The Iowa Quilt Museum welcomes quilters, quilt lovers, history buffs, and all appreciators of American art and culture.
Our mission is to promote appreciation of the American quilt and the art of quilting through displays of quilts and information about quilt history.
Come and Celebrate with us!
Retrospective
Iowa Quilt Museum 10 Year Anniversary
Celebrate ten years of quilts, creativity, and community with us! Join us tomorrow, Thursday, October 15, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. for our 10th Anniversary Gallery Reception. We’ll have light food, drinks, and most importantly CAKE!
Only four days remain to see our anniversary exhibit before it closes Sunday, October 18, at 4:00 p.m. Featuring work from 32 quilt artists and two quilt collectors who have exhibited with us over the past decade, this special exhibition celebrates the diversity of traditional, contemporary, and art quilts.
During your visit, enjoy a special tribute to Winterset quilter Velma VanScoy, whose beautifully hand-quilted work is displayed in our mezzanine in honor of her lasting legacy.
Whether you’ve been part of our story from the beginning or are visiting for the first time, we’d love to celebrate with you!
Iowa Quilt Museum 10 Year Anniversary
Silent Auction
IS NOW CLOSED!
Our 10th Anniversary Silent Auction is now closed, and everything pictured below sold! With your support, we raised $689 for the Iowa Quilt Museum.
A heartfelt thank you to the quilt artists who generously donated items and to everyone who placed a bid. Congratulations to our winning bidders! Your items are boxed and ready to ship.
A few items remain unsold, and we’re still deciding what comes next for them. Stay tuned, and thank you for helping us celebrate ten years of quilts, creativity, and community!
Iowa Quilt Museum 10 Year Anniversary
October Giveaway
We’re celebrating 10 years at the Iowa Quilt Museum with monthly giveaways all year long! For the month of October, we’re holding another weekly giveaway. Congratulations to our week 1 winner Carleen Sigsbee! Carleen is a regular viewer of our Thursday Facebook Live videos from California! Moda’s Slow Stroll layered cake is headed to Carleen, but don’t worry—we still have two floral jelly rolls and two beautiful fall-colored layer cakes to give away!
If you entered in September, your name will be automatically included in October’s drawings. To enter for the first time, or to ask us to remove your name, email giftshop@iowaquiltmuseum.org.
2026 Capital Campaign!
Celebrating 10 Years & Securing the Next Chapters
2026 is the year the Iowa Quilt Museum celebrates its 10th Anniversary and the goal is to invest in its future. With just over 50% of our Capital Campaign goal already raised, we have successfully eliminated our mortgage, and would like to reduce pandemic-era debt. The best is yet to come.
The Iowa Quilt Museum is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Your gift supports our exhibits, programs, and the museum’s future.
