Iowa QuiltScape for April 26, 2021

Virtual Iowa Quiltscape: Marie Webster

Tuesday, April 27th, at Twelve CST via Zoom

Tomorrow will be our last Virtual Iowa Quiltscape for awhile. We’ve so enjoyed spending time with you on Tuesdays and are grateful for all of the wonderful artists and historians who have joined our program over the past several months. We’re not going away from virtual content entirely, and we’ll let you know when we plan to be online again!

On April 27th, Phyllis Schrag, a resident of Ames, Iowa, will share a program on the quilts of Marie Webster.

An influential quilt designer of the early 1900s, Marie Webster was the first person to write a history of quilts, and she was also an astute businesswoman. Her floral appliqué designs, created at the height of the Arts and Crafts movement, are still widely appreciated and imitated today.

In recognition of her pioneering work, Marie Webster was inducted into The Quilters Hall of Fame in 1991. A most modest woman, she did not seek fame for herself. Her legacy, as she would have wished, is inspiring others to create quilts, to appreciate quilting as an art form, and to preserve this heritage for the future. She would have been delighted to know that her home would one day become The Quilters Hall of Fame.

by Katherine Webster Dwight and Rosalind Webster Perry, https://quiltershalloffame.net/marie-webster/

To Join the Zoom meeting, click on the following link, or type the Meeting ID into Zoom:
https://zoom.us/j/94395735155
Meeting ID: 943 9573 5155


Peppermint Pinwheels with Sujata Shah

Saturday • May 8 • 11:00am CDT
Online Class with in-person option
$60 registration fee (optional book purchase)

This folk art appliqué flowers-inspired quilt, Peppermint Pinwheel, is perfect for spring or summer projects—and specially coordinated with our current exhibit, A Quilted Garden. Join the Iowa Quilt Museum and Sujata Shah and create a whimsical version for yourself.

The class will take place via Zoom on Saturday, May 8th, beginning at 11:00am Central Daylight Time and last approximately four hours. The class fee is $60. A limited number of seats are available at the Iowa Quilt Museum where the class will be shown via video screen, and workspace will be provided. Participants choosing to join us at the Iowa Quilt Museum will need their own sewing machine and tools, and will need to be able to climb two flights of stairs. Someone will be available to help carry machines, etc. up the stairs.


Virtual Gallery Tour Admission

We sincerely hope that you’ll be able to visit us at the Iowa Quilt Museum to see our current exhibit of botanical beauties. If, however, you’re not ready to travel, or if you’re just too far away, you can take advantage of our Virtual Gallery Tour Admission.

The virtual gallery tour video features high resolution photos of each quilt accompanied by narration of the exhibit descriptions. The video is available for purchase in our online store for $6, the price of single in-person admission. Just like in-person admission to the museum, this is intended as a ‘single person’ purchase except that you can view it as many times as you want!

If you would like to discuss the possibility of a guild or group presentation, please contact us at: director@IowaQuiltMuseum.org

You will receive an email from the Iowa Quilt Museum within two business days of your purchase with instructions for accessing the private video.

If you are an Annual Member of the Iowa Quilt Museum, you can receive a complimentary copy of the virtual gallery walk in lieu of your free admission to this exhibit. Simply email us to request that: director@IowaQuiltMuseum.org.


Madison County Airing of the Quilts

There’s nothing quite like the sight of a patchwork quilt gently waving in a spring breeze as it airs on your clothesline. This was the inspiration for the annual Madison County Airing of the Quilts, a community-wide colorfest celebrating the history, tradition , and artistry of quilting in Iowa.

Hundreds of quilts will hang in dozens of locations around historic and picturesque locations around Winterset and Madison County, Iowa. These locations include the famous covered bridges, the grand 1870s courthouse, the Winterset City Park, which recently received designation on the National Registry of Historic Places, and the Madison County Historical Complex, just to name a few. The celebration will also include a Quilt Walk through one of Winterset’s historic neighborhoods where quilts are artfully displayed on porch rails, patios, front stoops and other outdoor areas.

There’s so much to share about this one-of-a-kind event, that we’ve dedicated a whole page to it on our website. Pop over there now and learn more!


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2 Responses

  1. Pamela Taylor
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    Hi – I left a voice mail message. My question is about the Peppermint Pinwheels quilt blocks. Are they pieced or appliqué? Thank you.

    Pam Taylor

  2. Diana L Birkenholtz
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    Thank you I have so enjoyed each one of the weekly interviews on Youtube since I work during the day and cannot always listen at the time.

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