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Lecture # 1   Making Scrappy Little Doll Quilts with an Antique Look    Find out how small quilts from the past can inspire us with their simple designs and childlike stitches. Learn how to choose fabric and use your scraps to make doll quilts that look like they were made long ago. Includes trunk show of quilts from both American Doll Quilts and Prairie Children and Their Quilts.   45-minute lecture 2 1/2 hour workshop/class     For workshop, choose one quilt from the 2 lists below.   .

Lecture # 2                                        A Little History of Quilting--lecture and trunk show of quilts from American Doll Quilts & Prairie Children and Their Quilts   Learn about America's quilting history and the role that doll quilts played in our quilting heritage.   45-minute lecture              Workshop/class (2 1/2 hours)

Quilts from American Doll Quilts Sew a simple little doll quilt like the ones children learned to stitch long ago. Workshop options (choose one quilt): Workshop 1: Underground Railroad Quilt Workshop 2: Civil War Nine-Patch Quilt Workshop 3: Amish Nine-Patch Quilt Workshop 4:  Flower Garden Feedsack Quilt (American Doll Quilts  book required for all workshops/classes)   Quilts from Prairie Children and Their Quilts Choose one quilt for your workshop: Workshop 1: Little Signature Quilt Workshop 2: Friendship Star Quilt Workshop 3: African-American Quilt Workshop 4: Bear's Paw Quilt (Prairie Children and Their Quilts  book required for all workshops/classes) .

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Interested in finding out more about quilting history? Judy Anne Johnson Breneman takes you on a journey to explore the history of quilts and celebrate the women who made them at www.womenfolk.com/historyofquilts.