Quilting expert to speak in Plymouth

Internationally known quilting guru Anita Shackelford is coming to Plymouth. Shackelford, who has been featured on several television programs, including "Today's American Quilter," "Kaye's Quilting Friends," "Linda's Electric Quilters," and "Simply Quilts," will present from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, May 19, at the Plymouth Area Museum, 7 E. Main St., Plymouth. Shackelford has been a quiltmaker since 1967 and began teaching about quilting in 1980. She is an internationally recognized expert whose skill in applique and fine hand quilting have taken her across the U.S. and to many other parts of the world. Her quilts have been exhibited in shows through the United States, Australia, and Japan, where they have won many awards including "Best of Shows" and numerous awards for workmanship. Two of her quilts have won the Mary Krickbaum award for best hand quilting at National Quilting Association (NQA) shows while many of her quilts have been published in a variety of quilting books and magazines. Teaching and lecturing for shops, guilds, and quilting conferences, Shackelford has traveled extensively. She is a quilt judge, certified by NQA, qualified to judge Masterpiece quilts, and has been involved in judging shows at local, regional, and national levels. For many years she has studied, collected, and worked on vintage and antique quilts and tops, and she enjoys sharing their stories. Shackelford said the topic of her talk will be "quilt rescue." Attendees are welcome to bring quilts for evaluation. Admission is free and open to the public.