Virginia Quilt Museum presents “Stitching Together History: 250 Quilts Commemorating the Commonwealth of Virginia”

This exhibition celebrates the people, places, events, and ideas that have shaped Virginia's history through collection of quilts created by fiber artists from across the United States.

Stitching Together History sign with various quilt designs on the wall

Rocktown NowCarolynn Unger

DAYTON, VA (Rocktown Now) — The Virginia Quilt Museum in Dayton will present their exhibition Stitching Together History: 250 Quilts Commemorating the Commonwealth of Virginia tomorrow, July 4, 2026.

We the People. Photo credit: Carolynn Unger.

This exhibition celebrates the people, places, events, and ideas that have shaped Virginia’s history through collection of quilts created by fiber artists from across the United States.

Virginia Experiments. Photo credit: Carolynn Unger.

Executive Director Alicia Thomas said the exhibit is visually compelling.

Unfinished Revolutions. Photo credit: Carolynn Unger.

“But it is also, it’s history by the people, which is one of the things I love about it. We didn’t give people topics,” said Thomas. “If people asked, we would suggest topics, but a lot of these are things that the artists came up with on their own.”