Here are a few quilting related things to do or special events in or around Iowa. Dates and times believed to be accurate. Please check each group/event’s website, as sometimes changes are made.
Thomas Knauer’s quilts showing at the Anderson Gallery on the Drake University campus during the month of September. He will be giving a public lecture about the cultural significance of quilts in the 21st century the evening of Thursday, September 8th at the Sussman Theater on the Drake Campus, and there will be an opening reception from 5-7 at the Anderson Gallery on September 9th.
All of the quilts from his current exhibit at the International Quilt Study Center and Museum (http://www.quiltstudy.org/…/intimacy-activism-quilts-by-tho…) will be at Drake, along with many others. You can get more info about Thomas’ work at http://www.thomasknauersews.com/.
September 9-10-11, 2016
Friday, September 9 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, September 10 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, September 11 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Reiman Gardens and the Iowa Quilters Guild will be hosting the annual Garden Quilt Show. The three-day show will encourage the art of quilting through beautiful displays of garden-themed quilts created by talented Midwesterners as part of a juried show with prizes awarded by central Iowa sponsors. Guests will be inspired by the quilts as well as the living beauty through the Gardens, in the Hughes Conservatory, and within the Christina Reiman Butterfly Wing.
Instruction, demonstrations and lectures for both novice and experienced quilters will be scheduled throughout the three day event. On Sunday, there will be a vendor’s marketplace offering a variety of fiber and fabric art.
Anyone can enter a quilt to be displayed in the Garden Quilt Show. CLICK HERE to learn more about entering a quilt and download an entry form. For more information, contact rgevents@iastate.edu or 515-294-8981.
No preregistration is required. Cost is free for members and Iowa State University students with ID. The general public pays $8 for adults, $7 for seniors ages 65+, $4 for kids ages 4-17, and free for kids ages 3 and under.
Quilt Entry information available here; Deadline to Enter is August 21, 2016.
Reiman Gardens – Iowa State University
1407 University Blvd. – Ames, IA 50011
www.reimangardens.com
Friday and Saturday September 23 and 24, 2016 at the Mississippi Valley Fair Grounds, Davenport Iowa.
Hosted by the Mississippi Valley Quilters Guild www.mvqg.org
The Modern Quilt Group small group welcomes any new members or visitors to our monthly meetings.
See desmoinesmqg.blogspot.com for details about our group.
We meet: Third Thursday of each month
At: 6:30 p.m. at the Polk County Community Center, 34 6th Street, West Des Moines.
Contact: dsmmqg@gmail.com
Group Name: Tangled Threads
Focus: Fiber Art and Art Quilts
Where: Urbandale Public Library
3520 86th St. (just south of 86th & Douglas)
When: First Thursday of each month
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Contact: Carol Frank email Carol
More information at: www.iowaquiltersguild.com
Quilt blocks on barns in Iowa, click on the link below to view a list of counties in Iowa with Barn Quilt Projects:
Iowa counties with barn quilt projects