Current Exhibitions

Stellar means exceptional or outstanding. It also means of or relating to stars. The star quilts of Judy Martin are exceptional quilts. Whether they are the focal point of a quilt or a sparkling accent, stars excite the senses. They bring quilts to life. For her entire career, Judy Martin has been fascinated with stars. She adds stars to the corners of Log Cabin blocks and in her Colorado Log Cabin Quilt Book, she has combined stars in her Snail’s Trails quilt design and created the Shakespeare in the Park quilt, that you will see in this exhibit. She has added stars to baskets, flowers, and even to other stars. In short, she is crazy for stars. Judy has written several books and when you see her innovative quilts, you will have stars in your eyes, too!

Count the styles of stars and the stars themselves in this star gazing exhibit!

The American Quilt Study Group establishes and promotes the highest standards for interdisciplinary quilt-related studies, providing opportunities for study, research, and the publication of works that advance the knowledge of quilts and related subjects.

Part of their activities include a biennial invitation to combine members’ love of learning about quilts with their love of making them. Every 2 years AQSG selects a specific design, style or time-period as the theme. Participants are challenged to select an existing quilt that fits the particular quilt study guidelines and create a smaller replica, interpreting the elements of the original quilt in a new and fresh way. Almost 50 members signed on to participate in this 2023 study of 19th Century Blue quilts and these 25 quilts were chosen to travel across the country.

Several of our Rocky Mountain Quilt Study Group participants are members of AQSG and submitted quilts as part of the 19th Century Blues: It’s More than Indigo, the 12th biennial Quilt Study. These biennial studies are designed to encourage members of AQSG to develop deep relationships with one inspiration quilt and the study quilt brought to fruition with their creative skill. The creation process for each of these quilts included trials, joys and challenges to interpret the inspiration quilt – and each maker’s experience is at the heart of this exhibit.