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Textile Talks: The 1933 Sears Quilt Contest Revisited! Presented by Quilt Alliance

In this week's Textile Talk from the Quilt Alliance, Barbara Brackman and Merikay Waldvogel reminisce about their early sleuthing adventures in the 1980s, culminating in the 1993 book and exhibit Patchwork Souvenirs of the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair. At the time of its publication, they had located 100 Sears Contest quilts, but not the grand-prize quilt entered by Margaret Caden of Lexington, KY. Register today and watch when this episode airs this Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at 2 PM EDT.

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