Name: Meet & Greet Quilter Millie Sorrells
Start: 2026-01-10T10:00:00-06:00
End: 2026-01-10T12:00:00-06:00
Location: 201 S Lafayette St, Macomb, IL, United States, Illinois 61455

The Western Illinois Museum is pleased to announce a new date for a Meet and Greet with quilter Millie Sorrells on Saturday, January 10, from 10:00 a.m. to noon, offering visitors an opportunity to speak with the artist and view her recent work.
This reception celebrates and offers an opportunity to view the current exhibit, Inspiring Stitches: Embroidery Quilts by Millie Sorrells, which showcases 20 new embroidery quilts, many featuring festive winter and holiday themes. Now in her nineties, Sorrells continues to inspire with her vibrant creativity and mastery of the quilting arts. Her joyful use of color, intricate stitching, and imaginative design reveal a lifelong dedication to the craft and an ability to transform fabric and thread into stories of warmth and beauty.
Millie Sorrells is a charter member of the American Quilter’s Society, past president of the Land of Lincoln Quilters, and an active member of several regional quilt guilds. Her award-winning work has been exhibited nationwide and is included in the permanent collections of the Illinois State Museum, the International Quilt Museum in Nebraska, the National Quilt Museum in Kentucky, and the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts. In 2022, she donated a number of her quilts to the Western Illinois Museum, ensuring that a representative selection of her work remains in her hometown.
The Museum extends special thanks to volunteers Sandi Bolster, Mary Margaret Harris, Dona Lantz, and collection manager Karen Mencel for their support with research and installation.
This program is funded in part by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council.
For more information, call 309-837-2750, text 309-837-2613, or email [email protected]. The Museum is located at 201 S. Lafayette Street, one block south of Macomb’s Courthouse Square. The building is fully accessible, and free accessible parking is available.