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Charlotte's Collection of Molas and 20 of her quilts have been donated to the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles

Interview with Charlotte

Article about Charlotte Celebrity Quilter

Trends in molas

Mola pattern with instructions for making your own mola . . . FREE

Charlotte Patera Resume

Recent Shows
San Jose Museum of
Quilts and Textiles
10 quilts and mola collection
August 4 - October 25, 2009

Juried:
Quilt National
Athens, Ohio
May 26, 2007-Sept. 2, 2007

Invitational:
Group Quilt Exhibit
The Arts Building Gallery
Auburn, CA
Feb. 21 - Apr. 4, 2007
Feb. 21FF
The 30 Distinguished
Quilt Artists of the World - NHK
3 quilts
Tokyo, Japan
Jan. 25 - Feb. 1, 2003

June 4 - J

Charlotte Patera worked in the field of graphic design as a package designer for leading firms in Chicago and San Francisco. In the '70's she designed needlecraft ideas for national magazines. Then she chose quilting because it offered the most creativity and provided an arena for teaching. publishing and exhibiting. She had five books published but all are out of print. She is now retired from teaching and lecturing.

Much of her work has been inspired by the "molas" of the Kuna Indians of Panama.

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