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Wednesday, 03 October 2007 |
By Marylynn Leiter
 GREAT QUILTS – Ruth Cook stands by a part of the quilt display which will take place at the Conrad Transportation and Historical Museum. The star pieced quilt she is standing by was completed in the 1920s by Mary Fudge, her great-grandmother. There are over 40 quilts for the display and over 200 children are scheduled in for a visit. I-O Photo by Buck Traxler
While the date for accepting quilts has passed, Ruth Cook, who is noted for her specialty of “dating” a quilt by the fabric used, will be dating quilts free of charge for all who have loaned quilts for the exhibit.
This event will be a treat for quilt lovers and historians; combining Anglo quilts from the late 1800s through the 1950s with Native American Montana Star design quilts.
Of special interest to many, there are eight Montana Star quilts loaned by the noted author and quilter Linda Parker of Helena. She wrote the book, “Montana Star Quilts” and is well known to quilters.
Visitors can expect to see a large variety of quilts to include Crazy, Patchwork, Yo-Yo, Hand and Machine Pieced, Hand and Machine Quilted, Appliquéd, Embroidered and more. There will be a variety of antiques handwork on display, as well.
Admission for adults is $3, $2 for seniors and students.
In addition on Oct. 13 on the parking lot of the museum, there will be a Little Racer Rally with a series of games and prizes. These activities will be suitable for children aged 3-8.
There will be an actual racetrack with self-propelled cars, a drag racing table with pullback cars, tattoos for face and arms, inked stamps for a variety of activities, and a guaranteed fun time.
For further information, contact Linda O’Brien at 278-5434.
Linda McCulloch, State Supt. of Schools, will be visiting the museum on Oct. 4 at 8:15 a.m. to view the student mosiac and the Jeff Makelky class project.
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