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By Lois Marilyn Verma

Quilt Mania Continues in Dallas

More exhibits open in October as Quilt Mania continues in Dallas, Texas, a coordinated collection of quilt exhibitions and quilt-related events in nine museums in the area.

As reported in QNM last month, Quilt Mania will continue through the spring, with each museum involved featuring user-friendly visual aides and educational programming in addition to presentations of a wide variety of quilts.

Mesquite BJ/Ocean Waves, 73" x 83", maker unknown, dated 1920s.

Photo by Brad Flowers, courtesy of Quilt Mania.

Four of the shows will open in October beginning with A Stitch in Time: 19th Century Quilting in the Domestic Setting at Old City Park at The Historical Village of Dallas, October 1 to March 30, 2004 (214-421-5141; website www.oldcitypark.org).

Two exhibitions open on October 4. Selections from the International Quilt Festival Collection continues through November 16, and Five Voices: Connecting Through Quilts will be on display until March 28, 2004, both at the Irving Arts Center (214-953-1212 or see the website www.irvingartscenter.com).

Works of the Lawrence and Walker Women of Early Mesquite at Historic Mesquite previews October 10-12 and is open November 1-22, December 2-13, and March 2-30, 2004 (972-216-6468; website www.cityofmesquite.com).

See the QNM calendar for other ongoing Quilt Mania events. Detailed information about the displays can be found on the website www.quiltmania.org or phone 214-979-6476.

Old City Park, 98" x 98", by Francis Cochran of Cadiz, Ohio, c. 1880. Both quilts will be on display in exhibits opening in October as part of Quilt Mania in Dallas, Texas.

Photo by Brad Flowers, courtesy of Quilt Mania.