Exhibit on Maine Schoolgirl Needlework

Thanks to Diane Duplissis for forwarding this information for the blog!

The Dyer Library and Saco Museum, located at 371 Main St. in Saco, ME will be holding several events in the next few months that you can find out more information on their website by clicking the link below:

http://www.sacomuseum.org/index.shtml

 One of interest to most quilters and needleworkers is:"I MY NEEDLE PLY WITH SKILL": Maine Schoolgirl Needlework of the Federal Era
FREE public opening reception: Friday, January 11, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
January 12 through March 2, 2013
Join us for an in-depth look at the complex and lovely needlework created in Maine by schoolgirls of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. About 80 samplers and other embroideries will be on view, drawn from the collections of the Dyer Library/Saco Museum as well as other public and private collections in Maine and beyond.