It’s true as legend says… all quilts have a story. And people interested in beauty, excitement, a bit of mystery or love can learn some of these stories on Sunday between 11 .M. and 2.p.m. at the Shrewsbury Historical Society museum at 417 Sycamore Ave, Shrewsbury.
That is when the Society will hold the grand opening of it vintage Quilts exhibit and talented and enthusiastic volunteers can tell you some of the stories and let you see for yourself the intricacy of art.
The exhibit date back to the 19th century, are handmade in a variety of sizes, some with hand quilting, some with appliques, all with their own very private story.
For instance, there’s the Dresden Plate
80 inches x 60 inches, large quilt made by Ellen Preissler for her daughter for her 16th birthday. The “plates” each have 16 petals, and the pattern is so named since it comes from the intricate border and pattern named for Dresden ornate porcelain plates .
There’s the Hour Glass, a 60 by 38-inch quilt hand pieced and quilted by sisters Esther and Helen Carlson. The ladies were in their 90s when they wanted to make this quilt in 1991 for the birth of Mary Beth Bonanno.
There’s a crossed tulips quilt , hand pieced with applique to fit a crib. It’s made of tulips to symbolize love, rebirth, elegance and prosperity for the bay luck enough to be in the crib.
There’s a quilt made with French knots to snowflakes, and another with a variety of fabrics from velveteen and satin, along with some decorative top stitching. And another with grape vines, one with a heart that the heart of the home, a cozy log cabin.
There is no charge for the exhibit, though donations are always accepted, and the Grand Opening will present another of the outstanding exhibits that is expected to stay in place at the Society for the winter.
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