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Friday, January 06, 2012

The Reason I have been gone: the WI Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts












On the left is what existed last winter about this time..a drafty, timber frame building over a crumbling smelly foundation. The barn had limited electricity, no running water and the Museum could only use the barn during the warmer months. The critters had taken over and left "deposits" on most of the surfaces..there was over a hundred years of dirt and grime in there!

At the top right is what the Museum is now, this picture was taken shortly before the Grand Opening in August of this year. The Museum is now a fully preserved timber frame barn, a new foundation that houses the James Taylor Gathering Room and a large classroom with enough electricity for a quilting class with 20 students all with irons, lamps and sewing machines! The upstairs houses the barn gallery all cleaned up with a new pine floor; a large gift shop, restrooms, and a prep kitchen for caterers! There is a large cement patio and a beautiful cedar deck surrounding the Museum. Lots of places to come and sit and enjoy the quiet of the farm.

If you are ever near the Cedarburg area..please stop in..the Museum is closed on Monday and Tuesday but is open usually from 10am-4pm except on Sundays when the Museum opens a bit later at noon. Please go to the Museum website: www.wiquiltmuseum.com for information on the latest exhibits and offerings!

So after a year of construction..I am walking away from this beautiful project and back to my quilt world ...I am so looking forward to playing again!

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