Presidential Quilt Project on Display at Moorestown Friends School

The Presidential Quilt Project, a special exhibit of 43 historically accurate presidential quilts, is on display at the Moorestown Friends School Library through Nov. 25, the school said on Monday.

The exhibit is part of school festivities leading up to the 2016 Mock Primary Election on Jan. 14.

Sue Reich, a quilt historian based in Connecticut, initiated the Presidential Quilt Project. She will about the collection and patriotic quilts at the school on Monday, Nov. 30, 7 p.m. in the Dining Hall Commons.

The presidential quilts will be on display that evening. The event is open to the public.

Moorestown Friends is the only school that will display the quilt during its nationwide tour that kicked off in September and runs through December of 2017.

Moorestown Friends Latin Teacher Linda Vizi was a contributor to the collection, and made arrangements for the quilt to be on display at the school.

She created the quilt square to depict the 29th President of the United States, Warren G. Harding.

Quilters from around the nation had the opportunity to create a 24-inch square for one president, under certain guidelines. Quilters from around the nation had the opportunity to create a 24-inch square for one president.

The Moorestown Friends School Mock Primary Election will be held on Thursday, Jan. 14.

The school has held mock campaign events every four years since 1960.

Through researching candidates and issues, running campaigns, and voting, students learn about the political process, see how they can get involved, and come to understand the impact they can have on the nation.

From 1960 to 1996, the school held Mock Political Conventions that typically featured the party that was out of power at the time.

Since 2000, the school has held Mock Primary Elections.