Presented by the Quilt Alliance: "Join the Quilt Alliance for a special Textile Talk introducing the relaunch of Quilters' Save Our Stories (QSOS), our long-running oral history project that's re-opening for new interviews this year. This hour-long session will explore what's new in the updated QSOS initiative, why documenting quilters' stories matters more than ever, and how you can get involved in preserving the voices of your quilting community. You'll leave inspired and empowered to help save our stories—one quiltmaker at a time." Register today and watch when this episode airs this Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at 2 PM EDT.
From the Quilt Alliance: "Join us for an urgent community discussion this week. Hear how recent federal funding cuts are affecting fiber artists and organizations, and find out how you can help. Panelists include Amy Milne of the Quilt Alliance, Elaine Y. Yau of UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Susan Hudson, a Diné Artist and 2024 NEA National Heritage Fellow, and Karena Bennett of the Surface Design Association." The free community panel discussion is happening via Zoom webinar this Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 4 pm EDT.
Presented by the Quilt Alliance: "Join us May 14, 2025, at 2 pm EDT for the next Quilt Alliance Textile Talk. We’ll share a conversation with Victoria Findlay Wolfe and Teresa Duryea Wong about Victoria’s new book, “The Quilting Experience: a Celebration of Community and Patchwork,” and exhibition, “Option Expedition.” We’ll also see a tour of the exhibition recorded by Victoria at the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Kentucky, during AQS QuiltWeek. A live Q&A with Victoria and QA director Amy Milne will round out the program." Register today and watch when this episode airs this Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at 2 PM EDT.
Presented by the Quilt Alliance: "Join the Quilt Alliance for the first QSOS Memorial Spotlight to honor interviewees who made a significant contribution to quilt history. We’ll feature Viola Canady, founder of the historic Daughters of Dorcas quilt guild, who was interviewed for the Quilters Save Our Stories project twice—in 2002 and 2004, interviewed by Evelyn Salinger. We’ll listen to excerpts from Viola’s interviews, and hear from her family members, past members of the Daughters of Dorcas, and other artists and historians impacted by this community pioneer." Register today and watch when this episode airs this Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at 2 PM EDT.
Are you a fan of Star Wars? If you are, or even if aren't, we're sure you'll love what Star Wars fan Becky Glasby made that hung in the National Quilt Museum in 2024 as part of her solo exhibition, My Quilting Medley: Becky Glasby. Hear the story behind her Star Wars Trilogy quilts as part of the Go Tell It at the Quilt Show series from the Quilt Alliance.
Presented by the Quilt Alliance: "Join the Quilt Alliance for a Quilters' Save Our Stories oral history interview with Dr. Carolyn L. Mazloomi, artist and founder of the Women of Color Quilters Network. QA executive director Amy Milne will conduct the interview." Register today and watch when this episode airs this Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at 2 PM EDT.
National Quilting Day is this Saturday, March 15, 2025, but here at The Quilt Show, we like to celebrate all weekend long.
From The Quilt Alliance: "As you may have heard, we've been hard at work re-designing and re-launching our flagship project, Quilters' Save Our Stories (QSOS). The project will have updated guidelines and new ways to get involved. But we need help! We're seeking volunteers to conduct an interview and test our new instructions."
Presented by the Quilt Alliance: "A’donna Richardson, founder of the African American Quilt Documentation Study Group, will present her research and recent fieldwork with African American quilt guilds. A’donna will share a brief historical context of African American quilters and highlight ways they have been excluded from mainstream American quilting. She will also cover the formation of African American guilds and share how she is uncovering lost history with quilt documentation." Register today and watch when this episode airs this Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at 2 PM EDT.
Presented by the Quilt Alliance: "One area of a quilter’s life that often goes undocumented is their workspace. We’ll sample studio tours with artists interviewed for the StoryBee project, and hear quilters talk about their workspace in excerpts from the QSOS oral history project. Quilt Alliance staff will give you tips on how to include your workspace in a personalized documentation plan for 2025." Register today and watch when this episode airs this Wednesday, January 22, 2025, at 2 PM EDT.
