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Moda, Barbara Brackman and Quilters Newsletter team up to support the AAQ

Moda's Civil War Crossings quilt kit (shown at left) includes fabric from a collection designed by Barbara Brackman. The pattern was inspired by circa 1900 quilt that was documented during the Quilts of Tennessee state quilt survey. The documentation of that quilt is now presented in the Quilt Index, where you can view the amazing quilt that inspired this kit. The pattern for Civil War Crossings quilt is featured in the November 2008 issue of Quilters Newsletter magazine.

For more information on the quilt kit visit: www.unitednotions.com/fcc_civil_war_crossings.pdf.

To locate a Moda retailer near you visit: www.unitednotions.com/wtb.nsf/wtb_us.

Crazy quilt made by Alice M. Dorr in 1899 for her son's 12th birthday, is one of almost 200 crazy quilts in Nebraska Quilt Project.

New Additions to the Quilt Index

We are pleased to announce the completion of several new quilt collections to this national repository of quilt images and records. The Quilt Index (www.quiltindex.org) is a partnership project of The Alliance for American Quilts, Michigan State University Museum and MATRIX: The Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at MSU.

View the full press releases for these contributors:
Mountain Heritage Center
Nebraska Quilt Project
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum

Other Recent Alliance News

Mountain Heritage Center Quilts Launched in National Quilt Index
May 14, 2008

The Quilt Index (www.quiltindex.org), a national partnership of The Alliance for American Quilts and Michigan State University, announces the public launch of an online resource cataloging over forty historically significant quilts from the Mountain Heritage Center (MHC), a regional museum located on the campus of Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, NC. More

Quilters' S.O.S. — Save Our Stories Surpasses 700 Interviews
March 27, 2008

Quilters' S.O.S. — Save Our Stories, a project of The Alliance for American Quilts, now has more than 700 interviews of quiltmakers with photos of their quilts at the Center for the Quilt Online. More than 150 volunteers from across the country have conducted the interviews. More

My Quilts/Our History Contest to Celebrate 15th Anniversary
January 16, 2008

The nonprofit Alliance for American Quilts announced a contest closely tied to its mission of preserving and sharing the stories of quilts and their makers. More