Western Carolina University

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Local residents will have an opportunity to learn about the history of their quilts as Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Center holds Quilt Discovery Day from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 30.

Quilt authority Merikay Waldvogel will be on hand to examine quilt patterns, fabrics and quilting techniques used to reveal some of the historical details of individual quilts. Waldvogel is an author, curator and lecturer whose work focuses on quilts and women’s lives. Her books include “Soft Covers for Hard Times: Quiltmaking and the Great Depression” and “Southern Quilts: Surviving Relics of the Civil War.”

Due to the popularity of Quilt Discovery Day, each attendee should bring a maximum of three quilts to the program. Quilt owners will be asked to complete an information sheet on each quilt, and the quilts will be digitally photographed, with a copy of the photograph provided to each participant.

Donations of $2 per quilt or $5 for three quilts will be accepted to help defray the cost of the program.

Quilt Discovery Day is being held in conjunction with the Mountain Heritage Center’s “Airing of the Quilts” exhibit, which will be on display in the museum lobby through Monday, March 31.

The Mountain Heritage Center is located on the ground floor of WCU’s H.F. Robinson Administration Building. For more information, contact the museum at (828) 227-7129 or visit the Web site http://www.wcu.edu/mhc.

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Last modified: Tuesday, March 25, 2008