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On This Day in History Quilt Series
Amy Milne matches a historical event with a quilt from The Quilt Index--weekdays.

 
You have two more weeks of production time if you're planning to enter our annual small quilt contest. This year's theme is "Inspired By"-- each entrant must start with a selection from The Quilt Index or Quilters' S.O.S. - Save Our Stories projects as their inspiration quilt. All entries must be 16" x 16", comprised of 3 layers (top, filling and back), and include a 4" sleeve and a label. Mail it to us with your entry form and fee by June 1, 2014 (postmark deadline).

Professional judges will select the Handi Quilter Grand Prize and the winner will receive a HQ Sweet Sixteen longarm sit-down machine package (machine, table and bobbin winder) by Handi Quilter, Inc.  Prize includes training by a local Handi Quilter retailer.

First, Second and Third place and Honorable Mention awards will be voted on by Alliance members and prizes will be supplied by these generous Quilt Alliance Business Members Moda Fabrics, eQuilter.com,  The Electric Quilt Company, EZ Quilting,  Simplicity Creative Group,  AURIfil. Our venue sponsor is Original Sewing & Quilt Expo, and our documentation sponsor is stkr.it.

Robin Buscemi of Ringoes, New Jersey, is blogging about her entry inspired by a very special quilt made in 1933 for the Sears Quilt Contest, held in honor of the 1933 World's Fair in Chicago, themed "A Century of Progress." The quilt is now owned by Merikay Waldvogel who contributed this and other quilts from the 1933 contest and ephemera from her personal collection to the Quilt Index.

"Bird's Eye View of the Chicago World's Fair" by Richard Henry Rowley

One of Robin's first sketches for her quilt.

You can see more in-process images of Robin's quilt on her blog, Threads bespoke: http://threadsbespoke.com/tag/inspired-by/ and on Instagram, just search the hashtag #inspiredby.


Eleanor Levie of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, not only chose a quilt from The Quilt Index to launch her entry, but also found inspiration in a classic painting by Whistler.

"Listen to Your Mother" by Jean Ray Laury. 1997. Contributed to The Quilt Index by the National Quilt Museum.

"Arrangement in Grey and Black, No. 1" (better known as "Whistler's Mother") by American painter James Whistler. 1871. Collection of Mus�e d'Orsay, Paris.

You can read more about Eleanor's quilt on her blog: http://www.eleanorlevie.com/quilting-blog/?p=1243