Works of Junko Maeda
Feeling deeply pitiful for the forgotten and discarded cotton fabrics in Japan, Junko has been working on preserving them. For hundreds of years, cotton fabrics had been preciously and broadly used...
View ArticleWishes Through Our Hands – Japanese Quilts
Quiltmaking is converting our wishes into tangible form through the use of our hands. When we begin any sort of creation, we are filled with thoughts and ideas, and we devise a process of forming...
View ArticleMade by Hand
Featuring the work of fiber artist, Marianne Burr. At left: Berry Trifle by Marianne Burr.
View ArticleOut of the Blue – Whidbey Island Surface Design Association
Each artist was challenged to literally or figuratively create artwork with Out of the Blue as its theme. At this exhibit you will see contemporary quilts, handmade and hand-dyed textiles, mixed...
View ArticleCreating Texture – Sue Spargo
I am primarily a self-taught stitcher, quilter and artist. Southern Africa has had a considerable influence on my life and creativity. I was born in Zambia and then educated in South Africa where I...
View Article‘Tis the Season
Enjoy the Gaches Mansion dressed for the Holidays with selections of red & green quilts from our Permanent Collection. One of the quilts on display will be a red & white Log Cabin quilt top...
View ArticleTimeless Treasures: Crazy Quilts
Each January, the Museum starts the year with a selection of crazy quilts. The Crazy Quilting craze started around the 1880s when American quilters picked up needle and thread to create these highly...
View ArticleColor in a Time of Depression
Every spring, the fields surrounding La Conner are filled with bright colors. Beginning in March with the iridescent yellow daffodils and continuing through April with the varied tulips, our lives in...
View ArticleLa Conner in Bloom Challenge
Do the tulips and other flora of Washington inspire you? Friends and members of the La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum were issued a Challenge to use a floral theme and to be creative and experiment...
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