The Alliance for American Quilts (AAQ), MATRIX: Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online and Michigan State University Museum present the Quilt Index. MSU staff members lead project work, in consultation with AAQ, the Quilt Index Task Force, the Quilt Index Editorial Board, and representatives from each contributor.

The project has been supported by major grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Institute for Museum and Library Services.

Collections and Exhibits

Although the Quilt Index is not an actual museum site with in-house collections, the Index does have online exhibitions which highlight works in its digital collection. These include:

  • Since Kentucky: Surveying State Quilts
  • Mary Schafer: Quilter, Quilt Collector, and Quilt Historian
  • Redwork: An American Textile Tradition

The overall collection includes quilts made from the early nineteenth century to the twenty-first century, representing a wide range of quilting styles, techniques, purposes and functions.

Users can browse for quilts based on their time period, location of origin, style, purpose, or by the collection in which they are now housed, or search for specific quilts by a variety of metadata, including pattern, quilter and identification number.

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Tue Jul 7 04:49:39 2009

Charity St Louis Cardinals quilt - almost done!
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Charity St Louis Cardinals quilt - almost done!

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ue, 30 Jun 2009 06:24:52 GM

This . quilt. has been a lot of fun to make. Lots of happy bright colors and a soft fuzzy backing makes for a wonderful snuggly . quilt. destined for a very special little boy. I just finished the edging late tonight and am taking it to the ...

Feverish
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Feverish

Quiltdivajulie

hu, 25 Jun 2009 01:30:00 GM

Chris did some marvelous free motion work on this . quilt. ! Another rumpled view ~ I love it all jumbled together, but I also love it folded neatly . . . Hanging on the fence . . . (when the heat . index. was 110 degrees) Quiltdivajulie ...

Joanna Monroe: Playing with Paper Towels
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Joanna Monroe: Playing with Paper Towels

Joanna Monroe

hu, 19 Mar 2009 00:50:00 GM

Elizabeth told us about doing quick sketches with fabric on . index. cards. They were fast and fun, little bursts of creativity, potential ideas for larger pieces. But what do you do with all those little "gems"? In an ah-ha! moment, ... Now I buy white paper towels for the ". quilt. " design in the towel. No towels with tea pots on them for me! Sometimes I skip painting the fabric and monoprint the paper towels. They soak up the paints beautifully, dry really fast, ...

From Google Blog Search: "Quilt Index"
Sun Jul 5 07:13:40 2009

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Thu Aug 13 03:23:54 2009

Where can I find a 'puffy' blue quilt for my room?
Q. It needs to be the aqua color and solid color. queen size. looking something like this but much cheaper? (in the color pool) thanks. links! links! links! ...Or a duvet/comforter. ANYTHING! but please answer. Good God, what is going on here?
Asked by Vanilla Bean - Sat Sep 13 16:40:44 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. how about getting a less expensive comforter (somewhere like a jc penney or target store)and getting the pom-poms at a craft store and sewing them on yourself. a couple of coordinating pillows too maybe in your alternate color with the aqua pom-poms would be cute!i realize its not exactly what you're looking for but is a viable alternative.good luck in your search!(love the comforter by the way)
Answered by AMO 45 - Wed Sep 17 10:59:21 2008

Would my daughter like this much?
Q. My daughter is 12 , almost 13 and her favorite stores are Pac Sun. so i was thinking that I could get her one jacket and one shirt and one pair of pants from Pac Sun... i'll show 3 choices for each catagory and can you say which ones you like for each catagory... Jackets: tops bottoms ya just plz pick three you like one from each catagoree!! thanks. i'm planning to get her one from every catagoree!!!
Asked by g matt's coming home![ - Wed Nov 19 18:54:56 2008 - - 19 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I like the First Jacket.. I like the 2nd top. And I like the skinny jeans in the third category. However, every item was super cute, I'm sure you can't go wrong! :)
Answered by Due 8/3/09 with Max Domenick! - Wed Nov 19 18:58:50 2008

Where can I find this?
Q. I am redoing my room and I am trying to fina Crinkle Puff Quilt, Full/Queen, Bright Pink or something like this for really cheap. Where can I find it. Here is what it looks like P.S. I would like it in bright pink!:) Thanks!
Asked by Mak - Sat Nov 22 21:31:51 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Make it.. have someone make one for you..
Answered by ANA R - Sat Nov 22 21:44:41 2008

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