The Volckening Collection

07/16/2024

The Big Picture, American Quilts from the Volckening Collection is officially open on Saturday, July 20th at the Benton County Historical Society Philomath Museum, Oregon. On display through October 12th, 2024. Members reception this Friday, July 19 from 5-7pm with gallery talk at 6pm. This exhibit is special because it includes highlights from our collection including quilts made in four different centuries. Don't miss it!

06/27/2024

We're having a quilt exhibit at the Benton County Museum in Philomath, Oregon July 20-October 12, 2024. The retrospective exhibit will include highlights from our personal collection made in four centuries, including this incredible example from the late 1700s.

03/31/2024

We are planning an exhibit of masterpiece quilts, July 20-October 12, 2024 at the Benton County Museum in Philomath, Oregon. It will include several quilts never displayed before in public, such as the incredible "Holy Hexies" quilt (pictured). Stay tuned...

03/17/2020

maybe I will write another book I'm not really bored, but a new project could be fun right now. Maybe I will write another book. ...

11/27/2019

At Thursday's Portland Modern Quilt Guild meeting, photo by Karen Lee The November meeting of the Portland Modern Quilt Guild last Thur...

10/27/2018

Ten quilts made in four different centuries.

09/23/2018

Quilting Arts Magazine, August-September 2018

quilts in the news & out in the world

09/12/2018

People ask me this question all the time. "Which quilt is your favorite?" It's a tough question. More than 20 years ago, Shelly Ze...

09/09/2018

Here's why you shouldn't dismiss quiltmakers when they want to talk politics.

"Green Cross Series #4" 2014 by Gail Weiss, Portland, Oregon In yesterday's blog post , I spoke about the everyday marginalization of...

08/29/2018

Last weekend I was in Colorado to tape two segments about antique and vintage quilts for The Quilt Show with Alex Anderson and Ricky Ti...

08/02/2018

At Spring Quilt Market in Portland earlier this year, Karey Bresenhan of Quilts, Inc., asked how I determined the dates of old quilt...

05/30/2018

quilts in the news & out in the world

05/24/2018

This fanciful copperplate-printed floral fabric is from the late 18th century. It is certainly something to crow about when you've got ...

05/19/2018

Elizabeth Hartman is one of the talented locals at 2018 Portland Quilt Market The 2018 Spring Quilt Market is underway at the Oregon Co...

05/04/2018

A few years ago, I learned about the distinct tradition of scrap quilts made in Hawaii and started collecting them. Along the way, I mad...