On May 3 and 4, I’m participating in the Global Quilt Connection’s Sampler Platter program. I’ll be joining 17 other quilt teachers, who’ll be presenting short programs demonstrating the topics we teach about virtually. Both guilds and individuals can register, and the presentations will be recorded and available for a few days after the weekend. I did this last fall, and it was super fun - a wide variety of topics to learn about!
Here’s where to learn more and register:
https://www.globalquiltconnection.com/samplerplatters
This time, I’ll be presenting “Quilt Repair Tales - Saving History One Quilt at a Time”. This spotlights a name-inscribed quilt made in the 1890s that I researched to learn more about its history. I have lots of tales to tell - interesting stories about the people named on the quilt, the repairs I made to the quilt, and the journey the quilt and I have had from having it gifted to me to being part of a weekend gala bringing the quilt back to its home.
This block has the names of Rev. John D. Pickles, his wife Elizabeth, and daughter Helen. I was lucky enough to contact a descendant who provided this photo of the family!
There are many other blog posts that share information on the research I did. Start here and then follow links to many aspects of what I learned. Enjoy!
How wonderful that you were able to track down a photo of the quilt maker, Ann!
ReplyDeleteThe quilt was probably made as a fundraiser, but I still don't know who made it or who they were fundraising for. I collected quite a few other photos of people whose names are on the quilt, which was incredibly fun. I've added a link up above that will take you to posts about the research I did.
Deletep.s. Thanks for being excited about it, too! The project has been full of many wonderful surprises.
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