Fun Embroidery Craft Class for Families & Kids - April 9 at Smith-Appleby House, Smithfield, RI

Online, March 22, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Use your existing embroidery skills - or learn how - to create a charming appliqued wall hanging in a fun embroidery craft class for family and children at the historic Smith-Appleby House Museum on Saturday, April 9th, in Smithfield, RI.

The class, "Sew What? With Maggie & Friends," will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

All materials will be provided and refreshments will be served.

After the class, tour the Smith-Appleby House Museum - one of the few remaining 17th century houses in RI - guided by volunteers in Colonial costume.

Pre-registration is required. Call 401-231-7363. Cost: $18 per child/adult pair and includes the class, craft kit, and tour; $8 each additional child.

The Smith-Appleby House Museum is located at 220 Stillwater Rd. in Smithfield, RI, just off I-295.

The Smith-Appleby House was built circa 1696 by Elisha Smith, a grandson of John Smith - one of Roger William's original party of six men who left the Massachusetts Bay Colony to settle in Providence. Originally constructed as a one-room stone-ender with a loft, the house was expanded over the years by later generations of the family to its present 12 rooms. The house features a variety of original stencils, designs, and furnishings, and is on the National Register of Historic Places.