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Saving your place in quilt history!             eBurst/ February 16, 2016
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In this Issue 
Joyce Gross Remembered
5 Reasons to Join in 2013
 New Members
Upcoming Events
Founders &
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Karey Bresenhan
Nancy O'Bryant Puentes
Eunice Ray
Shelly Zegart


Janneken Smucker, President
Mark Dunn, Vice-President
Michele Muska, Vice-President 
Jodie Davis, Secretary
Lisa Ellis, Treasurer

Nancy Bavor
Earamichia Brown
Brenda Groelz
Marin Hanson
Leslie Tucker Jenison
Pauline Macaulay
Steve Nabity
Dean Rehberger
Laurie Russman
Alex Veronelli
Victoria Findlay Wolfe
Mary Worrall

Staff
Amy Milne, executive director
Debby Josephs, office manager
Emma Parker, project manager  

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Members
Thank you to these members for joining or renewing their support recently. 

Renewing Members 
Jean DeFrances
Jane Dunham
Catherine Fennell
Karen Finn
Maria Goodwin
Mary Anne Griffin
Sara Hill
Ann Holmes
Elrid Johnson
Barbara Kilbourn
Anita Loscalzo
Melanie Marr
Pam Neil
Kathleen Offenholley
Karla Poggen
Alison Ruggiero
Laurie Russman
Denyse Schmidt
Kathleen Schupner
Deborah Siccardi
Janneken Smucker
Linda Sokalski
Merikay Waldvogel
Patricia Walters
Dorothy Weinstein
Maria Winter

New Members

Lissa Alexander
Christine Bradford
Patricia Carson
Karen Izzi
Grace Kragness
Michele Lancaster
Karen Reckner
Kathy Reinhardt
Michelle Reiter
Barbara Story
Ann Wasserman
Judy Wilhelm


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UpcomingUpcoming Events & Opportunities  

Volunteer! Share a quilt! Feb. 18-21

 
March 19, 2016
Share your plans on FB!

Deadline is May 1, 2016
Our 10th annual contest!

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September 23-25, 2016
Tickets on sale to members on March 7. Speakers announced soon!

JoyceIn Memory of YP
Beloved quilt world legend Yvonne Porcella died on Friday. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends and by so many in the quilt world--her fellow artists, her students, her colleagues at SAQA and the Quilt Alliance.

Yvonne (or YP as many called her) was documented by the Quilt Alliance and its partners via projects like Quilters' S.O.S. - Save Our Stories (Q.S.O.S.), Go Tell It at the Quilt Show!, Quilt Treasures and The Quilt Index (see excerpts below). The vibrancy of her work and her spirit were exciting and magnetic, and the YP brand was easy to spot--bright red and/or pink and always a black and white element (be it a quilt binding or a pair of socks, pants
or glasses)...



FiveQuiltCon West--Come See Us!


Headed to QuiltCon this month? We want YOU! To come help out in our booth AND to share the story of your quilt in a Go Tell It at the Quilt Show interview.

Volunteer in our booth at QuiltCon West!
Consider volunteering in the Quilt Alliance booth (#628) for a few hours at QuiltCon! You'll get to spread your love for the Alliance, meet scores of quiltmakers and quiltlovers, play our newest quilt history guessing game, "Match the Patch!", and did we mention... give away some pretty sweet prizes! 
Misty Cole volunteering at our IQF 2015 booth


Our booth is sponsored by StoryPatches this year and we'll be selling these cool customized labeling kits, specially branded for the Quilt Alliance, as a fundraiser in our booth. You'll also be able to score a special QA @ QuiltConWest Goody Tote for only $15.

Go Tell It! at QuiltCon West!
We're also looking for quiltmakers to share their quilts in a three minute Go Tell It at the Quilt Show! interview. We'll be collecting quilt stories of all shapes and sizes at QuiltCon and we'd love to capture your quilt and its story. Not in the show? No problem--bring a quilt to the show! Not headed to QuiltCon this year? No problem--share with someone who is!
Jacquie Gering doing a Go Tell It! interview at QuiltCon 2013Watch the video about Jacquie's quilt "Bang." 



FiveShare your plans! Get Inspired.
Celebrate the 25th Annual National Quilting Day with us on March 19, 2016.


National Quilting Day is just around the corner and the Quilt Alliance has a special role to play this year.

The Quilt Alliance is proud to be the new coordinator of this special day. We are honored to take over this annual tradition from the National Quilting Association and promise to continue providing fun and meaningful ideas for celebrating National Quilting Day, free quilt patterns, graphics you can use to publicize your own NQD events and a home base for this important day to honor and promote quilting! 

You can find logos and ideas for celebrating NQD on our website here

To share what you or your guild or group is planning to celebrate, post your plans on social media with the hashtag #nationalquiltingday

Visit the National Quilting Day Facebook page to stay up to date on what other quilters and organizations have planned.

Free quilt patterns! This year the Quilt Alliance is offering four different patterns for free download. These will be released by Monday, Feb. 22 via this newsletter, our website and the NQD Facebook page. Stay tuned and thanks for your patience on our first year as NQD coordinator!



Rest in peace, YP. We will miss you so.
With warm red regards and black and white wishes, 
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Amy Milne
Executive Director