Monday, April 4, 2011

Museum of American Folk Art

Other bloggers have shared their photos of the magnificent Red and White Exhibit held in New York City last week. I am still editing mine, and, unfortunately, deleting quite a few that were blurry. Thank goodness there will be a book in the future! I thought that I would share a few pictures from the Museum of American Folk Art, who hosted all three exhibits of quilts. These were taken at the main Museum. I love doll quilts, and these were charming, as was the little bed. Vicki and I wanted to fold back the hexagon to get a better look at the middle quilt!

This sunflower quilt was beautiful, and the close-ups of the fabric came out quite well. Excuse the blurriness of this shot...


Enlarge this one! I plan to share some other pics from the week spent in NYC in future posts. I can't add to the already glowing reports, except to say that I can't imagine that I'll ever forget those red and white quilts, and the way in which they were displayed. I know that I have even dreamed of them!

It was wonderful to meet fellow bloggers, and put faces to names, in some cases. I feel like it was quilter's Woodstock! We can all say that we were there for the quilting event of the new century!

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14 comments:

  1. Heirlooms by Ashton HouseApril 4, 2011 at 5:24 PM

    Such beautiful treasures! I especially love the doll quilts as I share your fondness for them. Thank you for sharing, Jan.

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  2. antique quilterApril 4, 2011 at 6:50 PM

    the doll quilts were beautiful I really wished they would have been opened up! ah yes the middle one had my name all over it! just look at those colors/fabrics!!!!
    oh the sunflower quilt was amazing wasn't it?
    I think it was the oldest quilt displayed wasn't it?
    what an amazing week my mind is still racing from the red and white exhibit!

    Kathie

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  3. KarenApril 4, 2011 at 6:51 PM

    I would have liked to see the middle doll quilt too. Looks like a big diamond consisting of little diamonds.

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  4. reganApril 4, 2011 at 8:43 PM

    Thanks for posting these pics....I was on my phone camera for the museum and a lot of my pics are a bit blurry! (I filled up my camera's card at the R&W show earlier in the day! Eeek!)

    I fell in love with those little doll quilts! Adorable!

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  5. TarynApril 4, 2011 at 11:24 PM

    Personally, I would have really liked to touch the doll quilts.

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  6. Jacky and StephApril 5, 2011 at 2:18 AM

    Absolutely lovely - especially the dolls quilts. I bought a beautiful French antique doll's crib last week to use for display at the shop. We have yet to dress it - we both love miniature quilts!

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  7. SueApril 5, 2011 at 3:50 AM

    Nice to see these quilts. I couldn't switch my flash off my camera so couldn't take photos at the the American Folk Art Museums - Good to meet up with you hope we can meet again somewhere sometime in the future.

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  8. BarbApril 5, 2011 at 4:50 AM

    Thanks for sharing....

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  9. LoriApril 5, 2011 at 8:54 AM

    Quilters Woodstock for sure!

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  10. DawnApril 5, 2011 at 12:25 PM

    It was an inspiring set- maybe today is a good day to make a doll quilt...Tx Dawn

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  11. BarbApril 5, 2011 at 6:22 PM

    couldn't you have died for that wonderful little bed. I just loved it. and the little quilts were to tiny and old and sweet.

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  12. AnnetteApril 7, 2011 at 2:06 PM

    I love the sweet little doll quilts. How I wish I could have gone to the NYC exhibit. I'm so grateful to those who have shared pictures...that is the next best thing.

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  13. SharonApril 7, 2011 at 11:07 PM

    Quilters Woodstock, hahaha. It was definitely the highlight of my quilting career.

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  14. MiriApril 10, 2011 at 3:49 PM

    Thanks for sharing these! What gorgeous quilts!

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