Elliott Museum Quilt Exhibit

I recently attended the opening of a quilt exhibit in a very nice museum, the Elliott, in Stuart, FL.

Elliott Museum Quilt Exhibit. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

The exhibit shows the progression from traditional and utilitarian quilts to art quilts and even includes some pieces that PUSH the definition of quilt.

The exhibit space is pretty large.  Here, you can see about 2/3 of it.

Elliott Museum Quilt Exhibit. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

The exhibit runs loosely chronologically from left to right.  These older quilts are either owned by the museum, or submitted by the relatives of the makers.

Elliott Museum Quilt Exhibit. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

The large quilt  below was made by the grandmother of Cathy Heeter.  Then, Cathy used it as inspiration for a smaller one, shown at left.

Elliott Museum Quilt Exhibit. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

Very cool, right?

Elliott Museum Quilt Exhibit. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

Continuing around the room, there were several quilts that bridged the gap between traditional quilts and abstract art.

Elliott Museum Quilt Exhibit. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

These three pieces were made by Linda Ludemann and were inspired by pansies.

Elliott Museum Quilt Exhibit. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

Then, some representational quilts.  The top trio were made by Michele Sanandajian.  And the bottom five by Luanne Carson.

Elliott Museum Quilt Exhibit. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

Gabriele DiTota created a vibrant 3D piece.

Elliott Museum Quilt Exhibit. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

Elliott Museum Quilt Exhibit. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

I’ll show you more images in the next post, as the quilt story unfolds.  (You’ll even see something fairly controversial.)

This is a very nice exhibit, but it only runs through July 15th.  If you want to see it don’t delay!  Need more reasons to visit? The museum includes a large collection of antique cars and other vehicles and machines.  Plus, it’s RIGHT AT the beach.  There’s something for everyone.

Ellen Lindner

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