The Alliance for American Quilts is a national nonprofit that documents, preserves and shares the rich history of quilts and quiltmakers. Join us online at www.AllianceforAmericanQuilts.org

1. Join us! Help preserve the stories of quilts and quiltmakers for generations to come.

2. AAQ members and volunteers make these exciting and important projects possible: The Quilt Index Quilters’ S.O.S. – Save Our Stories Quilt Treasures Boxes Under the Bed

3. Quilters’ S.O.S. – Save Our Stories Grassroots oral history project preserving quiltmakers’ stories from all over the US and abroad Archived by The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress

4. Quilters’ S.O.S. – Save Our Stories is a project of The Alliance for American Quilts Interviewer: Evelyn Salinger Transcriber: Evelyn Salinger Project Name: The Daughters of Dorcas Q.S.O.S. Event: Cardinal Quilters Meeting Location: Alexandria, Virginia Date: 2002-07-12 Time: 11:00 a.m. Q.S.O.S. Interviewee Viola Williams Canady See this interview and over 1,000 more on our website: www.AllianceforAmericanQuilts.org

5. Quilters’ S.O.S. – Save Our Stories is a project of The Alliance for American Quilts Interviewer: Evelyn Salinger Transcriber: Geraldine Whitley Project Name: The Daughters of Dorcas Q.S.O.S. Event: Daughters of Dorcas and Sons Meeting Location: Washington, D.C. Date: 2004-10-05 Time: 11:15 a.m. Q.S.O.S. Interviewee Vivian Lambert Hoban See this interview and over 1,000 more on our website: www.AllianceforAmericanQuilts.org

6. Quilters’ S.O.S. – Save Our Stories is a project of The Alliance for American Quilts Interviewer: Evelyn Salinger Transcriber: Evelyn Salinger Project Name: The Daughters of Dorcas QSOS Location: Washington, D.C. Date: 2004-10-06 Time: 10:30 a.m. Q.S.O.S. Interviewee Virginia White Quinn See this interview and over 1,000 more on our website: www.AllianceforAmericanQuilts.org

7. Quilters’ S.O.S. – Save Our Stories is a project of The Alliance for American Quilts Interviewer: Evelyn Salinger Transcriber: Evelyn Salinger Project Name: The Daughters of Dorcas Q.S.O.S. Location: Washington, D.C. Date: 2004-10-06 Time: 11:15 a.m. Q.S.O.S. Interviewee Selma Gray Lee See this interview and over 1,000 more on our website: www.AllianceforAmericanQuilts.org

8. Quilters’ S.O.S. – Save Our Stories is a project of The Alliance for American Quilts Interviewer: Evelyn Salinger Transcriber: Evelyn Salinger Project Name: The Daughters of Dorcas Q.S.O.S. Location: Washington, D.C. Date: 2004-10-12 Time: 11:00 a.m. Q.S.O.S. Interviewee Gertrude Braan See this interview and over 1,000 more on our website: www.AllianceforAmericanQuilts.org

9. Quilters’ S.O.S. – Save Our Stories is a project of The Alliance for American Quilts Interviewer: Evelyn Salinger Transcriber: Evelyn Salinger Project Name: The Daughters of Dorcas Q.S.O.S. Location: Washington, D.C. Date: 2004-10-26 Time: Noon Q.S.O.S. Interviewee Joyce B. Nixon See this interview and over 1,000 more on our website: www.AllianceforAmericanQuilts.org

10. Quilters’ S.O.S. – Save Our Stories is a project of The Alliance for American Quilts Interviewer: Evelyn Salinger Transcriber: Evelyn Salinger Project Name: The Daughters of Dorcas Q.S.O.S. Location: Washington, D.C. Date: 2004-11-02 Time: 11:12 a.m. Q.S.O.S. Interviewee Frances McDonald Boyd See this interview and over 1,000 more on our website: www.AllianceforAmericanQuilts.org

