[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The 2015 Not Fade Away conference was held in Herndon, Virginia. The event was co-hosted by the Quilt Alliance and the Sacred Threads Exhibit. Marin Hanson, curator at the International Quilt Study Center and Museum, gave the keynote address, and invited several quilters, including eQuilter.com co-founder and president Luana Rubin to share their stories about making 100 Good Wishes quilts for their daughters. Watch Marin’s lecture on our Youtube channel here. Quilt Alliance member Frances Dowell did a great segment about the 2015 conference on her podcast, the Off Kilter Quilt. Find out about the 2017 Not Fade Away event here….
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Quilters Take Manhattan is the Quilt Alliance’s annual fundraising event held at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in the heart of the Garment District in New York City. Every September since 2011, quilt world stars like Marianne Fons, Denyse Schmidt, Jennifer Chiaverini, Hollis Chatelain, Amy Butler, Ricky Tims and Kaffe Fassett have shared their stories at our annual QTM event to support our cause of documenting, preserving and sharing the history of quilts and their makers. Last year’s speakers were Kaffe Fassett and Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi, and Mark Lipinski was interviewed for the Quilters’ S.O.S.- Save Our Stories (QSOS) project by Marie Bostwick. Since we started our video project Go Tell It at the Quilt Show! in 2012, we have collected more than 300 recordings of “one person talking about one quilt in front of one camera for three minutes or less.” Live QSOS and Go Tell It! interviews have added a fun and sometimes emotional element to our annual QTM event. Here are recordings of Marianne Fons and Mark Lipinski from last year’s QTM.
And don’t forget, if you plan to attend this year’s QTM (September 15-17) featuring speakers Sherri Lynn Wood, Merikay Waldvogel, and a QSOS interview with Michael E. Cummings conducted by Dr. Carolyn L. Mazloomi, get your tickets soon. We expect to sell out! For more information and tickets, visit our website here….
Last week we launched our very first blog hop. Our stellar list of bloggers did a fantastic job to raise awareness of our annual fundraising event, Quilters Take Manhattan (QTM) and the Quilt Alliance mission. The QA Blog’s giveaway winner is: Denneen (Denny) Peterson! Because the Quilt Alliance is all about documenting, preserving and sharing the stories of quilts and their makers, I asked Denny to tell us her story. Denny Peterson and her husband Bill Meek I live in Sahuarita, Arizona. My husband and I belong to the Tucson Quilters Guild. We also have a small group of quilting friends who get together at each other’s homes approximately monthly to work on quilts, visit, and eat! My mother and husband quilt, too. My mother taught me to sew and she started quilting after I did. She makes some of the most wonderful colorful quilts! My husband was surrounded by fabric and sewing machines and went along with me to sew days for years before he started by quilting a table runner for my mother on my Bernina. Now he designs and makes his own quilts and does quilting for others on his longarm (a power tool for fabric, you know). I make all kinds of quilts that you can make on the machine–traditional and contemporary pieced and applique are on the list, but my current favorites are art quilts depicting buildings, animals, and landscapes. We attend local area quilt shows, including the Tucson Quilt Fiesta and the Valley Quilters Guild show (Green Valley, Arizona). We also attend Road to California most years. Last year my husband and I were Artists in Residence at Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site in Ganado, Arizona and at Petrified Forest National Park near Holbrook, Arizona. We spent two weeks living in historic housing at each location, gathering inspiration, designing and making quilts, meeting with park visitors to talk about quilting, the AIR program, and the parks; and then we made quilts to give to the park in exchange for housing and access to the parks. Here is a photo of my husband Bill Meek and me with a quilt (Shared Heritage) that we made as a result of our stay at Petrified Forest. That quilt has an informative label! Thanks again so very much! A list of all QTM Blog Hop Participants and links to their posts can be found here. Didn’t win? 🙁 Good news! You can support the Quilt Alliance and enjoy Quilters Take Manhattan from home by purchasing a QTM Moda Home Ticket today. Purchase your Home Ticket here. The QTM Moda Home Ticket provides a chance for those who can’t make it to the Big Apple to experience their own home slice of the event. Home Tickets cost $35 ($30 for QA members). You will receive the QTM Goody Bag, packed with samples and treats from all of our sponsors, by mail in late September, Home Ticket holders will also receive priority access to online video of our Sunday with Sponsors event (sent via email link 2 weeks after event), and are entered to win select door prizes. Please note: this year’s Home Ticket will not include footage of QTM lectures and interviews due to the prohibitive cost. Home Ticket holders play an important role in supporting the work of the Alliance–thank you! Posted by Amy Milne Executive Director, Quilt Alliance…
