Project Overview

Making a Quilt

The art of quilting is revealed as visitors create their own digital quilts in a fun, five-step process.

This powerful interface explores the intricacies of how quilts are made in five activities. Visitors can design their own unique digital quilts, which can then be emailed or posted in an online gallery. As each step is explained there are links to learn more, links to inspiring examples from the collection, and a toolbox for creative exploration of quilting practices. Visitors select patterns, make variations on them, select fabrics and lay them out, then add borders and topstitching. The variety and amount of contributions continues to grow and inspire both quilting aficionados and newcomers alike in an entertaining gallery of digital quilts.