11. Quilters’ S.O.S. – Save Our Stories is a project of The Alliance for American Quilts Interviewer: Evelyn Salinger Transcriber: Evelyn Salinger Project Name: The Daughters of Dorcas Q.S.O.S. Event: Daughter of Dorcas meeting Location: Washington, D.C. Date: 2005-03-01 Time: 11:00 a.m. Q.S.O.S. Interviewee Pansy Hector Lovelace See this interview and over 1,000 more on our website: www.AllianceforAmericanQuilts.org

12. Quilters’ S.O.S. – Save Our Stories is a project of The Alliance for American Quilts Interviewer: Evelyn Salinger Transcriber: Evelyn Salinger Project Name: The Daughters of Dorcas Q.S.O.S. Event: Daughters of Dorcas meeting Location: Washington, D.C. Date: 2005-03-08 Time: 11:15 a.m. Q.S.O.S. Interviewee Christine Bradford See this interview and over 1,000 more on our website: www.AllianceforAmericanQuilts.org

13. Quilters’ S.O.S. – Save Our Stories is a project of The Alliance for American Quilts Interviewer: Evelyn Salinger Transcriber: Evelyn Salinger Project Name: The Daughters of Dorcas Q.S.O.S. Event: Daughters of Dorcas Meeting Location: Washington, D.C. Date: 2005-03-15 Time: 11:00 a.m. Q.S.O.S. Interviewee Annie Strivers See this interview and over 1,000 more on our website: www.AllianceforAmericanQuilts.org

14. Quilters’ S.O.S. – Save Our Stories is a project of The Alliance for American Quilts Interviewer: Evelyn Salinger Transcriber: Evelyn Salinger Project Name: The Daughters of Dorcas Q.S.O.S. Event: Daughters of Dorcas meeting Location: Washington, D.C. Date: 2005-03-22 Time: 11:15 a.m. Q.S.O.S. Interviewee Donnette Cooper See this interview and over 1,000 more on our website: www.AllianceforAmericanQuilts.org

15. Quilters’ S.O.S. – Save Our Stories is a project of The Alliance for American Quilts Interviewer: Evelyn Salinger Transcriber: Evelyn Salinger Project Name: The Daughters of Dorcas Q.S.O.S. Event: Daughters of Dorcas meeting Location: Washington, D.C. Date: 2005-03-29 Time: 10:45 a.m. Q.S.O.S. Interviewee Ira Phillips Blount See this interview and over 1,000 more on our website: www.AllianceforAmericanQuilts.org

16. Quilters’ S.O.S. – Save Our Stories is a project of The Alliance for American Quilts Interviewer: Evelyn Salinger Transcriber: Evelyn Salinger Project Name: The Daughters of Dorcas Q.S.O.S. Event: Daughter of Dorcas meeting Location: Washington, D.C. Date: 2005-10-11 Time: 10:30 a.m. Q.S.O.S. Interviewee Frances A. McCannon See this interview and over 1,000 more on our website: www.AllianceforAmericanQuilts.org

17. Quilters’ S.O.S. – Save Our Stories is a project of The Alliance for American Quilts Interviewer: Evelyn Salinger Transcriber: Evelyn Salinger Project Name: The Daughters of Dorcas Q.S.O.S. Event: Daughter of Dorcas meeting Location: Washington, D.C. Date: 2005-08-23 Time: 10:30 a.m. Q.S.O.S. Interviewee Sarajane Cohron Goodwin See this interview and over 1,000 more on our website: www.AllianceforAmericanQuilts.org

18. Quilters’ S.O.S. – Save Our Stories is a project of The Alliance for American Quilts Interviewer: Evelyn Salinger Transcriber: Evelyn Salinger Project Name: The Daughters of Dorcas Q.S.O.S. Event: Daughters of Dorcas meeting Location: Washington, D.C. Date: 2005-09-06 Time: 11:05 a.m. Q.S.O.S. Interviewee Callie M. Daugherty See this interview and over 1,000 more on our website: www.AllianceforAmericanQuilts.org

