DMHA signature event, Timeless Textiles Day will take place on Saturday July 5th from 10-3. The Meeting House comes alive with colors as historians, quilters and textile artists adopt pews for the day and display beautiful textiles. Elizabeth Humphrey will demonstrate various techniques of working with wool. At noon, Textile Historian Stephanie Drake will speak about dating quilts. She will highlight quilts from Tamworth History Center and talk about these “mystery textiles.” Attendees are also invited to bring forward their own quilts for identification and discussion. In honor of Independence Day, this year’s featured quilts will be presented by Quilts of Valor Foundation. Donna Swanson, state coordinator for NH Quilts of Valor Foundation, will speak about the work the non-profit Foundation does across the country. Quilts of Valor Foundation began in 2003 with a dream. Founder Catherine Roberts’ son Nat was deployed in Iraq. According to Catherine: “The dream was as vivid as real life. I saw a young man sitting on the side of his bed in the middle of the night, hunched over. The permeating feeling was one of utter despair. I could see his war demons clustered around. I next saw him wrapped in a quilt. His demeanor changed from one of despair to one of hope. The message of my dream: Quilts = Healing.”