Asking Questions

My name is Martha Supnik. I volunteer in the museum library every Tuesday and Friday and maintain the museum's website from my home computer. I have been a quilter for 30 years and enjoy doing research to answer your questions. Please tell me your name and as much about your question as possible.

For pattern requests:
Please describe the pattern in as much detail as possible. If you have a picture available, please send me a copy, or at least a sketch, by snail mail or fax. This will greatly facilitate the process. Also, please avoid identifying the quilt pattern just by name, since each name can have many different patterns. If you are a quilter and would like to make a quilt from the pattern I find for you, please let me know what information you need, for example: the size of the quilt; your level of experience; whether or not you live near enough to the museum to come in and get further assistance. I can't send you copies of patterns by e-mail so please include your full name and mailing address. We charge $.10 per copy in black and white and $.25 per copy in color plus postage. You can send your contribution in a check made out to the New England Quilt Museum. When your project is finished, we'd love to receive a snapshot! If the pattern you are looking for was recently published, we will refer you to the appropriate book.

For homework assistance:
Please allow a week or two for me to respond to your questions. I will be happy to send you a list of books that you can borrow from your local public library on quilt history or whatever else your assignment happens to be. Give yourself time to get the books and read them. I know you'll enjoy learning about quilts and the stories they tell.

For travel questions:
Please tell me where you're coming from, when you plan to visit, whether you will be driving, and what other interests you have for seeing the area.  I have in the past helped quilters from around the country and around the world find their way here and have a wonderful time. If you need brochures, send me your full name and mailing address.

Thanks for following these suggestions.  I look forward to hearing from you.
Here's the link for my e-mail: Questions@nequiltmuseum.org