Gainesville, Fla. – The Alachua County Library District presents the 2020 Quilt Trail celebrating the art of quilting with more than 150 quilts on display and quilting workshops throughout March.
The Library District and the Quilters of Alachua County Day Guild are partnering for the first Quilt Trail featuring more than 200 items including antique quilts and smaller works. Quilts can be viewed at Alachua, Cone Park, Hawthorne, Headquarters, High Springs, Library Partnership, Micanopy, Millhopper, Newberry, Tower Road, and Waldo branches through March 31.
Participants can track which displays they visit on special bookmarks available at any branch. Patrons can return bookmarks to any Library District branch by March 31 to be entered into a raffle to win a redwork quilt donated by the Quilters of Alachua County Day Guild.
Quilting newbies and enthusiasts can also learn new skills at special quilting programs all month. See the full list of classes at www.aclib.us/quilts.
Quilt Demos
Sunday, March 1, 12-2 p.m., Tower Road Branch, all ages
Quilters of Alachua County Day Guild members will lead quilting demonstrations.
Revisiting Old Beauties: Vintage Quilts
Wednesday, March 11, 12 p.m., Headquarters Branch, all ages
Celebrate National Quilting Month with a show-and-tell lecture about vintage quilts.
ArtSpace: Beginning to Quilt
Wednesday, March 11, 4 p.m. and Saturday, March 14, 2 p.m., Waldo Branch, ages 12 and older
Learn to make a simple quilt square and pillowcase with the Quilters of Alachua County Day Guild. Registration required.
SewingSpace: Fidget Quilt
Wednesday, March 11, 3:30 p.m., Headquarters Branch, ages 12 and older
Sew a fidget quilt. Participants can keep their blanket or donate their quilt for programs designed for patrons with Alzheimer’s and dementia.
Art Lab: Print Your Own Fabric
Monday, March 16, 3:30 p.m., Library Partnership Branch, ages 5-18
Print fabric using re-purposed items such as cardboard tubes, corrugated cardboard, and bubble wrap.
Quilt a Mug Rug
Sunday, March 22, 3 p.m., Hawthorne Branch, ages 5 and older
Quilt a “mug rug” coaster in this hand sewing class.
You've Completed Your Quilt Top, Now What?
Monday, March 23, 3:30 p.m., Millhopper Branch, adults
Quilters of Alachua County Day Guild will present a workshop on assembling a quilt, specifically on sandwiching and binding a quilt.
SewingSpace: Quilted Potholders
Friday, March 27, 2:30 p.m., Milhopper Branch, adults
Try your hand at quilting a potholder or trivet. Sewing machine experience helpful, but not necessary. All materials provided. Registration required.
Advanced Beginner Quilt a Mug Rug
Saturday, March 28, 2 p.m., Hawthorne Branch, ages 12 and older
Join Jean Genton to create an egg or heart-shaped “mug rug” from your choice of fabrics.
For more information or to schedule an interview, please contact Rachel Cook at 352-334-3909 or rcook@aclib.us.
If a person with a disability needs an accommodation in order to participate in this event he or she is entitled, at no cost to him or her, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the Alachua County Library District at 352-334-3910 at least three (3) days prior to the event. TTY users, please call 711 (Florida Relay Service).