Quilt of Souls Historical Preservation Project and Eau Gallie Arts District presents:
Textile and Quilt Art Forum
Celebrating the Legacy
of Heirlooms and
Contemporary Works
Save the Date: June 12th & 13th, 2026
The Textile and Quilt Art Forum's goal is to bring together an eclectic group of quilt and textile enthusiasts in an environment that celebrates the art.
We have assembled the most creative and talented quilters and textile artists in the industry who will showcase their art and teach others innovative ways to create and design.
All skill levels are welcome. The only expectations are your energy and willingness to learn.
More info on the participating artists to come soon!
Event Location
Eau Gallie Civic Center
1551 Highland Avenue
Melbourne, Florida 32935
Meet the artists
Thadine Wormley
Seamstress, Quilter, and Fabric Artist
Thadine is a gifted and talented Textile Artist from New York City who has been in the textile art business for over 20 years. She has traveled internationally, highlighting her craft through exhibitions and quilting retreats. Her work has been exhibited at the Mid-Hudson Slavery Project, The John Browne House, the Annual Quilt for Cops Quilting Bee, Soul Basel at Art Basel, Miami, Florida and St. John’s University and Westbeth Art Gallery of New York City. She was also featured in the New Yorker Magazine and the Hudson Valley Press and a board member of the Olde Towne Flushing Burial Ground Conservancy.
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Workshop
Quilt and Textile Documentation and Labeling
Jacqueline Colson
Embroiderer and Quilt Artist
Jacqueline is an artistic and talented embroiderer and textile artist from New York City. She creates amazing work through the art of embroidery. She is currently involved in making flexagons that are used for dementia patients. These are truly remarkable pieces of work that simply boggle the mind.
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Workshop A
Learn simple embroidery stitches to enhance your quilt or simply embellish any fabric.
Workshop B
Let’s turn a moving paper Flexagon into a fabric wonder.
Maria Bolet Eng
Freelance Embroidery and Restoration Professional
Maria is very passionate about the treatment of textiles and how we maintain them throughout their lifetime. Her work balances the aesthetic expectations of clients against the best interest of their textiles. She believes that we need to treat our quilts like our aging population because of their fragility, and also because they are our cultural treasures. Maria attended New York City’s Fashion Institute of Technology. She also worked as a technical illustrator and how-to writer for the McCall Pattern Company.
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Workshop
Conservation and Restoration Basics for Textile and Needle Arts Lovers
Diane Pryor-Holland
Quilter, Independent Textile Artist
Diane is a remarkable, and creative quilt artist. As a result of her accomplishments, Cultural
Contacts International invited her to teach the art of American quilting and tie-dying to the women of Suzdal Russia. Her quilts have been exhibited in New York, Pennsylvania, Canada, and Russia. Diane was a guest speaker on the Hallmark channel’s “News Morning” television show as well as Spectrum's “New York 1” news segments. It is also noteworthy to mention that she is the founder of Quilts4Cops.org, which is an organization that represents families of NYPD officers who died from post 9/11 illnesses.
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Workshop
Quilts for Cops: Sew A Charity Quilt of the Melbourne Police Star
*This workshop will be taught by both Rochelle and Diane Holland
William Daniels
Independent Curator, Visual and Textile Artist, Artist-Philosopher
William is a remarkable Quilt and Textile Artist from New York City with incredible energy and a style that was created exclusively by this artist. He will bring innovative, contemporary, and progressive ideas surrounding our perception of urban art practice. William's work has been featured in galleries and museums throughout the United States. His work with teens and young adults are commendable.
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Workshop A
Trapunto Technique
Workshop B
Quilting Your Legacy
Workshop C
Artist Professional Development
Sylvia Hernandez
Master Quilt and Textile Artist
The multi-talented Sylvia Hernandez was born on the Lower East Side and raised in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where she currently resides. She attended the High School of Art and Design in NYC. Today, she is a celebrated and self-taught master quilter. Sylvia creates timeless, handcrafted works that address community concerns. She has exhibited her works both nationally and internationally. This amazing textile artist's work has appeared at the Clinton Presidential Center, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the James Museum of Western Wildlife, Florida and in the private collection of Spike Lee. Her work has also appeared in major publications, including the New York Times.
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Workshop
Family Tree Craft
Dr. Rochelle Holland
Textile Artist
Rochelle is a prolific and accomplished artisan who excels in creating textile art by utilizing creative and innovative techniques to showcase her work. Rochelle’s art is inspired by the hip-hop and graffiti era. She enjoys using bright colors, messy paints, shapes, symbols, bold lettering and faces on fabric for quilted jackets, wall-hangings, and bed quilts, while using a freestyle quilting method.
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Sew A quilted Sweatshirt Art Jacket: A Modern Approach
Workshop B
Design Your Art Fabric: Retro Quilted Wall Hangings
Narcita Medina
Quilter, Instructor
Narcita was born in Bronx, New York and currently resides in Westchester County, New York. She is talented, creative, passionate, and dedicated to educating the public on the role quilting played in history. She is also a staunch advocate of literacy and the importance of reading as a form of independence. Narcita is a board member of the Mid-Hudson Anti-Slavery History Project, co-founder of The Oh, Freedom! Quilting Project, an active member of Northern Star Quilter’s Guild and Quilter-N-Queens Guild.
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Workshop
Using Recycled Fabric to Create and Shape Quilts
