Promoting the American Quilt
We’re at the end of September and gearing up for the Covered Bridge Festival taking place this October 8 & 9, here in Winterset, Iowa. Every year we haul our big quilted barn from upstairs and set it up for a fun activity. This year we’re making simple ornaments by hand. It was so … Read More
On the first full weekend of October, Winterset hosts the Madison County Covered Bridge Festival to celebrate the arrival of Fall and our famous Covered Bridges. Since 1970, it’s been a weekend chock full of festivities including craft booths, wagon rides, a spelling bee, bridge tours, and live music. Since the Iowa Quilt Museum … Read More
It’s August! Summer is so fun at the Iowa Quilt Museum because we get such a variety of guests here. The museum Board President, Randall Parkin, is no longer shocked when I meet people I knew back in Washington or people who know people I know. To date, I randomly met the in-laws of … Read More
We have come to the end of another exhibit Midwest Modern. It’s been so fun having the bright and bold quilts hanging in our gallery and pairing so well with all of the quilts hanging on the covered bridges during the 2022 Airing of the Quilts. There were over 50 modern quilts hanging in … Read More