MassQuilts encourages the study and preservation of quilts and demonstrates that these textiles convey important insights about the lives of Massachusetts women from the colonial period to the present. 

Our volunteer effort will produce educational materials including a book, exhibitions, and public programs to provide information about the rich history of quilts in Massachusetts.

Quilt owners receive:

• A copy of the documentation report including an approximate date, description of the fabrics, construction and patterns
• A photograph of the quilt
• A special label to attach to the quilt signifying its inclusion in the documentation project
• Instructions on the care of antique quilts

MassQuilts holds documentation days at the New England Quilt Museum, 18 Shattuck St in Downtown Lowell on the third Friday of each month by reservation only.   $10 members/$15 non-members. Call 978-452-4207 X 15 to make an appointment.

PowerPoint presentation about our project and book available to your organization by contacting Martha Supnik at Questions@NEQuiltMuseum.org

Some of our many loyal volunteers after a meeting in Belchertown, MA to discuss the content of our book

Marjorie Childers researches the pattern name while Helen Bardwell counts the number of quilting stitches in each inch on a mid-nineteenth century "star and crescent" quilt documented at the Worcester Historical Museum by a MassQuilts volunteer team

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