19. Quilters’ S.O.S. – Save Our Stories is a project of The Alliance for American Quilts Interviewer: Evelyn Salinger Transcriber: Evelyn Salinger Project Name: The Daughters of Dorcas Q.S.O.S. Event: Daughter of Dorcas Location: Washington, D.C. Date: 2005-09-20 Time: 10:30 a.m. Q.S.O.S. Interviewee Elsie Thomas Houston See this interview and over 1,000 more on our website: www.AllianceforAmericanQuilts.org

20. Quilters’ S.O.S. – Save Our Stories is a project of The Alliance for American Quilts Interviewer: Evelyn Salinger Transcriber: Evelyn Salinger Project Name: The Daughters of Dorcas Q.S.O.S. Event: Daughters of Dorcas meeting Location: Washington, D.C. Date: 2005-09-27 Time: 10:15 a.m. Q.S.O.S. Interviewee Mary V. Washington See this interview and over 1,000 more on our website: www.AllianceforAmericanQuilts.org

21. Quilters’ S.O.S. – Save Our Stories is a project of The Alliance for American Quilts Interviewer: Evelyn Salinger Transcriber: Evelyn Salinger Project Name: The Daughters of Dorcas Q.S.O.S. Event: Daughter of Dorcas meeting Location: Washington, D.C. Date: 2005-09-27 Time: 11:15 a.m. Q.S.O.S. Interviewee Resna Ximines Hammer See this interview and over 1,000 more on our website: www.AllianceforAmericanQuilts.org

22. Quilters’ S.O.S. – Save Our Stories is a project of The Alliance for American Quilts Interviewer: Evelyn Salinger Transcriber: Evelyn Salinger Project Name: The Daughters of Dorcas Q.S.O.S. Event: Daughters of Dorcas meeting Location: Washington, D.C. Date: 2005-11-15 Time: 10:30 a.m. Q.S.O.S. Interviewee Jocelyn Gilbert Breeland See this interview and over 1,000 more on our website: www.AllianceforAmericanQuilts.org

23. Quilters’ S.O.S. – Save Our Stories is a project of The Alliance for American Quilts Interviewer: Evelyn Salinger Transcriber: Evelyn Salinger Project Name: The Daughters of Dorcas Q.S.O.S. Event: Daughters of Dorcas meeting Location: Washington, D.C. Date: 2005-11-22 Time: 10:30 a.m. Q.S.O.S. Interviewee Ruth Hamlin Stokes See this interview and over 1,000 more on our website: www.AllianceforAmericanQuilts.org

24. Quilters’ S.O.S. – Save Our Stories is a project of The Alliance for American Quilts Interviewer: Karen Musgrave Transcriber: Kim Greene Project Name: The Sacred Threads Q.S.O.S. Location: Reynoldsburg, Ohio Date: 2009-03-11 Time: 9:10 a.m. Q.S.O.S. Interviewee Vikki Pignatelli See this interview and over 1,000 more on our website: www.AllianceforAmericanQuilts.org

25. Quilters’ S.O.S. – Save Our Stories is a project of The Alliance for American Quilts Interviewer: Karen Musgrave Transcriber: Kim Greene Project Name: The Sacred Threads Q.S.O.S. Location: St. Charles, Illinois Date: 2009-03-18 Time: 11:06 a.m. Q.S.O.S. Interviewee Rachel Wetzler See this interview and over 1,000 more on our website: www.AllianceforAmericanQuilts.org

26. Quilters’ S.O.S. – Save Our Stories is a project of The Alliance for American Quilts Interviewer: Karen Musgrave Transcriber: Kim Greene Project Name: The Sacred Threads Q.S.O.S. Location: Fairfax, Virginia Date: 2009-03-20 Time: 9:23 a.m. Q.S.O.S. Interviewee Lisa Ellis See this interview and over 1,000 more on our website: www.AllianceforAmericanQuilts.org

