As an exhibit-only quilt museum, we install new exhibits four times a year. Here the upcoming exhibits we’ve planned at this time, and be sure to check back as we continue to plan for the future.
Rebound, Renew, Reimagine
December 2, 2025 – April 5, 2026
Manhattan Quilters Guild
The Manhattan Quilters Guild presents an exhibition of new work that reflects on life beyond the pandemic. This project grew out of a shared desire to acknowledge the challenges of Covid while celebrating the renewed energy, connections, and activities that once felt out of reach. For this show, each artist has created a quilt inspired by a single word beginning with “re”—a creative thread tying the collection together.
Founded in 1980 when a handful of strangers answered an ad in Quilter’s Newsletter Magazine, the Manhattan Quilters Guild has grown into a dynamic community of professional artists with an international presence. Today, its members include designers, curators, educators, writers, mentors, and entrepreneurs. While their roots are in traditional quilt making, their work often stretches beyond the quilt itself, exploring contemporary directions in fiber art.
In Flanders Field The Poppies Grow
April 7, 2026 – July 5, 2026
Cherrywoor Poppy Quilt Challenge & Quilts of Valor
Inspired by John McCrae’s timeless World War I poem In Flanders Fields, this powerful exhibit honors both remembrance and service. Visitors will experience the full impact of the Cherrywood Poppy Quilt Challenge, with all 225 quilts selected for this project—an extraordinary opportunity, as it is rare to see the entire collection displayed together.
Adding to the significance, the exhibit will feature several Quilts of Valor, created to comfort and honor veterans and service members. Winterset is proud to be the national headquarters of the Quilts of Valor Foundation, making this pairing especially meaningful. The Quilts of Valor motto, “Covering service members and veterans touched by war with comforting and healing Quilts of Valor,” will be displayed alongside the poem, deepening the connection between art, memory, and gratitude.
This exhibit offers a rare and moving look at how quilts carry stories of sacrifice, healing, and hope.