My Quilts/Our History Contest Winners Announced
You have to see this stunning group of 67 quilts made and donated by quiltmakers from all over the US and Canada. eBay auction of the quilts: Oct. 30 - Nov. 19, 2008. At left: The Home in the Garden by first place winner Allison Ann Aller. See this winning quilt along with all the incredible entries, and find out more about the auction.
"Thousands of quilts at my fingertips!"
Renowned Quilt Historian Barbara Brackman, author of the comprehensive Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns, loves The Alliance for American Quilts.
See our ad in the November issue of Quilters Newsletter Magazine and read the rest of her story here, including Barbara's faves from the Quilt Index, Quilters' S.O.S. - Save Our Stories and Quilt Treasures.
Bets Ramsey Quilt Treasure Completed
The Alliance and project partner Michigan State University announce the completion of a new web portrait of Bets Ramsey, notable curator, educator, historian, writer, project director, organization founder, and award-winning fiber artist from Tennessee. Photo at left: Bets Ramsey making church banners, 1982. Image courtesy of Bets Ramsey. View the Bets Ramsey Quilt Treasures project.
Moda, Barbara Brackman and Quilters Newsletter team up to support the AAQ
Moda's Civil War Crossings quilt kit includes fabric from a collection designed by Barbara Brackman, and was inspired by a quilt circa 1900 documented during the Tennessee Quilt Survey and presented in the Quilt Index. Find out more about the kit and the amazing quilt that inspired it.
Nebraska Quilt Project records launched in the nationwide Quilt Index
The Quilt Index, a partnership project of The Alliance for American Quilts and Michigan State University announces the addition of nearly 5,000 quilts from Nebraska, documented in one of the early statewide quilt documentation projects completed in the United States. Find out more about the Nebraska Quilt Project and new Quilt Index contributors.
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