Annual Quilt Show

See the homes decorated with quilts featuring intricate, whimsical designs at the “Airing of the Quilts” quilt show. Dozens of quilts from the Southwest Florida Quilters Guild will be on display, suspended from clothes lines between the palms in front of the historic homes. Quilters Guild participants will also have quilts available for sale.

Certified quilt appraiser Lars Cain, will be on site and conducting appraisals from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. His vast experience includes work at the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian Institution. Visitors may bring antique quilts for assessment. Verbal appraisals will be offered for $25 and the fee for a written appraisal will be $35 per quilt.

The quilt show is included with admission. Admission is free for Edison Ford members.

You may also like the following events from Edison and Ford Winter Estates:

• This Saturday, 11th October, 10:00 am, Garden Talk: Bromeliads in Fort Myers
• Next Tuesday, 14th October, 02:30 pm, Digital Discussion – The Love of the Game – Thomas Edison and Baseball in Fort Myers, Florida
• Next Wednesday, 15th October, 02:30 pm, Step into History Digital Edition: Japonisme in America in Fort Myers, Florida