Dee A. Dadik
Dee A. Dadik has been a quilt maker,
pattern designer, teacher, quilt restorer, researcher of
quilt history and collector of quilts for over 30 years.
Ten years ago, after retiring from her own custom dressmaking
business, she added quilt appraising, lecturing, and judging
to her quilt interests and started "I Have a Quilt..." as
a business venture (with business partner, Molly Butler).
She has appraised quilts in the Midwest and for internationally
known art quilters and has lectured for guilds, businesses,
and historical societies on the history, dating, care of
quilts and why you need to have quilts appraised. As an Appraiser
of Quilted Textiles certified by the American Quilters Society,
she appraises antique, new and art quilts for insurance replacement,
market value and donation value.
To support the knowledge necessary to
appraise and lecture, Dee has taken classes and studied dating,
construction, regional differences, appraising, legal issues,
ethics, care, preservation, social history and textile history.
She regularly participates in continuing education classes,
independent study and has numerous activities that keep her
aware of current prices. These experiences plus an extensive
reference library help her to appraise your quilts and give
you information that will bring a greater appreciation and
understanding of what you own.
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Molly A.
Butler
Molly Butler has managed to sustain
a serious interest in textiles since graduating from Seton
Hill University with a B.S. in Home Economics Education.
While raising three children, she represented Doncaster,
Inc. and Leiter Designer Fabrics and eventually opened her
own better dress fabric shop.
Sixteen years ago while working in the
corporate world, the "tactile" need was satisfied
by learning to quilt. An interest in appraising developed
and soon the study of quilts and quilt history began. Molly
has participated in classes for history, women's studies,
textile dating, ethics and methods of appraising. She is
an Accredited Member of The International Society of Appraisers.
She is a partner with Dee Dadik in "I Have A Quilt...".
They do appraisals of antique, new and art quilts, lecture
and judge. They have an extensive reference library and attend
many events and exhibits that keep them abreast of the current
quilt world. They have been privileged to work with international
quilters, museums, and private estates.
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