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Ten Years of Beaded Quilts–Thom Atkins

January 11 - March 25, 2012

Thom Atkins has worked in many mediums:  painting, stained glass, clay and bronze sculpture, fabric, landscape, and beads. Having been introduced to beads in the 70’s; he has come back …


Variations on a Theme: Wearables & Quilts

January 11- March 25, 2012

Susanne Staton creates all her Wearable Art vests using one pattern, altered to fit, that has become her “canvas.” Each class, book, and color technique inspiration has found its …


Embroidered Beauties: Old and New

January 11 - March 25, 2012

The first floor of the Gaches Mansion will be covered with Embroidered Beauties:  Old & New, a look at embroidered quilts over the past 200 years. We …


Innovation/ Restoration Quilt Challenge

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Contemporary Art Quilts: Working in a Series

March 28-June 24, 2012

Featuring the work of Carol Taylor. Artist Reception & Lecture April 15.

Workshops: Arc-i-Textures and Senuous Lines


Deep Spaces

March 28-June 24, 2012

Curated by Larkin Van Horn. Artist Reception March 31, 2012; 1-3pm.

At left, Medusa by Betty Busby


Ainu Textiles

June 27-October 7, 2012

“At Play: Japanese Quilts” (featuring works by quilt artists from Japan) and “Ainu Textiles.” The curator for both exhibits is renowned Japanese quilter Miwako Kimura.


At Play: Japanese Quilts

June 27-Oct 7, 2012

“At Play: Japanese Quilts” (featuring works by quilt artists from Japan) and “Ainu Textiles.” The curator for both exhibits is renowned Japanese quilter Miwako Kimura.


2011 Past Exhibits


AWE: Award Winning Entries

October 5 - December 30, 2011

AWE is an exhibit of the outstanding quilts that were juried and judged to be the best of our 2011 Quilt Festival. In …


Together

September 28 - December 31, 2011

Together is a collaborative project between pairs of Canadian artists – one working in fibre and the other in their chosen media. This exhibition has brought together a …


A Quilted Garden, Ann Fahl

October 5 - December 31, 2011


Ann Fahl is a prize winning quilter and author from Racine, WI. Her new book about her cat is “A Black and White …


Spirit of the West

Sept 1 – Oct 2, 2011

 

Spirit of the West Featuring the work of the Association of Pacific West Quilters.

Over thirty APWQ members have been invited to create in fabric their interpretation of the phrase …


A Lifetime of Quilts: Remembering Elaine Colvin

June 29 - September 25, 2011

A Quilt Artist, Elaine lost her struggle with cancer in December of 2010 but her legacy as an award winning quilter and long-arm …


Mixed Greens: Saving the Earth One Quilt at a Time

June 29 - October 2, 2011

Pacific Northwest African American Quilters
A collection of quilts and fiber art inspiring viewers with the guild’s signature artistic creativity and sustainable earth, global …


What Remains

March 30 - June 26, 2011

Art Quilts and Poetry about Japanese Americans in Internment Camps
Quilts by Cathy Erickson & Poetry by Margaret Chula

What started as two people, a poet and …


Story Quilts

March 30 - June 26, 2011

Featuring the work of Mary Lou Weidman.

Mary Lou Weidman discovered Story Quilts quite by accident. It was through this discovery that she realized that quilters have the …


Four Embroiderers

January 12 - March 27, 2011

Marjorie Bachert & Sandra L Little on the 2nd floor and Maura Donegan & Lisa M Harkins on …


Four Embroiderers: Maura Donegan

January 12 - Mar 27, 2011

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Memory gives us our identity – our recent, personal memories, those of our present culture, and those of our ancestors. Our memories tell us …


Four Embroiderers: Marjorie Bachert

January 12 - March 27, 2011

I have always enjoyed drawing and painting. However it is only in the past 13 years that I have discovered the mediums of fabric …


Four Embroiderers: Sandra L. Little

January 12 - March 27, 2011

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“I am a mixed media textile artist with emphasis on embroidery. I find grotesques and drolleries very intriguing and amusing. They find me very …


Four Embroiderers: Lisa M. Harkins

January 12 - March 27, 2011

 

My work includes a variety of media, but I am primarily a textile artist and embroiderer. I was trained in textile design and embroidery at the Gail Harker Creative …


Double Take

September 29 - December 30, 2010

Helen Remick is a quilt artist who is drawn to symmetry, mandalas, and spirals. She is inspired by traditional patterns and Islamic art forms. Op-art concepts are often lurking …


Constructed Inquiries: Tapestries

September 29 - December 30, 2010

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“The strands forming our ideas and imagery have been gathered from a myriad of sources,” say artists Linda Rees & Carolyn Price Dyer. “For both artists, the sifting of options, …


All That Blooms

June 30 - September 26, 2010

Quilts from Japan

It is our great pleasure to display our seventh quilt show at the La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum. We have chosen the theme of “blooming” for this show. How much have we been impressed and moved …


Japanese Textiles

June 30 - September 26, 2010

This is an exhibition of textiles collected from a quiltmaker’s point of view. The fabrics displayed here have been collected since I began quilting 25 years ago. …


Hardware

March 31 - June 27, 2010

 Hardware is a flexible, collaborative project by thirteen artists. The participating artists have worked independently with the goal of creating a piece that makes for a cohesive whole, while at the same time still allowing for individual flexibility. The subject …


Collaborative Journey

March 31 - June 27, 2010

Featuring the works of Sharon Baker and Elaine Bowles.  Click here to see an interview with Sharon Baker.

 Our journey began with a commitment to walk the nature trails that surround Boise, Idaho. We challenged each other to create …


Imagery & Imagination

January 13 - March 28, 2010

 Lura Schwarz Smith has been creating art quilts for over thirty years. Originally showing in galleries in the 70s and 80s, for the past years she has been showing quilts and receiving awards at regional, national, and international quilt shows. …


On the Surface

January 13 - March 28, 2010

 

On the Surface aptly describes the work of members of the Surface Design Association. Their work encompasses a wide variety of media:  basketry, weaving, wall art, 3-D art, quilting, and wearables and the techniques used are as varied as the individual artist’s …


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