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Best places to explore the fiber arts

April 11, 2014Updated April 14, 2014, 2:09 p.m. ET
The famed African-American quilting community of tiny Gees Bend, Ala., has been featured on U.S. postage stamps and in international museum exhibits.
The famed African-American quilting community of tiny Gees Bend, Ala., has been featured on U.S. postage stamps and in international museum exhibits.
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The Texas Quilt Museum in La Grange grew out of Houston's mammoth International Quilt Festival, which started in 1974, and now attracts more than 60,000 visitors every year.
The Texas Quilt Museum in La Grange grew out of Houston's mammoth International Quilt Festival, which started in 1974, and now attracts more than 60,000 visitors every year.
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Nearly 40,000 visitors a year come to The National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Ky. The city has been named a UNESCO creative city.
Nearly 40,000 visitors a year come to The National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Ky. The city has been named a UNESCO creative city.
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Manhattan has a vibrant quilting community, much of it centered on City Quilter, which not only stocks more than 4,000 fabrics, but also holds classes and runs an art quilt gallery.
Manhattan has a vibrant quilting community, much of it centered on City Quilter, which not only stocks more than 4,000 fabrics, but also holds classes and runs an art quilt gallery.
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The San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles in California shows that the region's innovators don't just work with motherboards and web startups.
The San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles in California shows that the region's innovators don't just work with motherboards and web startups.
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The La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum occupies the recently refurbished historic Carches mansion about an hour north of Seattle.
The La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum occupies the recently refurbished historic Carches mansion about an hour north of Seattle.
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San Diego's Visions Art Museum had its genesis in a national juried exhibition. It opened as a museum in 2010, and showcases the latest in contemporary fiber art.
San Diego's Visions Art Museum had its genesis in a national juried exhibition. It opened as a museum in 2010, and showcases the latest in contemporary fiber art.
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The International Quilt Study Center and Museum in Lincoln, Neb., holds what is considered the world's largest quilt collection.
The International Quilt Study Center and Museum in Lincoln, Neb., holds what is considered the world's largest quilt collection.
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