Arizona State Museum salutes the Arizona Quilters Hall of Fame

Friday, September 21, 2012 Special quilt activities throughout the day and evening! 10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m. View the exhibit Hopi Quilts: Unique Yet Universal. Free admission for Arizona Quilters Hall of Fame 2012 Induction attendees. 3:005:00 p.m. Hopi Quilt Block Fabric Painting Workshop with Hopi Quilter Karen Tootsie. $20 per person. Pre-registration required. To register for the workshop, please contact Annamarie Schaecher via email. 5:307:00 p.m. All Free Reception with light refreshments. Free Hopi Quilt Sale: First, Second, and Third Mesa quilters. Marvel at the Papago Activities Quilt by Goldie Richmond, named one of the 100 most significant quilts of the 20th century at the 1999 International Quilt Festival! 6:007:00 p.m. Hopi Quilting: Stitched Traditions from an Ancient Community, an illustrated talk by author Carolyn OBagy Davis, with support from the Arizona Humanities Council. Free. Limited seating, first-come-first-served. Saturday, September 22, 2012 Culture Craft Saturday: Quilting Fun for the Whole Family! 1:004:00 p.m., Free, ASM lobby and galleries Meet Quilters, See Quilts, Buy Quilts, Make Quilts! Watch quilts come to life under the skilled hands of Hopi quilters from Second and Third Mesas. Marvel at the Papago Activities Quilt by Goldie Richmond, named one of the 100 most significant quilts of the 20th century at the 1999 International Quilt Festival! View 20 quilts in the current exhibit Hopi Quilts: Unique Yet Universal. Purchase a Hopi quilt to take home. Make your own quilt patch with a picture from the Papago Activities Quilt. Color traditional quilt designs or create your own design. Help create a word quilt with the Owl and Panther youth program of The Hopi Foundation. Take a turn stitching on a community quilt with Tucson Quilters Guild. Teachers! Receive a resource packet and a certificate for 1-3 hours of professional development. No need to pre-register; sign in upon arrival. This program celebrates the Arizona Quilters Hall of Fame and is made possible by the generosity of Beatrice A. Kabler.