Take a Chance and Save Quilt History with "The Voice of You and Me 2006"

September 12, 2005

Louisville, Kentucky, September 12, 2005 - Well-known quilt artists Yvonne Porcella and Karen Musgrave have collaborated on the quilt,"The Voice of You and Me 2006," to support the work of The Alliance for American Quilts. This third in the series of quilts titled"The Voice of You and Me" has art quiltmakers Porcella and Musgrave, both of whom are Alliance board members, returning to their art quilt roots after last year's naïve rendition of a Baltimore Album-style quilt. In addition, a free block pattern for the block featured in"The Voice of You and Me 2006" (and also our last quilt) is available to members of The Alliance through our Members-Only pages. This colorful contemporary art quilt is highly quilted. The quilting on the 58" x 60" quilt was donated by professional long-arm quilter Karen Watts of Houston, Texas. Tickets are $5.00. The drawing for the quilt will be held in Louisville, Kentucky on May 20, 2006.

Penny McMorris, quilt expert and head of the Alliance website committee, says about the quilt,"It's very dynamic! Love the way the colors work together. The lime green and pink really do wonderful things together. Beautiful!" When Musgrave was asked about her experiences with making the quilts, she said,"Each of these quilts have provided me not only with a great learning experience and a chance to work with Yvonne but most importantly, an opportunity to do something I love to support an organization that is amazing."

The Alliance for American Quilts, a nonprofit organization, uniquely joins people who love, study, collect, and make quilts to ensure that our nation's great quilt heritage is documented, preserved and shared at the Center for the Quilt Online.

For information on membership, to purchase tickets and to learn more about The Alliance for American Quilts, visit the Center for the Quilt Online,or contact The Alliance (502/897-3819 Mon - Fri 9 -6 Eastern).

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