Workshop to Fuse Together Glass & Quilting Traditions Log Cabin Fused Glass Workshop
Charleston, SC - October 10, 2012 - 
In conjunction with its special Geometric Quilts exhibit, The Charleston Museum once again teams up with Blue Heron Glass to turn quilts into glass! On November 3, 12:15-3:00 p.m., discover how traditional log cabin quilt blocks translate beautifully into fused glass. The workshop begins at the Museum with a curator-led tour of Geometric Quilts and a look at various log cabin quilts in the collection. Then, students move on to Blue Heron Glass in West Ashley to learn the basics behind the science of fusing glass (melting compatible glasses together) and how to cut glass to a pattern to create an 8" dish. Participants are responsible for their own transportation; all materials and equipment provided by BHG. $75/member, $80/non-member. Advance registration is required; register online through the calendar of events at www.charlestonmuseum.org or by calling 722-2996 x235.
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About Geometric Quilts
 The Charleston Museum presents an original exhibition, Geometric Quilts, from May 5 to December 9, 2012 in its Historic Textiles Gallery. Pieced (or patchwork) quilts consist of geometric shapes sewn together to form a pattern. Popular throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, these quilts display a myriad of designs created from just a few distinct shapes. Geometric Quilts looks at how these simple shapes are transformed into intricate and delightful patterns.
Pictured left is a dramatic silk and velvet Log Cabin quilt made by Jane Susan Basinger of Savannah in 1880. The center of each block is a black velvet square surrounded by vibrant silk rectangles or "logs." The arrangement of colors creates a dark and light pattern.
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About The Charleston Museum Institute 
For 11 years The Charleston Museum Institute has provided innovative adult educational programs to encourage a pure love of learning. Each year a variety of Institute symposia and workshops are offered, covering such diverse Charleston topics as furniture, silver, architecture, Revolutionary War history, needlework, and Lowcountry wildlife studies.
The textile workshop series will continue with workshops on Gullah rag quilting (pictured right), weaving, sewing, knitting, hand quilting, embroidery and more.
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