Route 66 2026 Centennial Celebration ART Quilt Project
Watch this news video featuring Wendy Richards and Linda Waugh who were interviewed by KOAT Channel 7 in New Mexico. The R66 feature also shows quilts and quilt inspo from Harriett Zipfel and Amy White. Congratulations, Bits members!
Hosted by Art Bits STL and created by members of the Bits ’n’ Pieces Quilt Guild, this one-of-a-kind exhibit invites visitors to take an artful “drive” down historic Route 66.
The show features 66 individual art quilts, each measuring 24” x 24”, with every piece highlighting a different Route 66 location, landmark, or attraction. Together, the quilts form a colorful stitched journey across all eight Route 66 states, traveling from Illinois to California and celebrating the road’s beginning, end, middle, and “birthplace.”
Get the Companion Art Book!
Order your Route 55 Exhibit Book Here and Meet the Artists for a Book Signing on July 12 (see below for details)
Exhibit Schedule
2026
- July 12, Noon – 2pm – Meet the Artists / Book Signing – Red Cedar Inn and Visitor Center, Pacific, MO
- July/Aug/Sept – Red Cedar Inn and Visitor Center, Pacific, MO
- Oct 6-Nov 13 – History Museum on the Square, Springfield, MO
2027
- Feb 15-April 15 – City of Wildwood, Wildwood, MO
- June 11-12 – Arapaho County Quilters, Denver, CO
- July – Springfield Art Association, Springfield, IL
- Nov. 20-Jan. 9, 2028 – Albrecht Kemper Museum of Art, St. Joseph, MO
Photos from the Bits ’n’ Pieces Fanfare of Quilts Show, March 2025:
Previous Exhibits:
2026
- Jan 21-24 – Road to California, Ontario, CA
- April 10-12 – Quilt-Knit-Stitch, St. Louis, MO
- May 2-3 – Parade of Quilts Quilt Show, Love Park, IL (near Rockford, IL)
- June 11-13 – Ozark Piecemakers Quilt Show, Springfield, MO
2025
- Sep 17 – Ever True Laclede Groves, Webster Groves, MO
- October – Crossroads Art Gallery, Wentzville, MO
