Talks are free and held on Friday afternoons at Wylie House Museum’s Morton C. Bradley, Jr. Education Center, located next door to the museum at 317 E. Second St.

Mary Jane Teeters-Eichacker, Curator of Social History at Indiana State Museum

This PowerPoint presentation tells the story of quilting’s history in Indiana from the 1820s to the early 21st century, primarily using examples from the collection of the Indiana State Museum. A visual feast, the program includes images of 88 Indiana quilts in different styles and techniques. These include some of the highlights of the museum’s collection as well as examples that, because of their fragility, are seldom if ever exhibited. Several examples from the world-famous Pottinger Collection of Indiana Amish Quilts are included. Find out what Indiana’s earliest documented quilts looked like, how Indiana Amish quilts differ from those from Pennsylvania, and how Indiana designers revolutionized quilting at the turn of the 20th century!

Cost: Free

For more information contact:

Carey Beam
(812)855-6224
[email protected]