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                Lowell Quilt Festival 2012

                Marianne Fons & Mary Fons

                 

                Marianne Fons & Mary Fons
                We are especially pleased to announce that Marianne Fons, co-founder of the Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting magazine and television program (and a huge New England Quilt Museum supporter) will be our very special guest. Marianne will be joined by her daughter Mary Fons. She is the new co-host on the Love of Quilting TV show and founder of Hey Quilty, a website aimed especially at younger and beginning quilters.

                Join the Fons ladies on Thursday evening, August 9th, for Beyond the Binding: Everyday Quilters, Extraordinary Quilts. Then, on Friday morning, they'll be joined by other prominent figures in the quilting world for a brunch-time panel discussion sure to delight their audience.


                Thursday, August 9th - $25.00
                Opening Lecture and Slide Show
                Beyond the Binding: Everyday Quilters, Extraordinary Quilts


                In this colorful slide lecture, avid quilters Marianne Fons and her daughter Mary Fons present unusual quilts made by mostly unknown quilters from the past, examining just what makes each work exceptional.  Along the way, these two members of "the quilt mafia" bust quilting myths and invite anonymous quilters to lunch.

                Friday, August 10th - $20.00
                Breakfast Panel Discussion
                Quilting with a Crystal Ball:  The Future of Our Craft


                Ticket information will be available soon.

                Click here for more information on Marianne and Mary



                The appearance of Marianne Fons & Mary Fons is sponsored by the
                New England Quilt Museum Jane Mackiewicz Downes Speaker Series.
                New England Quilt Museum, 18 Shattuck St., Lowell, MA 01852 978-452-4207