Quilt National was intended to demonstrate the transformations taking place in the world of quilting. Its purpose was then, and still is, to carry the defvinition of quilting far beond its traditoinal parameters and to promote quilt making as what it always has been -- an art form.

The works in a Quilt National exhibit display a reverence for the lessons taught by the makers of the heritage quilts. Many of the works hold fast to the traditional methods of pieceing and patching. At the same time, however, the Quilt National artisit is intrigued by the challenge of expanding the boundaries of traditional quilt making by utilizing the newest materials and technologies. these innovative works generate strong emotional reponses in the viewer while at the same time fulfilling the creative need of the artist to make a totally individual statement. Quilt National '05, the fourteenth biennial compeititon, drew more than 1223 entries by nearly 560 artist from 47 states and 21 foreign countries.

Quilt National contains 20 quilts and is produced and circulated by the Dairy Barn Southeastern Ohio Cultural Arts Center, Athens, Ohio.

This exhibit was made possible by a generous grant from the Greater Lynchburg Community Trust Fund.