• Purpose and Philosophy
  • Background & Purpose
  • Hilary Fletcher
• History
  • The First Quilt National
    • Quilt National 1979 Exhibition Notes
    • QN79 Artists and Their Quilts
    • QN79Photo Gallery
  • Quilt National Archive
  • QN Prize Winners
  • List of All Quilt National Exhibitors
• Tour
  • Future Quilt National Tour Venues
  • Past Quilt National Tour Venues
• QN 09 Exhibitors
• FAQ
• Peoples Choice Voting, QN 2009
• Formatting Images for QN 09

Quilt National

Quilt National was intended to demonstrate the transformations taking place in the world of quilting. Its purpose was then, and still is, to carry the definition of quilting far beyond its traditional parameters and to promote quiltmaking as what it always has been -- an art form.

The works in a Quilt National exhibit display a reverence for the lessons taught by the makers of the heritage quilts. Many of the works hold fast to the traditional methods of piecing and patching. At the same time, however, the Quilt National artist is intrigued by the challenge of expanding the boundaries of traditional quiltmaking by utilizing the newest materials and technologies. These innovative works generate strong emotional responses in the viewer while at the same time fulfilling the creative need of the artist to make a totally individual statement.

The 16th biennial juried exhibition of contemporary art quilts was on view at the Dairy Barn Arts Center May 23 through September 7, 2009.  This exhibition was juried by Sue Benner, Katie Pasquini Masopust, and Ned Wert.  The jurors travelling to Athens and selected the final show from artist submissions from around the world.

The entry form for QN '11 will be available soon. Check back to this site for further information.

For a complete list of those artists and their quilts in QN '09 click here.

For a complete list of Rules and an official entry form click here