Fourth Annual Quilters Weekend Saturday, Jan. 22, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 23, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. The Senator John Heinz History Center presents the fourth annual Quilters Weekend, showcasing the unique history of quilting in Western Pennsylvania and encouraging families to share the tradition together. More than 2,000 visitors will experience a weekend full of hands-on activities, enjoy antique and more than 30 present-day quilt displays, quilting demonstrations, and a quilt book exchange, and visit with nearly 20 quilting vendors and guilds from throughout the region, emphasizing this year's theme - "Old & New." Featured speakers Marty Ressler (Sat., 1 p.m. only) and Jan Myers Newbury (Sat. and Sun., 2 p.m.) will share their quilting knowledge of past techniques and modern additions to the quilting world. The Western Pennsylvania Quilt Documentation Project will also be at the History Center throughout the weekend to catalog the history of Southwestern Pennsylvania’s quilts. To make an appointment to have your quilt documented, please contact Brenda at bchrlf@bchrlf.org or 724-775-1848. This event is free with History Center admission. Click here for a prinatble event flier. If you would like to display your quilt, please fill out the downloadable form and return it to Erin Murray by Jan. 15. Interested in volunteering for this event? Click here to apply! For more information, please contact Erin Murray at 412-454-6314 or ekmurray@heinzhistorycenter.org. If you live in or near Pittsburgh, please stop by the Heinz History Center. I will be at the Three Rivers Quilt Guild Booth and would like to me you.