Virginia Quilt Museum welcomes nationally recognized quilt historian Merikay Waldvogel
Published Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021, 9:30 am
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Merikay Waldvogel. Photo courtesy Virginia Quilt Museum.
Merikay Waldvogel is coming virtually to the Virginia Quilt Museum to present her talk, “Soft Covers for Hard Times: Quiltmaking and the Great Depression.”
In this talk, set for Saturday, March 20, National Quilting Day, participants will hear the stories of the quilt revival fueled by women’s magazines, newspapers, mail order companies and the Sears National Quilt Contest of 1933. Also included are excerpts from interviews of quiltmakers who recall using feed sack cloth in dresses a
Virginia Quilt Museum opening for the 2021 season with four new exhibits
Published Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021, 11:29 am
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The Virginia Quilt Museum starts 2021 with a full slate of new exhibits:
HERstory, What’s in a Word, Treasures from the Vault, and
Celebrating 25 Years.
“The museum faced many challenges during 2020, but we could not be more excited about the exhibits that we have this year and we are so excited to celebrate our 25th anniversary this year,” said Susan Farmer, executive director of the Virginia Quilt Museum. “ I think that the exhibits that will be opening in February show the real diversity and talents that we try to offer the community.”