27. Quilters’ S.O.S. – Save Our Stories is a project of The Alliance for American Quilts Interviewer: Karen Musgrave Transcriber: Kim Greene Project Name: The Sacred Threads Q.S.O.S. Location: Hixson, Tennessee Date: 2009-03-23 Time: 9:09 a.m. Q.S.O.S. Interviewee Beth Burke See this interview and over 1,000 more on our website: www.AllianceforAmericanQuilts.org

28. Quilters’ S.O.S. – Save Our Stories is a project of The Alliance for American Quilts Interviewer: Karen Musgrave Transcriber: Kim Greene Project Name: The Sacred Threads Q.S.O.S. Location: Zanesville, Ohio Date: 2009-04-06 Time: 9:14 a.m. Q.S.O.S. Interviewee Susan Nash See this interview and over 1,000 more on our website: www.AllianceforAmericanQuilts.org

29. Quilters’ S.O.S. – Save Our Stories is a project of The Alliance for American Quilts Interviewer: Karen Musgrave Transcriber: Kim Greene Project Name: The Sacred Threads Q.S.O.S. Location: Trumansburg, New York Date: 2009-06-22 Time: 1:01 p.m. Q.S.O.S. Interviewee Alice Gant See this interview and over 1,000 more on our website: www.AllianceforAmericanQuilts.org

30. The Quilt Index is a project of The Alliance for American Quilts Elaine Zinn Interviewer: Alice Helms Project Name:The Asheville Quilt Guild QSOS Location:Asheville, North Carolina Date:2008-05-27 See this interview and over 1,000 more on our website: www.AllianceforAmericanQuilts.org

31. The Quilt Index is a project of The Alliance for American Quilts Mary Field Interviewer: Alice Helms Name: The Asheville Quilt Guild QSOS Location: Asheville, North Carolina Date:2008-11-03 See this interview and over 1,000 more on our website: www.AllianceforAmericanQuilts.org

32. The Quilt Index is a project of The Alliance for American Quilts Barbara Swinea The Alliance for American Quilts Q.S.O.S. Interviewer: Alice Helms Project Name: The Asheville Quilt Guild QSOS Location: Fairview, North Carolina Date: 2007-11-20 See this interview and over 1,000 more on our website: www.AllianceforAmericanQuilts.org

33. The Quilt Index A national online database of quilt images and records Bringing together institutional and grassroots collections in website. The Quilt Index is a joint project of The Alliance for American Quilts, Michigan State University Museum and MATRIX: The Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at MSU.

34. The Quilt Index Quilts from 24 Contributors--State and Regional Documentation Projects, Public and Private Collections Including: Daughters of the American Revolution Museum, Connecticut Quilt Search, the Hawaiian Quilt Research Project, Illinois Quilt Research Project quilts owned by Illinois State Museum, Kansas Quilt Project, The Kentucky Quilt Project at University of Louisville Archives and Records Center , Library of Congress, American Folklife Center , Louisiana Regional Folklife Program, The Mary Gasperik Quilts, Michigan Quilt Project at Michigan State University Museum/Great Lakes Quilt Center, Minnesota Quilt Project, Mountain Heritage Center , The National Quilt Museum, Nebraska Quilt Project of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, New England Quilt Museum/MassQuilts, The Heritage Quilt Project of New Jersey at Rutgers University Libraries/ Special Collections and University Archives, the North Carolina Museum of History, Quilts of Tennessee at Tennessee State Library and Archives, the Rhode Island Quilt Documentation Project at the University of Rhode Island, Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, the Signature Quilt Project, State Historical Society of Iowa, Texas Quilt Search and the Winedale Quilt Collection at the Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin, the West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search, Inc., and the Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc. The Quilt Index is a joint project of The Alliance for American Quilts, Michigan State University Museum and MATRIX: The Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at MSU.

