Dear friends, Just in time! A creative community project from Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts! Since what we have most of right now is time – let’s make quilt blocks! Here’s the news from Melissa Wraalstad, Director at WMQFA: “The...
2020 Midwest Fiber Festivals and Farm Tours Double check for closures or postponed events. Midwest Happenings!--the full events calendar January 2020 January 23 – 26, 2020 January Thaw Retreat, Middleton, WI January 25, 2020 Winter Wool Fest, Wamego, KS February...
by Emily Schlemowitz, Exhibit Curator, Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts August 15 – November, 2019 Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts Public Gallery Night, Saturday, August 24, 2019 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. “Celebrating Our Waters”, a...
Dear Friends, Storytelling with textiles is a unique blend of art and culture. From technique-specific maker journeys such as the Milwaukee Art Quilters ‘Yo-Yo Challenge’ to broader cultural storytelling seen in The Migrant Quilt Project’s exhibit, Los...
(Cedarburg, Wis.) – Greta Mikkelsen: Tobacco Silks Reimagined at the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts (WMQFA) debuts Mikkelsen’s stunning contemporary quilts inspired by antique tobacco silks. Tobacco silks were found in cigarette packages at the turn of...
Members of the Cedarburg Spur Fiber Arts Trail, the first Fiber Arts Trail in the Midwest Fiber Arts Trails network, are happy to invite you to their 5th Annual Fiber Arts Trail Tour in the Cedarburg-Grafton-Thiensville area of southeastern Wisconsin. The group...
Baraboo – Portage – Prairie du Sac – Lodi – North Freedom, Wisconsin March 21 – 23, 2019 10:00 – 4:00 p.m. each day Click here to download the map! Dear Friends,In just a little over two months, members of the threaded Streams Fiber...
2019 Midwest Fiber Festivals and Farm Tours Hand spun yarn by Debra Gramza. Midwest Happenings!--the full events calendar January 2019 January 5, 2019 Winter Wool Fest, Wamego, KS February 2019 February 8 – 10, 2019 Sauder Village Fiber Arts Retreat, Archbold,...
Dear Friends, Last August, my sister and I took a road trip. We’re famous for our road trips and while we were only driving from Minnesota to Denver, we crammed quite a bit into the jog. We angled down and away from the Twin Cities and jumped on I-90 going west....
LITTLE FALLS – RANDALL – BRAINERD – STAPLES – WADENA – NEW YORK MILLS, MN (SEPT. 17, 2018) – Weaving Waters Fiber Arts Trail Fall Tour is an annual arts and cultural tour with stops in Little Falls, Randall, Brainerd, Staples, Wadena and...
The max distance is four hours from our house. Theoretically, that means eight hours in the car, but it’s more than that because our plans are loose. A while back my husband and I decided that we wanted to see more of Minnesota. Through family inheritance, he and his...
Dear Friends, It’s exciting to share opportunities to learn more about needle arts. Coming up in September, the Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival offers many excellent class options to further explore your creativity. The festival is September 7 – 9, 2018 in...
Dear Friends, Finally–the weather is decent outside again! I don’t know about your household, but we spent last weekend cleaning the garage and opening the back porch for the season. Maybe a little early for flower planting in my neck of the woods since...
Dear Friends, Another Trail has begun! I almost said ‘another Trail was hatched’ because I always feel like they’re walking around on stick legs until they get a little more organized. We’re very lucky to have this group of fiber artists and shops. Madison is a city...
Midwest Fiber Arts Trails Textile Traveler: 15+ Regional textile exhibits and events you’ll want on your radar! Listed below are some of the many fiber arts exhibits, events and classes that are happening in the next few weeks. Hit the road for a couple of days...
Dear Friends, Coming up in Spring 2018, Midwest Fiber Arts Trails is hosting three weekend events. And they are loaded with fabulous opportunities to take your business and fiber arts skills repertoire to the next level! Taught by Midwest Fiber Arts Trails members,...
“Woodland Realms” by Susan Bagwajikwe Hallet-Hurd. Quilted Cotton Fabric – 90″ (H) x 90″ (W) “My Family” by Thomas Stillday. Applique Beading. 20″ (H) x 14″ (W) “God’s Eye” by Karl Rangikawhiti Leonard. Colored Wax Cottons – 9″(H) x 6″ (W) “Bandolier Bag” by...
2018 Midwest Fiber Festivals and Farm Tours Midwest Happenings!--the full events calendar January January 13, 2018 Winter Wool Fest, Wamego, KS February February 9 – 11, 2018 Sauder Village Fiber Arts Retreat, Archbold, OH February 10 – 11, 2018...
Dear Friends, Our theme for the annual weekend event on the Threaded Streams Fiber Arts Trail is ‘experience your own creativity’. Trail members are offering numerous workshops and additional events throughout the weekend that encourage fiber enthusiasts to slow down,...
Winterset, Iowa Dear Friends, My 95-year-old Dad’s new Ford Taurus got 32 miles per gallon on our day trip to Winterset, Iowa last week. He was especially happy with that as now all his driving is confined to grocery store runs, doctor appointments, church and taking...
Dear Friends, With spring right around the corner, it’s almost time for Minnesotans’ annual pilgrimage to the Northland! In its second year; the Pine to Prairie Fiber Arts Trail has a whole new line-up of exhibits, workshops, open studios, hands-on demos, maker...
2017 Midwest Fiber Festivals and Farm Tours Hand-dyed yarn by Sun Valley Fibers, Mt. Horeb, WI Photo by Wildwood Press* Midwest Happenings!--the full events calendar January Oops! January got away from me! February February 16 – 19, 2017: Northern Fibers...
Dear Friends, We welcome 2017 and the opportunity for you to create your own experience in three delightful destinations of fiber arts inspiration! This coming spring, each Fiber Arts Trail has its own weekend where you will find exhibits, galleries, workshops,...
Dear Fiber Enthusiasts, It was a perfectly beautiful summer day for a drive down the Mississippi River valley. From the Twin Cities I took the fast route down through Rochester on Hwy 52 and then east on I-90. Heading to the bluff country in southeastern Minnesota is...
Fiber Works artists make 13 quilts for travelling exhibit at National Parks See all thirteen quilts and their stories here! Fiber Works artists make 13 quilts for travelling exhibit at National Parks. The quilts will be a part of a travelling exhibit celebrating the...
