The Peninsula Fiber Artists’ “Fiber Habit” display window will continue to showcase “Beatlemania” at 675 Tyler St. in Uptown Port Townsend through the month of November.

Port Angeles Beatles fan and textile artist Merrie Jo Schroeder has curated the 24/7 walk-by exhibit of British Invasion-themed textile art and memorabilia from 1960s beat group events, in honor of the 60th anniversary of the first appearance of The Beatles in the United States, on display since Oct. 6.

“Here Comes the Sun” and “Yellow Submarine” were among The Beatles’ hit songs that inspired art quilts and other textile pieces by a collection of artists. The group who currently share space with 1960s concert tickets, posters and other memorabilia includes fellow Port Angeles resident Evette Allerdings, Sequim’s Liisa Fagerlund, and a Port Townsend contingent comprised of Sue Gale, Pat Herkal, Kindy Kemp and Debra E. Olson,

Schroeder’s Beatles fandom nearly predates the British Invasion, as she attended the band’s concert in Detroit in September,1964, “during which I was among the enthusiastic fans, expressing my dedication with fervent screams and tears.”

To commemorate this anniversary, Schroeder proposed the Beatlemania theme for the Fiber Habit window, which she said was “warmly received” by the rest of the Peninsula Fiber Artists.

While the Peninsula Fiber Artists produced works inspired by The Beatles’ songs, albums and the cultural phenomena that accompanied their U.S. arrival, Schroeder “thoroughly enjoyed” selecting a few items from her own memorabilia to accompany the 17 fiber art pieces created by the group.

“Evette Allerdings impressed us with an exceptional Yellow Submarine purse, featuring transparent windows,” Schroeder said. “Sue Gale’s large Union Jack quilt served as a perfect backdrop for the British Invasion theme, while Pat Herkal’s creation of a special singing Blackbird for the exhibit was particularly noteworthy.”

Other pieces were inspired by Beatles songs such as “Imagine,” “Give Peace a Chance” and “My Guitar Gently Weeps.”

“Curating this show reinforced my admiration for the talent within this group of fiber artists, and left me grateful for their support and encouragement,” Schroeder said.

Although Olson had previously planned for “Home Sweet Home” to be the Peninsula Fiber Artists’ theme for the Fiber Habit display window from December through January, she’s instead opted for a bag-related theme, “to give our members a smaller, less time-consuming piece during such a busy time of the year.”

The theme will be bags of any kind, and the working titles currently being considered include “Bagging Brilliance,” “The Art of Bagging” and “Discover Your Bag Story,” although Olson is encouraging input from her fellow Peninsula Fiber Artists.

Linda Carlson, who handles publicity for the Peninsula Fiber Artists, noted that bags have been part of the group’s projects for years.

“Many members make cross-body bags, often of unusual fabrics,” Carlson said. “Most of us have made tote bags to haul our materials to meetings. We even had an exhibit based on UFOs  — in that case, unfinished objects — that had been hidden in large brown paper bags and exchanged anonymously, with each recipient of a bag using the bag contents for a new project.”

The Peninsula Fiber Artists’ next free monthly meeting is set for 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 13, at the Gardiner Community Center, with Carlson and Terri Wolf providing an informational presentation.