One of the many displays in the Renwick Gallery’s new exhibition, “State Fairs: Growing American Craft,” dedicated to artists’ contributions to the great U.S. tradition of state fairs with more than 240 artworks on view, dating from the mid-nineteenth century to the present.

Created by Mary V. Shotwell of Des Moines, IA, this quilt is reminiscent of the Italian millefiori (a thousand flowers) but instead of tiny glass canes, pieces of fabric are cut, delicately placed and then fused or sewn together into a complex floral design.

‘Butter Carton Dress’ (1965-66), posted earlier: