two people measuring dimensions of a quilt.

Nancy M. Bruce Center for Design and Material Culture, UW–Madison

The Nancy M. Bruce Center for Design and Material Culture at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is home to the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection, Lynn Mecklenburg Textile Gallery, and Ruth Davis Design Gallery. We focus on the study of textiles, material culture, and design, and are a hub for innovative programs that engage local, national, and international audiences.

Walworth County Barn Quilts Photo Storybook with variety of quilt squares on the cover

Barn Quilt Photo Books

I have self-published 3 barn quilt photo books (so far) and each hard cover 8×8 book has 30 full color pages, inside each page tells the story of each barn quilt and depicts photos of the barn quilts and family they honor.

ALL proceeds from the sale of each book goes to the Walk to end Alzheimer’s each year in memory of my mom.

people standing in quilt exhibit space

Textile Arts Center of Madison

The Textile Arts Center of Madison is a hub for the fiber arts community, offering classes and workshops, exhibitions and events, community outreach programs, and access to secondhand supplies for makers and enthusiasts of all ages and backgrounds.

Woman holding up and looking at a quilt

The Creator’s Cottage

The Creator’s Cottage is a maker space serving the educational and career development needs of artists. Members benefit from our active calendar of events, fully equipped fiber arts studio, writer’s cafe, dedicated classroom space, and overnight retreat accommodations for visiting writers, artist and fiber enthusiast . Our mission is to transform the lives of women, children and families of color through the creative arts.

Booth set up at The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show 2023

Great Lakes Region, Embroiderers’ Guild of America

Inspiring passion for needle arts through education and the celebration of its heritage. EGA seeks to promote cooperation and the exchange of ideas among those who are engaged in needlework throughout the world by encouraging a high standard of design and technique in embroidery. EGA provides a center to be used as a bureau of education and information regarding the art of embroidery for all guild members.



It is our purpose to conduct instruction and research in needle art and to distribute related materials and publications to members and to the public. The Great Lakes Region is one of twelve across the US. See more at https://egausa.org.

window display with quilts and reedsburg quilt guild sign

Reedsburg Area Quilt Guild

We are a non-profit group of Quilters for the Reedsburg area, near and far. We are a serious and fun group wanting to further the art of quilting for the next generation. We meet two times a month to make donation quilts for our community and/or a personal quilt.

woman holding up quilt

Madison Area Sewing Guild

We are a group of people who love to sew–quilts, garments, bags, accessories. We meet monthly and have a neighborhood group for those interested in garment sewing.