Where We Honor, Inspire, and Energize the Quilting Legacy
On the first full weekend of October, Winterset hosts the Madison County Covered Bridge Festival to celebrate the arrival of Fall and our famous Covered Bridges. Since 1970, it’s been a weekend chock full of festivities including craft booths, wagon rides, a spelling bee, bridge tours, and live music. Since the Iowa Quilt Museum … Read More
It’s August! Summer is so fun at the Iowa Quilt Museum because we get such a variety of guests here. The museum Board President, Randall Parkin, is no longer shocked when I meet people I knew back in Washington or people who know people I know. To date, I randomly met the in-laws of … Read More
We have come to the end of another exhibit Midwest Modern. It’s been so fun having the bright and bold quilts hanging in our gallery and pairing so well with all of the quilts hanging on the covered bridges during the 2022 Airing of the Quilts. There were over 50 modern quilts hanging in … Read More
Iowa Quiltscape May 2022 If you haven’t heard, the 2022 Airing of the Quilts is quickly approaching on Saturday, June 4. Most of our activity the past few weeks has revolved around our yearly fundraiser and we’re very excited to spend the day with you in less than a month! We’ve also started a … Read More