Activities

The International Quilt Museum offers programming to educate and entertain audiences. Various activities and events are available, whether you are a lifelong quilter or exploring a new interest.

Textile Talks

Textile Talks
Textile Talks

Six fiber organizations are joining forces to present “Textile Talks”, a virtual lecture series you can enjoy from home.

“Textile Talks” features weekly presentations and panel discussions from the International Quilt Museum, the Modern Quilt Guild, Quilt Alliance, San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, Studio Art Quilt Associates and Surface Design Association.

Click here for more information. 

First Fridays

First Fridays
First Fridays

Join us on First Fridays for special programs. You can watch recordings from some of our past First Fridays here:

Video Series

Video Series
Video Series

The International Quilt Museum offers a number of video series to teach more about the museum's collection and the quiltmaking tradition. Here's a list of some series you won't want to miss:

You can also visit our YouTube channel for a complete listing of our videos.

National Quilting Day

National Quilting Day
National Quilting Day

The International Quilt Museum is celebrating National Quilting Day online with videos and activities posted on Facebook and YouTube throughout the day on March 21.

Here's the schedule for our National Quilting Day postings (all times CDT):

9 a.m. - "Why Study Quilts?" with Laura Chapman (lecture)

10 a.m. - Behind-the-Scenes Mini-Tour 

10:30 a.m. - Let's Make Scherenschnitte (demo & activity) - Click here to download a template for this craft.

11 a.m. - "Old World Quilts: Exhibiting Rare Textiles" with Jonathan Gregory (lecture)

12 p.m. - "Caring for Your Old Quilts" with Sarah Walcott (lecture)

1 p.m. - Make Your Own Webby (activity) - Click here to download a template for this craft.

1:30 p.m. - Three-Gallery Tour

2 p.m. - "World Quilts" with Marin Hanson (lecture) 

3 p.m. - Inside the Photo Studio with Jamie Swartz and Sarah Walcott (demo) 

4 p.m. - "Building the IQM Collection" with Carolyn Ducey (lecture)

These videos and downloads will be available in our Facebook and YouTube archives during and after the posted times in case you are unable to participate live.

Thank you to our National Quilting Day Sponsors: Lincoln Quilters Guild, Lincoln Modern Quilt Guild, Nebraska State Quilt Guild, AccuQuilt, Aurifil, Handi Quilter, Bernina Sewing Center, Cosmic Cow, Sew Creative, and the International Quilt Museum.

For Children

For Children
For Children

For students who want to learn more at home, the International Quilt Museum offers these lessons and activities for elementary-age children. We will update this page with new materials as they become available.

We also have a number of coloring and activity sheets that can be downloaded and printed.

Click here for more.