Today we launch our very first blog hop! We have a stellar list of blogs (see list below) to help us raise awareness of our annual fundraising event, Quilters Take Manhattan (QTM) and the Quilt Alliance mission. To win a QTM Moda Home Ticket via this blog, please leave a comment about why you’d like to win. We’ll pick a winner at midnight tonight (9/5 at 12pm EDT) and post it at the close of the Hop. (Other hosts will give instructions on how to win in their giveaway.) Also visit today for your chance to win: Chris Dodsley @made by ChrissieD Pat Sloan AccuQuilt The QTM Moda Home Ticket provides a chance for those who can’t make it to the Big Apple to experience their own home slice of the event. Value of $35 ($30 for QA members). Winners of the Moda Home Ticket will receive by mail in late September a QTM Goody Bag, packed with samples and treats from all of our sponsors, and a chance to win select door prizes. Home Ticket holders will also receive priority access to online video of our Sunday with Sponsors event (sent via email link 2 weeks after event). Please note: this year’s Home Ticket will not include footage of QTM lectures and interviews due to the prohibitive cost. Home Ticket holders play an important role in supporting the work of the Alliance–thank you! Drawings are open to all, but international winners are responsible for any customs fees that may be charged when shipment enters their country. Visit the QTM Blog Hop page for full details. Schedule of Participating Blogs Day 1 – Monday, September 5 Quilt Alliance Chris Dodsley @made by ChrissieD Pat Sloan AccuQuilt Day 2 – Tuesday, September 6 Victoria Findlay Wolfe @VFW Quilts Erin Sampson – Aurifil @Auribuzz Freespirit Fabric Heather Jones@Heather Jones Studio Day 3 – Wednesday, September 7 Moda Fabrics @Moda Cutting Table Denyse Schmidt on Instagram @dsquilts Debbie Jeske @A Quilter’s Table Day 4 – Thursday, September 8 Jacquie Gering @tallgrass prairie studio Jessica Skultety @Quilty Habit Gotham Quilts @Fabric Nerd Handi Quilter Day 5 – Friday, September 9 Kim Niedzwiecki @my go-go life Leslie Tucker Jenison John Kubiniec @Big Rig Quilting Good luck, everyone! We hope to see you on our blog today and in the Big Apple for Quilters Take Manhattan in September 2017! Posted by Amy Milne Executive Director, Quilt Alliance…
Next week we launch our very first blog hop! We are thrilled to have the leadership of Quilt Alliance member and volunteer Chris Dodsley @made by ChrissieD on this venture, as we set out to raise awareness of our annual fundraising event, Quilters Take Manhattan (QTM) and the Quilt Alliance mission. Our QTM Blog Hop will include 18 different stops (see list and schedule below–you’ll be blown away by this stellar list!), including our own blog (Monday, Sept. 5). Visit any (and all) of the blogs on their day and you’ll have a chance to win a QTM Moda Home Ticket. Each host will give instructions on how to win in their giveaway. Visit the QTM Blog Hop page for full details on how to participate. The QTM Moda Home Ticket provides a chance for those who can’t make it to the Big Apple to experience their own home slice of the event. Value of $35 ($30 for QA members). Winners of the Moda Home Ticket will receive a QTM Goody Bag, packed with samples and treats from all of our sponsors, and a chance to win select door prizes. Home Ticket holders will also receive priority access to online video of our Sunday with Sponsors event (sent via email link 2 weeks after event). Please note: this year’s Home Ticket will not include footage of QTM lectures and interviews due to the prohibitive cost. Home Ticket holders play an important role in supporting the work of the Alliance–thank you! Drawings are open to all, but international winners are responsible for any customs fees that may be charged when shipment enters their country. Schedule of Participating Blogs Day 1 – Monday, September 5 Quilt Alliance Chris Dodsley @made by ChrissieD Pat Sloan AccuQuilt Day 2 – Tuesday, September 6 Victoria Findlay Wolfe @VFW Quilts Erin Sampson – Aurifil @Auribuzz Freespirit Fabric Heather Jones@Heather Jones Studio Day 3 – Wednesday, September 7 Moda Fabrics @Moda Cutting Table Denyse Schmidt on Instagram @dsquilts Debbie Jeske @A Quilter’s Table Day 4 – Thursday, September 8 Jacquie Gering @tallgrass prairie studio Jessica Skultety @Quilty Habit Gotham Quilts @Fabric Nerd Handi Quilter Day 5 – Friday, September 9 Kim Niedzwiecki @my go-go life Leslie Tucker Jenison John Kubiniec @Big Rig Quilting Good luck, everyone! We hope to see you on our blog on Monday and in the Big Apple for Quilters Take Manhattan in September 2017! Posted by Amy Milne Executive Director, Quilt Alliance…
If you are still pondering a quilt getaway weekend for this July–look no more! The Quilt Alliance’s biennial educational and inspiration conference, Not Fade Away: Sharing Stories in the Digital Age will be held on Friday, July 17 and Saturday, July 18, 2015 at the Floris United Methodist Church in Herndon, Virginia. Come to this fun and inspirational conference to: • Hear 2015 Keynote Speaker: Marin Hanson–“One Hundred Good Wishes Quilts: Commemorating and Documenting Adoptions from China” • Learn how to self-publish a book about your own quilts • Listen to curators and historians discuss how family trees can provide clues to quilt history • Make creative quilt labels with quilt artists Leslie Tucker Jenison & Michele Muska • Meet the people doing cutting-edge oral history projects on today’s quilters • Hear about the history and future of the Quilt Barn Trails project • Learn how to use the unique and deep resources of the Quilt Alliance to inspire your own work • See the 2015 Sacred Threads Exhibition – one-day admission is included in conference registration • Join Quilt Alliance board members, conference presenters and other attendees for an optional Fundraising Dinner on Saturday night to honor outgoing Alliance president Meg Cox. Full details on Not Fade Away can be found on the Quilt Alliance website here. Tickets are available for the full conference, Friday only, Saturday only (full day or morning only) and even a Home Ticket option that gives you access to most conference sessions via videos distributed after the event. Quilt Alliance members receive a discount on tickets. Not Fade Away attendees can also take advantage of this great Sacred Threads sponsored bus trips: Museum Bus Tour on Friday, July 17 (9:00 am – 5:00 pm). Tickets: $75/person Click here to register for these tours separately on the Sacred Threads ticket site. Ticket Giveaway Details: Three winners will be chosen at random to receive a pair of tickets* to attend Not Fade Away. Tickets do not include the Saturday night Fundraising Dinner. Deadline to enter: Sunday, July 5 at 12:00 Midnight EDT. Names will be drawn on Monday, July 6, and the winners will be announced on the Quilt Alliance Facebook page by 5:00 pm EDT on that day. Click here to enter the Not Fade Away Ticket Giveaway! …
