Stories are embedded in quilts. They live alongside fabric, batting, and thread, and convey history, meaning, emotions, and messages. The Quilt Alliance’s mission is to work with you to document, preserve, and share the stories of your quilts and keep them from fading away. This week on Textile Talks, we’ll share some of the inspiring voices and quilt stories we’ve recorded in the last few years. From Bisa Butler to Anna Maria Horner to Carla Hemlock and Tula Pink to the voice of quilters like Asheville NC’s Jennifer Haines, we’ve recorded spotlight interviews with fascinating and accomplished artists in our community. These interviews with well-known quilters are just the tip of the iceberg of our collections. Did you know that more than 1,200 quilters are documented in the QSOS oral history collection? The QA’s projects QSOS and Go Tell It are grassroots—anyone can participate, and we’ll show you how. Join us for a virtual look back and look ahead at how the Quilt Alliance documents our community.
Textile Talks features weekly presentations and panel discussions from the International Quilt Museum, Quilt Alliance, Studio Art Quilt Associates, and Surface Design Association. The programs are held online at 2 p.m. Eastern (11 a.m. Pacific) each Wednesday.
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