Fascinating Fabric: Turn of the Century Quilts will open to the public February 15, 2023.

Fort Walla Walla Museum's special exhibit opening in February is the heritage quilt exhibit titled "Fascinating Fabric: Turn of the Century Quilts." This exhibit features quilts created by known makers, with over 20 quilts from the Museum's collection on display ranging from the 1880s through the 1920s.

Included will be the Museum's two regional Red Cross quilts (1918), which were often made as fund raisers; the Pilgrim Society (the Women’s Association of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church) quilt which was made to raise funds for cushions for the pews, featuring 56 initials of the makers (1888); the “Many Trips Around the World” quilt featuring 5,920 individual pieces made by Dr. Maria Stein— the only female physician at the Veterans’ Administration Hospital at the time (c. 1925-1955); and a quilt constructed from over a hundred handstitched cigar flannels that feature flag patterns of various countries (1880-1915).

Fort Walla Walla Museum has not featured a quilt show since 2016, and we are very excited to give these quilts a gallery in which to be admired. Be sure to visit in February and learn about some of these impressive quiltmakers.