May 12, 2008
Redding
Quilting in New England is topic of upcoming talk
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The Redding Historical Society is inviting the public to its annual spring meeting on Sunday, May 18, from 1 to 4 at the Lonetown Farm Museum.
In keeping with the year-long “Celebration of Quilts” at the historical society, the featured speaker, Aimee Newell, curator of collections at the National Heritage Museum in Lexington, Mass., will present the history of quilting in New England during the 1700s and 1800s.
“Quilting All Day — And Happy to Be So” is the title of Ms. Newell’s illustrated lecture.
After introducing the popular quilt styles of early New England, she will describe the materials used in the quilts and discuss how they were made. Ms. Newell will also tell the real story behind the romantic idea of the “quilting bee.”
Ms. Newell has an extensive background in the history of quilts and textiles. She was formerly curator of textiles and fine arts at Old Sturbridge Village, where she worked with Marcus Brothers Textiles to design a line of reproduction fabric based on New England quilts. She has been published in numerous periodicals and is a contributing author for a forthcoming book based on the results of the Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, Massachusetts Quilts: Our Commonwealth.
Guests are encouraged to bring quilts from their personal collections for Ms. Newell to examine. Light fare and refreshments will be served. For more information, call Colleen McLeod at 938-1118.
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