Quilts Interactive

This interactive invites you to touch, explore, and observe the creative possibilities of quilt designs and pattern making.

• Take inspiration from the quilts created by Black artists on view in Patterns in Abstraction and from the quilt blocks presented in this space.
• Look closely and touch the sample blocks here to get a better sense of the intricate hand stitching, construction, and fabric choices in quilt making.
• Select and arrange the Velcro quilt pieces on the board to construct notable abstract patterns such as Birds in the Air or Housetop, or create your own unique designs.

The sample blocks and fabric patches here were created by artist Marquetta Johnson, whose work is on view in Patterns in Abstraction. For this interactive space, she created quilt blocks of the Birds in the Air and Housetop patterns, as well as a quilt block depicting her personal family history through her choices of fabric and embellishments.