The National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Kentucky

Eric & I visit  The National Quilt Museum

This Museum is dedicated to Modern Quilts.  The oldest Quilt in the collection was made in 1984.

"Floating" by Fraser Smith appears to be a draped Quilt.

It is made of wood & painted with watercolors.

The sign next to the "Floating" says Please Don't Touch.

Eric and I want to touch this Quilt to confirm what it's made of wood.  We don't.  Eric asks Staff at the front desk about the Wooden Quilt.  We are assured that it is made out of wood and we are advised to look at it from the side.

That is wood.  

Eric & I are amazed.

Fraser Smith is renowned for his work in wood.   Please click on his name and see his creations.

...and Our Flag Was Still There, 2001

Melinda Bula

El Dorado Hills, CA

The National Quilt Museum had 750 Quilts in its Collection.  The Quilts on display rotate throughout the year.  The ones that are not displayed are carefully stored between layers of Acid- Free Paper and stored in a dark, climate-controlled vault.

One Gallery has an exhibit

of individual Quilt Blocks.

Diva Challenge:

Josephine Baker, 2007 

Dorris McMannis

Saint Louis, MO

We are in awe of the art we see here.  This post will feature a small number from the current display.

People make tiny, intricate

Quilts for Doll Furniture.

I looked down at my large hands and large fingers. I know that I couldn't ever do anything like this.

Silk Road Sampler, 2016

Melissa Sobotka

Richardson, Texas

Melissa is here at the Museum today to teach a class.  

Adventure Awaits, 2012

Sue McCarty

Roy, Utah

Bilbo Baggins & Gandolf

Gollum

Thranduil, The Elf King

Every April the National Quilt Museum hosts its big Quilt Show.  Five Quilts from the Show are chosen to add to the Collection.  

The next Gallery features Cynthia England's Quilts.

Amanda's Harry Potter Quilt, 2015

Cynthia England

Canyon Lake, TX

Reflections of Cape Town, 2016

Cynthia England

Canyon Lake, TX

Show Time, 2018

Cynthia England

Canyon, TX

The next Gallery features Susan Carlson's works.

Tickled Pink, 2005

Susan Carlson

Harpswell, ME

Earthshine, 2022

Susan Carlson

Harpswell, ME

Wilfrieda, 2024

Sue Carlson

Harpswell, ME

This Quilt is a lace collage.

Earth Stories: Copper, 2016

Brigitte Kopp

Kasel Golzig, Brandenberg, Germany

Dusk, 2018

Collen Wise

Pullyap, Washington

Life on Levels, 1995

Therese May

San Jose, CA

Self-taught Quilter, Joseph "Sunshine Joe" Mallard uses found materials, including neckties in his art.

Spread Love.  Defeat Hate

The Other Side Of The American Dream

SEE WHAT IS IN ME!  FEEL LIFE IN ME!

Bloom, 2023

Irene Rodderick

Austin, TX

If you are planning a trip to this region, give yourself time to admire the Modern Quilts at the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Kentucky.