Upcoming show is Saturday, January 10, 2009 - 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. - St. Mark's Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 12700 Hall Shop Rd., Highland, MD 20777

Metrothreads is an online and live fiber arts community based in the Baltimore/Washington area for personal and community growth in the exciting field of fiber arts. In 2006 I wanted to start an East Coast Fiber Group for art quilters. After some probing I met Carole Lyles Shaw and together we birthed Metrothreads. This has become a very exciting forum online and in person.

Today, Linda Shiffer, owner of Seminole Sampler in Catonsville MD, and I oversee the Yahoo site and organize the meetings. There is a bi-annual live quilt/fiber show and tell meeting held at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 12700 Hall Shop Rd., Highland, MD 20777, in March and September. The space has many large folding partitions for members to display their work all at once. It is very inspiring and exciting!

Once gathered at the biannual show, artists will display and present their work to the group. There will be an opportunity to mingle and make your own connections. You may bring your own water and snack to have during the meeting. You are also welcome but certainly not required to bring a finger snack to share with the group if you would like. The show is open for viewing by non-member visitors.

The original meeting of Metrothreads had 25-30 people in attendance. As of August 2008 we have 67 members. Metrothreads has been the birth place of several smaller special interest groups. We have special groups that meet and talk about dying, mixed media, critique groups and other specific topics. If you would like to join the Metrothreads fiber arts group please send an email to debra@zebrapatterns.com and I will send you a personal invite to join the Yahoo group.