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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12marAll Day08junSew Many Quilts: Celebrating 30 Years of The National Quilt Museum!
On the day the museum opened in 1991, the entire collection included 85 quilts that were on loan from the founders, Bill and Meredith Schroeder. Over time, the collection has
On the day the museum opened in 1991, the entire collection included 85 quilts that were on loan from the founders, Bill and Meredith Schroeder. Over time, the collection has expanded both in quantity and diversity and today the museum’s collection exceeds 600 works of art and continues to grow.
This exhibition, of collection quilts representing 30 years, celebrates the significant impact of The National Quilt Museum on the quilting and arts community since its founding.
March 12 (Friday) - June 8 (Tuesday)
26marAll Day01junPattern Fusion by Arturo Alonzo Sandoval
Pattern Fusion explores quilt motifs using recycled materials for the vertical and horizontal elements. Repurposed 35 mm microfilm has an innate graphic pattern created by the microfilm text and photos.
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Pattern Fusion explores quilt motifs using recycled materials for the vertical and horizontal elements. Repurposed 35 mm microfilm has an innate graphic pattern created by the microfilm text and photos. The addition of various colored Mylar, machine stitching, embroidery, and layers of netting creates several fused patterns when these materials are joined together by interlacing. Some of the results are subtle and others bold.
Whether using a floor loom, sewing machine, interlacing, or simply combining recycled or new materials in collage or assemblage processes, Sandoval pursues the cutting edge in his chosen art medium.
March 26 (Friday) - June 1 (Tuesday)
09aprAll Day27julModern Quilt Guild Retrospective
Modern quilting has existed in many forms for much of the 20th century. It wasn't until the 2000's that quilts with a modern aesthetic, the use of bold colors and
Modern quilting has existed in many forms for much of the 20th century. It wasn’t until the 2000’s that quilts with a modern aesthetic, the use of bold colors and prints, high contrast and graphic areas of solid color, improvisational piecing, minimalism, expansive negative space, and alternate grid work began to appear in greater numbers and quilters began to describe themselves as modern.
This exhibition is a collection of quilts made by members of The Modern Quilt Guild over the first ten years of the organization.
April 9 (Friday) - July 27 (Tuesday)
04junAll Day10augBaltimore Goes Modern by Cathy Erickson
In order to combine her love of history, genealogy, and quilting, Cathy started work on a series called “Baltimore Goes Modern.” This series uses blocks commonly found on album
In order to combine her love of history, genealogy, and quilting, Cathy started work on a series called “Baltimore Goes Modern.” This series uses blocks commonly found on album quilts and transforms them with a modern twist.Block size, quilt design, fabric colors, quilting, and block deconstruction are the main tools that Cathy uses to give a modern feel to a very traditional block.
June 4 (Friday) - August 10 (Tuesday)
04junAll Day31augQuarantine Quilts: Creativity in the Midst of Chaos
Artists from around the world were challenged to create a new quilt about the virus, life during quarantine, or simply how they preserved their sanity during these uncertain times.
Artists from around the world were challenged to create a new quilt about the virus, life during quarantine, or simply how they preserved their sanity during these uncertain times. This exhibition features 30 quilts selected by Sandra Sider, Curator of the Texas Quilt Museum and editor of SAQA’s Art Quilt Quarterly.
June 4 (Friday) - August 31 (Tuesday)
11junAll Day14sepStone Portraits & Sacred Stonescapes by Denise Labadie
Denise makes contemporary art quilt portraits of very non-contemporary structures: megalithic Celtic stones and monoliths, and more recent (but still centuries old) monastic ruins. These stonescapes–stone circles, standing stones, dolmens,
Denise makes contemporary art quilt portraits of very non-contemporary structures: megalithic Celtic stones and monoliths, and more recent (but still centuries old) monastic ruins.
These stonescapes–stone circles, standing stones, dolmens, burial tombs, abandoned churches, forgotten cemeteries, and lost-in-history portals and passageways –embody both immense timelessness and physical presence while evoking emotional remembrances of human pasts largely forgotten.
June 11 (Friday) - September 14 (Tuesday)
June
22jun9:30 am12:00 pmQuilt Camp 2021: Beginner I
Campers will learn a variety of quilting skills and techniques in each session. Beginner quilters focus on machine piecing, ironing, and the process of quilting. Intermediate & Advanced campers will
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Campers will learn a variety of quilting skills and techniques in each session. Beginner quilters focus on machine piecing, ironing, and the process of quilting. Intermediate & Advanced campers will expand their basic skills to include rotary cutting, machine quilting, and binding. Each day campers will explore the exhibits in the museum galleries.
