The Oregon Quilt Project (OQP)

What is a Quilt Documentation Project?

In 1981, the first statewide quilt documentation project was established in Kentucky. The Kentucky Quilt Project surveyed the state’s quilts, collected data for permanent reference on more than 1000 quilts, and published and exhibited highlights from the survey. Following Kentucky, dozens of other state quilt documentation projects have been conducted and results published, exhibited, and archived. 

The Oregon Quilt Project (OQP) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to documenting, collecting, and preserving information about the quilts and quilt makers of Oregon, past and present. Starting in 2010, the multi-year, statewide documentation survey will travel to all parts of Oregon, documenting quilts and their stories.

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Documentation Days

Documentation Days began in Sisters, Oregon, in April, 2010. Additional dates are being scheduled in Sisters and in other locations around the state. Quilt owners are encouraged to bring quilts for documentation. OQP documents quilts made in Oregon, quilts brought to Oregon, and quilts of any age, condition, or style - even unfinished tops. The survey includes quilts made as bed coverings and for display, but does not include wearable art or other fiber arts. For more information about Documentation Days including a list of scheduled events, click here.

Get Involved!

Do you have an interest in quilts and quilt history? Do you have a quilt or quilts to be documented? The Oregon Quilt Project is seeking volunteers and participants for Documentation Days to be held around the state of Oregon starting in April, 2010. Martha Spark and Bill Volckening of the Columbia-Willamette Quilt Study Group will be serving as project coordinators. For information about documenting your quilts or volunteering, please contact us. 

OQP Survey

The Columbia-Willamette Quilt Study Group (CWQSG) is the driving force behind the Oregon Quilt Project. Documentation will be conducted using the methods provided by The Quilt Index - a national online database of quilt information. Each OQP record will include any known history of the quilt, a detailed description of the size, block design, style, fabrics, thread, batting, backing, quilting, etc., and pictures of the whole quilt and detail shots. Information and images will be archived as part of the OQP database, and will be included in The Quilt Index.