CURRENT EXHIBITS

Detail, Nine block pattern from Hartsfield Quilt Collection.

Hartsfield Quilt Collection
Caldwell, Love & Hartsfield
Family of Quilters

January 30 - April 28, 2019
Opening Reception Feb. 2, 3-5PM

“The Hartsfield’s collection’s roots date back to the early 1850’s with my great, great, great grandmother who lived in Whitlock, Tennessee, and whose name was Ms. Molly. She was the seamstress for the plantation’s master and she was his property. As a slave, she was “beholden” to her slave master’s wishes, and she bore two children by her owner. Ms. Molly had two children out of slavery; the name of one son is Richard Caldwell, who is my great grandfather [x4], the other son’s name is unknown.”
                                                 Jim Tharpe

Richard Caldwell was 9 years old when he became a free person.  He kept his mother’s quilts and passed them down to his son Philip.  The collection was added to through the years by other members of the Caldwell-Hartsfield family and eventually came to Jim Tharpe, who is sharing these treasured pieces and their stories with the public.

Sponsored by Glenys Baker and Pat & Sam Smith
Thank you!

Detail, Dandy Lion; Lunnette Higdon-Hertel

Garden Visitors
La Conner In Bloom Annual Challenge
March 27 - May 5, 2019

Opening Reception: Sat, April 6, 3-5PM

Each year the Museum partners with the Skagit Tulip Festival in presenting a La Conner in Bloom Challenge.  This year's theme is 'Garden Visitors.'

Any type of quilt or fiber art piece can be entered into the exhibit and visitors will vote on their favorite throughout the month of April.  Entries are submitted from all over the United States and many are donated for sale to support the Museum.

One of the Molas from Harry Cross' collection

Bird Plumage
Embroidered Molas of Guna
Collection of Harry Cross
March 27 - June 23, 2019

Opening Reception: Sat, April 6, 3-5PM

Mola, which originally meant bird plumage, is the Guna Indian word for clothing, specifically blouse, and the word mola has come to mean the elaborate embroidered panels that make up the front and back of a Guna woman’s traditional blouse.

The Guna have been making their art works for over centuries now and are pretty skilled in it. Because they where a nomad tribe back in the days they did not make much art in forms like statues or buildings but they did decorate themselves with their artworks.

These days you can buy Molas in Panama or Colombia; it is not allowed to sell Molas outside these countries because they are of cultural heritage and the Guna’s forbid it.

UPCOMING EXHIBITS

 
San Juan County Textile Guild
May 8 - July 28, 2019

Creative Knitting
June 5 - July 28, 2019

SAQA Exhibit
June 26 - September 29, 2019

Out of Darkness
July 31 - October 27, 2019

PAST EXHIBITS

Water Lily; Reynola Pakusich

PAST EXHIBITS