Monday, May 24, 2021

New England Quilt Museum Visit

 

“Why do you quilt?” I’ve often been asked that question and I always pause to reflect. 1) I adore quilts. 2) I need an outlet for my creativity. 3) I love to stitch. 4) I love making quilts for friends, family and those in need. But perhaps most of all, I love to share what I have made with others.

 Seeing my quilts hanging at the New England Quilt Museum last week was a wonderful experience. The gallery space at NEQM is open and inviting. It most often consists of 3 separate invitational exhibitions along with a room for quilts from their collection. 

Photo above by Pam Weeks


 Pamela Weeks did a great job fitting my quilts in with the remarkable antiques from the Pilgrim Roy collection. Laura Lane pulled together a superb sample of NEQM quilts in yellows and cheddars. I love this room because it is often such a cross section of work. 

This was on the slant board in the collections room. Delicious!
This contemporary quilt in the collections was so unique.
I hope you can read the card. 
One of my favorite parts of the collection room is a dresser with plexiglass covers on the drawers that contain tops or other quilts that might be too fragile to hang. 


My only regret is that I was not able to make it down sooner as they all came off the walls on Saturday.

 I’m not a good photographer and I won’t overload you with photos of my quilts since most of them have been posted here before. I'll start with my favorite in the Pilgrim Roy collection. I just love this quilt!

And, this was my second favorite. 
But really, I loved them ALL! 



I'd love to make this one, but I'm afraid it wouldn't hang as straight as this one! 
It is hard to see, but this one is Purple and cheddar. Yum!! 
Here is a close up.


 To make the day complete, I enjoyed a delicious lunch with a few of my New England friends who made the trek to the museum. Life is good!

23 comments:

  1. What fun! I am so glad for your exhibition; totally awesome!

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  2. What an exciting and fun day out! The quilts are marvellous and very inspiring!!

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  3. SEW glad that you were able to see the exhibit, Wendy! Thanks for sharing some photos. It's even better that you met some friends there!

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  4. Thank you so much for inviting me to be a part of that wonderful day! Your quilts were so deserving of being on exhibit and I loved seeing them again and being in the company of others who share the quilting passion!

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  5. Thank you so much for inviting me to be a part of that wonderful day! Your quilts were so deserving of being on exhibit and I loved seeing them again and being in the company of others who share the quilting passion!

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  6. ¡¡Felicidades !! Gracias por compartir tu experiencia
    Saludos

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  7. I know you make many beautiful quilts and I know you share them here on your blog, and I'm grateful that you do. I think one of the amazing things about having so many of your quilts on display in a museum is seeing them all together, all in one place, every part of them visible, all at the same time. It must be a very powerful experience. Thanks for sharing photos, Wendy.

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  8. It's well deserved Wendy !! Ohhh I'm so happy for you !

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  9. First Congrats on having your work exhibited at the museum!
    Thank you for sharing the experience with us! Loved seeing all these pieces! Have a great day!

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  10. I was so happy to see your exhibit in person and see many of your quilts that I hadn't seen before.
    Your quilts were displayed so wonderfully.
    What a wonderful Quilty Day it was. A cherished memory~!

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  11. What an awesome exhibit. You look great with your quilts. I'm glad you got to share the excitement with friends.

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  12. How cool to see your own quilts with other wonderful quilts from the Pilgrim Roy collection. Thanks for sharing photos with those of us who will not be able to see it in person.

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  13. Congratulations Wendy, your quilts are all gorgeous. I had hoped to get there. Thanks for the extra photos too.
    How rejuvenating to visit a terrific exhibit and connect with friends in person!

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  14. Congratulations on your part in the show and thanks for all the wonderful eye candy! I can see why you love the super-scrappy Pilgrim/Roy medallion quilt. And purple and cheddar sound just lovely to me!

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  15. I love that photo of you in front of your beautiful quilt! What a wonderful day that must have been. I'm glad you were able to make it before the quilts all came down, even if you did cut it close.
    Thanks for sharing some bits of what you saw there. I love it all--and especially the purple and cheddar. But maybe that is because I recently tired of making a two color purple/cream quilt and have been throwing in cheddar here and there. :)

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  16. Wonderful! So deserving and to see the Pilgrim Roy quilts was a bonus for you!

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  17. Wow! That's quite a legacy! :-)

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  18. So glad you made it to NEQM just in the nick of time! Your quilts look wonderful in this amazing exhibit. Thanks for sharing all these photos. That squiggly fabric in the quilt with the bed post corners is truly fascinating.

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  19. OMG that is too weird.......I was just reading Barbs blog spot about the exhibition and then had to read her posts again and your ..........OMG they are your quilts.......how terribly exciting to see them hanging in a beautiful location........so pleased you did get to see them.........congrats

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  20. Wow, this looks like a fantastic show - congratulations for your part in it. Not for the first time I find myself wishing I was on the other side of the Atlantic.

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