LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES, KY/TN - The Homeplace 1850s Farm will complete the week-long 'Made on the Farm<http://www.landbetweenthelakes.us/calendar/made-on-the-farm-2016-04-24/>' Series--Recreating the Past for the Future, with its annual Quilting Bee<http://www.landbetweenthelakes.us/calendar/homeplace-quilting-bee/>, Saturday and Sunday, April 23 and 24, 10am-4pm, at Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area. Visitors will learn more about quilting, how quilts were made in the 1850s, and help complete a handmade quilt the old-fashioned way. Programs included with general admission; ages 13 and up $5, ages 5-12 $3, and ages 4 and under free. [cid:image006.png@01D18B4C.8B5F9ED0]All week long, Monday, April 18 through Sunday, April 24, Homeplace staff will be recreating historical items through [cid:image008.png@01D18B4C.8B5F9ED0] demonstrating Foodways, Clothing, Chair Making, Blacksmithing, Farm Implements and Tools, and Leatherwork. Visitors can get hands-on helping Homeplace staff with projects. During the Quilting Bee on Saturday and Sunday, visitors will see Blacksmithing<http://www.landbetweenthelakes.us/calendar/made-on-the-farm-blacksmithing-2016-04-23/2016-04-23/> and Leatherworking<http://www.landbetweenthelakes.us/calendar/made-on-the-farm-leatherwork/> demonstrations, and a 'Made on the Farm' quilt display highlighting the reproduction quilts made by the living history interpreters throughout the years. Quilting Bee food will be prepared on the woodstove each day. "We will be piecing a replica Triple Irish Chain quilt. Everyone can add a stich or two," says Cindy Earls, Lead Interpreter at the Homeplace. "Children can learn the quilting stitch on a smaller frame, just the right size for smaller hands. On Saturday, we'll demonstrate how a quilt is put on a frame. On Sunday, visitors can help us hang a quilt in the Single Pen House." Visitors are encouraged to meet the farm animals and wander the farm with its period crops and gardens. Living history interpreters can answer any questions about life in the 1850s.
