Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum - Art museum in La Conner - 703 S Second St, USA

A great place to visit! The history of the building and family that owned it is very interesting. Then, to top that - the creativity in the quilts and textile pieces is so inspiring. Wandering through the house is a treat. And the gift shop is lovely - full of beautiful gifts and treats.

First of all, the house itself is really impressive, along with its restoration. When you open the door, take a look at the hinges holding the front door onto the frame. The current exhibitions of "On the Grid" quilts and "My Bed" fiber art were great. The house can hold more pieces than I thought possible. Highly recommended!

I really enjoyed my visit and viewings! Sybil was very cordial and she definitely knows her stuff about every exhibit.👍🏽😉 I was fascinated by the Japanese Exhibition! So much detail and precision for every quilt presented in that exhibit. The Women's Suffrage Exhibit left me feeling a deeper appreciation for being a woman and the freedoms that I'm afforded today because of the women who paved the way for me. Definitely worth checking out and especially since the exhibits change quite frequently.

Visited this beautiful museum today and was completely blown away. Both of my grandmothers were quilters and seeing that this art is still alive and well was good to see. The pieces were beautiful, and the amount of work that you know goes into these pieces makes it even more spectacular.

Amazing talented artists. I was overwhelmed by techniques, subject of each quilt, silk fabric and total number of exhibit. The museum is a historic home. A grand representation of late 1900 architecture. Staff was friendly and answered questions with pride! Drive from eastside was a pleasant reward.

Recently took a trip to LaConnor and made a stop at the Quilt Museum. I was lucky to arrive here during the Material Men's Quilting Show. What a happy surprise I got! In general, the men's quilting designs are very different from the quilting designs I have always seen. The men's designs seemed to use very bright colors, often had a sense of humor, used pop culture, religion and saw old well-known images in a completely new light. The imagery in the quilts was completely non-traditional, often humorous and sometimes used heavy metal and punk rock designs. I saw portraiture done on quilts using a block technique. I could see that the design represented a face but the portrait only became clear when I looked at it through my camera lens. All these quilts just made me think how differently these men must think then the way I think. These quilts were so creative, so funny and so beautiful. I wasn't sure how entertained I would be coming here but I was greatly surprised. This was a lot of fun. A couple of things should be noted about the Quilt Museum. It is easily found by following the signs in LaConnor pointing you in the right direction. It is in a beautiful 3 story Victorian home. Only open Wednesday thru Sunday 11am - 5pm. Entry is $7 per person unless you are a student or military and it is $5. Parking is on the street except for handicap parking behind the museum. Please keep in mind the age of the building when thinking about handicap access. There is no elevator so handicap full access is 1st floor only. There is a slideshow available of the exhibits on the 2nd & 3rd floors. The staff here are very, very enthusiastic about quilting and are happy to answer any questions. You're even allowed to touch the quilts as long as you touch with your gloved hand. Plastic gloves provided with admission. Overall, my museum trip lasted about 1 1/2 hours and it was very worthwhile. It was fun to see designs that broke my stereotype of quilts. And it was fun to see another example of how men think differently than women!

I didn't realize how amazed I would be! My favorite was a temporary exhibit featuring quilts from Korea and several of them were so mind-blowing! There were lots of other amazing designs. It's all showcased in a 3-story mansion from the 1890's. I would definitely recommend stopping by even if you are not that "crafty."

My mom's a quilter so we took her here and I enjoyed it as much as she did. The quilts truly are a work of art - incredibly impressive!!