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Exploring Washington State—The La Conner Quilt and Textile Museum

I have a thing for textiles. Rugs, quilts, wall hangings, you name it, I love it. My walls are covered with them. I’ve collected things from all my travels. So, when I discovered that I’d be passing right through a town that has a Quilt and Textile Museum, I couldn’t resist. And this museum packs…

I have a thing for textiles. Rugs, quilts, wall hangings, you name it, I love it. My walls are covered with them. I’ve collected things from all my travels. So, when I discovered that I’d be passing right through a town that has a Quilt and Textile Museum, I couldn’t resist.

And this museum packs a double whammy, because it’s housed in an absolutely stunning restored Victorian mansion. I couldn’t wait to get inside to not only see the exhibits, but explore the house itself, which is still historically furnished.

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When you enter, the first thing they do is offer you gloves, because they actually encourage you to touch the quilts. And they allow photographs in many of the exhibits, so I’ll simply strongly encourage you to visit this amazing place, and let the textiles do the talking.

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12 responses to “Exploring Washington State—The La Conner Quilt and Textile Museum”

  1. pouringmyartout Avatar
    pouringmyartout

    well now you are just showing off… have you done the underground tour yet… I can’t remember stuff anymore… also, when you do… or now… get the book called: Sons Of The Profits… it tells all about how Seattle came to be… funny and awesome.

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    1. The View from a Drawbridge Avatar
      The View from a Drawbridge

      Haven’t done underground tour yet. I plan to. I’ll add that book to my to-read list, for sure.

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      1. pouringmyartout Avatar
        pouringmyartout

        It tells how Seattle went from a tree-covered cliff and a smelly mudflat to a town and then city, and almost became a backwater except for greed and corruption.

      2. The View from a Drawbridge Avatar
        The View from a Drawbridge

        Oh joy.

      3. pouringmyartout Avatar
        pouringmyartout

        It is hilarious history

  2. KerikM Avatar
    KerikM

    My mom does a lot of restoration/photography work in that place, so I’ve seen it a few times. Did you notice the burn marks on the stairs? That house had a real close call back in the 70’s. Other neat things about La Conner–the cliff behind all the shops, and that place with glass art, and that place with the wooden stuff, and the place with the candy.

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    1. The View from a Drawbridge Avatar
      The View from a Drawbridge

      I saw photos of the burned out hull, and the fire in progress. The restoration work on that house was phenomenal. Kudos to your mom! How did I overlook the cliff? I did see a lot of those places that you mentioned. Did you see the place with all the lavender stuff?

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      1. KerikM Avatar
        KerikM

        I don’t recall lavender, but I noticed early on that there was a cliff behind all those artsy-fartsy little stores–in one place I was surprised to look out the back door and see nothing but this rock face. It would have been neat if they’d built right up against it–in fact I’m not sure some of them didn’t.

      2. The View from a Drawbridge Avatar
        The View from a Drawbridge

        Fascinating.

  3. Elaine Lorefield Avatar
    Elaine Lorefield

    just catching up after a week away.. love the exploration of the area.. makes me wa
    nt to travel 🙂

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    1. The View from a Drawbridge Avatar
      The View from a Drawbridge

      You’re always welcome here, Elaine!

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