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November 14, 2013   
TWENTY Auction Quilts Debut--Shop AND Save Our History!

 

 

For the next four weeks you will have 100 opportunities to support our work and acquire a original, magnificent small work of art, perfect for holiday giving (or keeping)!  


The 7th annual contest and auction, titled TWENTY, celebrates the Alliance's 20th anniversary, and documents the work of 93 artists from 26 states and 5 countries. The annual small quilt auction is one of the Quilt Alliance's most important fundraisers, supporting projects like Quilters' S.O.S. -Save Our Stories (Q.S.O.S.) and Go Tell It at the Quilt Show!, and enabling our participation in projects like The Quilt Index.

 

The first week of the Quilt Alliance's TWENTY auction is underway and bidding will continue through Monday, November 18 at 9pm Eastern. All quilts are 20" x 20", and the quilts will be offered in four one-week auctions on eBay through December 9.  

 

  

 Here are a few of the stunning quilts donated by generous and talented quiltmakers for our Week ONE auction:  

 

   

Quilts by (left to right): Yvonne Porcella, Ann Bordeau, Brenda Lopez, Laura Jackson  

   

Quilts by (left to right): Linda Laird, Pauline Salzman, Sandra Starley, Phyllis Campbell       

 

Quilts by (left to right): Pat Sloan, Alison Ruggiero, Eleanor Levie, Joyce Hughes

 

Read the full press release here and click here to bid!
Thank you to our generous TWENTY artists and sponsors! Their support and leadership ensure that the rich history of quilts and quiltmakers is documented, preserved and shared for generations to come. TWENTY sponsors include:
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Q.S.O.S. Spotlight Posts: 
Make Them Part of Your Sunday Routine


Join Emma Parker, Quilters' S.O.S. - Save QSOS logo no url Our Stories project manager, for a new Sunday feature on the Quilt Alliance blog. Q.S.O.S Spotlight takes you on a virtual trip to the studios, sewing rooms, and homes of quiltmakers across the United States. Amateurs to professionals, art quilters to traditionalists, hand quilters to longarmers--more than 1,200 quiltmakers have shared their stories since the project launched in 1999. Volunteers interviewers and transcribers record the stories of quiltmakers in their communities (or on their travels) and submit them for posting on the Quilt Alliance website and archiving at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. Visit our website for information on volunteering for Q.S.O.S.
 
Here are a few samples from the past few weeks. Subscribe to the Quilt Alliance blog today so you won't miss this feature or our regular weekday series, On This Day in History Quilts, and updates on Alliance events, contests, projects and members.
 

Q.S.O.S. Spotlight: Cookie Williams
November 10, 2013

We're shining today's Q.S.O.S. Spotlight on a just-posted interview with Cookie Williams of Dundas, Minnesota. In her interview, Cookie shared two quilts she'd made for two generations of men: her husband and her son, both veterans of the US National ... Continue reading →...�

November 3, 2013

We've just posted several new interviews with quilters from Northfield, Minnesota and nearby towns from interviewer Heidi Rubenstein. Their interviews are a wonderful reminder of how different each quilters' voice can be. Though all of these women live in the ... Continue reading →...�












Q.S.O.S. Spotlight: Denyse Schmidt
October 28, 2013

Today's Q.S.O.S. Spotlight features Denyse Schmidt, an iconic quiltmaker, teacher and entrepreneur whose quilts reinterpret traditional patterns with a modern sensibility. Quilt Alliance president Meg Cox interviewed Denyse at the Quilters Take Manhattan event in September of 2012. Denyse shared with the audience ... Continue reading →...�


Enter Our Year-end Members' Drawing
Just join or renew by Dec. 31 and you could win!

 

renew your membership in 2013    
All members (new and renewing) whose membership is in good standing as of December 31, 2013 will be entered in our Year-end Members' Drawing (including the 7 prize packages below, featuring donations from stkr.it, Olfa, Fairfield, Aurifil, Fabric Traditions, EZ Quilting, and Quilting Treasures.  Join or renew online or by mail-in form.

   
 
 
Go Tell It at the Quilt Show!
Documenting Quiltmakers at Festival 
Go Tell It at the Quilt Show! interview with Cathy Arnold 
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with Cathy Arnold, sister of Libby Lehman 
  
Thanks to support from the International Quilt Festival, this year in Houston we were able to record 22 new Go Tell It at the Quilt Show! interviews. The short videos conducted on the show floor at Festival capture "one person, talking about one quilt in front of one camera for 3 minutes," the simple protocol of this new oral history project meant to capture the stories of quilts where quiltmakers and those who love quilts gather.

One of the Go Tell It! interviews captured at Festival was with Cathy Arnold, sister of the beloved and award-winning quilter and teacher Libby Lehman, who is recovering from a massive stroke she suffered earlier this year. Arnold talked about one of Libby's pivotal quilts, "Joyride" and how it exemplified her sister's love of vibrant colors and textural thread work. 

View Cathy's Go Tell It! along with the other stories documented at Festival and other quilt shows and events across the country on the Quilt Alliance Youtube channel.  

Take the Fall Quilt Story Search
Get to know us better (and you might Fall into some great prizes)!

Recently we launched a fun way to get to know the Quilt Alliance and our partners. Quilt Story Search is a quarterly online quiz created to introduce you to projects like Quilters' S.O.S. - Save Our Stories and The Quilt Index. And top scorers will be entered to win a prize by a featured sponsor. We're proud to have Aurifil as our first sponsor!
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You can play the Fall Quilt Story Search through November 30!

We'll draw from the highest scoring players to win these Aurifil collections.

 

   

Enjoy the Colors of Autumn! 


Each of the Autumn-inspired quilts above are documented in The Quilt Index, a joint project of the Quilt Alliance, MATRIX: The Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at Michigan State University and the Michigan State University Museum. Click on any of the images above to find out more about the quilt, the quiltmaker and the story of the quilt.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend! 

Warm wishes, 
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Amy E. Milne
Executive Director


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