October Meeting (In Person + Zoom) - Bea Byrne - English Paper Piecing Then and Now

Bea Byrne: English Paper Piecing Then and Now

This talk goes into the history of EPP and showcases classic patterns and designs before moving forward to the current day and looking at some of the recent innovations. Attendees will be keen to get started on their own projects when they hear about the ease and transportability of this method.

Learn more about Bea at: https://www.beabyrne.com/ 

Bea Byrne is an artist and maker living in Oakland, California. Originally from the UK, she lived and worked in London for more than 20 years before moving to Tokyo, Japan, and then to San Francisco in 2015. She has taught and studied quilting and crafts in all three countries, adopting the virtual event format from as early as 2013. She became President of the SF Quilters Guild in 2016, serving for two years, and later co-chaired their Show Committee. She continues to volunteer with them and the East Bay Heritage Quilters. 

Following her treatment for breast cancer in 2020, she launched her own business and in 2024 she started the virtual QUILT2024 summits, with more than 15k attendees watching workshops from teachers worldwide. In 2025 she took over Global Quilt Connection, which works with teachers and Guild worldwide and provides the bi-annual All Star Sampler Platter events. As well as lecturing on and teaching quilting online and in-person she also teaches a wide variety of other crafts such as dyeing, UV resin, mending and candle making.  

You can read more about her at www.beabyrne.com.