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Bethan Ash, 'Cutting the Carbs-Shedding the Pounds', 2004. © Bethan Ash

The ancient tradition of quilting is getting the modern treatment in Quilt Art: International Expressions at the James A. Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, September 10-December 31 in the Fred Beans Gallery.

This exhibition of 40 quilts brings together 24 contemporary quilt artists from nine countries, including the U.K., Belgium, Ireland, Germany, The Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Hungary and the U.S.

Their techniques reflect their home countries’ culture, geography and design tradition. Materials used range from nurse’s scrubs to pieces of maids’ aprons to fabric dyed by the artists.

The Quilt Art group, founded in Britain in 1985, has sought to extend the boundaries of the quilt as an art form. See it for yourself.

Quilt Art: International Expressions at the Michener Museum
Where: 138 S. Pine Street, Doylestown
When: September 10-December 31
Cost: Adults $12.50, Seniors $11.50, College students $9.50, Ages 6-18 $6, under 6 free
More info: www.michenermuseum.org