Details about quilts, where and when they were made and who made them, can be documented at an upcoming festival in West Virginia to preserve information for generations to come.

Quilts made in the Mountain State or are located in the state may be documented at the West Virginia Quilt Festival June 16-18 in Summersville, according to a news release from organizers.

The news release said details about the maker of a quilt and photos of the quilt will be placed in a national database as part of the West Virginia Quilt Documentation Project.

Documentation will occur at the Summersville Arena and Conference Center (the National Guard Armory).

Organizers said the documentation is free, but quilt owners need to make an appointment. Quilt documentation will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, June 16, and Friday, June 17, and from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, June 18.

The documentation volunteers examine and photograph the quilts and make notes about the quilts, and any information owners might have about the quiltmakers. The information is stored in the West Virginia Culture Center Archives and it is entered in The Quilt Index at www.quiltindex.org, a national database of quilts from across the country.

To make an appointment, email Fran Kordek at kordekfran@gmail.com or call 304-594-1208 Home, 304-614-1359 Cell. Information about the quilt documentation project also is available at the West Virginia Quilters, Inc., website at wvquilters.org.