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Current MonthJune
19junAll Day22Quilt Camp: Beginner 1Mornings: Ages 7-10
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This summer we'll again welcome children ages 7-17 to participate in our annual Quilt Camp for Kids! Campers choose their own fabrics, learn to use a sewing machine, rotary cutters, how
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This summer we’ll again welcome children ages 7-17 to participate in our annual Quilt Camp for Kids!
Campers choose their own fabrics, learn to use a sewing machine, rotary cutters, how to quilt and how to tie a quilt. Each day campers will receive a snack and explore the Museum galleries and be inspired on their journey as quilt artists. All campers will make a quilt project to keep in four days.
Quilt Camp Beginner 1: Ages 7 – 10 is held Tuesday, June 19 – Friday, June 22, 2018, 9:30 AM – Noon. Cost is $45 ($40 for Friends of the Museum).
Time
June 19 (Tuesday) - 22 (Friday) CST
Location
The National Quilt Museum Classroom
215 Jefferson Street, Paducah, Kentucky
19junAll Day22Quilt Camp: Beginner 2Afternoons: Ages 11-17
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This summer we'll again welcome children ages 7-17 to participate in our annual Quilt Camp for Kids! Campers choose their own fabrics, learn to use a sewing machine, rotary cutters, how
Event Details
This summer we’ll again welcome children ages 7-17 to participate in our annual Quilt Camp for Kids!
Campers choose their own fabrics, learn to use a sewing machine, rotary cutters, how to quilt and how to tie a quilt. Each day campers will receive a snack and explore the Museum galleries and be inspired on their journey as quilt artists. All campers will make a quilt project to keep in four days.
Quilt Camp Beginner 2: Ages 11 – 17 is held Tuesday, June 19 – Friday, June 22, 2018, 2:00 – 4:30 PM. Cost is $45 ($40 for Friends of the Museum).
Time
June 19 (Tuesday) - 22 (Friday) CST
Location
The National Quilt Museum Classroom
215 Jefferson Street, Paducah, Kentucky
Quilt Camp: Intermediate- The National Quilt Museum Classroom
- 215 Jefferson Street, Paducah, Kentucky
25junAll Day28Quilt Camp: IntermediateMornings: Ages 10-17
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This summer we'll again welcome children ages 7-17 to participate in our annual Quilt Camp for Kids! Campers choose their own fabrics, learn to use a sewing machine, rotary cutters, how
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This summer we’ll again welcome children ages 7-17 to participate in our annual Quilt Camp for Kids!
Campers choose their own fabrics, learn to use a sewing machine, rotary cutters, how to quilt and how to tie a quilt. Each day campers will receive a snack and explore the Museum galleries and be inspired on their journey as quilt artists. All campers will make a quilt project to keep in four days.
Quilt Camp Intermediate: Ages 10 – 17 is held Monday, June 25 – Thursday, June 28, 2018, 9:30 AM – Noon (Prerequisite – minimum of 2 years of Beginner Quilt Camp). Cost is $45 ($40 for Friends of the Museum).
Time
June 25 (Monday) - 28 (Thursday) CST
Location
The National Quilt Museum Classroom
215 Jefferson Street, Paducah, Kentucky
25junAll Day28Quilt Camp: AdvancedAfternoons: Ages 13-17
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This summer we'll again welcome children ages 7-17 to participate in our annual Quilt Camp for Kids! Campers choose their own fabrics, learn to use a sewing machine, rotary cutters, how
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This summer we’ll again welcome children ages 7-17 to participate in our annual Quilt Camp for Kids!
Campers choose their own fabrics, learn to use a sewing machine, rotary cutters, how to quilt and how to tie a quilt. Each day campers will receive a snack and explore the Museum galleries and be inspired on their journey as quilt artists. All campers will make a quilt project to keep in four days.
Quilt Camp Advanced: Ages 13 – 17 is held Monday, June 25 – Thursday, June 28, 2018, 2:00 – 4:30 PM (Prerequisite – minimum of 2 years of Beginner Quilt Camp). Cost is $45 ($40 for Friends of the Museum).
