Our History is YOUR History!
Preserving, teaching, recognizing, and celebrating current quilting trends.
About The Museum
As our name proclaims, the Southeastern Quilt and Textile Museum wants to recognize and celebrate our regional and local heritage and influences. Throughout the southeast many communities developed with a similar story of textile production. We want to share that heritage by highlighting our own history.
The QUILT aspect of our mission creates a triangle: to preserve, to teach, and to recognize and celebrate current quilting trends.
Feature Exhibits
Heirloom Textiles and the Lifecycle of Memories
The show will feature Susan Lenz’s installation works of the Cocoon and the Clothesline. Â
The Cocoon is a large-scale fiber installation that transforms a gallery space into a temporary, site specific haven for storytelling. It challenges viewers to make a plan for their family’s precious textile possessions.Â
The Clothesline Installation (2020)
The Clothesline Installation is a visual appreciation of taking care of a household and doing the tasks that are fundamental for quality living, especially during the dark days of a pandemic.
The Bess Miller Memorial Exhibit will feature embroidery made by Bess between 1971 – 2009. Her works will be on display from September 30 through October 28, 2023. Bess Miller Reception will be October 5 4:00-6:00 pm and is open to the public.
UPCOMING EXHIBITS
Heirloom Textiles and the Lifecycle of Memories
September 30- December 16, 2023
Diane Sharp and Leah Weaver Memorial Exhibit
November 1 – December 16
Sacred ThreadsÂ
January – March 2024
16th Quilt NihonÂ
International Quilt Competition from Japan
April – June 2024
Upcoming Events and Classes
- Exhibits
The Museum teaches the art and craft of quilting in beginner, intermediate, and advanced classes. Informative exhibits change quarterly.
