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ORANGE · 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM
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DURHAM, NC · SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 2026 · LIBRARY
Quilted Stories Project with Tweens
With guidance from the local non-profit group, Connecting with Threads, children ages 9 to 12 will learn how to make -- and to personalize -- a quilted block.
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Fig. 01 — Southwest Regional - Children's Programming Room, Southwest Regional Library (3605 Shannon Rd)
About the event
With guidance from the local non-profit group, Connecting with Threads, children ages 9 to 12 will learn how to make -- and to personalize -- a quilted block. The pieces will be assembled for exhibition during a presentation with local author and long-time quilter, Frances O'Roark Dowell, the following Saturday (April 25, from 3:00 to 4:00) at Southwest Regional. Each participant will also receive an additional sewing kit with everything needed to make a quilted block at home.
*Reservations required. Adult supervision also advised.
For ages 9 through 12 ONLY (slots for 20 children available)