Sunday at the Museum
Sundays can be very exciting at the Museum. Most months we have a lecture or panel type presentation from a variety of artists and professionals in the sewing/quilting world, or from groups with special textile information to share.
Join us in the Gallery for 1 hour lectures with Q&A after the talk.
To expedite check-in, we recommend pre-registering for both members and non-members.
Members - click here. | Non-members - click here.
Time: Lecture begins at 2pm Doors open at 1:30.
Light refreshments served
Lectures are generally the 2nd Sunday of most months.
Look for announcements on the website and our weekly e-Newsletter.
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Our next SAM (Sunday at the Museum) is highlighted in RED below.
February 11 - Men's Exhibit Panel | Learn about the quilt artists and the techniques they use in their quilts. Jeff Donaldson, Rick Garduno, and Courtney Willis join us for the this fantastic afternoon.
March 10 - Textiles from Guatemala | Get a firsthand understanding of textile arts in Guatemala including quilting from a group who recently spent a week in Guatemala exploring and observing multiple aspects of the industry.
April - No Program
May 12 (Mother's Day) - 4 Common Corner's Panel | Thorns & Spikes | 4 Common Corners is a group of fiber artists drawn together by their immersion in the unique beauty of the four corners region of the southwest United States. They bring together divergent viewpoints and artistic styles to create cohesive, thematically linked art exhibitions unique to the 4 corners region to share with the world, while promoting the career of each member as an individual artist. Their exhibit will be at RMQM April 22 - July 20, 2024.
June- No Program
July 14 - RMQM's Antique Quilt Road Show is Back! Know your Antique Quilts—A panel of RMQM's quilt experts will be providing a 5-minute evaluation of the antique quilts. Besides getting to view some quilts, the audience gets an insight as to how quilts can reveal their age through patterns and fabrics. Values are not determined by the panel.
July 14 - RMQM's Antique Quilt Road Show is Back! Know your Antique Quilts—A panel of RMQM's quilt experts will be providing a 5-minute evaluation of the antique quilts. Besides getting to view some quilts, the audience gets an insight as to how quilts can reveal their age through patterns and fabrics. Values are not determined by the panel.
August 11 - Joan Duncan | Applique is My Super Power | Everyone has something they are really good at, be it sports, cooking, games, decorating, etc. Joan happens to be very good at making quilts, and appliqué in particular. Join us for this fascinating presentation from an expert in the field! Joan's exhibit at RMQM is July 22- October 19, 2024.
September 8 - 150+ Years of Sewing Machines and Quilts | Lisa Selzler is remarkable at fixing very old antique sewing machines. She will share the history of over 150 years of sewing machines and how their appearance impacted the world of quilts! Lisa likes to have an interactive discussion - so be ready to participate and even try out a couple older machines that might remind you of Grandma's House.
October 13 - Photos, Pixels & Pizzazz | Recent Work by Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry | Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry is internationally known for her award-winning fine-art quilts. Her work has appeared in hundreds of exhibitions and publications throughout the world, and can be found in museums, corporate, public, and private collections in twenty-two states and six foreign countries. She exhibits at RMQM July 22—October 19, 2024. PRE-REGISTRATION is REQUIRED for this one.
November 10 - SAQA Wild! Panel | SAQA Wild! panelists share details of their upcoming exhibit at RMQM October 21, 2024—January 18, 2025. SAQA Wild! asks you to let your imagination take you on a journey to a WILD place. Explore ALL things wild, such as untamed wildlands, wild spirit, wildlife, free, and uninhabited places.
December - No Program
Sunday at the Museum (SAM) events are free to members | 15$ for non-members
Guest passes not valid for SAM's
Sunday at the Museum (SAM) events are free to members | 15$ for non-members
Guest passes not valid for SAM's