January Lecture 2008
Lynne Bassett and Vivien Sayre
January 26, 2008 10 a.m.
NE Utilities Berlin Tpke
Newington

                 Free Lecture!!!!    Bring a Friend!!!

Lecture by Lynne Bassett, held on Saturday January 26 at 10:00 a.m.

Saturday class 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Vivien Sayre

Sunday class 10:00 - 4:00 p.m. Vivien Sayre

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Two ladies will be here for the weekend to share their knowledge of the history of our craft.

Lynne Z. Bassett is an independent scholar, specializing in costume and textile history. As the former curator of textiles and fine arts at Old Sturbridge Village in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, Lynne was responsible for the exhibit, "Northern Comfort: New England's Early Quilts, 1780-1850," and she was primary author of a book by the same name, published in 1998 by Rutledge Hill Press. In 2003, Lynne was the guest curator of "Telltale Textiles: Quilts from the Historic Deerfield Collection." Lynne has lectured widely for both professional and general audiences at institutions including Colonial Williamsburg, the Smithsonian, the Peabody-Essex Museum, Historic Deerfield, and the American Antiquarian Society, along with local historical societies and quilt guilds. She has published over 20 articles in magazines and journals including PieceWork, The Magazine Antiques, White House History, Blanket Statements, and the Annual Proceedings of the Dublin Seminar for New England Folklife. Her particular area of expertise is pre-1860 American quilts and quilting practices.

Vivien Lee Sayre is an appraiser certified by the American Quilter's Society, and a member of the Board of Directors of the New England Quilt Museum (NEQM). She also serves on the Acquisition Committee of NEQM and is a member of the Steering Committee of The Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts). Vivien lectures extensively on the history of quilted textiles, colors, patterns and the differences in quilt styles through the centuries. Her knowledge of quilts, both antique and contemporary, allows her to develop lectures to suit the needs of different organizations. This includes quilt guilds, antique and historic societies, church groups, museums, etc. *As a member and past Co-chair of MassQuilts, Vivien has seen some of the earliest quilts to arrive on our shores, as well as those made from imported and domestic fabrics. She has appraised and documented everything from very early historic quilts to the latest art quilts. She encourages class participants to bring their quilts to her lectures for a view into their textile history. Vivien lectures and appraises quilts throughout the country.