During Quilt Week, Mary Fons takes a moment to "fan girl" over finally getting to see "Corona II: Solar Eclipse" by Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry in person! Mary visitied the museum with Quiltfolk magazine to learn more about our youth education programs. Her mother, Maryanne Fons, has a quilt in the museum's collection.
Mary Fons is a writer, quilter, editor and lecturer with experience creating original content across a variety of media.
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06marAll Day07julSAQA: Musica!
This juried exhibition by the Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA), created for The National Quilt Museum, depicts the emotion, energy, and enjoyment of music through fiber art.
This juried exhibition by the Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA), created for The National Quilt Museum, depicts the emotion, energy, and enjoyment of music
through fiber art.
March 6 (Friday) - July 7 (Tuesday)
215 Jefferson Street, Paducah, Kentucky
13marAll Day12mayThe Whole is Greater than the Sum of its Parts by Cassandra Beaver
This collection of modern quilts, constructed by Cassandra between 2014 and today, encompasses a variety of aesthetics and techniques including use of negative space, minimalism, modern traditionalism, and improvisation.
This collection of modern quilts, constructed by Cassandra between 2014 and today, encompasses a variety of aesthetics and techniques including use of negative space, minimalism, modern traditionalism, and improvisation.
March 13 (Friday) - May 12 (Tuesday)
215 Jefferson Street, Paducah, Kentucky
03aprAll Day09junDeeds Not WordsCelebrating 100 Years of Women Suffrage
29 award-winning textile artists from across the United States each crafted a quilt celebrating women’s suffrage. These dazzlingly varied, sometimes troubling, always inspiring artworks reflect the long and continuing fight
29 award-winning textile artists from across the United States each crafted a quilt celebrating women’s suffrage. These dazzlingly varied, sometimes troubling, always inspiring artworks reflect the long and continuing fight for equal rights for all.
Sandra Sider (Texas Quilt Museum), and Pam Weeks (New England Quilt Museum), are the co-curators for this exhibition.
April 3 (Friday) - June 9 (Tuesday)
215 Jefferson Street, Paducah, Kentucky
April
07apr2:30 pm4:30 pmJunior QuiltersYouth Education
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
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.
(Tuesday) 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm CST
The National Quilt Museum Classroom
215 Jefferson Street, Paducah, Kentucky
May
01may12:00 pm12:00 pmBOTM New Pattern ReleaseBlock of the Month Club
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.
(Friday) 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm CST
BOTM Facebook Group
05may2:30 pm4:30 pmJunior QuiltersYouth Education
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
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.
(Tuesday) 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm CST
The National Quilt Museum Classroom
215 Jefferson Street, Paducah, Kentucky
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