PTQG September Members’ Meeting
Saturday, January 25, 2025
Business Meeting 10:00 a.m.; Speaker’s Presentation 12:30 p.m.
Hope Church, 728 Western Avenue, Manchester, Maine
Our speaker, Laurie LaBar, will share some of her stories and beautiful images of historical Maine made quilts. Her book, Maine Quilts: 250 Years of Comfort and Community, marks the first published study of Maine made quilts.
Laurie was a curator at the Maine State Museum for 23 years. She curated nationally recognized exhibits, authored and co-authored many papers and books, expertly cared for Maine’s cultural heritage, and traveled across the state as a lecturer. One of Laurie’s final projects at the museum was setting up an exhibition at the museum based on her book, “Maine Quilts: 250 Years of Comfort and Community”. The exhibit is slated to open when the museum reopens in late 2025.
In addition to Laurie’s talk, there is a local chapter of the American Quilt Study Group https://americanquiltstudygroup.org/ in Maine. Members are mostly PTQG members. They are a non-profit whose mission is to study, collect, and enjoy textiles ranging from the earliest quilt fragments to studio art and modern quilts. They are fundraising for their turn to host the national convention in Portland in October 2025. They have antique blocks to sell and will have a table at January 2025 Members meeting.