Bed Turning

 I attended several lectures 

during the

Tucson Quilters Guild Quilt Show

 One of my favorites

and a first for me

was a 

Bed Turning

 Have any of you watched a Bed Turning before?

Quilts are stacked deeply on a bed

before the presentation.

 Hosts turn back each quilt individually

while a presenter gives an oral history

of the quilt.

 Marilyn Winthrow describes a Bed Turning as

"A way of introducing quilters and non quilters to the

beauty of antique or unique quilts in

an interesting or different way."

 The presentation at the Tucson show only

lasted 30 minutes

and was offered multiple times through out the day.

Set up near the Vendor booths

it was easy to run over and view

at a convenient time.

  I especially enjoyed hearing a short history of each quilt,

many from the 

1800's through the early 1900's

This one reminded me of the

Great Granny Quilt Along

I just participated in last year.

 A Ruby Short McKim Bible quilt

 A McKim quilt is on my someday list of 

quilts I would love to make.

 Many of these quilts 

came from the private collections

of prominent Tucson quilters.

This wonderful vintage piece

was on loan from

Helen Young Frost

I think a Bed Turning is a great way 

to keep the presentation of many 

quilts within a small time frame.

It allowed ample opportunity 

for pictures

and yet sped the showing along.

I'm taking this idea back 

to my guilds!