Stars, Stripes, & Stitches: Textiles & American Identity

March 20-21, 2026

If you are signing up for a pre-conference workshop, please note that the needlework workshop and Finding the Pattern coverlet lecture will happen simultaneously.

Pre-Conference Tour Schedule:

10:00 am: Needlework Tour with Adjunct Curator of Textiles, Jenny Garwood

1:00 pm: Quilt turning with Jenny Garwood, Adjunct Curator of Textiles, and Lea Lane, Curator of the MESDA Collection

2:30-5:00 pm: Needlework workshop with Cissy Bailey Smith

2:30 pm: Finding the Pattern Coverlet Lecture with Cassie Dickson