Most shows won't let you touch.
Here's a list of shows worth visiting and meetings worth attending through fall 2019.
Belle Mont Mansion, The annual quilt show at this museum: Antique Quilts from the Tennessee River Valley. October 2 - 31, 2019
Arkansas, Little Rock
Old State House Museum. A Piece of My Soul: Quilts by Black Arkansans. Years ago the late Cuesta Benberry curated this exhibit of quilts from the collection, now rehung, up through Fall, 2019.
http://www.oldstatehouse.com/rotating-exhibits/a-piece-of-my-soul
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Hawaiian Quilts: God in Expression. From the Henry and Angela Hite Collection, curator: Elizabeth Akana. Through Aug. 2
Plus Amish and Mennonite Quilts from the Collection. Through July 20, 2019
Connecticut, Hartford
Connecticut Historical Society, Connecticut Quilts, curated by Lynn Z. Bassett.
Opening October 11, 2019
https://chs.org/exhibition/coming-soon-connecticut-quilts/
Iowa, Winterset
Iowa Quilt Museum, Stitched Through Time: A History of Quilting
July 9th – September 29th, 2019
http://iowaquiltmuseum.org/
![]()
Maryland, Baltimore
Maryland Historical Society. In conjunction with the exhibit Hometown Girl: Contemporary Quilts of Mimi Dietrich the museum will show some of its many Baltimore style quilts. Through 2019.
http://www.mdhs.org/museum/exhibitions/upcoming/hometown-girl-contemporary-quilts-mimi-dietrich
![]()
Massachusetts, Lowell
New York, Cherry Valley
Rabbit Goody and her Thistle Hill Weavers Studio is hosting the annual Textile History Forum 2019, July 27 & 28, 2019
https://thistlehillweavers.com/
![]()
New York, Manhattan
American Folk Art Museum, Lincoln Square. Made in New York City: The Business of Folk Art. The famous Honstain quilt is on display.
Through July 28, 2019
![]()
North Carolina, Raleigh
North Carolina Museum of History, QuiltSpeak: Uncovering Women’s Voices Through Quilts
Through March 1, 2020
https://www.ncmuseumofhistory.org/exhibits/quiltspeak
Catalog available for $20 at the museum's shop:
https://www.ncmuseumofhistoryshop.com/
Pennsylvania, Lancaster
Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Decorated and Plain: A Mennonite and Amish Sampler.
Up now till when?
![]()
Pennsylvania, Lewisburg
Packwood House Museum, Pennsylvania Quilts: Made in Union County.
![]()
South Carolina, Charleston
Texas, Lubbock
The Museum at Texas Tech, Cotton and Thrift: Feed Sacks and the Household Fabric of Rural America.
June 25 - December 15, 2019
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/museumttu/exhibitions/2019/CottonandThrift.php
![]()
Vermont, Bennington
![]()
Washington D.C.
DAR Museum. A Piece of Her Mind: Culture and Technology in American Quilts
Through December 31, 2019
https://www.dar.org/museum/exhibitions/upcoming-exhibition
November 15, 2019. “Culture and Technology in American Quilts: A Symposium.”
![]()
Florida, Sarasota
Ringling Museum of Art, The Fabric of India, 140 pieces from London’s Victoria & Albert Museum.
July 7 - October 13, 2019
http://www.ringling.org/events/fabric-india
Ringling Museum of Art, The Fabric of India, 140 pieces from London’s Victoria & Albert Museum.
July 7 - October 13, 2019
http://www.ringling.org/events/fabric-india
Georgia, Atlanta
September 27 -29, 2019. Atlanta Quilt Study Symposium.
Iowa, Winterset
Iowa Quilt Museum, Stitched Through Time: A History of Quilting
July 9th – September 29th, 2019
http://iowaquiltmuseum.org/
Maryland, Baltimore
Maryland Historical Society. In conjunction with the exhibit Hometown Girl: Contemporary Quilts of Mimi Dietrich the museum will show some of its many Baltimore style quilts. Through 2019.
http://www.mdhs.org/museum/exhibitions/upcoming/hometown-girl-contemporary-quilts-mimi-dietrich
Massachusetts, Lowell
New England Quilt Museum. In Praise of Silk: The World's Favorite Fabric in Quilts and Clothing. Through August 4, 2019
And AQSG's 19th Century Basket Quilt Study is up through August 18..
https://www.nequiltmuseum.org/index.html
Missouri, Kansas City
World War I Museum, Color of Memory: Fabric Art of WWI. Through September 2, 2019
https://www.theworldwar.org/explore/exhibitions/current-exhibitions/color-memory-fabric-art-wwi
Minnesota, Minneapolis
And AQSG's 19th Century Basket Quilt Study is up through August 18..
https://www.nequiltmuseum.org/index.html
Missouri, Kansas City
World War I Museum, Color of Memory: Fabric Art of WWI. Through September 2, 2019
https://www.theworldwar.org/explore/exhibitions/current-exhibitions/color-memory-fabric-art-wwi
Minnesota, Minneapolis
MIA Minneapolis Institute of the Arts, The Art of High Style: Minnesota Couture 1880-1914, curated by Linda McShanock & Nicole LaBouff.
