Art Appreciation Friday

When I'm an old lady, I think I'll take up quilting. I do some sewing now, crafting, cross-stitching, embroidery, etc., but quilting takes time I really don't have right now. So, when I'm an old lady, I'll quilt.

My maternal Grandmother spent her retirement quilting. I have one which I took out of the press this morning, which is what got me thinking about quilting and making quilts the topic of Art Appreciation day. Head on over to the Museum of the American Quilter's Society and take a good look at the amazing art they have on display there. Also take a look at the Society's website where I found the picture of the quilt above by Jan Hutchison of Sedgwick, Kansas.





The quilt above is called "Camelot", by Judy Garden of Ontario, Canada. Amazing. It won Best in Show and I'm not surprised.


Now wander over to the New England Quilt Museum and check out Happy Birthday America, also known as "Centennial Quilt, 1876", which was made by Mary Haddy of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.





My favorite of their collection is the one above ~ "Album Summer Coverlet" made around 1850 in New York by an unknown quilter.





The town of Shelton, Connecticut, and the Friends of the Library, have a Bicentennial Quilt, above, which will be on display at the New England Quilt Museum until October 22. I'm trying to gather friends to head up to Lowell with me on October 14. Cross your fingers!