History of Quilting, Saturday, May 12 at 2:00 p.m.

• The Migration Westward from 1830 to 1860


Hear about the first designs used in patchwork blocks. Learn why colonial women loved quilting bees and what they talked about.

• The Civil War from 1860 to 1890

Hear how women on both sides raised money for the war. Discover how exciting it was when the first sewing machine was patented and the availability of the first mail-order catalogs.

• The Great Depression and World War II from 1920 to 1950

Find out why this was an exciting time for women in the 1920s, but how things changed during the depression of the 1930s. Hear how the sewing machine was modernized and about the first publication of quilt patterns in the newspaper.

• The Underground Railroad

Learn how the quilts helped slaves escape to freedom in Canada.

• Sample quilts will be on display

Presented by Gail Small.
 
This program is free and open to the public.  Registration is requested.  Call (732) 356-0043 to sign up or click on http://www.libraryinsight.net/eventdetails.asp?jx=jbp&lmx=258998&v=3 to register online.
 
Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.