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The National Quilt Museum is pleased to offer quality quilt exhibits available to travel. Museums and galleries interested in these exhibits should contact the museum’s Curator of Collections Judy Schwender at jschwender@quiltmuseum.org or 270-442-8856.
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| Blending the Old and the New: Quilts by Paul D. Pilgrim |
Birds and Baskets by Paul D. Pilgrim
Exhibit curator Gerald E. Roy comments on his partner's quiltmaking: "After completing a quilt from blocks left by his grandmother, he stretched the custom of using inherited pieces to include many unfinished projects from former unrelated generations. Convinced he was not only preserving by completion, but celebrating the efforts of anonymous quiltmakers from the past, he began incorporating antique blocks and fabrics into his own work."
Quilt blocks from the 19th and 20th centuries are found in the 29 fascinating quilts of this exhibit. A sampler quilt boldly combines contemporary fabrics with a wide range of c.1860-1880 blocks Paul had collected over a five-year period in Pennsylvania, Vermont, and Kentucky. Text with each quilt in the exhibit indicates the source and dates of various blocks and fabrics, as well as information about Paul's inspiration and thoughts on the design. With their labeling, these quilts become a wonderful compendium of textile and block design history.
Through his quilts Pilgrim’s humor, artistry and his great love for antiques can be enjoyed for many years to come. A book entitled Quilts by Paul D. Pilgrim: Blending the Old and the New has been published by the American Quilter's Society. This publication features full color photographs of 29 of his quilts, with commentary, information about the dates of fabrics and blocks, and information about Paul Pilgrim. The book is available in the National Quilt Museum bookshop.
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Blending the Old & the New: Quilts by Paul D. Pilgrim was developed by The National Quilt Museum as a tribute to quiltmaker and quilt collector Paul D. Pilgrim of Oakland, CA, who died of cancer in November 1996. This exhibit is being traveled to museums around the country.
Paul Pilgrim, together with Gerald E. Roy, played an important role in the development of The National Quilt Museum. Pilgrim/Roy assisted with the interior design of the building, loaned many beautiful quilts from their extensive antique collection and assisted with the exhibit design for many important museum exhibits.
In partnership for 33 years with Gerald E. Roy in Pilgrim Roy Antiques & Interiors (San Francisco and Oakland), Pilgrim developed one of the foremost collections of antique quilts in the country. As they traveled around the country purchasing quilts and other antiques for their business and their own collection, Pilgrim found he just couldn't leave behind many of the stacks of "orphan blocks" he found in shops--the quilt blocks that had been completed but had never found their way into any quilt.
Among his many other talents, Pilgrim was a quiltmaker. He began making the "orphan blocks" he acquired into quilts, coming up with some wild and wonderful combinations of new and old.
Shoo Flies, Toads & T's by Paul D. Pilgrim
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Pilgrim/Roy Challenge Quilts |
The Pilgrim/Roy Invitational Quilt Challenge, named for Gerald E. Roy and the late Paul D. Pilgrim, is an annual quilt challenge sponsored by Hancock's of Paducah.
Promising new and nationally known quiltmakers are selected by Gerald E. Roy to participate in the annual challenge. Using only the pre-selected fabrics donated by Hancock's of Paducah, quiltmakers create unique and engaging wall quilts.
After opening each year at the Annual American Quilter’s Society Quilt Show and Contest in Paducah, Kentucky, the quilts travel for one year. Following the exhibit’s tour, the quilts are auctioned at The National Quilt Museum’s Annual Benefit Auction.
2011 participating quiltmakers are:Charlotte Angiotti, Connie Brown, Margrette Carr, Mary Kerr, Chris Moline, Becky Rogers, Gerald Roy, and Jan Sears.
See this amazing collection of quilts in person at one of these locations:
Lansing Area Patchers May 22 & 23, 2010
AQS Knoxville July 14-17, 2010
Super City Quilt City, Metropolis, IL September 11 & 12, 2010
Ozark Piecemakers Quilt Guild September 23-25, 2010
AQS Des Moines October 6-9, 2010
Smithtown Stitchers' Guild, Great Hollow School, Nesconset, NY October 16-17, 2010
Grout Museum District January 28 & 29, 2011
2011 Indiana Heritage Quilt Show, Bloomington, Indiana March 3-5, 2011
AQS Lancaster March 16 to 19, 2011 |
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New Quilts from an Old Favorite
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International National Quilt Museum contest challenging quiltmakers to create an innovative quilt based on a specific traditional pattern. Sponsored by Clover, Fairfield and Janome.
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Click here to see more New Quilts from an Old Favorite!
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