Registration is open!
Cost: $45 per camper
Registration & fees due by Friday, June 4, 2021. Registration fees are non-refundable.
Beginner I: Ages 7 -10
Tuesday, June 22 – Thursday, June 24, 2021 9:30 am – Noon
Beginner II: Ages 11-17
Tuesday, June 22 – Thursday, June 24, 2021 2:00 – 4:30 pm
Intermediate: Ages 11-17
Monday, June 28 – Thursday, July 1, 2021 9:30 am – Noon
Prerequisite: minimum 2 years of Beginner Camp
Advanced: Ages 13-17
Monday, June 28 – Thursday, July 1, 2021 2:00 – 4:30 PM
Prerequisite: minimum 2 years of Intermediate Camp
(Tuesday) 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
22jun2:00 pm4:30 pmQuilt Camp 2021: Beginner II
Campers will learn a variety of quilting skills and techniques in each session. Beginner quilters focus on machine piecing, ironing, and the process of quilting. Intermediate & Advanced campers will
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Campers will learn a variety of quilting skills and techniques in each session. Beginner quilters focus on machine piecing, ironing, and the process of quilting. Intermediate & Advanced campers will expand their basic skills to include rotary cutting, machine quilting, and binding. Each day campers will explore the exhibits in the museum galleries.
Registration is open!
Cost: $45 per camper
Registration & fees due by Friday, June 4, 2021. Registration fees are non-refundable.
Beginner I: Ages 7 -10
Tuesday, June 22 – Thursday, June 24, 2021 9:30 am – Noon
Beginner II: Ages 11-17
Tuesday, June 22 – Thursday, June 24, 2021 2:00 – 4:30 pm
Intermediate: Ages 11-17
Monday, June 28 – Thursday, July 1, 2021 9:30 am – Noon
Prerequisite: minimum 2 years of Beginner Camp
Advanced: Ages 13-17
Monday, June 28 – Thursday, July 1, 2021 2:00 – 4:30 PM
Prerequisite: minimum 2 years of Intermediate Camp
(Tuesday) 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
23jun9:30 am12:00 pmQuilt Camp 2021: Beginner I
Campers will learn a variety of quilting skills and techniques in each session. Beginner quilters focus on machine piecing, ironing, and the process of quilting. Intermediate & Advanced campers will
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Campers will learn a variety of quilting skills and techniques in each session. Beginner quilters focus on machine piecing, ironing, and the process of quilting. Intermediate & Advanced campers will expand their basic skills to include rotary cutting, machine quilting, and binding. Each day campers will explore the exhibits in the museum galleries.
Registration is open!
Cost: $45 per camper
Registration & fees due by Friday, June 4, 2021. Registration fees are non-refundable.
Beginner I: Ages 7 -10
Tuesday, June 22 – Thursday, June 24, 2021 9:30 am – Noon
Beginner II: Ages 11-17
Tuesday, June 22 – Thursday, June 24, 2021 2:00 – 4:30 pm
Intermediate: Ages 11-17
Monday, June 28 – Thursday, July 1, 2021 9:30 am – Noon
Prerequisite: minimum 2 years of Beginner Camp
Advanced: Ages 13-17
Monday, June 28 – Thursday, July 1, 2021 2:00 – 4:30 PM
Prerequisite: minimum 2 years of Intermediate Camp
(Wednesday) 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
23jun2:00 pm4:30 pmQuilt Camp 2021: Beginner II
Campers will learn a variety of quilting skills and techniques in each session. Beginner quilters focus on machine piecing, ironing, and the process of quilting. Intermediate & Advanced campers will
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Campers will learn a variety of quilting skills and techniques in each session. Beginner quilters focus on machine piecing, ironing, and the process of quilting. Intermediate & Advanced campers will expand their basic skills to include rotary cutting, machine quilting, and binding. Each day campers will explore the exhibits in the museum galleries.
Registration is open!
Cost: $45 per camper
Registration & fees due by Friday, June 4, 2021. Registration fees are non-refundable.
