Crazy Quilt

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Have you heard the name, Shelly Zegart?  She is responsible for linking quilts to the American experience and culture while elevating quilting to an art.  She connected quilts with art collectors and historians. In 2011, she produced and hosted a PBS documentary series called, “Why Quilts Matter: Art, History, and Politics.” You can watch the series at Folkstreams.net, and it is worth a look.  My own small group watched it and each episode produced some lively discussion between us.  I have provided a link to Folkstreams below. She was also a founder of the Alliance for American Quilts, which is now called Quilt Alliance.  AndRead More →

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Submitted by Dianne McD. A few months ago, the Quilt Alliance came to our attention; and we thought our members would enjoy learning about the QA, too. So what is it?  In their own words, Quilt Alliance is a nonprofit 501c3 organization established in 1993 with a mission to document, preserve, and share our American quilt heritage by collecting the rich stories that historic and contemporary quilts, and their makers, tell about our nation’s diverse peoples and their communities. It’s an active organization and the list of founding mothers may look a little familiar to you, especially if you’ve been quilting for awhile. (You’ll findRead More →