all our calendar events, visit our calendar page.

Call for Entries: January 9 - March 9, 2015

Call for Entries (Special Liturgical): January 9 - April 9, 2015

Exhibit Dates: July 10-July 26, 2015

Location: Floris United Methodist Church, Herndon, VA (outside Washington, D.C.)

Preview Night: July 9, 2015. A special viewing for our white glove volunteers. Signup to help.

Opening Reception: July 11, 2:00-4:00 pm, 2015

Dare to Dance Receptions: July 12 and July 19 at Quilter's Studio in Fairfax, VA.

Not Fade Away Conference with the Quilt Alliance: July 17-18, 2015

Healing Quilts in Medicine Reception: Arts and Healthcare, July 16, 2015 at Inova Fair Oaks Hospital

Workshops and Lectures by our Artist in Residence, Sacred Threads Founder, Vikki Pignatelli. Learn more.

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Sacred Threads

Sacred Threads is an exhibition of quilts exploring themes of spirituality, joy, inspiration, peace/brotherhood, grief and healing. This biennial exhibition was established to provide a safe venue for quilters  who see their work as a connection to the sacred and/or as an expression of their spiritual journey.

The objective is to create a dignified exhibition of artwork that touches on both spiritual and personal levels all those who view it. We want to share with others the experiences of quilters whose stories may be a source of healing and strength.

Entries to Sacred Thread Exhibitions are juried in by images for purposes of space and suitability of theme only. Works are not judged.

Sacred Threads is a 501(c)3 and appreciates the support of our donors. To make a tax deductible donation online, use your credit card or PayPal account.