Palmerton Quilt Show!!!

The road trips keep coming!!  

Check this one out on Saturday!!!

Quilts in the Mill Quilt Show!

Looking for a road trip this weekend?  Why not attend the Courthouse Quilters quilt show?

"Quilts in the Mill" is held at Prallsville Mill in Stockton NJ, about an hour from Allentown.  The guild has a show every other year and you may wish to check it out!!!  

The link to the website about the show is here.

Have a great day!

QUILTS: THE NEXT LAYER

August 6, 2016 - 9:30am to January 31, 2017 - 4:30pm

Take an up close look at more than a dozen exquisite quilts recently donated to CCHS that have never before been on exhibit.  Pieced or appliqued in the 1800s, they reveal an array of designs in cotton or silk fabrics.  This exhbit is being held at the Chester County Historical Society at  225 North High Street, West Chester PA 19380.  Also, you can visit the website here. Barb G. said there were 24 quilts to view!  Enjoy!

Upcoming Events in our Area!

The Crazy Quilters Guild (from Emmaus, Pa) will be celebrating the guilds 25th Anniversary with an exhibit at the Allentown Art Musuem!  The opening reception is Sunday, June 10, 2016 from Noon until 3.  Some demonstrations will be done that day and refreshments will be served.  

The exhibit will continue to August 6, 2016.  Admission to the exhibit is free!

For more details, go the Allentown Art Museum website at www.Allentownartmuseum.org

But wait! There's more!  

Boyertown is celebrating the 150th Anniversary!

Quilt Show and SaleCelebrating Boyertown's Sesquicentennial
September 16 to 18, 2016
Opening Event: A Review of the
Antique Quilts on Display by Nancy Roan,
Pennsylvania German Textile Historian,  and 
Candace Perry, Curator Schwenfelder Library
and Heritage Center.

There is a lot of information about the event here and 

you can even opt to enter your own quilt to display.  Enjoy and stay cool!

Quilt Turning with Dana Balsamo

Quilt Turning with Dana Balsamo

 AQS Certified Quilt Appraiser 

21 May 2016

11:00 am

at the

Hunterdon County Historical Society 

Archive Building 

67 River Road

Flemington, NJ 

Guests also may visit the Doric House Museum, 114 Main Street in Flemington to view more quilts in the historic rooms after the program.

$25 per person; Society members $20 

Beginning April 1, register on-line at hunterdonhistory.org or phone 908.782.1091

Colonial Quilters Quilt Show!

Exhibit at Sigal Museum in Easton PA

Just found a post on Facebook that the Sigal Museum is currently exhibiting quilts:

The Sigal Museum is very quilt friendly and Easton is a wonderful city to explore.  The Sigal Museum is located at 342 Northampton Street, Easton PA.  

Details from the Sigal website:

The Northampton County Historical & Genealogical Society (NCHGS) has given the members of the Courthouse Quilters their 2016 challenge: Create authentic artisan quilts inspired by the Society’s own rich collection of quilts! This textile challenge and exhibition happily celebrates the patchwork tradition of Northampton County.

Courthouse Quilters and Patchwork Tradition exhibition will cover the history of quilting by hand and machine with a hands-on interactive opportunity for visitors, unique programming, and one-of-a-kind quilts. The Courthouse Quilters’ creations utilize a variety styles like applique and spider web designs from popular Victorian crazy quilts.

From April 16-August 1, 2016, these colorful one-of-a-kind Courthouse Quilts, in conjunction with NCHGS’ unique collection of quilts, will be on display exclusively at the Sigal Museum in Historic Downtown Easton.

Steel City Fiber Fest

Steel City Fiber Fest The North East’s premier showcase for the fiber arts and industry. All facets of fiber artistry and industry will be represented. Are you active in the fiber arts in any way? We would love to see you at the fest. Indie dyers of fiber, fabric, and yarns; Farm raised fiber (and your beasties); Handcrafters, be it knitters crotcheters, weavers, spinners, quilters.! April 15 – 17, 2016 Merchants Square Mall, Allentown PA

Celebrations of Life Exhibit

2016 Mennonite Relief Sale

Each year the Mennonite Community gathers for an open preview of quilts that are going up for auction at the Pennsylvania Relief Sale.  It is fun to look at the quilts and often I have gotten good ideas from looking at these quilts

 But most of all, we antique and vintage quilt lovers adore the Quilter's Corner available at the preview.  You may find wonderful bargains on antique and vintage fabric, ufos, patterns, linens, books and other vintage items.  I've even found some assembled pieces there.   It's hard to say what exactly is in store for this year's preview in Ephrata but you may see something similar to the beauties on this post.

The preview will be held at the Material Resources Center at 517 Trout Run Road, Ephrata PA 17522 on March 3, 4, 5.  Thursday and Friday hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday it is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.  I suggest you go early because the lines start forming WAY before the shop opens.

The 2016 Pennsylvania Relief Sale will be held April 1 and 2 at the Harrisburg Farm Show Complex.  For more information you can go to www.pareliefsale.org .  Enjoy!

Penn Dry Goods Market at the Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center

Penn Dry Goods Market is a wonderful spring event held at the Schwenkfelder Libray and Heritage Center.  Two days of classes are offered by expert textile historians and there are wonderful antique dealers there at the market.  Why not consider attending?  You can learn about it here.  Perhaps I'll see you there!  I've already registered for three classes!

Lecture at the Michener Museum

Event next Tuesday!  

December 15, 2015

1 p.m.

Piecing Together Cultures: Quilts of Southeastern Pennsylvania 

Patricia Herr will be speaking at this event at the Michener Museum in Bucks County.  For tickets and details go to the Michener Museum website here.  

While you are at the museum, you may want to check out the "Blanket Statements" exhibit which features quilts Kaffe Fassett and historical quilts from the collection of the Quilt Museum and Gallery from York, UK.  Details here.

Christmas Market this Weekend!

There were a variety of different German groups that settled in Pennsylvania and this weekend you can explore the holiday cultures of three of these groups!

A wonderful tour of Pennsylvania German Christmas traditions and folk art will be presented at three preservation societies near the Lehigh Valley.

CHRISTMAS MARKET is scheduled for this weekend, December 5 and 6, 2015.
Explore our beautiful region and these three cultural centers:

The Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center (http://www.schwenkfelder.com) will have shopping and an elaborate Christmas Putz to view.  This is one of my favorite museums and just a short drive outside the valley.

The Mennonite Heritage Center(http://mhep.org) features a wide selection of reproduction folk art as well as other activities.

The Goschenhoppen Historians (http://www.goschenhoppen.org) will transform Red Men's Hall into a Christmas wonderland!

I'm sure there will be food at all the venues and they are fairly close so you can tour all three!

For more information about the Christmas Market, follow this link for details.  Let me know if you have a chance to attend!