NEW HAMPTON — Pamela Weeks weaves world history, women's and industrial history and just plain wonderful stories into her presentation on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 7 p.m., at the Gordon-Nash Library. Quilts tell stories, and quilt history is full of myths and misinformation as well as heart-warming tales of service and traditions.
Nearly every world culture that has cold weather uses quilted textiles — quilting is not just an American art. Prompted in part by the material culture at hand, the presenter may speak about fashion fads, the Colonial Revival, quilt-making for Civil War soldiers, and anything else quilt-related she can squeeze in. Weeks is the Binny Family Curator of the New England Quilt Museum and author of "Civil War Quilts." She lectures nationally on quilt-making and quilt history. Participants are invited to bring one quilt for identification and/or story sharing.
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