California Heritage Quilt Project - CHQP

California Heritage Quilt Project - CHQP Quilt Documentation Project for California California Heritage Quilt Project (CHQP) has had a number of projects since its founding in 1984.

One of its projects was recording the history of California quiltmakers, by the quiltmakers. More than 750 interviews of quilters have been done since 1995. The audio interviews are being transcribed and archived for research. The Sesquicentennial Quilt project is nearing its completion with the celebration of the Quilt as a Signature Exhibit at The California Museum in Sacramento. The Children's

Program--an interactive school-based program using the Sesquicentennial Quilt to teach California history and introduce children to quilting is available for use in classrooms. CHQP's initial project, competed in 1990, was to research the quilts made and brought into California up to 1945. Quilt Search Days held in 1985-86 resulted in documenting 4300 quilts. Many of these quilts were featured in the book Ho for California! Pioneer Women and Their Quilts by Jean Ray Laury published in 1989.

If you are anywhere in Southern California, come check out the Quilt Fair at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, CA for a su...
08/09/2026

If you are anywhere in Southern California, come check out the Quilt Fair at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, CA for a super fun day! CHQP will be presenting in speakers series and will have an informational table in the area.

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If you're in the Southern California area August 16th, come check out the Bowers Museum and the Quilt Fair!
08/01/2026

If you're in the Southern California area August 16th, come check out the Bowers Museum and the Quilt Fair!

The Orange County Quilters Guild is delighted to participate in this special event hosted by the Bowers Museum. Held in conjunction with the museum's featured exhibition, The American Quilt: Cloth and Commerce, the Quilt Fair will be a vibrant celebration of quilting traditions, artistic expression, and the rich heritage of the fiber arts.

Throughout the fair, quilters and quilt-adjacent artists - including textile designers, fiber artists, sewists, and other creative makers - will showcase and offer their handcrafted work for sale. This is a wonderful opportunity to discover exceptional artistry, support talented makers, and connect with fellow quilting enthusiasts and members of the broader fiber arts community.

Whether you are an experienced quilter, a curious beginner, or simply someone who appreciates the beauty and craftsmanship of handmade textiles, we invite you to join us for this inspiring celebration of creativity and community. We look forward to seeing you there!

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07/14/2026

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We are excited to share that the 1st 10 quilts documented in Sacramento on February 27th, 1985 Quilt Days, have been ent...
04/25/2026

We are excited to share that the 1st 10 quilts documented in Sacramento on February 27th, 1985 Quilt Days, have been entered into the Quilt Index. We have been working hard to get the photos and paper records digitized. Check out the website at www.chqp.org

https://quiltindex.org/results/?search=quilts&qproject=California%20Heritage%20Quilt%20Project,%20Phase%201%20Records

Along with our outreach & talking about documentation using the Quilt Index, we have finished digitizing all the CHQP "Quilt Days" records!    For more information, see our "What we are doing now" page.

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PO Box 241
Jurupa Valley, CA
91752

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+19516609690

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