Weekend eBurst from the AAQ

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Documenting, Preserving and Sharing the History of Quilts and Quiltmakers.

Weekend eBurst from the AAQ February 26, 2011

Alliances: People, Patterns, Passions: Plenty of Time to Enter!

Postmark Deadline is March 7, 2011

Just a reminder from Clark Eselgroth (special assistant to the Executive Director):
the postmark deadline for our 2011 contest "Alliances: People, Patterns, Passion" is coming up on March 7.

This year's theme is again open-ended and celebrates cooperative relationships that work towards a common goal--you interpret this theme any way you choose. If you need some ideas see the Inspiration heading on the "Alliances" contest page on our website.You'll find full details there along with the incredible prize list from our generous sponsors. The Grand Prize winner will choose from any of Handi Quilter machine quilting systems. All entries will debut at the AQS Paducah show.

Need a little motivation? Get a sneak peak at the first twenty-five "Alliances" contest quilts here:

Q.S.O.S. Volunteer Spotlight
Jeanne Wright of Windham, Maine shares her experiences as a Q.S.O.S. volunteer

My journey with the Alliance for American Quilts has taken me in ways that I never dreamed. I was approached by the Daughters of the American Revolution about this oral history project the day I joined. My interest in genealogy further piqued my interest as I have realized that many stories are lost to history because they were never recorded.

My many family quilts, the oldest being c.

Q.S.O.S. volunteer and 2010 interviewee, Jeanne Wright of Maine.

1835, have been handed down to me. One was made by my great great grandmother and used by my twins aunts (now in their 80's) when they were little girls. A good number of these quilts were made by my great grandmother (1870-1963). I remember watching her pencil patterns on frugally saved scraps of fabric and sew them together by hand. The family farm where she was born in 1870 is still lived in by my uncle. I remember watching her make a quilt for me, using fabrics I would identify with, when I was a little girl and I use the lapboard my grandfather made for her to quilt on. I found out there was a mysterious secret associated with one of her 1930's quilts. No one in the family knew it except one aunt. Now it is recorded for the rest of the family to know and enjoy.

Click here to read the rest of Jeanne's article on the AAQ website.

I hope you're having a wonderful weekend!

Gratefully,

Amy E. Milne, Executive Director
The Alliance for American Quilts
information@quiltalliance.org

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