Stitches from the heart: McLeod County Museum spotlights its quilt collection

This Saturday, the McLeod County Museum will launch its fall Spotlight on the Collection series with a special one-hour presentation on quilting by Laura Elwell.

Elwell started quilting after she retired from Hutchinson Technology Inc. in 2001. A friend suggested to her, they take a class on making cloth backpacks offered in St. Cloud. “I took the class and fell in love with all the fabrics,” Elwell said. “I became totally addicted.”

As a quilter, Elwell likes the challenge of working with textiles. “I also embellish with a lot of beads,” she said. “There are some pieces where I’ve used acrylic paints to create designs. It’s a form of artistic expression. It’s just amazing to me. There’s something in it for everyone.”

Spotlight on the Collection program, “Quilts” by Laura Elwell
When: 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20
Where: McLeod County Museum, 380 School Road N.W., Hutchinson
Admission: There’s no charge to attend and the public is welcome to attend as well as bring quilts from their own collections to share. For more information, call (320) 587-2109.

To read the entire story, see the print edition of the Hutchinson Leader for Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008.

(Kay Johnson is a staff writer at the Hutchinson Leader. She can be reached at johnson@hutchinsonleader.com).