Antique Quilt Exhibits: Summer & Fall 2018

Connecticut, Milford
Milford Historical Society. Threads of Milford History: Quilts from 1830 to 1990. 20 quilts ranging from the 1830s to the 1990. Opens on weekends through October 7, 2018.
http://www.milfordhistoricalsociety.org/






Indiana, Marion
Quilters Hall of Fame. Enrolled Upon the Bed: 200 years of American Name-inscribed Quilts from the collection of Xenia Cord. July 31 - October 6, 2018.
It's an Honor to Honor the Honorees! Exhibit showcasing living honorees. Through July 28.
https://quiltershalloffame.net/exhibitions/

Kansas, Montezuma
Stauth Memorial Museum. To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions, exhibit from Michigan State University. July 7 - September 30, 2018.
http://stauthmemorialmuseum.org/



Kentucky, Bowling Green
Western Kentucky University Museum. Kaleidoscope. Thirty quilts from the collection. Through December, 2018.


Kentucky, Paducah
National Quilt Museum. Kansas City Star Quilts from Edie McGinnis's collection. September 7 – December 4, 2018
https://quiltmuseum.org/visit/

Maine, Augusta
Maine Quilt Show. The antique exhibit is All in the Family from the New England Quilt Museum. July 26-28, 2018
https://mainequilts.org/event/maine-quilts-2018-41st-quilt-show/

Maryland, Bethesda
The American Quilt Study Group's Annual Seminar is October 3-7, 2018 at the Bethesda Marriott.
https://americanquiltstudygroup.org/seminar/seminar-2018/






Nebraska, Lincoln
International Quilt Study Center & Museum/Quilt House.
https://www.quiltstudy.org/exhibitions
War and Pieced: The Annette Gero Collection of Quilts from Military Fabrics. May 25 -September 16, 2018
Color and Contour: Provencal Quilts and Domestic Objects from Kathryn Berenson's Collection.
Through October 28, 2018

Nebraska, Omaha
Joslyn Museum. Pattern and Purpose: American Quilts from the Shelburne Museum. October 6, 2018 - January 6, 2019.
https://www.joslyn.org/

New Jersey, Morristown
Morris Museum. Stitch by Stitch: Quilts and Coverlets from the Permanent Collection. "Get cozy with the Morris Museum’s expansive collection of quilts and coverlets, many exhibited for the first time." August 30 through December 9, 2018.

http://morrismuseum.org/

Ohio, Columbus
Columbus Museum of Art. Botanical Wonders: Flower Figure Quilts 1850-1950 From The Donna And Rodney Wasserstrom Collection. Showcasing a recent donation. Through July 1, 2018.
https://www.columbusmuseum.org/art/botanical-wonders/

Pennsylvania, Pennsburg
Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center. Perkiomen Valley Quilts, a show of antiques from the collection and contemporary versions of the split nine patch. Through November 16, 2018.
http://schwenkfelder.com/

Texas, LaGrange
Comfort and Glory Two Centuries of American Quilts from the Briscoe Center June 28-September 30, 2018
http://www.texasquiltmuseum.org/

Vermont, Marshfield
Marshfield School of Weaving. The Textile History Forum. July 27-29, 2018.
http://thistlehillweavers.com/

Virginia, Harrisonburg
Virginia Quilt Museum. Treasures From the Vault: New Acquisitions. Through September 8, 2018.
http://www.vaquiltmuseum.org/


Virginia, Williamsburg
Colonial Williamsburg, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum
Printed Fashions: Textiles for Clothing and the Home, 1700-1820 includes a few quilts (one with a John Hewson panel) and a lot of early fabric. Through 2018
A Century of African-American Quilts features twelve quilts from the collection dating from 1875. Through June 24, 2018.
https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.com/do/art-museums/rockefeller-museum/century-of-quilts/


Europe

Prangins, Switzerland. Swiss National Museum. Chintz: How a Fabric Changed the World. Through October 14, 2018.
https://www.nationalmuseum.ch/e/microsites/2018/Prangins/Indiennes.php