A baker's dozen of quilts will be exhibited at Homestead National Monument of America in Nebraska as part of the celebration on the upcoming National Park Service Centennial.

The 13 quilts will be on display at the Homestead Education Center beginning December 1 and running through December 27. The display, National Parks in Quilts, were created by Fiber Works, a group of textile artists from the Lincoln-Omaha, Nebraska area. The artists were inspired by their favorite national park site. The quilts are on a year-long tour of the 13 chosen parks. From Homestead the quilts will travel to Joshua Tree National Park in California.

“The National Park System is a gift to all Americans. For 100 years places of historical significance, structures of great merit and many of the natural wonders of our country have been preserved and protected," said Cynthia Levis of Fiber Works. "The National Park System is a symbol of what it means to be an American. We each felt moved by our chosen park or monument to design a piece of fiber art to represent it. We hope others will enjoy viewing the pieces we have created from our hearts."

Parks on the tour include, in order of exhibition, Homestead National Monument of America in Nebraska, Joshua Tree National Park in California, Saguaro National Park in Arizona, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park in Hawaii, Statue of Liberty National Monument in New York, Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts in Virginia, Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota, Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota, Glacier National Park in Montana, Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, Shenandoah National Park in Virginia, Everglades National Park in Florida, and Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in Missouri.

"Quilting has long been a mainstay of self-sufficiency; homesteaders had to take advantage of all of their resources. Yet they found ways to make recycled products beautiful. Today, quilting isn’t as much about recycling, but has grown into an amazing art form, incorporating modern and traditional techniques. Homestead is honored to have inspired one of these creations,” said Superintendent Mark Engler.