Calling all quilts and the people who love them: find out more about your quilted treasure! Help us save the stories in the stitches by bringing your precious family heirlooms (or modern creations) to the Quilt Documentation Day, hosted at the Center for Design and Material Culture in collaboration with the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts.
Trained volunteers from the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts will tell you when and how your quilt was made, and give suggestions on proper care and storage. They will record the history of the quilt, create a detailed description, take a digital image, and archive this information in the Quilt Index, an online database where information about and images of your quilt can be accessed and studied for years to come.
During the documentation event, WMQFA volunteers will help you fill out a detailed form. You may already have some information about your quilt; please bring this along to the Quilt Documentation Day.
Register for a Quilt Viewing Appointment on the WMQFA website!
All visitors (even those without Quilt Viewing Appointments) are welcome to attend Quilt Documentation Day, view the exhibits, register for curator tours, and join drop-in behind-the-scenes tours.
Sign up for curator-led tours of the exhibitions Parallel Lines: Quilts and the American Landscape and Find Your Quilt. Additional drop-in Behind-the-Scenes tours will be offered at 11.30am, 1pm, and 3.30pm, offering visitors the chance to see the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection workspaces.
