Meg is holding up a souvenir bag from War and Pieced, the Annette Gero Collection of Quilts from Military Fabrics.

 

The exhibit was organized by the American Folk Art Museum, New York, in collaboration with the International Quilt Study Center & Museum, University of Lincoln–Nebraska. It is cocurated by Dr. Annette Gero, international quilt historian, author, and collector, and Stacy C. Hollander, Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs, Chief Curator, and Director of Exhibitions at the American Folk Art Museum.

 

War and Pieced is the first exhibition in the United States to showcase the spectacularly complex geometric quilts made exclusively by men using richly dyed wools derived from British military and dress uniforms. - American Folk Art Museum

 

Meg was at the American Folk Art Museum with TQS and will be introducing videos featuring the cocurators of the exhibit which will be coming soon. The ladies will tell us how these quilts were made, some with 14 layers of fabric, and discuss the times in which they were made. In the meantime, here are a few quilts from the fabulous collection. (The lights were dimmed in the gallery to protect the quilts.)

 

Click here to learn more about the exhibit.

Learn more about Meg in Show 2106: TQS Challenge with Meg Cox, Alex Anderson, and Ricky Tims.

 

 

"Colonial Soldier's Intricately Pieced Quilt" - 1890 - India

 

"Beaded Soldier's Quilt" - 1860-1870 - India