The quilt thing; red and white and enormous (now with photos)

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• Sunday 20th March 2011

If you’re not excited by quilts, then move along, move along. And if you’re not in New York between March 25 – 30, it doesn’t matter if you like quilts or not.

I’ll merely point out that the Museum Of American Folk Art will be taking over the Park Avenue Armory (an awesomely huge space) between the 25th and 30th of March, and is putting on a free free FREE show of 650 – yes, SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTY red and white quilts.

Why red and white, you ask? Because it’s traditional. And 650 is only A PORTION of the quilt collection owned by Joanna S. Rose, a person who knows how to spend her money wisely (at least in my opinion).

If the exhibition is half as wonderful as the Photoshop rendering done by the exhibition company (above), it will be mind-blowing. If you can make it by, say hello to me. I’ll be sitting in the corner, drooling.

The NY Times rundown on the show.

ADDED: Photos taken at the exhibition. I’ve been twice already, and I’m planning on going tomorrow (Monday) before the show ends on Wednesday. If you can possibly make it, check this out; it’s truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and I don’t want to hear any bs about “Quilts? I’m just not into quilts.”