Patsy Orlofsky
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Conservator, director, Textile Conservation Workshop, coauthor of Quilts in America. Inducted in
1987 at the Continental Quilting Congress, Vienna, Virginia.
Research Associate: Merikay Waldvogel
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Patsy Orlofsky and her husband, Myron, embarked on a three-year research project about quilts that
resulted in their landmark book, Quilts in America, published in 1974. It was in such great demand
that, after it went out of print in 1985, a copy might fetch $300 or more. Myron died in 1976, so the
task to reprint the book was wholly left to Patsy and in 1992 she took the necessary steps to
republish with “the text and selection of pictures… essentially the same.”
Patsy and her husband acquired a collection of nearly 300 quilts and became frequent lecturers and
exhibition consultants. Patsy established The Textile Conservation Workshop in South Salem, New
York, which today handles around 350 special textiles each year. Patsy serves on several panels and
organizations where her expertise is highly valued.
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