Beginner I: Ages 7 -10
Tuesday, June 22 – Thursday, June 24, 2021 9:30 am – Noon
Beginner II: Ages 11-17
Tuesday, June 22 – Thursday, June 24, 2021 2:00 – 4:30 pm
Intermediate: Ages 11-17
Monday, June 28 – Thursday, July 1, 2021 9:30 am – Noon
Prerequisite: minimum 2 years of Beginner Camp
Advanced: Ages 13-17
Monday, June 28 – Thursday, July 1, 2021 2:00 – 4:30 PM
Prerequisite: minimum 2 years of Intermediate Camp
(Wednesday) 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
24jun9:30 am12:00 pmQuilt Camp 2021: Beginner I
Campers will learn a variety of quilting skills and techniques in each session. Beginner quilters focus on machine piecing, ironing, and the process of quilting. Intermediate & Advanced campers will
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Campers will learn a variety of quilting skills and techniques in each session. Beginner quilters focus on machine piecing, ironing, and the process of quilting. Intermediate & Advanced campers will expand their basic skills to include rotary cutting, machine quilting, and binding. Each day campers will explore the exhibits in the museum galleries.
Registration is open!
Cost: $45 per camper
Registration & fees due by Friday, June 4, 2021. Registration fees are non-refundable.
Beginner I: Ages 7 -10
Tuesday, June 22 – Thursday, June 24, 2021 9:30 am – Noon
Beginner II: Ages 11-17
Tuesday, June 22 – Thursday, June 24, 2021 2:00 – 4:30 pm
Intermediate: Ages 11-17
Monday, June 28 – Thursday, July 1, 2021 9:30 am – Noon
Prerequisite: minimum 2 years of Beginner Camp
Advanced: Ages 13-17
Monday, June 28 – Thursday, July 1, 2021 2:00 – 4:30 PM
Prerequisite: minimum 2 years of Intermediate Camp
(Thursday) 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
24jun2:00 pm4:30 pmQuilt Camp 2021: Beginner II
Campers will learn a variety of quilting skills and techniques in each session. Beginner quilters focus on machine piecing, ironing, and the process of quilting. Intermediate & Advanced campers will
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Campers will learn a variety of quilting skills and techniques in each session. Beginner quilters focus on machine piecing, ironing, and the process of quilting. Intermediate & Advanced campers will expand their basic skills to include rotary cutting, machine quilting, and binding. Each day campers will explore the exhibits in the museum galleries.
Registration is open!
Cost: $45 per camper
Registration & fees due by Friday, June 4, 2021. Registration fees are non-refundable.
Beginner I: Ages 7 -10
Tuesday, June 22 – Thursday, June 24, 2021 9:30 am – Noon
Beginner II: Ages 11-17
Tuesday, June 22 – Thursday, June 24, 2021 2:00 – 4:30 pm
Intermediate: Ages 11-17
Monday, June 28 – Thursday, July 1, 2021 9:30 am – Noon
Prerequisite: minimum 2 years of Beginner Camp
Advanced: Ages 13-17
Monday, June 28 – Thursday, July 1, 2021 2:00 – 4:30 PM
Prerequisite: minimum 2 years of Intermediate Camp
(Thursday) 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
28jun9:30 am12:00 pmQuilt Camp 2021: Intermediate
Campers will learn a variety of quilting skills and techniques in each session. Beginner quilters focus on machine piecing, ironing, and the process of quilting. Intermediate & Advanced campers will
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Campers will learn a variety of quilting skills and techniques in each session. Beginner quilters focus on machine piecing, ironing, and the process of quilting. Intermediate & Advanced campers will expand their basic skills to include rotary cutting, machine quilting, and binding. Each day campers will explore the exhibits in the museum galleries.
Registration is open!
Cost: $45 per camper
Registration & fees due by Friday, June 4, 2021. Registration fees are non-refundable.
Beginner I: Ages 7 -10
Tuesday, June 22 – Thursday, June 24, 2021 9:30 am – Noon
Beginner II: Ages 11-17
Tuesday, June 22 – Thursday, June 24, 2021 2:00 – 4:30 pm
Intermediate: Ages 11-17
Monday, June 28 – Thursday, July 1, 2021 9:30 am – Noon
Prerequisite: minimum 2 years of Beginner Camp
Advanced: Ages 13-17
Monday, June 28 – Thursday, July 1, 2021 2:00 – 4:30 PM
Prerequisite: minimum 2 years of Intermediate Camp
(Monday) 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
28jun2:00 pm4:30 pmQuilt Camp 2021: Advanced
Campers will learn a variety of quilting skills and techniques in each session. Beginner quilters focus on machine piecing, ironing, and the process of quilting. Intermediate & Advanced campers will
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Campers will learn a variety of quilting skills and techniques in each session. Beginner quilters focus on machine piecing, ironing, and the process of quilting. Intermediate & Advanced campers will expand their basic skills to include rotary cutting, machine quilting, and binding. Each day campers will explore the exhibits in the museum galleries.
