A block from the Norrigewock, ME, Civil War soldier's quilt.
LECTURES can be tailored for thirty, forty-five, or ninety minutes.
NEW NEWS! I have several new lectures!
Designing Women--Lecture and trunk show about the female entrepreneurs and quilt designers from the early twentieth century, including Marie Webster, Ruby McKim and others you’ve never heard of but need to know about for their influence on the quilt revival.
Quilted Gardens--Lecture and trunk show of flower designs in fabrics and quilts of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries---several floral fads are covered.
Soft Protests--Lecture on the history of story telling, raising social awareness and protest in textiles and quilts. Stories were quilted into bed coverings as early as 1400, and protest quilts go back to 1830!
What's New about Jane Stickle?
In the 150th anniversary year of the making of the Jane Stickle quilt, I was invited to examine and do further research on this iconic Civil War quilt. My lecture reveals the results of my research and sheds light on the life of this Vermont farm wife who made on incredible quilt.
Civil War Soldiers’ Quilts
Quilts made for use by soldiers during the Civil War are very rare—only seventeen are known (so far) to exist, and I have studied most of them in person. I outline the origins of the U. S. Sanitary Commission at the beginning of the War; the roles women played on the home front, and the battlefield; and feature the stories of fourteen actual Civil War soldiers’ quilts.
A Complete History of Quilting in 60 Minutes or Less! Quilting is nearly as old as cloth, and I whiz through its history, concentrating on examples from the eighteenth through twentieth centuries. I debunk a few popular quilt history myths, and touch on New England textile mill and technology history. Attendees are invited to bring one quilt for identification. Quilts are arranged in chronological order and used as examples in the lecture.
Quilt-as-you-go; It’s older than you think!
Georgia Bonesteel made “lap-quilting” very popular in the 1980’s as part of the quilt revival of the time, but quilt-as-you-go is hundreds of years old. The lecture covers the various types and techniques, with images of examples dating to 1400!
Busting the Myths—Quilt History Truths
Scholarship in the last thirty years has changed our knowledge of quilt history, and I bring you up to date on the latest, from “Quilting is a craft of American origin,” to the truth about quilts and the Underground Railroad.
Women's Writes--Signature Quilts
Also called “inscribed” and “friendship” quilts, these quilts have multiple names written on them and tell wonderful stories about love, war, migration, and community. The lecture includes a history of inscribed quilts, methods, and types.
Attendees are invited to bring one quilt for identification. Quilts are arranged in chronological order and used as examples in the lecture.
NEW NEWS! I have several new lectures!
Designing Women--Lecture and trunk show about the female entrepreneurs and quilt designers from the early twentieth century, including Marie Webster, Ruby McKim and others you’ve never heard of but need to know about for their influence on the quilt revival.
Quilted Gardens--Lecture and trunk show of flower designs in fabrics and quilts of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries---several floral fads are covered.
Soft Protests--Lecture on the history of story telling, raising social awareness and protest in textiles and quilts. Stories were quilted into bed coverings as early as 1400, and protest quilts go back to 1830!
What's New about Jane Stickle?
In the 150th anniversary year of the making of the Jane Stickle quilt, I was invited to examine and do further research on this iconic Civil War quilt. My lecture reveals the results of my research and sheds light on the life of this Vermont farm wife who made on incredible quilt.
Civil War Soldiers’ Quilts
Quilts made for use by soldiers during the Civil War are very rare—only seventeen are known (so far) to exist, and I have studied most of them in person. I outline the origins of the U. S. Sanitary Commission at the beginning of the War; the roles women played on the home front, and the battlefield; and feature the stories of fourteen actual Civil War soldiers’ quilts.
A Complete History of Quilting in 60 Minutes or Less! Quilting is nearly as old as cloth, and I whiz through its history, concentrating on examples from the eighteenth through twentieth centuries. I debunk a few popular quilt history myths, and touch on New England textile mill and technology history. Attendees are invited to bring one quilt for identification. Quilts are arranged in chronological order and used as examples in the lecture.
Quilt-as-you-go; It’s older than you think!
Georgia Bonesteel made “lap-quilting” very popular in the 1980’s as part of the quilt revival of the time, but quilt-as-you-go is hundreds of years old. The lecture covers the various types and techniques, with images of examples dating to 1400!
Busting the Myths—Quilt History Truths
Scholarship in the last thirty years has changed our knowledge of quilt history, and I bring you up to date on the latest, from “Quilting is a craft of American origin,” to the truth about quilts and the Underground Railroad.
