Tramway
Making a Quilt Panel
Workshop presented by the Quilt partnership with Govanhill Baths, Lynda Graham (Milestone House artist) and Ian Van Tillo
Every panel in the Quilt began the same way: with someone who loved a person enough to make something in their memory. This workshop invites people to do the same - to make their own AIDS Quilt panel that remembers someone lost to HIV and AIDS.
The session will take participants through the whole process, from start to finish. We'll begin by thinking about the person being remembered - who they were, what they loved, how they'd like to be honoured - before moving on to sketching out a design. From there, participants will get hands-on with fabric, appliqué, and other materials, with support on hand at every stage.
No sewing experience is needed - this workshop is designed to be welcoming and accessible to complete beginners. And there's no pressure to finish a panel on the day. The workshop will give people the process, the skills and the confidence to keep going in their own time, and the tools to do so. Panels can go on to join the official UK AIDS Memorial Quilt collection, and the workshop will include details on how to do this.
The workshop will be co-facilitated by original panel makers and artists, and a local sewing group, who will provide sewing machines and equipment for the session. Just as importantly, they offer an ongoing community for participants to connect into once the workshopis over - a place to keep coming back to, whether to finish a panel, start another, or simply stay involved with the community through their ongoing sewing sessions.
This event is part of a public programme curated by Steven Grainger to accompany the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt exhibition at Tramway.
ACCESS
Tramway is fully wheelchair accessible. See more information about venue access on our Access page
Accessibility guides
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Large Print and Braille programme material available upon request.
Some performances may also be BSL interpreted, audio described or have further assistance available. Access information for individual events is included in their event listing.
Accessible toilets
Accessible toilets are available on all three levels of Tramway, and come equipped with handrails and emergency pull cords. Please contact Tramway prior to your visit if you have any additional requirements
Assistance dogs
Assistance dogs are welcome. We can provide a bowl of water for an assistance dog. The assistance dog toilet area is located to the rear of the building.
Assistance dogs are allowed in the auditorium.
Wheelchair access
There is level access to all Tramway spaces and the cafe, with lift access to the upper spaces.
There are designated spaces for wheelchair users in the theatre.
Baby changing
Baby changing facilities are available on the ground floor
Baby feeding
Breastfeeding is welcome at Tramway
Cafe or restaurant
Full table service is not available. Food or drinks can be ordered at the counter and will be brought to the table.
No tables are permanently fixed. No chairs are permanently fixed.
Menus are hand held only, but are clearly presented in contrasting colours. Menus are not available in Braille.
Parking
On street only
Photography and video recording
At times, Glasgow Life will be on the premises to film and take photos.
The public are only permitted to record and take photos where explicit permission has been granted in advance.
Free wifi
There is free Wi-Fi available at Tramway, which you can access by registering through Facebook or an online form. Once registered, you can access free Wi-Fi whenever you are at Tramway.
Please note, Tramway does not offer a cloakroom or bag storage service. During large-scale and busy events bag searches may be in operation and bags larger than A3 size will not be admitted to the venue.
Location Map
Tramway is a post-industrial venue with a range of unique and versatile spaces, popular with private and corporate clients looking for a venue ‘with a difference’. Tramway is an ideal space for performances, exhibitions, private viewings, seminars, meetings and smaller scale functions.
Visit Tramway's venue hire web page to find out more.