Speaker:  Suzi Parron

Saturday, June 26th 2021
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm  EDT 

Location: Online 

Description

In her lecture, Suzi will take us on a journey along the barn quilt trail, beginning with the very first barn quilt, which stemmed from Donna Sue Groves and her wish to honor her mother’s quilting art. Suzi’s hour-long presentation features over one hundred stunning photographs of barn quilts, some of which rival cloth quilts in their intricacy. You will hear stories of some of the individuals who have painted quilt blocks to honor loved ones or their local culture. Suzi will show many of the cloth quilts that inspired the barn quilts and tell their stories. There will be plenty of oohs and ahhs as you view the beautiful quilts and their painted versions, along with a few humorous anecdotes. The program is both informative and entertaining, as Suzi explores the way in which our quilting heritage takes on new meaning as this movement continues to expand.