Vintage Quilt Day

Saturday, April 13, St. Peter’s Social Hall, (address: 208 South Fourth Street, Oakland, MD 21550)
8:30-9:30 Registration & Light Refreshments
9:30 – noon
A Quilted Memory - Out of the Trunk and Off the Tables
A unique trunk show and discussion about quilting with “found” fabrics. This lecture includes many examples and ideas for working with vintage textiles, old ties, period clothing, feedsacks and more.  Enjoy quilts from our presenter, Mary Kerr’s book, A Quilted Memory and become inspired to create your own treasured pieces.  Each Participant is encouraged to bring a treasured linen to show and share. Together we will discuss new ways to honor our older textiles and the memories they inspire.

Noon to 1:00 pm, lunch

1:00 – 3:30 pm
Saving Our Treasures
After lunch, A trunk show and discussion that focuses on preserving our quilted textiles. We will discuss repair, restoration, conservation and appreciation as it relates to the textiles we have been entrusted to care for. Audience members are invited to bring their own vintage quilts to share and discuss as time allows.

Both Saturday Presentations by:

Mary W. Kerr:
An American Quilt Society certified appraiser, author and an award winning quilter, she is a quilt historian whose lectures and workshops focus on quilt history and the preservation of antique textiles.

She owns Pieced of Olde, a small business that specializes in restoration and repair of antique textiles. 

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Register for both and save!

Registration Options:
$55.00 ♦ All Events Friday & Saturday (includes Friday light refreshments and Saturday light refreshments and lunch)

$10.00 ♦ Friday only: Vintage Quilt Share & Tell (includes light refreshments)

$50.00 ♦ Saturday all day only (includes both morning and afternoon lectures, light refreshments & lunch)

$30.00 ♦ Saturday Morning Lecture, 9:30 am to noon, A Quilted Memory by Mary W. Kerr, Saturday (no lunch)

$30.00 ♦ Saturday Afternoon Lecture, noon to 3:30 pm, Saving Our Treasures by Mary W. Kerr, Saturday (no lunch)

$10.00 ♦ Lunch Saturday