"A Century of Quilt Designers"
Martin de Porres Center
Columbus, Ohio

This venue will showcase many of the entrepreneurial women and Midwest quilt companies who promoted interest in quilting with their innovative business practices and original quilt designs. One hundred quilts will exemplify the color, design, and style prevalent throughout the past century and give a glimpse of our current art quilt movement.

"Amish Quilts: The Midwestern Tradition"
Snowden Gallery, The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio

Quilts from Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, are showcased in this exhibit that compares Midwestern patterns, palettes, and techniques. Public and private collections have provided well-documented examples in this exhibit of about 18 quilts from about 1900 to 1960. Curated by Janice Tauer Wass.

"Favorites from the Mountain Mist Historical Collection"
Cultural Arts Center
Columbus, Ohio

Mountain Mist® shares their favorites from the collection of fabulous appliqué designs to graphic pieced quilts. These historical quilts date from late 1880s to 1975 with a concentration of quilts from the 1930s and 1940s. Each quilt is a work of art and mastery in needle workmanship.

"Quilting Stories"
Ohio Historical Society
Columbus, Ohio

This exhibit will show how 19th and 20th century Ohio quilters used quilting to tell stories about family, heroes, celebrations-and even political causes. All quilts on display are from the Ohio Historical Society’s extensive collection of some 200 years of quilting in Ohio.

"Quilts of Delaware County"
Ross Art Museum
Delaware, Ohio

In celebration of the bicentennial of both Delaware county and the city of Delaware, quilts made in Delaware county are highlighted. In addition to this exhibit, the artwork of Lewis Center resident Linda Wesner and historical objects and photographs are presented.

"The Marbaum Collection: 25 Years of Contemporary Quilts"
The Dairy Barn Art Center
Athens, Ohio

The private collection curated by Hilary and Marvin Fletcher contains 21 former Quilt National Exhibition pieces dating back to Quilt National ’85.

"Quilting Heritage of Wayne County"
Wayne County Historical Society
Wooster, Ohio

To celebrate Wooster’s bicentennial, the Wayne County Historical Society will showcase two centuries of outstanding Wayne County quilts. The beautiful textiles record the work of talented makers who fashioned quilts to express love for their families, involvement in the community and connection to national events.

"Patterns from the Past: Quilts of Northern Ohio"
Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center
Fremont, Ohio

As the first state formed from the Northwest Territory, Ohio was the "Gateway to the West". Its population became a patchwork of people with varied customs and ethnic traditions. The 30 quilts comprising this exhibit reflect Ohio’s 19th century diverse populace through their mingling of quilting styles and influence.

"Quilting African American Women’s History: Our Challenges, Creativity, and Champions"
National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center
Wilberforce, Ohio

This is the largest exhibit of its kind and showcases more than 100 contemporary quilts. Experience the imagery that tells the story of African-American women and their crucial role in the survival of their people from slavery to the present.

Photos on the publicity card are from:

• The Historic Mountain Mist Collection
• The collection of David Thomas
• The collection of Vicki Pignatelli