Presented by the Quilt Alliance: "Join the Quilt Alliance for a fresh batch of Go Tell It quilt documentation videos. This time, the spotlight is on our members. Come see how much you can learn about one quilt and one person in three minutes or less. Want to document your story with a Go Tell It video? We'll also give an overview of how you or your group can participate in this grassroots project." Register today and watch when this episode airs this Wednesday, December 11, 2024, at 2 PM EDT.
Due to the unprecedented nature of the effects of Hurricane Helene, the Quilt Alliance lost many of their paper records, quilts, exhibition and documentation equipment, and supplies due to flood damage to their storage space in Asheville, NC. Due to this loss, the Quilt Alliance will take some time to get back on its feet, but is already making strides to get there. Please consider donating to their 2024 Giving Quilt, which will go towards maintaining and improving access to projects like QSOS, Go Tell It, and so much more in the recovery effort.
Presented by the Quilt Alliance: "Join the Quilt Alliance for another educational Textile Talk. This program is for anyone who wants to document the special quilts, people, activities, and causes dear to your community. QA staff will demonstrate and discuss how your quilt guild, group, or community can get started documenting your own story. We’ll show you how a few simple activities and basic equipment can set your guild on a path for growth and activation." Register today and watch when this episode airs this Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at 2 PM EDT.
Presented by the Quilt Alliance: "Join us for a screening of Go Tell It quilt documentation videos recorded by Quilts of Valor Foundation volunteers in 2023. QOVF executive director Lexie Millikan and board president Lauri Leirdahl will join QA director Amy Milne for a follow-up discussion about why documentation is important to the QOVF." Register today and watch when this episode airs this Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at 2 PM EDT.
Presented by the Quilt Alliance: "Join us for an hour of diverse quilt stories from across the country! Dive into bite-size videos from the Quilt Alliance’s Go Tell It! project, featuring one person sharing one quilt for three minutes. We’ll hear from quilters throughout the United States, and learn about documenting and sharing your own quilt story in a Go Tell It! video." Register today and watch when this episode airs TODAY, October 9, 2024, at 2 PM EDT.
Quilters Take a Moment (QTM), the annual fundraiser for the Quilt Alliance is less than one week away. Taking place on on Friday, September 20 and Saturday, September 21, 2024, there will be six different workshops that you can take part in across the weekend. The sixth one from the Quilt Alliance is Sustainable Routines for Quilt Documentation with Jenni Grover.
Quilters Take a Moment (QTM), the annual fundraiser for the Quilt Alliance is one week away. Taking place on on Friday, September 20 and Saturday, September 21, 2024, there will be six different workshops that you can take part in across the weekend. The fifth workshop featured by the Quilt Alliance is Documentation as Creative Practice with Hannah Parks.
Quilters Take a Moment (QTM), the annual fundraiser for the Quilt Alliance is less than two weeks away. Taking place on on Friday, September 20 and Saturday, September 21, 2024, there will be six different workshops that you can take part in across the weekend. The fourth one featured by the Quilt Alliance is Video As A Tool For Documenting Your Quilts with Lyric Montgomery Kinard.
Quilters Take a Moment (QTM), the annual fundraiser for the Quilt Alliance is two weeks away. Taking place on on Friday, September 20 and Saturday, September 21, 2024, there will be six different workshops that you can take part in across the weekend. The third being highlighted by the Quilt Alliance is Documenting Your Guild or Group with A’donna Richardson.
Quilters Take a Moment (QTM), the annual fundraiser for the Quilt Alliance is less than three weeks away. Taking place on on Friday, September 20 and Saturday, September 21, 2024, there will be six different workshops that you can take part in across the weekend. The second being highlighted by the Quilt Alliance is Using Spreadsheets to Describe and Catalog Your Quilts, taught by Rachel Ivy Clarke.