
09/03/25 - VIRTUAL THREAD Talk - Rebecca Cartwright - 8-9pm
What are THREAD talks?
THREAD talks is a virtual lecture series featuring a new guest speaker each month.
Lectures are live at 8pm Eastern time on the first Wednesday of each month, and cover all sorts of topics of interest to quilters and makers.
Each lecture is $35, or you can join Club Gotham to get a year's worth of THREAD talks for just $125!
THREAD talk lectures are included with a Club Gotham membership. Club members, add the lecture to your cart while logged into your account to get the automatic discount. You must register for each lecture you are interested in to receive the link to watch.
Are you a Club Gotham member?
THREAD talk lectures are included with you Club Gotham membership.
To register, add the lecture to your cart while logged into your account. When you reach the checkout page, your Club discount will be applied.
You must register for each lecture you are interested in to receive the link to watch.
Join Club Gotham for a presentation by Rebecca Cartwright! This virtual talk will take place in the Gotham Quilts Community. Once you register, you will receive an email with instructions for logging in. All Talks are in Eastern (NYC) time. Talk will not be recorded.
My (Not Inspirational) Story in 5 Quilts
Most of us will be become disabled at some point in our lives, whether through injury, illness, or simply by aging. What happens when we can’t quilt in the ways we’re used to? How does that affect our creativity?
Using 5 quilts that represent key moments on her journey from nondisabled to disabled quilter, Rebecca shares the ways that disability influences her creative practice. She describes changes to both her practical setup and her mindset.
With unguarded honesty, Rebecca reflects on the impact of becoming disabled to her identity as a quilter, approach to creativity, and sense of belonging in the quilting community.
She offers suggestions for anyone who wants to develop a more compassionate mindset and explains why "inspirational" isn't always a compliment.
Meet Rebecca
Rebecca is a neurodivergent textile artist, speaker, and disability advocate. Since being diagnosed with a degenerative muscle disease 15 years ago, quilting and garment making have been sources of comfort, self-accommodation, and creative expression.
She helps people recognize the pervasive and often invisible influence of ableist culture on everyone – disabled and nondisabled – and offers a new framework for inclusion so our spaces include disabled, chronically ill, and neurodivergent members in substantive and meaningful ways.
Rebecca also creates digital content as The Anti-Ableist Makers Society, makes art quilts about living in ableist culture, and writes for national crafting magazines about the intersection of disability and creativity.
Find out more about Rebecca at her website AntiAbleistMakers.com and follow her on Instagram @RebCartwright