Quilts on Permanent Display at the Libraries

Ten quilts were re-hung at the UE Libraries in early January 2010 following cleaning and extensive preparation. Quilts are on permanent display on Levels 1 and 3 as an interior design element. Most of the quilts were handmade by Amish craftswomen utilizing typical Amish designs and colors.

Amish quilts were originally displayed with the opening of the Bower-Suhrheinrich Library in 1986.

One quilt created by students and faculty of Evansville College between 1939 and 1943 is a new addition. This special quilt which now hangs on Level One was the result of a three-year effort by Ms. Marcella (Horny) Stein when she was a student. Ms. Stein recently donated this quilt to UE and its Libraries. 

UE Libraries recognizes the important efforts of eleven local quilters who are members of the Raintree Quilters Guild. Guild members cleaned and repaired quilts, and they prepared the quilts for re-hanging which will preserve these artworks for years to come. Raintree Quilters Guild members are Dena Bauer, Linda Bohlen, Mary Brass, Jeanne Ethridge, Anita Johnson, Terry Mominee, Judy Morton, Sylvia Priola, Darlene Robinett, Kathy Scheller, and Judy Streetman. 

Special thanks are also deserved by UE Facilities which prepared new hardware to re-hang all the quilts and also hung the quilts. Three new Amish quilts are currently being prepared for display in February.

Enjoy these quilt artworks each time you visit the Libraries. Additional information on quilts at the Libraries is available at http://libraries.evansville.edu/tour/quilts.html.