35. The Quilt Index is a joint project of The Alliance for American Quilts, Michigan State University Museum and MATRIX: The Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at MSU. Quilt Index: New Compare Tool

36. The Quilt Index is a joint project of The Alliance for American Quilts, Michigan State University Museum and MATRIX: The Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at MSU. Quilt Index: New Zoom Tool

37. Graveyard, 8-Pointed Star Date: 1850-1875 Large center block is cemetery with coffins. Coffins also inside border which looks like a fence. Quilt documented by the Kentucky Quilt Project In The Quilt Index See this quilt and 47,000 more images on the Quilt Index at www.quiltindex.org The Quilt Index is a joint project of The Alliance for American Quilts, Michigan State University Museum and MATRIX: The Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at MSU.

38. The Quilt Index Museum of the American Quilter’s Society The Founders Collection Boat in a Bottle Sampler Top By: Sandberg, Lyn Peare Date: 1988 Location Made: Capitola, California (CA) Array See this quilt and 47,000 more images on the Quilt Index at www.quiltindex.org The Quilt Index is a joint project of The Alliance for American Quilts, Michigan State University Museum and MATRIX: The Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at MSU.

39. Sunburst Pattern Names: Wheel Top By: Pannell, Rebecca Jane Monteith Quilted By: Pannell, Rebecca Jane Monteith Date: Some of the print fabrics are from the late 1800s, but such a quilt might have been made in the early 1900s. Home-dyeing of fabrics for quilts was quite common in the late 19th and early 20th century North Carolina. Location Made: North Carolina (NC) United States Project Name: Southern Appalachian Quilts Contributor: Mountain Heritage Center Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting See this quilt and 47,000 more images on the Quilt Index at www.quiltindex.org The Quilt Index is a joint project of The Alliance for American Quilts, Michigan State University Museum and MATRIX: The Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at MSU.

40. The Quilt Index Museum of the American Quilter’s Society The Founders Collection Blazing Splendor Top By: Woodfield, Marlene Date: 1986 Location Made: Laporte, Indiana (IN) See this quilt and 47,000 more images on the Quilt Index at www.quiltindex.org The Quilt Index is a joint project of The Alliance for American Quilts, Michigan State University Museum and MATRIX: The Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at MSU.

41. Crazy Quilt Documented by the Michigan Quilt Project and contributed to The Quilt Index By Michigan State University Museum Grandmother’s Fan Crazy Quilt Date: 1916 See this quilt and 47,000 more images on the Quilt Index at www.quiltindex.org The Quilt Index is a joint project of The Alliance for American Quilts, Michigan State University Museum and MATRIX: The Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at MSU.

42. The Quilt Index Museum of the American Quilter’s Society The Founders Collection Air Show Top By: Shannon, Jonathan Date: 1992 Location Made: Phoenix, Arizona (AZ) Array Construction: Hand Applique Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting See this quilt and 47,000 more images on the Quilt Index at www.quiltindex.org The Quilt Index is a joint project of The Alliance for American Quilts, Michigan State University Museum and MATRIX: The Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at MSU.

43. Tulip Date: 1850-1900 Location Made: North Carolina (NC) United States Project Name: Southern Appalachian Quilts Contributor: Mountain Heritage Center Layout Format: Block pattern Fabrics: Cotton, Other, Solid/plain Colors: Green, Red, White, Yellow Construction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique, Triple strip borders set with small pieced blocks at intersections. Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting See this quilt and 47,000 more images on the Quilt Index at www.quiltindex.org The Quilt Index is a joint project of The Alliance for American Quilts, Michigan State University Museum and MATRIX: The Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at MSU.

44. The Quilt Index Museum of the American Quilter’s Society The Founders Collection Autumn Radiance Top By: Rauba, Sharon Date: 1986 Location Made: Woodridge, Illinois (IL) Array Construction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting See this quilt and 47,000 more images on the Quilt Index at www.quiltindex.org The Quilt Index is a joint project of The Alliance for American Quilts, Michigan State University Museum and MATRIX: The Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at MSU.

