New England Quilt Museum, Massachusetts, United States

5Jesse H 5:00 PM Aug 24, 2022

What it says on the can
Hard to find parking but that's just Lowell. Do you like quilts? Then it's the perfect place for you. Just bored, want to walk around inside and look at colors and patterns? Got kids? Great. Good for all ages.

4RedSoxRox 5:00 PM Apr 13, 2008

Small but very nice
The NE Quilt Museum is a nice, quaint museum. It's off of this cute cobblestone street, and you get a true sense that this museum is in the right place historically. When you walk in, there's a nice quilting store that sells all sorts of quilting materials and quilting stuff like mugs, postcards, and actual quilts. The museum is upstairs, above the store. It has rotating exhibits that take full advantage of the space. They show quilts hanging on the walls and on beds, or even folded in a drawer. Occasionally there will be white gloved ladies around to show you the detail or the backs of the quilts (you can't touch with your hands). You could spend as little as half an hour here or if you're an avid quilter like me, you could spend over an hour just in the museum section. Anually, in the beginning of August, they host the Lowell Quilt Festival. It used to be bi-anually, but it was so popular that it is now anually. It is typically held in the Tsangus Arena with over a hundred quilting vendors selling unique quilting supplies and materials. In addition, they also have a quilting competition called Images. Some of the quilts displayed during this competition are just stunning. The craftsmanship is amaizing. It usually takes me at least an hour or two to look at all the quilts. I can't say enough how stunning the are. Bring your camera and lots of batteries and room on the memory card because the works of art here are just wonderful.