Quilters to talk about their passion and current exhibit on April 30

Event: Quilters talk about "Full Circle: Old and New Quilts and Quilters" exhibit
Date and time: Thursday, April 30 at 7 p.m.
Location: Goshen College Good Library Gallery (lower level)
Cost: Free and open to the public

GOSHEN, Ind. – On Thursday, April 30 at 7 p.m. in the Goshen College Good Library Gallery, Edith Shanholt, Claire Baker and Rebecca Haarer will talk about their interests in quilts, as quilt makers or collectors, and answer questions about the quilts on display. The event is free and open to the public.

Their exhibit "Full Circle: Old and New Quilts and Quilters" includes antique Mennonite and Amish quilts from Haarer's collection that provide an historical context for and are displayed alongside of original quilts designed by Shanholt, a lifelong resident of Elkhart County, and Baker, a new Elkhart County resident and a native of California. The exhibit is in the Library Gallery of the Goshen College Good Library from March 29 to Aug. 14.

During the April 30 event, some topics that will be discussed are Shanholt's trip as a quilting instructor to Mongolia, how to care for and document family quilts and reasons for making a quilt. They also will address the uses of quilts, if quilters consider this work art and what makes a good quilt.

The Library Gallery, located on the lower level of the Harold and Wilma Good Library on the campus of Goshen College, is open from 7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, noon to 6 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 11 p.m. Sunday. However, from July 13 to Aug. 3 the gallery will only be open to planned group tours.

Editors: For more information about this release, to arrange an interview or request a photo, contact Goshen College News Bureau Director Jodi H. Beyeler at (574) 535-7572 or jodihb@goshen.edu.

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