Marianne Fons to Speak at IQSC&M

Marianne Fons, co-editor in chief of Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting magazine and co-host of the public television series of the same name, will speak on “Why We Quilt” on Saturday, November 14, 2009, 3:00 pm, at the International Quilt Study Center & Museum in Lincoln, NE.

Fons will share her experiences as a quilter and quilting teacher as well as her research into why millions of people, now and in the past, have loved to quilt. Her lecture is illustrated with a wide range of quilt images from the past and present, including some of her own prize-winning quilts. Following the lecture, a limited-seating reception will be held at the museum. Marianne will show some of her quilts and comment on the exhibition “American Quilts in the Modern Age, 1870-1940”.

Tickets for the event are on sale now. Lecture-only admission is $22 for museum members, $25 for non-members. Combination lecture and reception tickets are $55 for members and $60 for non-members. Call 402-472-6549 to reserve a seat, or download the order form at www.quiltstudy.org.