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Our 2003 Quilt Show
Antique Amish Crib Quilts from the Midwest – AND – Antique Mennonite Quilt Masterpieces from Ontario A 15th Anniversary Exhibit March 21 through November 14, 2003 (Mondays—Saturdays: 9-5; closed Sundays)
Sunshine and Shadow, midwestern U.S.	Stars, Possibly made in Independence, Iowa
An extraordinary collection of Amish crib quilts from the Midwest will be featured in the 2003 exhibit at The People's Place Quilt Museum in Intercourse (Lancaster County), Pennsylvania. Opening March 21, the crib quilts selected for display are from the world-renowned Sara Miller Collection, now a part of the International Quilt Study Center's holdings, located at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Log Cabin, Bull's Eye Variation, Possibly made in Holmes County, Ohio "Finding such brilliantly colorful, imaginatively designed, mint-condition crib quilts is highly unusual," commented Phyllis Pellman Good, curator of the Museum. "Young girls often learned their quiltmaking skills on crib quilts. Because they were small projects and since they were intended for hard use, they were ideal for training in piecing and quilting. But the quilts in this show are outstanding because of their artistry on all levels. The fact that they survived indicates the respect they received from either their makers or their recipients." (Midway through the course of the exhibit, a second set of crib quilts will replace those that open the show, giving visitors the opportunity to see an additional grouping from the Sara Miller Collection.) The crib quilts have been researched and documented by guest curator Janneken Smucker of the International Quilt Study Center.
Log Cabin, Bull's Eye Variation, Possibly made in Holmes County, Ohio	Star of Bethleham, Made in midwestern United States
This year marks the 15th anniversary of The People's Place Quilt Museum which has distinguished itself because of its annual shows of carefully selected antique Amish quilts. Many exhibits have also included quilts from another tradition which have hung side-by-side with the Amish examples, provoking energetic contrasts and parallels in the Museum's intimate galleries. This year's show continues the practice. Log Cabin, St. Jacobs, Ontario the Adelle and Thomas Hersh collection "Exhibited next to the outstanding graphic Amish crib quilts are a selection of antique, full-sized Mennonite quilts made in Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada," said Good. "These are the work of Mennonites, many of whom migrated from northern Lancaster County to Waterloo County in southern Ontario during the early 19th century. Many of the quilts show their Lancaster roots clearly. Others demonstrate greater experimentation, or influence from the neighbors, two results of living on the ‘frontier!'" The 30 Amish and Mennonite quilts, and their descriptive captions, will be on display in the highly acclaimed People's Place Quilt Museum on Route 340 in the village of Intercourse, Pennsylvania. Located on the second floor of the historic Old Country Store, the Museum is open from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
Nine Patch, possibly Arthus, Illinois	One Patch, possibly Illinois
"Antique Amish Crib Quilts from the Midwest and Mennonite Quilt Masterpieces from Ontario: A 15th Anniversary Exhibit" is showing through October 31, 2003. Call 800/828-8218 for additional information. Group rates are available upon request. Or check the website at www.ppquiltmuseum.com. In conjunction with this special exhibit, a book has been released entitled, Amish Crib Quilts from the Midwest; The Sara Miller Collection. Authored by Janneken Smucker, curator of the crib quilts; Patricia Cox Crews, Director of the International Quilt Study Center; and Linda Welters, a professor of textiles at the University of Rhode Island, the book includes full-color photographs of the complete Sara Miller Collection, as well as interpretive essays by the three authors. The book is published by Good Books, in cooperation with the International Quilt Study Center. More information about the 108-page book is available at www.goodbks.com.
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