Sewn Together

Two Centuries of Alabama Quilts


A collaborative exhibition between the Alabama Department of Archives and History and the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts


This online exhibit presents examples of Alabama-made quilts of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries drawn from the extraordinary collections of the Alabama Department of Archives and History and the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts. They are presented as “exemplary pairs,” illustrating comparisons of the various techniques, themes, and traditional patterns as seen throughout two hundred years of Alabama quilt making. The exhibition was on view at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts from January 28 - April 16, 2017.


Use this website to learn more about the quilts, quilting origins, and additional quilts not included in the exhibition. Select one of the themes below to get started.

  • Strip Quilts
  • Agriculture
  • Lone Star
  • Block Quilts
  • Applique
  • Recycled Fabrics
  • Patriotic Quilts
  • Broken Shapes
  • Star Pattern
  • Pieced Geometrics
  • Uniformity
  • Elaborate Quilting
  • Illusionism
  • Layered Patterns
  • Additional Quilts
  • About the Exhibit
  • Origins of Quilting

Published February 2024.