First Floor & Staircase Exhibits

Grand Staircase

This Lion and Peonies applique quilt graces the top of the Grand Staircase at the Gaches Mansion. Just one of the many hand-worked quilts in the All That Blooms exhibit this quarter at the La Conner Quilt and Textile Museum.

This beautiful quilt was made by Kesayo Harada.

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First Floor Resource Room

We have a special quilt on display on the first floor this quarter. Check our resource room for our Centennial Quilt. A red, white, and blue beauty made with patterns cut from the newspaper in the early 1930’s. The patterns, called Old Glory were designed by Mary Erckenbrack and appeared in the Seattle Star. It features white  stars appliquéd onto red circles, which are appliquéd to a blue square. The alternate blocks have an embroidered motif for each state.  This quilt, and the original newspaper patterns, will be on display on our first floor through September 2010. 

Also on the first floor we will have on display “P” Street and Beyond, a 2009 Streets of Anancortes Challenge by the Fidalgo Island Quilters, inspired by a previous Japanese Exhibit, Path to Edo street scene. Also, come and enjoy the quilts and coverlets from the Arnold/Lauer family. These pieces range in age from 1835 to the 1930′s and include photos of the family and their farm.

Servant’s Staircase

Our Servant’s Staircase will hold quilts that have been generously donated by our supporters, including “Tulip Challenge” quilts from the Camano Island Quilters.  The sale of these quilts will go directly to our Capital Campaign Fund.

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