Spider Wion of Sara Miller. Photo by Lisa Bisson.  March 4th - May 9th, 2010 Kinder Komforts: Amish Crib Quilts Kinder Komforts, an exhibition of Amish crib quilts. An exhibition of Amish quilting unlike any other, curated by Bettina Havig, Kinder Komforts shows a new facet of the tradition to explore. Made for hard wear, these antique quilts, though crafted with exquisite workmanship and traditional Amish color palettes, are much more free in their style and composition than full-scale works from Mennonite communities, since they were not intended to be heirlooms. Indeed, part of the significance of the exhibition is the rarity of these quilts, most of which were demolished with use. Many of the quilts were collected by Sara Miller, a member of the Old Order Amish community for much of her life. The quilts cast a new light on Amish quilting, offering the unexpected with charm and warmth. Support for this exhibition is provided in part by EQA3, LLC, A Quilters' Gathering. FOR MORE INFORMATION www.nequiltmuseum.org   ALSO on DISPLAY       Dorothy G. Bosselman Collection of Miniature Amish Quilt Replicas on Display During Kinder Komforts March 4 - May 9, 2010 Dorothy G. Bosselman was a wife, mother, artist, volunteer at the New England Quilt Museum and member of its Board of Directors.  In the 1970’s, she lived in Ohio and first became interested in the Amish people and their quilts.  In 1990 she was guest curator of an exhibit of Amish quilts at NEQM.  Many of the quilts exhibited were borrowed directly from the Amish people she met on her extensive travels to Amish communities from Oklahoma to Ontario and in between. Because she was limited to 30 quilts for the exhibit, she began making miniature replicas of Amish quilts seen in quilt books.  Dorothy hand quilted some of the miniatures and enlisted the help of many friends and fellow museum volunteers to quilt the others. They are arranged in order from simple patterns to more complex patterns. Dorothy passed away in 2000.  In 2009, her husband Gus donated the miniature quilt collection to the New England Quilt Museum. Dorothy's quilts are on display in the multipurpose room during Kinder Komforts.