Here is something from the March 2008 issue:
Our Favorite Things
Spring in Williamsburg.
My thoughts always turn to Colonial Williamsburg in the spring and this year there is more than just the gardens to lure me down the highway. The DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum is showing the exhibit American Schoolgirl Needlework: Records of Virtue, an exploration of the art of samplers. There are many wonderful items in the Colonial Williamsburg textile collection and I always love studying the stitches in all the wonderful clothing and embroideries. Also in the textile area are two exhibits at the recently opened addition to the Arts Museum, the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum. Flowers, Birds, and Baskets: Pattern in 19th century Bed Coverings displays some wonderful quilts, and In Memoriam: Mourning Art in Early America includes some 19th century mourning embroideries. What a wonderful way to spend the day. Don’t forget lunch in the garden behind the King’s Arms Tavern if the weather is nice