Time
June 25 (Monday) - 28 (Thursday) CST
Location
The National Quilt Museum Classroom
215 Jefferson Street, Paducah, Kentucky
July
01jul12:00 pm12:00 pmBOTM New Pattern ReleaseBlock of the Month Club
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The National Quilt Museum's Block of the Month program invites quilters from all walks of life to connect and engage while creating their own 12 block sampler modeled after some
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The National Quilt Museum’s Block of the Month program invites quilters from all walks of life to connect and engage while creating their own 12 block sampler modeled after some of the finest and most high profile fiber artistry in the world. Each month, participants will gain access to an exclusive pattern that represents an exhibit currently on display at The National Quilt Museum, challenging quilters of all levels to experiment with new techniques and expand their horizons as a modern quilter.
On the first of each month from April 2018 to March 2019, a new block pattern will be released on Facebook and the museum’s website.
Time
(Sunday) 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm CST
Location
BOTM Facebook Group
03jul2:30 pm4:30 pmJunior QuiltersYouth Education
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The Museum is delighted with the success of our Junior Quilters & Textile Artists Club (JQTA), which normally meets on the first Tuesday of the month from 2:30 - 4:30
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The Museum is delighted with the success of our Junior Quilters & Textile Artists Club (JQTA), which normally meets on the first Tuesday of the month from 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. These young ladies and gentlemen are exceeding our expectations and fulfilling their own goals of becoming great quilters and textile artists.
Young aspiring quilters and textile artists are invited to join.
Time
(Tuesday) 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm CST
Location
The National Quilt Museum Classroom
215 Jefferson Street, Paducah, Kentucky
05jul1:00 pm2:00 pmVolunteer MeetingInformation
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Meeting for current volunteers and those interested in helping at the museum.
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Meeting for current volunteers and those interested in helping at the museum.
Time
(Thursday) 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CST
Location
The National Quilt Museum Classroom
215 Jefferson Street, Paducah, Kentucky
Everything is Coming Up Fusible Flowers- The National Quilt Museum Classroom
- 215 Jefferson Street, Paducah, Kentucky
12julAll Day14Everything is Coming Up Fusible Flowerswith Melinda Bula
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3-day class with Melinda Bula. You have a choice using 3 of her amazing patterns. There is the Double Delight Rose, Hibiscus or the Dogwood. Learn how to use a
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3-day class with Melinda Bula. You have a choice using 3 of her amazing patterns. There is the Double Delight Rose, Hibiscus or the Dogwood. Learn how to use a range of values in your fabrics to create depth and realm in your flower art quilt. These flowers have to look of a painting without using any paint. It’s all fabric. There is lots of room for creativity. Melinda’s Renegade Thread Play will be talked in a power point to get you ready for thread play when you get home. NO sewing machine is needed.
Time
July 12 (Thursday) - 14 (Saturday) CST
Location
The National Quilt Museum Classroom
215 Jefferson Street, Paducah, Kentucky
- The National Quilt Museum Classroom
Current Exhibits
Current MonthJapanese Quilt Artists Who Have Influenced the World- The National Quilt Museum
- 215 Jefferson Street, Paducah, Kentucky
06aprAll Day10julJapanese Quilt Artists Who Have Influenced the WorldExclusive Exhibit
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This exclusive exhibit features quilts from 17 respected and admired Japanese quilters including Shizuko Kuroha, Keiko Goke, Reiko Washizawa, Suzuko Koseki, Yoshiko Katagiri, and others. Quilts were introduced from the
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This exclusive exhibit features quilts from 17 respected and admired Japanese quilters including Shizuko Kuroha, Keiko Goke, Reiko Washizawa, Suzuko Koseki, Yoshiko Katagiri, and others. Quilts were introduced from the U.S. to Japan around 1980, creating a boom which spread all over Japan, and now their work influences quilters around the world. This exhibition features some of the best Japanese quilts that express Japanese aesthetic senses through design, coloring, and workmanship. The exhibit curator is Naomi Ichikawa, Chief Editor of YOMIURI QUILT TIME magazine.
