Celebrate Making Do collaborative exhibit set
Celebrate Making Do will feature quilts by Jan Stolz, left, and Linda Aavedal at a collaborative exhibit at Sandpoint Organic Agriculture Center on Friday, April 29 from 5 to 7 p.m. and Saturday, April 30 from noon to 4.
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Celebrate Making Do is a collaborative fiber arts exhibit that features the history of how housewives utilized every scrap to make clothes, dolls and quilts. The exhibit will be featured at the Sandpoint Organic Agriculture Center on Friday, April 29 from 5 to 7 p.m. and Saturday, April 30 from noon to 4.
Bits and pieces of fabric, flour sacks, snips of ribbons and repurposed buttons all contributed to the creative housewife’s ability to “make do” when clothing their families in the early 1900s. These fiber artistic talents are being highlighted at a unique exhibit at the Sandpoint Organic Agriculture Center, 10881 N. Boyer Road.
A reception will be held for this educational textile exhibit from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, April 29 with hors d’oeuvres served by Ivano’s Catering. Also, an open house is happening on Saturday, April 30, from noon to 4 p.m. Refreshments will be served. All ages are invited to attend both events.
This gallery showing is a collaborative effort between the University of Idaho Margaret Ritchie School of Family and Consumer Sciences, SOAC, Bonner County Historical Society and Museum, and Pend Oreille Arts Council. Members of the Bosom Buddies Quilting Group will be in attendance to explain how women used quilting techniques not only in the past, but in present day.
“This exhibit celebrates the meticulous art of creating the essential fabrics of life,” POAC Art Administrator Claire Christy said. “Antique, vintage, and modern-day textiles and furnishings, accompanied by informative descriptions, educate viewers about the history behind each piece. This is an extraordinary exhibit you won’t want to miss.”
For more information go to www.artinsandpoint.org or call the POAC office at 208-263-6139.
