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Carolyn Ducey is Curator of Collections at the International Quilt Study Center & Museum at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She oversees new acquisitions and ongoing care of the museum’s collection. In this video, she talks about displaying fragile works such as those in the War & Pieced: The Annette Gero Collection of Quilts from Military Fabrics exhibit. She also shares other insights into caring for your own works and fabrics.

Mosaic Quilt. Detail. Artist unidentified, made in England circa 1855.
International Quilt Study Center & Museum collection, 2005.044.0001.

Can you see the tiny Entymology pin along the far left edge used to hold the quilt secure?

Photos by Lilo Bowman.

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Here is a detail from a quilt that is part of the War & Pieced: The Annette Gero Collection of Quilts from Military Fabrics exhibit currently at the International Quilt Study Center & Museum in Nebraska. To see the entire quilt, click on the See the Zoom Quilt button.

Zulu War Army Quilt. Detail. Artist unidentified, made in United Kingdom during the late 19th Century.
Private Collection.

 Photo by Lilo Bowman

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Ebony's quilt, Rabbit's Foot, is an exploration of the the Orange Peel block, made much simpler by the use of a die cutting machine.

Watch Ebony Love in Show 2304: Fast, Efficient, Die Cutting & Antique Signed Quilts.

Original Photo: Mary Kay Davis

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Carolyn Ducey is Curator of Collections at the International Quilt Study Center & Museum at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She oversees new acquisitions and ongoing care of the museum’s collection. In this video she discusses the Intarsia technique, which is used to create the quilts in the War & Pieced: The Annette Gero Collection of Quilts from Military Fabrics exhibit.

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Here is a detail of The Intellect and Valour of Great Britain Intarsia Quilt made by Micahel Zumpf, which is currently on display at the International Quilt Study Center & Museum in Nebraska as part of the War and Pieced: The Annette Gero Collection of Quilts from Military Fabrics exhibit. 

This is a section of the border. The center of the quilt was taken from a print of a painting where they believe that the print served as the actual pattern. The scene depicts the House of Commons in London with a host of famous politicians. It is a reproduction of a painting by Thomas-Jones Barker. Click on the See the Zoom Quilt button to see the entire quilt.

The Intellect and Valour of Great Britain Intarsia Quilt, made by Michael Zumpf (circa 1819-1891) in London, England and Bohemia circa 1870. Image courtesy of The Annette Gero Collection.

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Here's another stunning example of a piece from the War & Pieced: The Annette Gero Collection of Quilts from Military Fabrics exhibit currently at the International Quilt Study Center & Museum in Nebraska. Click on the See the Zoom Quilt button to see the entire quilt.

Soldier’s Mosaic Stars Quilt, Detail, artist unidentified, found in Germantown, Pennsylvania, made in the late 19th Century. International Quilt Study Center & Museum Collection, 2009.039.0062.

 Photo by Lilo Bowman

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Ebony's quilt, Bohemia, was created using her die cutter and super bright fabrics. Ebony used it as a quilt sampler, so you can see different types of quilting throughout the bars.

Watch Ebony Love in Show 2304: Fast, Efficient, Die Cutting & Antique Signed Quilts.

Original Photo: Mary Kay Davis

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Leslie Levy is the Ardis and Robert James Executive Director of the International Quilt Study Center & Museum. Leslie shares the history of the museum and gives an explanation as to how it found its way to the University of Nebraska. She also shares why the museum is unique and why you would want to visit (which might have something to do with 6,000 quilts spanning 400 years).

Currently on exhibit (and the only time you'll be able to see it in North America) is:

Look below the video for more information regarding the background quilt in the video.

The background quilt - Detail Couvre-lit. Maker Unknown. Provence 1830-1850. Silk.  2005.037.0004. Image courtesy of The International Quilt Study Center Museum, Lincoln, NE.