|
|
EVENTS |
The Delaware Quilt Documentation Project has been invited to hold two public Quilt Harvest Days at the Winterthur Museum in
Wilmington (please insert a link to the Winterthur Museum. The Quilt Harvest Days are part of the special activities being
planned in conjunction with Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection, an exhibition of
quilts from the museum’s holdings which runs from March 10, 2007 to September 16, 2007.
This is the first time the Delaware Quilt Documentation Project will hold Quilt Harvest Days in New Castle County. The
Quilt Harvests will be held on Saturday, May 19th and Saturday, August 18th from 9:00-3:00 in the Rotunda.
First Quilt Documentation Day of 2007 to Take Place at Dover’s Air Mobility Command Museum on January 13
- Additional events to take place on April 14 and June 16 in Dover, and May 19 and August 18 at Winterthur Museum
 (Dover, Delaware—January 5, 2007)—The Delaware Quilt Documentation Project will hold its first session of 2007 on Saturday, January 13, 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m., at the Air Mobility Command Museum, located on the grounds of the Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware. The project is designed to record the rich tradition of quilt-making in the state of Delaware and to help preserve its legacy for future generations.
Owners of quilts made before 1945 are encouraged to bring their quilts to this informative documentation process which involves photographing each quilt, recording its physical characteristics, and gathering historical information about the quilt and/or the quilt-maker. There is no cost to quilt-owners for this process and admission to the museum is free of charge.
Click here for full Press Release
|
Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection
March 10, 2007 - September 16, 2007
Graves and West Galleries
Don’t miss this first-ever exhibition of Winterthur’s quilts, featuring stunning examples of exceptional artistry which have
never
been exhibited before. Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the
Winterthur Collection will show the relevance
of quilts
in the lives of their makers, both past and present. Ranging in date from the 17th to the 19th century, the more
than 40 quilts
in the exhibition are drawn from Winterthur’s collection of nearly 300.
Major support provided by The Coby Foundation, Ltd., New York and The Estate of Sally Behr Pettit and Samuel L.
Pettit.
Additional funding provided by Mr. and Mrs. Hans G. Fleischner. Included with all admission tickets,
Members, free]
Visit the Winterthur Museum for more information:
http://www.winterthur.org/calendar/calendar.asp?Month=3&Year=2007
|
|
|
Visit our new Links page for more information on quilts. |
The Delaware Quilt Documentation Project is a collaborative effort between the Fashion and Apparel Studies, the University of Delaware, and the Delaware State Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs to record information on the quilts currently residing in Delaware that were made before World War II and the quiltmakers who created them. The project is designed to document the rich tradition of quiltmaking in the state of Delaware and to help preserve its legacy for future generations. The documentations are being held at various locations throughout the state. Please check the calendar for upcoming Quilt Harvest Days. The organizers welcome the participation of any interested quilt enthusiast who would like to become involved with the documentation. The information gathered will be submitted to The Quilt Index, a national data base on quilts maintained by The Alliance for American Quilts.
The Delaware Quilt Documentation Project has been partially funded by grants form The Delaware Humanities Forum, a local affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities; The National Quilting Association; the Helping Hands Quilt Guild of Dover; the Lady Bugs Quilt Guild of Northern Delaware, Northern Maryland and Southeastern Pennsylvania; and the Heartland Quilt Guild of Denton Maryland; as well as by gifts from private individuals. Thank you!
Updated: February 6, 2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
