Update: The Museum will be open this weekend (12/13-12/14)
from 11-4pm. Thank you for your support as Skagit Valley responds to historic flooding. 

Winter Hours Begin Wednesday, November 5th
11am-4pm
Wednesday-Sunday 

Donate

Celebrate Giving Tuesday—a global movement focused on charitable giving. As we near the end of the year, our goal is 50,000 by Giving Tuesday, December 2.

Your generosity ensures PNQFAM continues to nurturing creativity, connection, and community through fiber arts...Can we count on you to help us reach our $50,000 goal by December 2nd?

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Sea Unseen

Carla Stehr 
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December 10, 2025-March 22, 2026
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Third Floor Gallery 

Hot Off the Grill by Carla Stehr

Colorful anemones, nudibranchs crawling on eel grass, and stunning microscopic patterns are part of Carla Stehr's incredibly detailed fiber art.  She is a retired marine biologist, and her art is often inspired by features of marine life that may not be easily noticed or can only be seen with a microscope. Her detailed representations range from Pacific Northwest intertidal life to natural surface patterns of diatoms, amphipods, fish, and shark skin based on images she photographed with a scanning electron microscope (SEM) as a scientist. 
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Carla’s work looks closely at marine life and natural patterns. The stunning details of the natural world fuel her desire to express the sense of wonder she feels while exploring tide pools or looking through a microscope. 

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

To Become a Flower, 2021. Fabric and Thread.

Becoming: The Transition from Girlhood to Womanhood 
By Blair Treuer 

November 11, 2025-February 22, 2026
2nd Floor 

Moonglow, Carla Stehr

Sea Unseen
Carla Stehr
December 10, 2025-March 22, 2026
​3rd Floor

Detail from Swallows Nest quilt. Circa 1885. Maker Unknown. Hand pieced and appliqued. Gift of John and Helen (Nobles) Gurtner.

The Comfort of Home
Selections from the Permanent Collection
October 29th-January 18th
​​1st Floor 

more information: EXHIBITIONS

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​Donations by check can be mailed to: 
Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum 
PO Box 1270
La Conner, WA 
98257

Your gift to the Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum supports our educational, exhibitions, programs and also assists with the upkeep of our historic home, the Victorian Gaches Mansion, built in 1891.


Please call us if you have any questions: 360-466-4288.
PNWQFAM is a 501(c)3, tax ID# 91-1831289, and your donation may be tax deductible.

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Embroidery demo, Jan. 2025

Memberships

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Members often get advance communication regarding workshops and events happening at the Museum, along with many other benefits! Become a Sustaining Member and get additional benefits!

Guild Partners  

Become a Guild Partner

We want to partner with your group!  Our Guild Partner Program is open to all quilt and fiber arts guilds.  Benefits include a discounted individual Museum membership rate for your Guild members, several Guild Partner Appreciation events through out the year, and more!

Visitors with "The Red Dress"

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