MACHIAS — The Cattaraugus County Museum’s “Summer at the Stone House” event series continues Thursday with a presentation by noted quilt appraiser and educator Linda Hunter.
Titled “What to do with 5” Squares,” the lecture/demonstration will show a variety of scrap quilts that utilize five-inch squares for their patchwork designs.
Quilters all have many scraps, and very often collections of five-inch squares, which have been sold as samples from fabric companies or traded among friends. These quilt patterns use the squares in the most economical way possible with very little waste.
The guest speaker has been involved with quilting in the Western New York area for over 40 years as a quilter, teacher and quilt lecturer and was a quilt appraiser for 21 years.
Hunter is a founding member of the Amherst Quilters Guild in the Buffalo area, which has been operating for over 45 years. She was also co-curator of the exhibit “Quilts: Techniques and Styles” at the Buffalo History Museum and coordinator of The Buffalo History Museum Quilt Project.
The program will begin at 7 p.m. and take place under a tent on the museum lawn, rain or shine. Some seating will be available, but attendees are encouraged to bring their own chairs. This event is free and open to the public.
For those unable to attend in person, the program will be live-streamed on the museum’s YouTube channel. A link to the live stream will be posted on the museum’s Facebook page nearer to the date.
The Cattaraugus County Museum is located in the Stone House, 9824 Route 16 in Machias. For more information, visit cattco.org/museum or call (716) 353-8200.