Through August 4.
https://new.artsmia.org/stories/new-exhibit-reveals-minnesotas-golden-age-of-fashion-design/?fbclid=IwAR1NgyNyHod3C5Ww1-6VLAkRlDNodbdhNAWqcvBTm92YDiR2B-ZDlx03E-0
![]()
Nebraska, Lincoln
https://new.artsmia.org/stories/new-exhibit-reveals-minnesotas-golden-age-of-fashion-design/?fbclid=IwAR1NgyNyHod3C5Ww1-6VLAkRlDNodbdhNAWqcvBTm92YDiR2B-ZDlx03E-0
International Quilt Study Center & Museum
150 Years of Red & White. Through September 8, 2019. Quilts in Nebraska colors. You have to know Lincoln to know why.
![]()
Wimsy. Through November 30, 2019.
Wimsy. Through November 30, 2019.
Old World Quilts. The earliest quilts in the collection. September 6 - December 11, 2019.
https://www.quiltstudy.org/exhibition/old-world-quilts
https://www.quiltstudy.org/exhibition/old-world-quilts
October 9-13. American Quilt Study Group's Annual Seminar.
New York, Cherry Valley
Rabbit Goody and her Thistle Hill Weavers Studio is hosting the annual Textile History Forum 2019, July 27 & 28, 2019
https://thistlehillweavers.com/
New York, Manhattan
American Folk Art Museum, Lincoln Square. Made in New York City: The Business of Folk Art. The famous Honstain quilt is on display.
Through July 28, 2019
North Carolina Museum of History, QuiltSpeak: Uncovering Women’s Voices Through Quilts
Through March 1, 2020
https://www.ncmuseumofhistory.org/exhibits/quiltspeak
Catalog available for $20 at the museum's shop:
https://www.ncmuseumofhistoryshop.com/
Pennsylvania, Lancaster
Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Decorated and Plain: A Mennonite and Amish Sampler.
Up now till when?
Pennsylvania, Lewisburg
Packwood House Museum, Pennsylvania Quilts: Made in Union County.
Through October 5, 2019
Quilts must be viewed with a guide, 1 pm daily. Other times arranged in advance.
https://packwoodhousemuseum.com/event/packwood-house-museum-quilt-exhibit/?instance_id=1351
![]()
Pennsylvania, Muncy
Muncy Historical Society. American Pride: Eagles & Stars from the Pat & Arlan Christ collection is the 15th annual show. July 19 & 20, 2019Quilts must be viewed with a guide, 1 pm daily. Other times arranged in advance.
https://packwoodhousemuseum.com/event/packwood-house-museum-quilt-exhibit/?instance_id=1351
South Carolina, Charleston
AQS Exhibition. The antique quilt show: From Hands Alone: Selected Quilts from the Collection of Chris Moline. September 15-27, 2019.
http://www.quiltweek.com/locations/charleston/charleston-quilt-exhibits/
http://www.quiltweek.com/locations/charleston/charleston-quilt-exhibits/
Texas, Lubbock
The Museum at Texas Tech, Cotton and Thrift: Feed Sacks and the Household Fabric of Rural America.
June 25 - December 15, 2019
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/museumttu/exhibitions/2019/CottonandThrift.php
The Bennington Museum displays its famous Jane Stickle quilt annually---this year from August 31-October 14, 2019.
https://benningtonmuseum.org/portfolio-items/1863-jane-stickle-quilt/
![]()
Vermont, Essex
Vermont Quilt Festival. The antique exhibit this year: Quilted Treasures of New York, curated by Sharon Waddell.
June 26 - 29, 2019
![]()
Vermont: Shelburne
https://benningtonmuseum.org/portfolio-items/1863-jane-stickle-quilt/
Vermont Quilt Festival. The antique exhibit this year: Quilted Treasures of New York, curated by Sharon Waddell.
June 26 - 29, 2019
Vermont: Shelburne
Shelburne Museum, Ink + Icons: Album Quilts from the Permanent Collection. Nine quilts.
Through October 31, 2019
https://shelburnemuseum.org/exhibition/ink-icons-album-quilts-from-the-permanent-collection/
Virginia, Harrisonburg
Virginia Quilt Museum, Treasures From the Vault: Virginia Stars. Through July 13, 2019
From the Hills and Hollers of West Virginia. July 23– December 14, 2019
www.vaquiltmuseum.org
https://shelburnemuseum.org/exhibition/ink-icons-album-quilts-from-the-permanent-collection/
Virginia, Harrisonburg
Virginia Quilt Museum, Treasures From the Vault: Virginia Stars. Through July 13, 2019
From the Hills and Hollers of West Virginia. July 23– December 14, 2019
www.vaquiltmuseum.org
Washington D.C.
DAR Museum. A Piece of Her Mind: Culture and Technology in American Quilts
Through December 31, 2019
https://www.dar.org/museum/exhibitions/upcoming-exhibition
November 15, 2019. “Culture and Technology in American Quilts: A Symposium.”
National Museum of American History, Everyday Luxury: Silk Quilts from the National Collection. Opens July 30, 2019.