Registration is open!
Cost: $45 per camper
Registration & fees due by Friday, June 4, 2021. Registration fees are non-refundable.
Beginner I: Ages 7 -10
Tuesday, June 22 – Thursday, June 24, 2021 9:30 am – Noon
Beginner II: Ages 11-17
Tuesday, June 22 – Thursday, June 24, 2021 2:00 – 4:30 pm
Intermediate: Ages 11-17
Monday, June 28 – Thursday, July 1, 2021 9:30 am – Noon
Prerequisite: minimum 2 years of Beginner Camp
Advanced: Ages 13-17
Monday, June 28 – Thursday, July 1, 2021 2:00 – 4:30 PM
Prerequisite: minimum 2 years of Intermediate Camp
(Monday) 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
29jun9:30 am12:00 pmQuilt Camp 2021: Intermediate
Campers will learn a variety of quilting skills and techniques in each session. Beginner quilters focus on machine piecing, ironing, and the process of quilting. Intermediate & Advanced campers will
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Campers will learn a variety of quilting skills and techniques in each session. Beginner quilters focus on machine piecing, ironing, and the process of quilting. Intermediate & Advanced campers will expand their basic skills to include rotary cutting, machine quilting, and binding. Each day campers will explore the exhibits in the museum galleries.
Registration is open!
Cost: $45 per camper
Registration & fees due by Friday, June 4, 2021. Registration fees are non-refundable.
Beginner I: Ages 7 -10
Tuesday, June 22 – Thursday, June 24, 2021 9:30 am – Noon
Beginner II: Ages 11-17
Tuesday, June 22 – Thursday, June 24, 2021 2:00 – 4:30 pm
Intermediate: Ages 11-17
Monday, June 28 – Thursday, July 1, 2021 9:30 am – Noon
Prerequisite: minimum 2 years of Beginner Camp
Advanced: Ages 13-17
Monday, June 28 – Thursday, July 1, 2021 2:00 – 4:30 PM
Prerequisite: minimum 2 years of Intermediate Camp
(Tuesday) 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
29jun2:00 pm4:30 pmQuilt Camp 2021: Advanced
Campers will learn a variety of quilting skills and techniques in each session. Beginner quilters focus on machine piecing, ironing, and the process of quilting. Intermediate & Advanced campers will
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Campers will learn a variety of quilting skills and techniques in each session. Beginner quilters focus on machine piecing, ironing, and the process of quilting. Intermediate & Advanced campers will expand their basic skills to include rotary cutting, machine quilting, and binding. Each day campers will explore the exhibits in the museum galleries.
Registration is open!
Cost: $45 per camper
Registration & fees due by Friday, June 4, 2021. Registration fees are non-refundable.
Beginner I: Ages 7 -10
Tuesday, June 22 – Thursday, June 24, 2021 9:30 am – Noon
Beginner II: Ages 11-17
Tuesday, June 22 – Thursday, June 24, 2021 2:00 – 4:30 pm
Intermediate: Ages 11-17
Monday, June 28 – Thursday, July 1, 2021 9:30 am – Noon
Prerequisite: minimum 2 years of Beginner Camp
Advanced: Ages 13-17
Monday, June 28 – Thursday, July 1, 2021 2:00 – 4:30 PM
Prerequisite: minimum 2 years of Intermediate Camp
(Tuesday) 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
30jun9:30 am12:00 pmQuilt Camp 2021: Intermediate
Campers will learn a variety of quilting skills and techniques in each session. Beginner quilters focus on machine piecing, ironing, and the process of quilting. Intermediate & Advanced campers will
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Campers will learn a variety of quilting skills and techniques in each session. Beginner quilters focus on machine piecing, ironing, and the process of quilting. Intermediate & Advanced campers will expand their basic skills to include rotary cutting, machine quilting, and binding. Each day campers will explore the exhibits in the museum galleries.
Registration is open!
Cost: $45 per camper
Registration & fees due by Friday, June 4, 2021. Registration fees are non-refundable.
