Billings Farm & Museum Celebrates 25 Years of Quilting: July 30 - September 25
WOODSTOCK, VERMONT... Billings Farm & Museum, gateway to Vermont's rural heritage, will host its 25th Annual Quilt Exhibition from July 30 – September 25, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. featuring over 50 quilts made by quilters residing in Windsor County, Vermont. Opening Weekend, July 30 & 31, will include quilting activities and demonstrations for every age and skill level, with quilters on hand to discuss their work.
In commemoration of the exhibition's silver anniversary, Looking Back on 25 Years – an exhibit of selected quilts from previous exhibitions – will be featured, in addition to a September Chautauqua (lecture series), exploring traditional and contemporary quilting; a Gathering of the Quilters' Clan evening, a 25th anniversary quilt, hands-on quilting activities, quilt stories for children, and daily quilt programs.
During the past quarter-century, Billings Farm & Museum has played a significant role promoting and encouraging the quilting tradition in Windsor County. Still considered both a creative and utilitarian household craft, renewed interest in the tradition dovetails with the museum's mission of celebrating Vermont's rural heritage. Since 1985, over 250 quilters have submitted more than 900 quilts for exhibit at the Farm & Museum.
Admission to Billings Farm & Museum's 25th Annual Quilt Exhibition includes the operating dairy farm, orientation and farm life exhibits, the restored and furnished 1890 Farm House, plus daily programs and activities.
Admission: adults: $12.00; 62 and over: $11.00; children 5-15: $6.00; 3-4: $3.00; under 3: free.
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