Alex Byrne is an artist and entrepreneur living in Oakland, California. Originally from the UK, she lived and worked in London for more than 20 years before moving to Tokyo, Japan, and then to San Francisco in 2014. She has taught and studied quilts in all three countries. She became President of the SF Quilters Guild in 2016, serving for two years, and co-chaired the committee behind the very successful “QUILT San Francisco” quilt show in March 2023. 

After time at the Kent Institute of Art & Design (now “University for the Creative Arts” in the UK) Alex’s career took her into science, not-for-profits, and big-tech, while she continued to create and teach classes in sewing, embroidery, knitting and crochet. In 2023 she launched her company “Lixie Makes It” and organized the QUILT2024 event happening in January 2024. She has used her extensive e-commerce experience to help artists increase their visibility online and to develop new and additional income streams related to their art. At the same time she continues to create and exhibit her quilts and teach craft workshops. You can read more about her at lixiemakesit.com. 

This will be a hybrid meeting: in-person at St Anne’s and broadcast via Zoom, link available on the Members Only Page and President’s e-Blast.
Nonmembers may pay a $5 guest fee at the door or get a ticket for zoom here when avaliable.