Beginner I: Ages 7 -10
Tuesday, June 22 – Thursday, June 24, 2021 9:30 am – Noon
Beginner II: Ages 11-17
Tuesday, June 22 – Thursday, June 24, 2021 2:00 – 4:30 pm
Intermediate: Ages 11-17
Monday, June 28 – Thursday, July 1, 2021 9:30 am – Noon
Prerequisite: minimum 2 years of Beginner Camp
Advanced: Ages 13-17
Monday, June 28 – Thursday, July 1, 2021 2:00 – 4:30 PM
Prerequisite: minimum 2 years of Intermediate Camp
(Wednesday) 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
30jun2:00 pm4:30 pmQuilt Camp 2021: Advanced
Campers will learn a variety of quilting skills and techniques in each session. Beginner quilters focus on machine piecing, ironing, and the process of quilting. Intermediate & Advanced campers will
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Campers will learn a variety of quilting skills and techniques in each session. Beginner quilters focus on machine piecing, ironing, and the process of quilting. Intermediate & Advanced campers will expand their basic skills to include rotary cutting, machine quilting, and binding. Each day campers will explore the exhibits in the museum galleries.
Registration is open!
Cost: $45 per camper
Registration & fees due by Friday, June 4, 2021. Registration fees are non-refundable.
Beginner I: Ages 7 -10
Tuesday, June 22 – Thursday, June 24, 2021 9:30 am – Noon
Beginner II: Ages 11-17
Tuesday, June 22 – Thursday, June 24, 2021 2:00 – 4:30 pm
Intermediate: Ages 11-17
Monday, June 28 – Thursday, July 1, 2021 9:30 am – Noon
Prerequisite: minimum 2 years of Beginner Camp
Advanced: Ages 13-17
Monday, June 28 – Thursday, July 1, 2021 2:00 – 4:30 PM
Prerequisite: minimum 2 years of Intermediate Camp
(Wednesday) 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
July
01jul9:30 am12:00 pmQuilt Camp 2021: Intermediate
Campers will learn a variety of quilting skills and techniques in each session. Beginner quilters focus on machine piecing, ironing, and the process of quilting. Intermediate & Advanced campers will
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Campers will learn a variety of quilting skills and techniques in each session. Beginner quilters focus on machine piecing, ironing, and the process of quilting. Intermediate & Advanced campers will expand their basic skills to include rotary cutting, machine quilting, and binding. Each day campers will explore the exhibits in the museum galleries.
Registration is open!
Cost: $45 per camper
Registration & fees due by Friday, June 4, 2021. Registration fees are non-refundable.
Beginner I: Ages 7 -10
Tuesday, June 22 – Thursday, June 24, 2021 9:30 am – Noon
Beginner II: Ages 11-17
Tuesday, June 22 – Thursday, June 24, 2021 2:00 – 4:30 pm
Intermediate: Ages 11-17
Monday, June 28 – Thursday, July 1, 2021 9:30 am – Noon
Prerequisite: minimum 2 years of Beginner Camp
Advanced: Ages 13-17
Monday, June 28 – Thursday, July 1, 2021 2:00 – 4:30 PM
Prerequisite: minimum 2 years of Intermediate Camp
(Thursday) 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
01jul2:00 pm4:30 pmQuilt Camp 2021: Advanced
Campers will learn a variety of quilting skills and techniques in each session. Beginner quilters focus on machine piecing, ironing, and the process of quilting. Intermediate & Advanced campers will
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Campers will learn a variety of quilting skills and techniques in each session. Beginner quilters focus on machine piecing, ironing, and the process of quilting. Intermediate & Advanced campers will expand their basic skills to include rotary cutting, machine quilting, and binding. Each day campers will explore the exhibits in the museum galleries.
Registration is open!
Cost: $45 per camper
Registration & fees due by Friday, June 4, 2021. Registration fees are non-refundable.
Beginner I: Ages 7 -10
Tuesday, June 22 – Thursday, June 24, 2021 9:30 am – Noon
Beginner II: Ages 11-17
Tuesday, June 22 – Thursday, June 24, 2021 2:00 – 4:30 pm
Intermediate: Ages 11-17
Monday, June 28 – Thursday, July 1, 2021 9:30 am – Noon
Prerequisite: minimum 2 years of Beginner Camp
Advanced: Ages 13-17
Monday, June 28 – Thursday, July 1, 2021 2:00 – 4:30 PM
Prerequisite: minimum 2 years of Intermediate Camp
(Thursday) 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
06jul2:30 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
For questions, please call the museum at 270-442-8856 or fill out the form below.
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