Quilt History Teachers in the NorthEast USThe teachers and lecturers who are listed here have expertise in one or more areas dealing with quilts and quilt history. You will find those who are qualified to give lectures and/or workshops, including; authors, designers, historians, and more. Each with the love of quilts and quilting, and the desire to share their knowledge with others. Listings are submitted by the teachers themselves and are sorted into categories based on their general geographic area. Eugenia (Genie) Barnes has been a quilt maker since the early 1960's. Genie founded the first quilt guild in central New York and has been involved in the development of many other guilds. She has been a professional quilt maker, teacher, and lecturer on the international circuit since 1978. Genie is one of the first five people certified by AQS as an Appraiser of Quilts/Quilted Textiles. Genie's quilt making is rooted in the tradition of quilting, both in her work and historical base of knowledge. She is noted for her traditional and innovative piece work, for her ability to aid students with problem solving, her hand skills and designs, as well as her sense of humor. Genie has contributed to a number of publications, both books, and magazines, and has worked on state documentation projects. Genie is active as a teacher/lecturer in all areas of quilts and quilting. She is also a judge and appraiser throughout the United States and abroad. 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. For more information, visit her web page or (413) 967-5003, or at
Kris has been on the faculty of several major events, including NY Quilts!, Quilts at the Crossroads, the Virginia Quilt Consortium, and DSQDS. Her antique quilts have been exhibited at numerous quilt shows including NY Quilts in Troy NY, Common Threads in Vestal NY and Pens & Needles: 19th and 20th Century Signature Quilts at AQS in Paducah KY. Kris's lectures and workshops on our quilting heritage feature antique and vintage quilts from her own collection. No white gloves needed for this collection! Everything she brings will be touched and examined closely. Kris encourages student participation and discussion, and welcomes quilts for show and tell at all classes. For a list of classes and workshops offered, visit her web site. Her quilt knowledge is extensive and she is able to adapt a class to meet almost any need or situation. Lisa Evans Areas of specialization: medieval quilting history and techniques; Renaissance quilting on linen; early applique; pre-colonial patchwork clothing. Classes taught: A Short History of Pre-Colonial Quilting (1 or 2 hours); Medieval applique (1 hour); Early Patchwork (1 hour) Lisa can be reached at 5 Deerfield Drive Easthampton, MA 01027 413/527-1374. She will be teaching at "In Search of Origins" at Historic Deerfield in September 2003. Laura Fisher has lectured from time to time at colleges and before Barb Garrett, designer of the "With a Mothers Love" pattern series, lives in the Lancaster area of Pennsylvania and has become an expert on Pennsylvania Dutch quilts and feedsacks.
Philip E. Jerauld is a quilt enthusiast with knowledge and experience in both antique and contemporary quilts. He is an appraiser certified by the American Quilter's Society and he lives in Maine. Philip is interested in giving presentations on quilt and fabric dating, and on the appraisal process to quilt guilds, historical societies, museums, and at quilt shows. Contact Philip for more information. Ricki Maietta is interested in contemporary as well as antique quilts. She is an experienced instructor in hand quilting and machine techniques. Ricki lectures on creating an antique look and has several trunk shows that feature antique quilts from her collection. Ricki also presents a slide show based on an exhibit she curated at the Lycoming County Historical Museum. Workshops include: Antique Doll Quilts, Antique 4-Patch Quilts and many others, including Ricki's own "Still Life Quilting". Merry May has been presenting lectures and demos throughout the Mid-Atlantic region since 1988. Her lectures focus upon her quilt collection which illustrates different styles and techniques which have evolved during the past 200 years. She shares her knowledge as she displays these quilts. Merry also offers other lectures and workshops, including "Let's Consider Color", where participants explore color and fabrics. To learn more about Merry you may Dorothy Osler is a native of Great Britain, but also travels and teaches in the USA, Canada, and Europe. Dorothy has been quilting since 1960, and has been a Teacher, writer, lecturer since the 1970s. Her publications include: Machine Patchwork Technique and Design; Traditional British Quilts; Quilting; and