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Nancy-Lou and E. Palmer Patterson of Waterloo took part in a primitive and folk art showing at the Univer- sity of Waterloo Sunday by exhibiting 21 of their quilts. - Those on display were part of a collection of Wa- terloo and Wellington county quilts. They were collected one at a time, over a period of more than a decade - from auctions, antique shops, local farmers' mark- ets, craft shops and private homes. Nancy-Lou Patterson is crazy about quilts. Luckily. she and her husband have eight children to share their madness - collection of more than 30quilts. The Pattersons are both professors at the University of Waterloo. Mrs. Patterson is an associate professor of fine art; her main topic of research is Mennonite folk art and Indian and Es- kimp art. Her husband is an associate professor of his- tory specializing in Cana- dian Indian studies. Most of the Pattersons' quilts are from the Swiss- German Mennonite folk tradition from Waterloo County. The Kitchener - Waterloo Red Cross will hold a blood donor clinic Dec. 15 at First United Church in Waterloo. Quota for the clinic is 300 donors. It will be held from 2 to 4:30 p.m. and from6to8:30p.m. Blood clinic is planned Patterson shows her quilt collection' "at UW Gift Certificates and Lay Aways available Refunds or Exchanges within 10 days after Christmas Excluding Boxing Day. By Pearl Wolf. They also have some from Wellington County which are of the British Isles tradition. The differ- ence between quilts from the two counties is both notable and distinctive, Mrs. Patterson said. The Waterloo County quilts represent at least a hundred years' span. They are characterized by the use of figured materials and cottons and by the bold designs. The Wellington County or British Isles tradition quilts are inclined toward wools and plainer forms, and to a particularly pure and brilliant color. Mrs. Patterson said. Their quilts "run the gamut". Some are utilitar- ian and some are "art ob- jects". Mrs. Patterson said their interest in quilts has grown out of research through their professions. To those who are familiar with them, quilts are taken quite seriously, Mrs. Patterson said. Quite often Several of the Pattersons" quilts are used on beds in the house. the rest in or on a blanket box. Understandably, with such a large collection the Pat- tersons have difficulty storing an their quilts. Most are folded inside out, so the color won't fade, and piled on top of a blanket box. They have ordered another blanket box, she said, to more adequately store their unique col- lection. T "We get a kick out of these quilts - we think they're terrific! .. she said. Baggit for ghttt Main Mall they are put on a bed, up- side down to protect the color, and are carefully shaken and re-folded reg- ularly to keep the stitching in good shape. Quilts are an expression in textile form of the aes- thetic. social, familial and even religious motiva- Nancy-Lou Patterson of Waterloo displayed 21 of her collection of Waterloo-Wellington County quilts at a primitive and folk art showing at the University of Waterloo Sunday, Dec. B. Photo meJqu-ston c'Irs a whole lifestyle for some people," she said. Cf' v ly' r. i :t, w'tJr1,2t",T/tr'ltesFvegmFrTA' v 5.1 1% (a' wr" h , f, r: ";'r '1:"9'c';ist'rr,; ',r)'jli,8re, g?“ . _. _ vr", £73353 IC J,' Tr 'V "m, . _ . . _ .,.. a. y" Us _ ; -. ,;, _ i; y q ,. a 'Ht: l 'r/trc', gm»: 4 j- V _ . , " x . , _ k _ _ "Every quilt is the result of a major sequence of lab- orious acts and decisions and embodies not only material and meaning but also time." tions of the maker," Mrs. Patterson said. While they have spent more than a decade collect- ing quilts and loving every minute of it, the Pattersons Waterloo Square Wyn-doc Chronic!» WM, we, 1'70 $.15 They have always paid a fair price and never cheated anybody, Mrs. Patterson said, but the prices are getting too high for them to touch anymore. feel they may have to call their collection to a halt because of the high price of quilts today. The Pattiksons' collection will likely go to their family Christmas Hours open Mon. to Fri. s am. - s [MIL Saturday 9-6 and an institution, the pro- fessor said. Mrs. Pattersorfs moral of collecting is that people who have private collections should pass them on for future generations to enjoy. "We live "m Waterloo County. Weiust like quilts. How does one get so covered up in quilts? That? all. .. [iii-EE'. bt