By Jackie Huss
Lakeshore Museum Center
Want to try your hand at quilting? The Lakeshore Museum Center is providing residents with hand quilting supplies and a virtual hand quilting workshop Tuesday, March 23, at 6 pm to encourage those interested in picking up a fun new skill.
Participants will learn how to use a template, trace patterns, cut fabric, piece together blocks, quilt, and bind the final product. Everything will be done by hand and no machine is required. LMC’s own Interim Executive Director and avid quilter Melissa Horton will host participants via Zoom. Over the last 16 years, she has crafted 12 of her own quilts by hand and is eager to share her knowledge with the public.
“This event knits together our Who is Rosie Lee Wilkins? exhibit with a fun hobby anyone can enjoy,” said Interim Executive Director Melissa Horton. “This is a great spot for beginners to try their ‘hand’ at hand quilting and speak with others interested in the same hobby.”
The temporary exhibit, Who is Rosie Lee Wilkins, features a local quilter of the same name who created over 100 quilts in her lifetime. The exhibit is open through April 24. Unlike crochet or knitting, the art of quilting uses cut pieces of fabric to create patterns for a variety of quilts without the use of a machine. At the end of the workshop, participants will have constructed their own square to use as a potholder, doily or the first square of their very own quilt.
Participants can register for the workshop on Eventbrit www.eventbrite.com/e/hand-quilting-101-tickets-138800294417 for $20, or $18 for museum members. Supplies will be available for pickup beginning March 15 until the day of the event. For more information, call the museum at 231.722.0278.
