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Quilters' S.O.S. - Save Our Stories

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Quilters' S.O.S. - Save Our Stories (Q.S.O.S.) creates, through recorded interviews, a broadly accessible body of information concerning quiltmaking, both present-day and in living memory, for scholarship and exhibition. This grassroots project continually captures the voices and stories of quiltmakers and posts the transcribed interviews here. Our downloadable how-to Manual has everything you need to conduct your own Q.S.O.S. interviews. Our archive for the original audio recordings and photographs is the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress.

Q.S.O.S. volunteers from across the country conduct and transcribe these interviews. We appreciate their generosity of time and dedication to the project. We are always looking for guilds, organizations and individuals to undertake their own Q.S.O.S. projects and join us. Find out how you can get involved with Q.S.O.S.

Recently Posted Interviews

Helms, Alice Interviewee: Helms, Alice
Interviewer: Milne, Amy
Project: The Asheville Quilt Guild QSOS
Interview #: NC28803-016
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Williams, Barbara Interviewee: Williams, Barbara
Interviewer: Schultz, Pam
Project: The South Central Michigan QSOS
Interview #: MI49016-043
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Harms, Judy Interviewee: Harms, Judy
Interviewer: Barton, Linda
Project: The Missouri QSOS
Interview #: MO65338-003
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Horton, Kay Interviewee: Horton, Kay
Interviewer: Schultz, Pam
Project: The South Central Michigan QSOS
Interview #: MI49016-012
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DuBois, Mary Interviewee: DuBois, Mary
Interviewer: Wilkinson, Eleanor
Project: The South Central Michigan QSOS
Interview #: MI49016-045
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Wilkinson, Eleanor Interviewee: Wilkinson, Eleanor
Interviewer: Schultz, Pam
Project: The South Central Michigan QSOS
Interview #: MI49016-019
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Everling, Nancy Interviewee: Everling, Nancy
Interviewer: Schultz, Pam
Project: The South Central Michigan QSOS
Interview #: MI49016-042
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Payne-Howard, Beth Interviewee: Payne-Howard, Beth
Interviewer: Wilkinson, Eleanor
Project: The South Central Michigan QSOS
Interview #: MI49016-040
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