Saturday, July 25 • 9:30–10:30 am • First United Methodist Church, Parlor, 624 S Adams St., Marion, IN
Take an introductory-level tour through 190 years of American quilt history in this bed-turning drawn from the speaker’s own collection. From 1830 to the 2020s, you’ll see typical examples from each era and experience firsthand how quilt fashions and fabrics changed to reflect their times. A wonderful overview for quilters at any stage of their journey!
About Mary Jane Eichacker-Kaufman
Mary Jane Eichacker-Kaufman is the retired Curator Emerita of Social History at the Indiana State Museum, where she curated the internationally renowned David Pottinger Collection of Indiana Amish Quilts and greatly expanded the non-Amish quilt collection. Over 45 years in the museum field, she has authored more than twenty major exhibits — individually and as part of a team — along with countless smaller ones.
Mary Jane is an active member of the Midwest Fabric Study Group and the North Stars quilting bee, a volunteer for The Quilters Hall of Fame, and a member of the Costume Society of America, which she has served in both regional and national offices.