45. The Quilt Index Museum of the American Quilter’s Society The Founders Collection Blade, The Top By: Speckmann, Doreen Date: 1985 Location Made: Madison, Wisconsin (WI) Array Construction: Machine Piecing Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting See this quilt and 47,000 more images on the Quilt Index at www.quiltindex.org The Quilt Index is a joint project of The Alliance for American Quilts, Michigan State University Museum and MATRIX: The Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at MSU.

46. Pineapple Log Cabin Top By: Hall, Jane Date: 1985 Location Made: Raliegh, North Carolina (NC) United States Project Name: Founder's Collection Contributor: Museum of the American Quilter's Society See this quilt and 47,000 more images on the Quilt Index at www.quiltindex.org The Quilt Index is a joint project of The Alliance for American Quilts, Michigan State University Museum and MATRIX: The Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at MSU.

47. The Quilt Index Museum of the American Quilter’s Society The Founders Collection Stella Antigua Top By: de Koning-Stapel, Hanne Vibeke Date: 1998 Location Made: Bilthoven Array Layout Format: Medallion or framed center Fabrics: Silk See this quilt and 47,000 more images on the Quilt Index at www.quiltindex.org The Quilt Index is a joint project of The Alliance for American Quilts, Michigan State University Museum and MATRIX: The Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at MSU.

48. Indian Boys and Girls Quilt Quilter Group: Senior Citizens Sewing Club Date: 1996 Location Made: Cherokee, North Carolina (NC) United States Contributor: Michigan State University Museum Layout Format: Block pattern Fabrics: Cotton, Cotton or polyester blend Colors: Beige or Tan, Gold Construction: Hand Piecing, Machine Piecing Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting See this quilt and 47,000 more images on the Quilt Index at www.quiltindex.org The Quilt Index is a joint project of The Alliance for American Quilts, Michigan State University Museum and MATRIX: The Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at MSU.

49. The Quilt Index Museum of the American Quilter’s Society The Founders Collection Brown Country Log Cabins Top By: Sage, Linda Karel Date: 1985 Location Made: Morgantown, Indiana (IN) Array See this quilt and 47,000 more images on the Quilt Index at www.quiltindex.org The Quilt Index is a joint project of The Alliance for American Quilts, Michigan State University Museum and MATRIX: The Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at MSU.

50. The Quilt Index Museum of the American Quilter’s Society The Founders Collection Country School Top By: Dremann, Adabelle Date: 1988 Location Made: Princeton, Illinois (IL) Array See this quilt and 47,000 more images on the Quilt Index at www.quiltindex.org The Quilt Index is a joint project of The Alliance for American Quilts, Michigan State University Museum and MATRIX: The Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at MSU.

51. The Quilt Index Museum of the American Quilter’s Society The Founders Collection Designer Christmas Trees Top By: Rothschild, Adrien Date: 1990 Location Made: Baltimore, Maryland (MD) Array Layout Format: Block pattern Fabrics: Hand-dyed Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting See this quilt and 47,000 more images on the Quilt Index at www.quiltindex.org The Quilt Index is a joint project of The Alliance for American Quilts, Michigan State University Museum and MATRIX: The Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at MSU.

52. Butterfly Fandango Top By: Murkin, Scott Date: 2004 Location Made: Asheboro, North Carolina (NC) United States Project Name: Oh Wow! Miniature Quilt Collection Contributor: Museum of the American Quilter's Society Construction: Foundation Piecing, Machine Piecing Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting See this quilt and 47,000 more images on the Quilt Index at www.quiltindex.org The Quilt Index is a joint project of The Alliance for American Quilts, Michigan State University Museum and MATRIX: The Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at MSU.

53. The Quilt Index Museum of the American Quilter’s Society The Founders Collection Dresden Garden Top By: Pilgrim, Paul D. Quilted By: Fisher-Smith, Toni Date: 1992 Location Made: Oakland, California (CA) Construction: Hand Piecing, Machine Piecing, Hand Applique Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting See this quilt and 47,000 more images on the Quilt Index at www.quiltindex.org The Quilt Index is a joint project of The Alliance for American Quilts, Michigan State University Museum and MATRIX: The Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at MSU.

