Virginia Quilt Museum

301 South Main Street
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
1-540-433-3818

www.vaquiltmuseum.org

Located in a beautiful old house, this museum is the culmination of many years of work and preparation. It is staffed largely by volunteers. Quilters who will be visiting the area are urged to check the changing exhibits and sample the classes.  Quilts are exhibited on the first and second floors.  There is also an extensive display of antique sewing machines.  The gift shop is filled with quilted items, jewelry, tote bags, stationery and other quilting memorabilia.

The Virginia Quilt Museum is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday,  Thursday, Friday and Saturday. It is open from 1-4 p.m. on Sundays. Closed for major holidays.

Admission:
General Admission - $5
Students Age 12-18 - $3
Students Age 5-11 - $2
Children under 5 years - FREE

To find the museum, take Exit 245 (Port Republic Road) off I-81 to Main Street (Route 11), turn right on Main Street and Travel north to the museum. 

Call or write for further information. Group rates available.

They can now be reached online at http://www.folkart.com/~latitude/museums/m_vqm.htm
email:  vqmdirector@hotmail.com

Virginia Quilt Museum
301 South Main Street
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
(540) 433-3818
www.vaquiltmuseum.org

Opening Reception Saturday, October 15
1 - 3 pm Eastern

Museum Hours: Mon, Thurs, Fri, Sat 10-4 pm
Sun 1-4 pm
Closed Tues, Wed, major holidays and between exhibitions

Admission: $5, students 12-18: $3, children 5-11: $2
Under 5 free

The Quilters' S.O.S. - Save Our Stories (Q.S.O.S.) national oral history initiative, a project of The Alliance for American Quilts, joins the Virginia Quilt Museum (VQM) in this exhibition to spread the important message of preserving our quiltmakers' stories and linking the world of quilts, education, and the general public.

The exhibition will feature 40 quilts, wearable art and quotes from the interview stories that focus on Q.S.O.S. participants from the Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. area.  With nearly 500 interviews on the web site, www.centerforthequilt.org, now is the time to more widely share the work and voices of these Q.S.O.S. interviewee quiltmakers.  How fortunate we are to have their oral histories!  How many more stories we must capture and preserve!

The Art and Soul of Quilts celebrates the 10th anniversary of the VQM, located in an 1856 historic home in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Visitors will also enjoy pieces from the permanent collection, a Civil War room, library, a collection of antique sewing machines, children's rooms and a gift shop.

Questions? Contact Le Rowell, Coordinator - lerowell@aol.com or
VQM Director - director@vaquiltmuseum.org

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List of Quiltmakers Accepted for October 2005 Q.S.O.S./VQM Exhibition:

Washington, D.C.
1. B.J. Adams (DC20016-001)
2. Lee Porter (DC-001)
3. Elly Sienkiewicz (Interview 14)

Daughters of Dorcas and Sons
4. Gertrude Braan (DC200002-005)   
5. Viola Canady (DC200002-001)  
6. Donnette Cooper (DC200002-012)   
7. Vivian Hoban (DC20002-002)   
8. Annie Strivers (DC200002-011) 
Maryland
9. Linda Colsh (MD20816.005)
10. Shoko Ferguson (interview 25)
11. Susan E. Hinzman (MD20816.003)
12. Susie Krage (MD20850.001)
13. Dominie Nash (MD-001)
14. Mary Jane Perini (AQSG 003)
15. Judy Shapiro (MD20816.004A & 004B)
16. Sandra Woock (MD 20817.001)
Virginia
VQM Project (Nos. 17-30)
17. Linda Fiedler (VA22801.001)
18. Paula Golden (VA22801.011)
19. Susan Hinkel  (VA22801.008)
20. Margie Ellen Guy Hockman (VA22801.010)
21. Carter Houck (VA-001)
22. Barbara Johnson  (VA22801.005)
23. Joan F. Knight (VA-002)
24. Patricia Leonard (VA22801.003)
25. Judy Reubush (VA22801.007)
26. Wilsene Scott (VA22801.002)
27. Mariann Simmons (VA22801.009)
28. Judy Stryker (VA-003) 
29. Alma Wenger  (VA22801.006)
30. Mildred Wittig (VA22801.004)
31. Ginny Smith (AQATS 008)
Cardinal Quilters, Alexandria, VA (Nos. 32-41)
32. Thelma Barr (VA22193.001)
33. Mary Darkow (VA22302.009)
34. Ruth Duncan (VA22302.006)
35. Beth Ford (VA22302.001)
36. Nancy Lyons (VA22302.012)
37. Adina Russell (VA22302.005)
38. Evelyn Salinger (VA22302.007) 
39. Shirley Shelley (VA22302.011)
40. Margaret Todd (VA20783.001) Died 2004
41. Barbara Zygiel (VA22302.008)
42. Linda Pool (#32)
 

The Valentine Museum

1015 E. Clay St.,  Richmond, VA (804-649-0711)

(While not exclusively a quilt museum, the Valentine has over 190 quilts in its archives and often displays textiles of interest to quilters.)

For information, call 804-649-0711. Karen Alexander

The Textile Museum - Washington, D.C.

The Textile Museum is located at 2320 "S" Street, NW, Washington, D.C.   Hours are: Monday to Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm, and Sunday, 1 pm to 5 pm.  Admission is free; suggested donation $5.00. For more information call 202-667-0441. 

For information about The Textile Museum and programs in conjunction with Fanciful Flowers, go to www.textilemuseum.org 

Visitor Information: The museum has year-round events and exhibitions that change approximately every six months. The DAR Museum is now closed on Sundays and open on Saturdays. Admission is free and hours are 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturdays. 

The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution is pleased to offer free guided tours of the period rooms - weekdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.  For group tour reservations and information, please call: (202) 879-3241. There is no admission charge for the gallery and tour of the period rooms.  Metered parking is limited. The closest metro stops are Farragut North and West.  For reservations call: (202) 879-3241

Visit the museum on the NSDAR web page: www.dar.org or call (202) 879-3241.  For media information, please call Nancy Gibson at (202) 879-3238.