"Quilts 2006" Wall Calendar

June 20, 2005

Louisville, Kentucky, June 22, 2005 - The Alliance for American Quilts has joined with Pomegranate Communications, Inc. to produce a one-of-a-kind calendar."Quilts 2006" is a high quality wall calendar (opens to 12" x 26") that showcases full-color reproductions of twelve quilts representing the traditional, the antique and the contemporary. In addition, you may read interviews by the contemporary quiltmakers featured in the"Quilts 2006" calendar, as well as hundreds of other interviews of quiltmakers, at Quilters' S.O.S. - Save Our Stories (www.centerforthequilt.org), the Alliance's extensive oral history project.

The calendar retails for $13.99. However, The Alliance is offering its members a special on the calendar. This special discount offer allows members to purchase calendars for $6.99 each (limit 2 at this price) plus shipping and handling (plus 6% sales tax for KY residents). Please allow 15 business days for delivery. For information concerning membership or purchasing the calendar, visit
www.centerforthequilt.org.

Pomegranate works in association with the world's great museums, galleries and art resources to achieve the highest possible quality in reproduction and presentation. The Alliance is excited to announce that, based on projected sales of the 2006 calendar, Pomegranate has already asked The Alliance to participate with them to produce a 2007 calendar!

The Center for the Quilt Online hares incredible, FREE resources with everyone who cares about quilts. At The Center for the Quilt Online , you can find:

* Quilt Query —Experts from our incredible board,—including Marsha MacDowell, Penny McMorris, Yvonne Porcella, Julie Silber, Merikay Waldvogel, Janice Wass, and Shelly Zegart—will answer your questions about quilts, including care, display, history, restoration, and evaluation.
* Quilters' S.O.S. - Save Our Stories— The Alliance's extensive oral history project, with hundreds of in-depth interviews with quiltmakers across the U.S.
* Quilt Treasures —Documentary web portraits of key figures in the great 20th century Quilt Revival—including Virginia Avery, Cuesta Benberry, Jinny Beyer, Jean Ray Laury, Bonnie Leman, and Yvonne Porcella.
* The Quilt Index—A growing digital reference library, with searchable information and photographs of thousands of historic and contemporary quilts
* Boxes Under the Bed ™—A national project to ensure the preservation of historic quilt related materials, such as patterns, letters, and clippings from publications
* Special Features —Film clips from"The Quilts of Gee's Bend,""Hearts and Hands," and"Quilts in Women's Lives."
* H-Quilt —The lively internet discussion forum.

The Alliance for American Quilts, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, implements its projects in partnership with institutions and organizations nationally, including three regional centers— the Center for American Material Culture Studies at the University of Delaware, the Great Lakes Quilt Center at the Michigan State University Museum, and the Center for American History at the University of Texas. Other Alliance partners include the Library of Congress American Folklife Center, and MATRIX, the Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online.

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