Celebrate National Quilting Month March 2022 

March is National Quilting Month, and several local organizations are banding together to display quilts from Cape Carteret to Cape Lookout.  As a matter of fact, that’s the slogan – From Cape Carteret to Cape Lookout: A Carteret County Quilt Ramble.

Carteret County Public Library System, Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center, Crystal Coast Quilters’ Guild and the Core Sound Quilters will stage quilt exhibits at all County libraries, plus the Core Sound Museum on Harkers Island, and the Core Sound Store & Gallery located at 806 Arendell Street, Morehead City.

The stunning array of quilts demonstrates the breadth of what contemporary quilters create today while honoring the traditional roots of quilting.  Approximately one hundred quilts will be displayed across the county ranging from traditional: hand quilted and embroidered pieces; art quilts; modern designs and lovely expressions of coastal beauty.

In addition, the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center has a large collection of historic quilts and recently received an entire collection from the Davis family of Tusk and Marshallberg that will be included in the quilt display at the Museum.  

Locations for Quilt Exhibits

Carteret Co. Public Library-Main Library, 1702 Live Oak Street, Beaufort

Carteret Co. Public Library-Western Carteret, 230 Taylor Notion Road, Cape Carteret

Carteret Co. Public Library-Newport, 210 Howard Boulevard, Newport 

Carteret Co. Public Library-Bogue Banks, 320 Salter Path Road #W, Pine Knoll Shores

Carteret Co. Public Library-Down East, 702 Highway 70, Otway 

Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center, 1785 Island Road, Harkers Island

Core Sound Museum Store & Gallery, 806 Arendell Street, Morehead City