About Us

The International Quilt Museum and Friends of IQM have joined forces to offer one membership with all the perks of being part of and supporting both. The mission of Friends of IQM is to support the museum through fundraising, educational opportunities and social events.

Learn more about how your support advances the understanding and appreciation of quilts and quiltmaking traditions.

Officers and Board Members

Officers and Board Members
Officers and Board Members
  • President: June Pederson
  • President Elect: Connie Soucie
  • Immediate Past President: Vacant

  • Treasurer: Lorna Parks
  • Secretary: Janet Phillips
  • Nancy Arnoldy
  • Marilyn Johnson
  • Susan Johnson
  • Stephanie Vendetti
  • Nkenge Friday

  • Sheila Green

  • Sandy Hanson

  • Tim Keelan

  • Janet Phillips

  • Dean Settle
  • Wilma Von Seggern
  • Ex Officio: Leslie Levy, Ardis and Robert James Executive Director of the International Quilt Museum

Your Friends at Work

Your Friends at Work
Your Friends at Work

Friends has provided support for the following exhibits:

  • Whimsy
  • Dualities: Emiko Toda Loeb
  • Liz Axford: Overlay
  • Los Desconocidos / The Unknowns
  • Collecting and Recollecting: Contemporary Quilts in Western India
  • Discovering the Collection: A 20-Year Journey
  • From Kente to Kuba: Stitched Textiles from West and Central Africa
  • Stitching the Transatlantic: Liberian Quilts from the John Singler Collection
  • Cheddar Quilts from the Joanna S. Rose Collection
  • The Mark Dunn Collection
  • Marti Michell and the Business of Quilts
  • Color and Contour: Provençal Quilts and Domestic Objects
  • War and Pieced: The Annette Gero Collection of Quilts from Military Fabrics
  • Singular Fascination
  • Velda Newman: Panorama
  • Eiko Okano's Delectable World
  • Uncovered: The Ken Burns Collection
  • Made by Hand: American Quilts in the Industrial Age
  • Voltage: Quilts by Erica Waaser
  • Small Talk
  • Sacred Scraps: Quilt and Patchwork Traditions of Central Asia
  • Block by Block
  • Regarding Nebraska
  • Off the Grid: The Bill Volckening Collection
  • Layered Voices
  • Quilt Japan
  • Log Cabins by Luke Haynes
  • QuiltScapes by Pauline Burbidge
  • Amish Quilts and the Crafting of Diverse Traditions
  • Contemporary Quilt Art from the International Quilt Festival Collection
  • United in Memory: 9/11 Victims Memorial Quilt
  • Inside the Wrapper: The True Tales of the Mountain Mist Quilt Patterns

In addition, Friends provided the following material gifts: 

  • Canon DSLR camera and zoom lens
  • Rechargeable Sterno candle sets for event decor
  • Formaspace island table for kitchen and demonstration/workshop purposes
  • Flip-top tables
  • Plexiglass label covers for galleries
  • Quilts of Southwest China catalogue
  • A reprinting of 4000 copies of the gallery publication "To Protect and Preserve"
  • Computers
  • Microphone/sound capability for the Seminar room
  • Two display cases for the galleries or reception area
  • Vinyl graphics for upcoming exhibits
  • Two portable quilt display and photograph racks
  • Gallery guides for several exhibit

These gifts enhance and enrich the museum visitor's experience,
and we hope to continue providing additional gifts with your help.

Membership Benefits

Membership Benefits
Membership Benefits

Our mission is to build a global collection and audience that celebrate the cultural and artistic significance of quilts.

The Friends of the International Quilt Museum is a 501(c)(3) entity.

The International Quilt Museum has the world’s largest publicly held quilt collection. The diverse and expansive collections contain quilts and related textiles that span five centuries of quilt-making, and document or showcase quilting styles from over 65 countries. As part of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the museum is on the cutting edge of quilt scholarship and research with this unparalleled collection. The exhibitions draw from the Quilt Museum’s world-class collection as well as traveling exhibitions from some of today’s leading makers and artists.

In addition, the museum has created a number of virtual experiences that can enhance your experience at the museum or at home.

During the year 2022, over 20,000 people visited the International Quilt Museum.

Are You Interested in Membership with the International Quilt Museum and Friends of IQM?  

The International Quilt Museum and Friends of IQM have joined forces to offer one membership with all the perks of being part of and supporting both. The mission of Friends of IQM is to support the museum through fundraising, educational opportunities, and social events.

Membership is the best way to experience everything the International Quilt Museum has to offer. Your support advances the understanding and appreciation of quilts and quiltmaking traditions.

Membership directly impacts the museum’s success by providing financial support toward world-class exhibitions, educational programs and global outreach. That means more meaningful experiences for visitors like you.

Membership benefits include: 

  • Satisfaction of supporting the mission of the IQM
  • Invitations to special events
  • Volunteer opportunities within the Friends organization
  • Opportunity to provide support for world-class exhibitions, educational programs and global outreach
  • Opportunities to meet others with similar interest and goals
  • Unlimited free admission to the museum for one full year
  • Museum Store discount
  • Subscription to museum and Friends e-newsletters and publications
  • Discount on selected classes, workshops and events

Membership at the IQM begins at just $30. Depending on your membership level, you will recieve:

  • Free admission
  • Museum store discount
  • Workshop registration discount
  • Member e-newsletters
  • Advance registration to events and workshops
  • Quarterly virtual tea with curators and experts
  • Quarterly exclusive video tours of exhibitions or collections
  • Members in Friends of the IQM
  • Tax deduction for upper membership tiers

For additional information about membership levels and benefits, click here.

To register for a membership online, click here.

Meeting Minutes

Meeting Minutes
Meeting Minutes

Below you will find the minutes of the annual meetings.

Archive of Minutes