You GUYS - I went to the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, KY - and it was INCREDIBLE. It’s a mecca of texture, patterns and color. The intricacy of each quilt’s detail, the emotion and craftsmanship exuded from each piece, the history and artistry connecting humanity worldwide is all palpable through something as simple and ancient as blankets. “Just blankets” - HA! NOPE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #nationalquiltmuseum #quiltmuseum #paducahky #paducah #arthistorynerd #supportthearts #quiltsofinstagram #quiltsofinsta #quilthistory #textureporn #textureobsession #patternplay #textureart #allthecolors #allthecolours #allthecolor #evenmykidslovedit #ihavethisthingwithcolor #becultured #goseeart #midwestart #fiberarts #fiberart #amazingart #amazingartwork #sewsewsew #artandtravel #textileart #textilepattern #textilesdesign (at The National Quilt Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByLOiE_nB7S/?igshid=6jfjsatol92s

Quilt museums are a wonderful way to see some fantastic quilts. I was visiting the Texas Quilt Museum in La Grange. They had a wonderful exhibit of Southern quilts collected by Mary Kerr. You were not allowed to take pictures, but the museum took my pic, with Love of Quilting magazine which has my quilt in it, in front of this lovely appliqué quilt called Cotton Boll. You can see me, as the visitor of the day, and some more quilts on their website http://www.texasquiltmuseum.org/ You were able to take pictures of Danny Amazonas’ Quilts. Swipe right to see a couple of those. #quilter #quilting #texasquiltmuseum #lagrange #quiltmuseum #bluebearquilts https://www.instagram.com/p/BxlB1ownjB5/?igshid=1eqwkpe97nkpw

Went to the quilt museum last week with my mom and saw these cool wooden quilt assemblages. Reminded me of some of @phoondaddy ‘s work. Pretty cool! #woodenquilt #art #quiltmuseum (at International Quilt Study Center & Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnteGaqler_/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1kw2ygzdbl9wr

I posted some pics from this morning's Iowa Quilt Museum trip on the Facebook page: facebook.com/twiddletails #quiltmuseum #iowaquiltmuseum (at Iowa Quilt Museum)

Visiting the star quilts at the Iowa Quilt Museum this morning. #iowaquiltmuseum #quiltmuseum (at Iowa Quilt Museum)

I was honored to win a 5th place ribbon in the New Quilts from Old Favorites contest at the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Kentucky. The theme was New York Beauty block. You can see the top 5 prize winning quilts here: http://quiltmuseum.org #quilting #quiltmuseum #prizewinning #quilts #newyorkbeautyblock