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If you share the vision of the Alliance for American Quilts there's never been a better time to become a member. All new members who join by October 31, 2010 will have their contribution matched by a foundation committed to supporting our work to document, preserve and share the history of quilts and quiltmakers. Click here to join today and help us keep quiltmaking prized and passed-on in American culture.

"New from Old" Contest Quilts on the Road Again!

The Alliance for American Quilts is pleased to offer you four more chances to see the "New from Old" quilts before they are auctioned on eBay beginning October 25. Our generous partners at Original Sewing and Quilt Expo will be showing this amazing collection at their fall shows in Chantilly, Virginia, Atlanta, Georgia (Georgia Quilt Show), Kansas City, Missouri and Minneapolis, Minnesota. Visit Original Sewing and Quilt Expo's website for dates and details.

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Cruise your favorite patterns in the Quilt Index!

New and improved user tools.

You can now browse the Quilt Index by pattern--see 298 more sunflower quilts like the one at left, part of the Lands' End All-American Quilt Collection, whose records were contributed to the Quilt Index by the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress.

Browse more than 200 popular pattern names today for inspiration.

New Q.S.O.S. Interviews

Perfect summer reading!

A new batch of Quilters' S.O.S. - Save Our Stories interviews has just been posted to the AAQ website. Quiltmakers from Maine, Oregon, Vermont, Michigan, North Carolina and Texas were recently interviewed for this grassroots oral history project. Among them is Richard Tims, pictured at left, father of well-known quilter and musician Ricky Tims. Browse all of the recently posted Q.S.O.S. interviews.