Since 1991, the National Quilt Museum has preserved the world’s finest collection of quilt art by today’s quilters, welcoming nearly one million visitors from around the globe while caring for hundreds of irreplaceable works created by the world’s most celebrated quilt artists.

Now, as we celebrate our 35th anniversary, we invite you to become part of the next chapter.

The Preservation Society is a community of supporters dedicated to protecting both the museum’s internationally recognized collection and the building and systems that safeguard it. Together, we ensure that future generations can continue to experience the beauty, innovation, and artistry of quilting in a carefully maintained environment designed specifically for textile preservation.

Because preserving quilts begins long before they are displayed.
It begins with stable temperatures. Proper humidity. Optimal lighting. A secure building envelope. And a community of people committed to protecting these extraordinary works of art.

Your gift to the Preservation Society helps provide that protection.

Your Gift Makes a Difference
Joining The Preservation Society helps fund critical improvements and museum optimization, including:

• Building envelope restoration
• Upgraded HVAC systems with museum-quality humidity controls
• Gallery lighting upgrades
• Exterior moisture protection and repairs
• Collection storage and preservation materials

Every Preservation Society member strengthens the museum’s ability to preserve quilt art for generations to come.

Stitch Stewards — $35 Your gift helps provide archival-quality materials that help safely pack and store one quilt in the museum’s collection. Every stitch preserved today helps ensure these extraordinary works of art can inspire future generations.

Thread Keepers — $350 Your gift helps provide the ongoing maintenance and preservation supplies that protect the collection every day. By helping maintain museum-quality conditions, you strengthen the foundation of long-term textile preservation.

Guardians of the Gallery — $3,500 Your gift helps optimize the museum’s galleries through preventative maintenance and preservation improvements that create the ideal environment for exhibiting and protecting quilt art. Your support ensures visitors experience these remarkable works in spaces designed for their long-term care.

Collection Champions — $35,000 Your gift provides critical support for major preservation infrastructure, including commercial HVAC systems, gallery lighting, or other essential building improvements that safeguard the collection. Your leadership helps ensure the museum can continue protecting its world-renowned quilts for generations to come.

Master Preservationists — $350,000 Your transformational gift helps secure the future of the National Quilt Museum through significant capital preservation projects that protect both the collection and the building entrusted with its care. Your legacy will preserve one of the world’s premier collections of contemporary quilt art for future artists, scholars, and visitors.

Preservation Sustainer — Monthly Giving Your recurring monthly gift provides dependable support for the ongoing care of the museum’s collection and the building that protects it. By sustaining preservation every month, you help ensure these extraordinary quilts remain protected and inspiring for generations to come.

Collection Champions

Connie & Curt Bergan
Vivian & John Williams, Sr.

Guardians of the Gallery

The Karen Kay Buckley and Joseph David Buckley Foundation*
Leslie Bloom & Tom Mueller
Lynn & Rick Loyd
Meredith Schroeder
Rudina & John Durbin
Suellen & Jeff Johnson

Thread Keepers

Arturo Sandoval*
Barbara Kilbourn*
Bonnie and Fletcher Schrock
Cena Harmon
Cheryl Surbaugh
Christine and Greg Pickles
David Smith
Deborah Calyo
Elizabeth Stickley
Katherine and Charles Safris
Lisa Lyon
Mary Simmons
Mildred Sorrells*
Moira Kennelly
Nadine Barter Bowlus
Nancy and Michael Gaul
Rebecca Schwartz
Sara Bradshaw
Tracy Topcik

Preservation Sustainer

Charla & Thomas Viehe
Laura Grimes
Linda Cronwell
Mary Green

Stitch Stewards

Ami & Andy Wilson
Ann Bergman
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Barbara Holcombe
Carol Hudson
Carol Turner
Christine Crom
Cynthia Buss
Darice Lang
Donna Schmeling
Elizabeth Vencill
Evelyn Kennedy
Faith Hammel
Gail Hardy
George Potts
Helen and Jack Remick*
Honi Boudreaux
Irene Goodrich*
Jan McMillin
Jane Dunham
Janice Wirsing
Jenny Lyon
Joy Rinearson