Quilt Exhibits Span Oregon, Minnesota, New York

Quilt exhibitions and community events are highlighting craft, education and local history. The Westside Quilters Guild’s Oct. 30-31 show in Hillsboro will feature about 200 quilts, presentations and workshops by Portland designers Christina Cameli and Chris Marchini, along with a Halloween-themed fabric reveal. In the Bronx, quilts made by local participants with teaching artist Tijay Mohammed and community partners celebrate neighborhood stories and landmarks for the nation’s 250th anniversary, echoing a quilting project begun for the bicentennial. Rochester’s biennial Symphony of Quilts features more than 200 quilts, demonstrations, an auction, a boutique and a raffle.