Quilt: A Night with the Hazy Moon by Yoneka Maruya
Time
April 6 (Friday) - July 10 (Tuesday)
Location
The National Quilt Museum
215 Jefferson Street, Paducah, Kentucky
Leaf Patterns: Barbara J. Schneider- The National Quilt Museum
- 215 Jefferson Street, Paducah, Kentucky
25mayAll Day24julLeaf Patterns: Barbara J. SchneiderCorner Gallery
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The Japanese concept of Wabi-Sabi, finding beauty in things that are imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete is at the core of all of my art work. I like to capture the
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The Japanese concept of Wabi-Sabi, finding beauty in things that are imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete is at the core of all of my art work. I like to capture the essence of images made of light and movement, images that are infinitely variable. Images that connote the beauty that comes with age or disintegration. I think about the following concepts as I work: What does the eye see? What does the camera see? What does the mind see?
Leaf Patterns is an exploration and interpretation of leaves, pods, and tree bark by enlarging and shaping them until they become sculptural objects. I collect them at the end of summer when they begin to wither, twist, fragment and disintegrate. The textured and shaped surfaces combine with light and shadow to enrich the overall perception of the final artwork.
Time
May 25 (Friday) - July 24 (Tuesday)
Location
The National Quilt Museum
215 Jefferson Street, Paducah, Kentucky
15junAll Day04sepFly Me to the MoonExhibit
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When the Apollo astronauts went to the moon, the whole world watched. When the Fly Me to the Moon art quilt challenge went out, it went global. This book showcases
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When the Apollo astronauts went to the moon, the whole world watched. When the Fly Me to the Moon art quilt challenge went out, it went global. This book showcases the curated results of that call for entries: 179 art quilts by over 130 artists from 8 countries, expressing their interpretation of the space program and all things lunar. Walk down memory lane or discover the story of the missions for the first, but most importantly, enjoy a trip to the moon and beyond without the time and rigors of space training. As you travel into space, meet the astronauts, hum the tunes, and listen to the artists tell you about their pieces. Find endless inspiration and discover what the moon is really made of: cotton, thread, crystals, paint, ink, tulle, and crocheted lace. –Susanne Jones, exhibit curator
Quilt: Moonlight in Vermont by Kate Themel
Time
June 15 (Friday) - September 4 (Tuesday)
Location
The National Quilt Museum
215 Jefferson Street, Paducah, Kentucky
- The National Quilt Museum
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Current Exhibits
An art quilt journey of quilts honoring the Apollo Astronauts, Apollo missions, and all things lunar. Enjoy a trip to the moon and beyond.
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Adult Workshops
Two and three day on-site workshops with renowned quilting educators provide adults of varying skill levels the opportunity to learn new skills.
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Fall QuiltWeek
Special events, extended hours, and amazing exhibits make QuiltWeek a great time to visit.
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Advancing the Art...
The National Quilt Museum works to advance the art of today's quilters by bringing it to new and expanding audiences worldwide. We serve the quilting community by providing in-facility and traveling exhibits, youth and adult educational programs, and advocacy efforts.
The National Quilt Museum is a destination for quilters and art enthusiasts worldwide, annually the museum receive visitors from all 50 US states and over 45 foreign countries from every continent. The museum's in-facility and traveling exhibits are viewed by over 110,000 people per year. In addition, over 6,000 youth and adults participate in museum youth and adult educational opportunities on an annual basis.
Located in a 27,000 square foot facility in historic downtown Paducah, Kentucky, the museum's three galleries feature exhibits of the finest quilt and fiber art in the world. The museum features three exhibit galleries. The museum's vibrant and breathtaking exhibits are rotated 8-10 times per year. The primary gallery features quilts from the museum's collection which includes over 600 works of art. The two other galleries feature unique and diverse traveling exhibits.
The museum has also gained a reputation for its educational programs. Throughout the year, the museum hosts educational programs on a diverse number of topics for quilters of all skill sets. Quilters come from all over the world to attend the museum's educational programs taught by master quilters.
The museum's youth education programs are attended by over 6,000 young people of all ages. Several of these programs have received national media attention.
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