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17th Annual Elizabeth Stevenson Ives Lecture: “Stitches in Time: Quilts and Samplers, Crafts that Bind”
May 4, 2013 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
$25This annual series focuses on scholarship in the decorative arts, history, archaeology, historic preservation, and architecture.
Registration deadline is April 29th.
Download a copy of the StitchesinTime registration form (pdf).
9:00 AM | REGISTRATION |
9:30 AM | WELCOMEStitches in Time Dr. Turner Bond Sutton, President Historic Hope Foundation |
10:00 AM | “HERITAGE QUILTS” Introduction Helen Holt, Friends of Hope Presenter Jereann King Johnson Connecting School and Community Project Coordinator Rural School and Community Trust Henderson, NC |
10:45 AM | “PIECING MY WORLD TOGETHER: QUILT MAKERS IN NORTH CAROLINA”Introduction Connie Richardson Board Member, Historic Hope Foundation Presenter Joyce Joines Newman Quilt Historian and Instructional Consultant, Office for Faculty Excellence, East Carolina University Greenville, NC |
11:30 AM | BREAK |
11:45 AM | “RECORDS OF VIRTUE: A HISTORY OF VIRGINIA AND CAROLINA SAMPLERS”Introduction Judith Credle, Docent Historic Hope Foundation Presenter Kim Ivey Curator of Historic Interior Colonial Williamsburg |
1:00 PM | LUNCH |
2:00 PM | EXHIBITS AND TOURS“Hand Picked, Home Spun, Handmade” Willie Garret Bazemore“Plantation at the Crossroads”“Hope Plantation” |