The Meadowlands Museum is currently showcasing a new exhibit featuring "PATCHWORK QUILTS: STITCHES THROUGH TIME."  

Come visit the Museum on Saturdays from 10-4 pm to see this beautiful display of exquisite stitching, and how our ancestors made warm blankets from scraps of fabric.

Patchwork is the technique of sewing together small pieces of fabric of various colors, patterns and weaves to create a quilt top.  Quilting is the process of stitching together three layers of fabric: the quilt top, a layer of batting for insulation, and a backing fabric.

A patchwork quilt is a quilt where the top layer is made using the patchwork technique. The finished covers are called quilts, while quilting is only the stitching that bonds the face, interlining and backing together.  Quilting can be considered one of the first examples of upcycling, as quilters have historically made extensive use of remnants and scraps of good worn material for the creation of new products.