54. The Quilt Index Museum of the American Quilter’s Society The Founders Collection Heliacal Rise Top By: Murray, Laura Date: 1996 Location Made: Minneapolis, Minnesota (MN) Array Construction: Machine Piecing Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting See this quilt and 47,000 more images on the Quilt Index at www.quiltindex.org The Quilt Index is a joint project of The Alliance for American Quilts, Michigan State University Museum and MATRIX: The Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at MSU.

55. The Quilt Index Museum of the American Quilter’s Society The Founders Collection Hot Fun Top By: Johnson, Melody Date: 1995 Location Made: Carey, Illinois (IL) Array Construction: Machine Piecing, Embroidery See this quilt and 47,000 more images on the Quilt Index at www.quiltindex.org The Quilt Index is a joint project of The Alliance for American Quilts, Michigan State University Museum and MATRIX: The Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at MSU.

56. Quilt Treasures Multi-media portraits profiling key Quilt Revival pioneers Including quiltmakers, historians, collectors, teachers

57. Boxes Under the Bed Rescue and recovery efforts to save quilt ephemera, preserving items you find in your box of quilts A partnership between The Alliance and the Winedale Center for The Quilt, division of the Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin.

58. AAQ Quilt Contests Our annual outreach, documentation and fundraising project. 2006-07 2008 2009

59. 2010 AAQ Quilt Contest “ New from Old,” a contest for quilters of all ages that celebrates the past in the frame of the present Grand Prize: Handi Quilter HQ Sixteen Quilting Machine for Sit-Down Use 16” x 16” quilt Deadline: May 31, 2010 National exhibition schedule All quilts entered into the Quilt Index Download entry form: www.AllianceforAmericanQuilts.org

60. AAQ Events Bringing together people who love quilts!

61. "Carolina Canopy" Nanette Fleischman Burnsville, North Carolina cotton, machine applique, machine quilting The Alliance for American Quilts Put a Roof Over Our Head Contest 2006-2007

62. The Alliance for American Quilts Put a Roof Over Our Head Contest 2006-2007 "At Home in the Mountains" Ann Holmes Asheville, North Carolina Cotton, painted, fussy cut and fused using maker's technique, machine quilting

63. The Alliance for American Quilts Put a Roof Over Our Head Contest 2006-2007 "Welcome - Bienvenido" Amy Hope Moore Asheville, North Carolina cotton, silk, machine embroidery, hand beading, machine quilting, beads

64. The Alliance for American Quilts Put a Roof Over Our Head Contest 2006-2007 4. "Our House" Keti Kasrashvili, Irina Lavrinenko, Nino "Chuchuka" Chargeishvili Tbilisi, the Republic of Georgia cottons, fused, rubber stamps, machine quilting

65. The Alliance for American Quilts My Quilts/Our History Contest 2008 "Plaids to Polka Dots" Nanette Fleischman Burnsville, North Carolina Cotton fabric, batting, embellished with Swarovski crystals beads, fusing and free motion quilting.

66. The Alliance for American Quilts My Quilts/Our History Contest 2008 "The Home in the Garden" (First Place) Allison Ann Aller Washovgal, Washington Machine & hand pieced, hand appliqué, photo transfer, hand embroidered & beaded, machine felting.

67. The Alliance for American Quilts My Quilts/Our History Contest 2008 "Chintz Bird" (Second Place) Pat Holly Ann Arbor, Michigan Decorative machine stitched background, stitched raw edge fused, machine appliquéd, machine quilted.

68. The Alliance for American Quilts My Quilts/Our History Contest 2008 "Meme's Button Box" (Third Place) Kathryn Wright Highlands Ranch, Colorado Machine pieced and machine quilted; vintage and new embroidery, quilt block pieces, crocheted lace, fabric, photos, button & bead embellishments.