Women's Writes--Signature Quilts
Also called “inscribed” and “friendship” quilts, these quilts have multiple names written on them and tell wonderful stories about love, war, migration, and community. The lecture includes a history of inscribed quilts, methods, and types.
Attendees are invited to bring one quilt for identification. Quilts are arranged in chronological order and used as examples in the lecture.
A student showing off her "strings" quilt.
WORKSHOPS
Half Day:
One Day Workshops
Quilts for Civil War Soldiers and how to reproduce them--Only a handful of quilts made for Union soldiers in the Civil War survive, and Pam has studied most of them. This class will include a brief history of Civil War quilt-making with emphasis on patterns and fabrics appropriate to the era.
Signature Quilts—a short history of signature quilts followed with how to plan, design and execute a memento of your family, friends or event. The emphasis of this class is on design, choice of pattern, and writing on fabric.
Quilt Dating, Nineteenth Century--Quilt dating is an art and depends on identifying the characteristics unique to each time period. These factors changed with time as colors, patterns, fabrics, and techniques came in and out of fashion. Using quilts, tops, blocks and fabrics, Pam leads students through a day of quilt history and identification.
Quilt Dating, Twentieth Century--Quilt dating is an art and depends on identifying the characteristics unique to each time period. These factors changed with time as colors, patterns, fabrics, and techniques came in and out of fashion. Using quilts, tops, blocks and fabrics, Pam leads students through a day of quilt history and identification.
Strips & Bits—Patternless Scrap Quilts--Not sure what to do with that fabulous bag of scraps you have stashed in the bottom of your fabric closet? Bring it along and learn to piece with abandon! Students will learn free-form cutting, approximation piecing and leave with a freer attitude about playing with fabric.
Quilt-as-you-go; History & Techniques--Making quilts in small sections and joining those sections to make a larger quilt is a method that has been used by quilters for more than 150 years. Using examples from her collection, Pam will lead students through the various methods and techniques. Students will leave with a notebook of techniques, pattern sources and learn how to choose what method works for what project.
Two-Day Workshops
Quilt Dating, Nineteenth & Twentieth Centuries--Quilt dating is an art and depends on identifying the characteristics unique to each time period. These factors changed with time as colors, patterns, fabrics, and techniques came in and out of fashion. Using quilts, tops, blocks and fabrics, Pam leads students through a day of quilt history and identification.
Half Day:
- Researching Signature Quilts
- Quilt-as-you-go; History & Techniques overview
- Beginning Machine Quilting
- Beginning Machine Piecing
- Hand Piecing
- Hand Applique
One Day Workshops
Quilts for Civil War Soldiers and how to reproduce them--Only a handful of quilts made for Union soldiers in the Civil War survive, and Pam has studied most of them. This class will include a brief history of Civil War quilt-making with emphasis on patterns and fabrics appropriate to the era.
Signature Quilts—a short history of signature quilts followed with how to plan, design and execute a memento of your family, friends or event. The emphasis of this class is on design, choice of pattern, and writing on fabric.
Quilt Dating, Nineteenth Century--Quilt dating is an art and depends on identifying the characteristics unique to each time period. These factors changed with time as colors, patterns, fabrics, and techniques came in and out of fashion. Using quilts, tops, blocks and fabrics, Pam leads students through a day of quilt history and identification.
Quilt Dating, Twentieth Century--Quilt dating is an art and depends on identifying the characteristics unique to each time period. These factors changed with time as colors, patterns, fabrics, and techniques came in and out of fashion. Using quilts, tops, blocks and fabrics, Pam leads students through a day of quilt history and identification.
Strips & Bits—Patternless Scrap Quilts--Not sure what to do with that fabulous bag of scraps you have stashed in the bottom of your fabric closet? Bring it along and learn to piece with abandon! Students will learn free-form cutting, approximation piecing and leave with a freer attitude about playing with fabric.
Quilt-as-you-go; History & Techniques--Making quilts in small sections and joining those sections to make a larger quilt is a method that has been used by quilters for more than 150 years. Using examples from her collection, Pam will lead students through the various methods and techniques. Students will leave with a notebook of techniques, pattern sources and learn how to choose what method works for what project.
Two-Day Workshops
Quilt Dating, Nineteenth & Twentieth Centuries--Quilt dating is an art and depends on identifying the characteristics unique to each time period. These factors changed with time as colors, patterns, fabrics, and techniques came in and out of fashion. Using quilts, tops, blocks and fabrics, Pam leads students through a day of quilt history and identification.