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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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

This workshop will cover key concepts of making a collage portrait from a photo including light, shadow, value, shapes, color, fabric choices, assembly, quilting techniques, and photo manipulation. Students will select a pattern from the instructor to make their portrait quilt and learn all the steps to turn a photo into a portrait using photo manipulation software. Students will learn how to use fabric values to aide in producing pictorial quilts with a wow factor. Then they will learn a variety of techniques to sew the raw edge portraits including: non-traditional trapunto, non-traditional thread painting and other concepts and tools. By the third day, students will take their own 8 ½” x 11” portrait photos and make a pattern, creating their own unique portrait collage projects.

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.