Bergen County Quilt and Coverlet Show
Date Changed: June 11-12, 2021
Ridgewood, New Jersey
Quilts and Coverlets, 1800-1976, from Bergen County, New Jersey, Museums and Private Collections
Join us for this two-day event highlighting quilts and coverlets made in Bergen County, New Jersey. Bergen County is in northeastern New Jersey, across the Hudson River from New York City. It has grown from 15,000 farmers in 1800 to a home for almost 950,000 commuters today. Quilts and coverlets are not only beautiful reminders of our history, but reflect the lives of Bergen County's women and men through the years.
Events
Quilt and Coverlet Show
Friday, September 25 10-5
Saturday, September 26, 10-4
Old Paramus Reformed Church and Schoolhouse Museum
650 E. Glen Ave., Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Tickets available at the door.
More Information:
Lecture: 300 Years of American Quilts
Friday, Sept. 25, 2 pm
Ridgewood Public Library
125 N. Maple Ave.
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Dana Balsamo of Material Pleasures will give a brief history of Quilting in America with examples from the 1770s to today. Dana is a quilt appraiser, entrepreneur, and auctioneer. She is on the Board of the American Quilt Study Group.
Lecture: Flowering of Coverlets in Bergen County
Saturday, Sept. 26, 2 pm
Ridgewood Public Library
125 N. Maple Ave.
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Kay Yeomans, curator of the Hopper-Goetschius Museum, Kay has been inventorying and studying coverlets made in Bergen County in a local home industry that lasted from x to x.
Gallery Tour: Quilts
Saturday, Sept. 26, 9 am
Old Paramus Reformed Church
Take a tour of the highlights of the exhibit with Peggy Norris, chair of the Show. Learn more about the quilts and their makers. REGISTRATION REQUIRED, LIMITED TICKETS
Events
Quilt and Coverlet Show
Friday, June 11, 2021 10-5
Saturday, June 12, 202110-4
Old Paramus Reformed Church and Schoolhouse Museum
650 E. Glen Ave.
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Tickets available at the door.
More Information:
Lecture: 300 Years of American Quilts
Friday, June 11, 2021 2 pm
Ridgewood Public Library
125 N. Maple Ave.
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Dana Balsamo, quilt collector, dealer,appraiser, and auctioneer
A brief history of quilting in America with examples from the 1770s to today.
Lecture: Bergen County's Unique Coverlet History
Saturday, June 12, 2021 2 pm
Ridgewood Public Library
125 N. Maple Ave.
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Kay Yeomans, Curator of the Hopper-Goetschius Museum
The Jacquard coverlets of Bergen County were prized possessions, often handed down in wills. Learn about what makes Bergen County's coverlets unique, what is known about the makers, and for whom they were made.
Gallery Tour: Quilts
Saturday, June 12, 2021 9 am
Paramus Reformed Church
Take a tour of the highlights of the exhibit with Peggy Norris, chair of the Show. Learn more about the quilts and their makers.
Gallery Tour: Coverlets
Saturday, Sept. 26, 9 am
Schoolhouse Museum
Kay Yeomans will lead a tour of the coverlet exhibit pointing out the many details that make these coverlets unique.
Bed Turning
TBA
Schoolhouse Museum
Vicky Herbert shares more quilts and coverlets from the collections of the Ridgewood Historical Society and the Upper Saddle River Historical Society.
Schoolhouse Museum Exhibit: A is for Artistry
Friday, Sept. 25, 10-5
Saturday, Sept. 26, 10-4
Schoolhouse Museum
After viewing the coverlets in the Museum, view the current exhibit on your own.
Gallery Tour: Coverlets
Saturday, June 12, 2021 9 am
Schoolhouse Museum
Kay Yeomans will lead a tour of the coverlet exhibit pointing out the many details that make these coverlets unique.
Bed Turning
TBA
Schoolhouse Museum
Vicky Herbert shares more quilts and coverlets from the collections of the Ridgewood Historical Society and the Upper Saddle River Historical Society.
Museum Exhibit:
A is for Artistry
Friday, June 11, 2021 10-5
Saturday, June 12, 2021 10-4
Schoolhouse Museum
After viewing the coverlets in the Museum, view the current exhibit on your own.
More Information
Participating Sponsors
Parking
Parking onsite and on side streets.
Carpool from the Graydon north parking lot, corner of Linwood Ave. & Northern Parkway. (GPS address 230 Northern Parkway, Ridgewood)
Train and bus service to Ridgewood, use NJ Transit Trip Planner. The Show site is 2 miles away. Taxi, uber, and Lyft available.
