Here's the thing. I've been to scores of Quilt Shows, I've seen wonderful Quilt Exhibits, with beautiful elaborate quilts. But this was a different experience.
There are no words I can write that will convey the feeling of this place...
It felt more like a Quilt Church than a Quilt Show...
So -- I'm just going to show you pictures....
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| The most valuable and fragile quilts are kept flat, and stored in this climate controlled room, on these pull out shelves... |
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| White silk. 175 years old. French. All hand stitched... |
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| A stunner. More silk... |
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| it SO looked like machine embroidery...but it's all hand stitched.... |
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| There are newer quilts, too. Some quilts are purchased...some are donated... |
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| This is a famous Crazy Quilt. |
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| The quilter worked on it for 35 years.(I hope NOT to beat her record...) |
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| This is a lithograph of the woman who made the quilt. SHOCKING to me that she could manage this with 1912 technology!! |
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| I will always remember this quilt. |
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| Because it's ALL BUTTONS..!! |
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| GREAT WAY to kick off your birthday week celebration, Rhonda!! Well done... |
Thank you for these posts about The Quilt House. I receive an email for the quilt of the month from there. Learning about so many different quilts lifts my spirit. Because of you a trip here has now been put on my bucket list! Can you tell us a little about the button quilt, please? Thank you! Kathy B
ReplyDeleteIs the same museum that showed Ken Burns' quilts? I was amazed to find out he collected quilts.
ReplyDeleteHOLY MOLY.....who knew. I have never been to Nebraska...but now it's on my BUCKET LIST!!! And I've been bragging about my ONE hand quilted quilt that took my 18 years to finish.....just WOW!
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