Presenting all the quilts in the exhibition, this full-color catalog commemorates the 2013 Quilt National with close-up photos and comments from the jurors reviewing the show. The biennial Quilt National, first shown in 1979, has built a reputation as one of the most competitive and compelling art quilt exhibitions in the world, receiving thousands of entries and attracting more than 7, 500 visitors from around the globe. The selected quilts from the 2013 competition were on display from May 24 to September 2 at the Dairy Barn Cultural Arts Center in Athens, Ohio.