Quilting Design Sourcebook. Most of Dorothy's lectures relate to quilt history in some manner, and include topical and practical formats. Topics of interest include: Traditional British Quilts (from the 18th century to 1959); Welsh and English Quilts, Quilt Designers of Northern England, Durham Quilting - a story of quilts and characters in a distant part of England, and Transatlantic Connections, 1800-1990 - a look at the quiltmaking experiences of women of Britain and America over a period when ideas passed to and fro across the pond and influencing forces changed. Dorothy also teaches several practical classes, including some in relation to her topical lectures. June Piper-Brandon has been quilting for over 30 years. She learned as a young child and gave it up in favor of clothing construction. June studied Fashion Design at Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. Following that she studied Archaeology at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario and University of Manchester in England specializing in ancient textiles and technology. June always said she would never be a quilter, but she ate those words in 1994 when she taught her first quilting class. June describes herself as a traditionalist and most of her quilts reflect traditional patterns and designs but she is always looking for the quickest way to completion so she can start the next project. June now lives in "Charm City", Baltimore, Maryland with her family where she teaches quilting and sewing at The Viking Center in Glen Burnie and in her own studio. For more information visit her web site or E~Mail June Piper Brandon Sue Reich is a quilt historian, AQS certified appraiser and lecturer who has been the head of the Connecticut Quilt Search for the past 10 years. She is the co-author of the newly published book, “Quilts and Quilt Makers Covering Connecticut” and enjoys presenting slide lectures detailing the interesting and unusual facts she learned. Click here for a list of her quilt related lectures. Kathleen Davies 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.
Dee Stark has been stitching for more than 20 years. She says "I enjoy the soothing repetition of motion while watching a beautiful design take shape before my eyes." Starting with cross stitch, she quickly branched out into other counted work, lace making, then silk ribbon embroidery. Several years ago after suffering a catastrophic spinal cord injury which left her with many hours of solitude and few outlets of expression, she began exploring crazy quilting, and has been studying traditional applique quilting, art quilts and textile landscapes more recently. Her passion has always been for the history behind the needlework, and the connection that antique quilts give us to the world of our foremothers. Many of her lectures and workshops combine an exploration of the history behind the work with simple and fun techniques for achieving individual artistic expression in your own needleart creations. As she continues an exploration of the textile arts, concentrating primarily on those popular from 1860-1920, Dee feels a need to share her love of the needle arts with others. She began teaching at quilt shops in the Rochester, NY area, and then expanded to regional engagements (NY, PA, MA, OH) conducting lectures, workshops and classes at quilt and textile shows, for guilds and other private groups, and as a guest artist at a private school. She has been invited to teach at the national Crazy Quilt Conference in Omaha, NE in July 2001 and again in 2002, at the Western NY Quilt Conference June, 2002, at the national Fiber Arts Conference in Nashua, NH and at the first European Crazy Quilt Festival in La Bourboule, France in September, 2002. Currently Dee is teaching at New York Capital Region needlework and quilt stores, while finishing revisions on her first book compiling research on the symbolism used in crazy quilting and other needlework. For more information on the lectures and workshops Dee offers, visit her website or Cassandra Thoreson lectures on Welsh quilting and history. She enjoys classes teaching classes on beginning quilting classes at Sew Brooklyn. She also teaches applique, English paper piecing and signature quilts in and around the Manhattan area. For more information, visit her website or Phyllis Twigg resides in Annapolis, Maryland and is a quilt historian as
well as a certified quilt appraiser with the American Quilters Society. She
enjoys giving quilt history talks because it gives her the opportunity to show
actual quilts from her collection. Most often she works with Judi
Gunter in order to present a lively, fun hour of quilts and quilt talk. There's
never a dull moment.
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