Name: 13th Quilt Japan
Start: 2018-10-12T00-00-00-00
End: 2019-1-15T23-23-59-00
Location: The National Quilt Museum

The National Quilt Museum supports the sustainability and growth of today’s quilting community by bringing the work of today’s quilters to new audiences worldwide. The museum is a 501c3 nonprofit organization primarily funded through the generosity of people and companies passionate about quilting.

Participate

Visit
The museum is located in Paducah, Kentucky and open year-round with new exhibits several times a year.
Educational Programs
Through workshops and activities,adults and youth of all skill levels can gain hands-on experience with quilting.
Museum Experience
Groups of 10-30 people visit the gallery and learn hands-on the basics of quilting by creating a unique quilt block souvenir.
Block of the Month Club
Each month, a unique 10" block design is shared with members of the Facebook group. Finished quilts can receive a custom label and be entered for judging for an exhibit at the museum.
Gift Shop
Exclusive items and unique art gifts sold in our gift shop benefit the museum.

Support

Become a Member
“Friends of the Museum” get special discounts and event invitations.
Make a Donation
A tax-deductible donation of any size helps advance the art of quilting.
Volunteer Program
Volunteer roles include interacting with visitors in the gallery, assisting with exhibit changes, and helping with class programs.
Donate to the Auctions
Donate quilts or extra quilting materials for our fundraising auctions.
Legacy Planning
Name The National Quilt Museum as a beneficiary in your will or estate planning.

Current Exhibits

12octAll Day15jan13th Quilt JapanExhibit

16novAll Day29janPaducah Fiber Artists: NOW & THENCorner Gallery

Event Details

It is well known that quilting and creativity are the common thread connecting people from around the globe to Paducah, a designated UNESCO Creative City of Crafts and Folk Art anchored by the National Quilt Museum and a thriving fiber arts community. Though the National Quilt Museum opened its doors in 1991, Paducah’s fiber arts community is one that began to flourish around 2005 as likeminded creatives, like Aynex Mercado who moved to Paducah with the City’s Artist Relocation Program, began to seek the fellowship of other artists who were working outside the scope of traditional quilt designs.

Out of those early gatherings in Autumn 2005, a community of textile and fiber artists emerged and continues to gather once a month for Potluck and Show and Tell. Other than a Facebook page, there is no formal structure to this organization—no membership, no dues, no mission. The Paducah Fiber Artists (who hail from Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana and Missouri) are woven together by their mutual respect and appreciation for the creative process. Their longevity is the result of an openness to new ideas and concepts, the mentoring of emerging textile artists, and a warm welcome to artists from around the world whose occasional visits bring fresh inspiration and connectivity to the global fiber arts scene.

Over the past 13 years, the Paducah Fiber Artists have showcased a wide variety of textile artforms each month, including wearables, weavings, basketry and much more. “NOW & THEN” showcases the journey, the friendships, the influences, and the individual styles of each of the artists—including the early founders, friends who have moved away, and the regulars and recently arrived artists of today. Whether near or far, now or then, this intertwined and ever evolving network of talented individuals will forever be the “Paducah” Fiber Artists.

Exhibit is curated by Rosemarie Steele.

Quilt: Fractured Moons #2 by Patty Van Dorrin