Our applique group which meets the first Wednesday of every month at Your Arts Program, Manitowish Waters will participate in the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative. We are each completing a quilt for the "Priority: Alzheimer's Quilt" project. Read more:
The Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative™ (www.AlzQuilts.org) is a national, grassroots charity whose mission is to raise awareness and fund research. The AAQI auctions and sells donated quilts, and sponsors a nationally touring exhibit of quilts about Alzheimer's. The AAQI has raised more than $679,000 since January 2006.
Ami Simms of Flint, Michigan is the founder and executive director of the AAQI, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit operated entirely by volunteers. She is a quilter. Her mother had Alzheimer's.
The AAQI currently sponsors two major programs:
Alzheimer's Illustrated: From Heartbreak to Hope
The first is a nationwide traveling quilt exhibit called "Alzheimer's Illustrated: From Heartbreak to Hope." It features 182 "Name Quilts" six inches wide and seven feet tall, containing the names of more than 10,000 individuals who have or had Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia. Hanging among the Name Quilts are 53 small format art quilts (9" x 12") that each interpret Alzheimer's in some way. The exhibit will tour the United States for 5 years.
Priority: Alzheimer's Quilts
The second is the "Priority: Alzheimer's Quilts" project, so named for the urgent need for research dollars and the hope that quilters across the country would make participation in this project a priority. These small quilts fit inside flat rate cardboard priority mailers from the USPS, which the group uses to ship quilts to winning bidders after monthly online auctions.
There are an estimated 5.4 million Americans with Alzheimer's disease. We believe we can make a difference, one quilt at a time.
Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative*
1200 Creekwood Trail
Burton, MI 48509
http://www.alzquilts.org/aboutus.html#ixzz1gRpnUgVxAmi Simms of Flint, Michigan is the founder and executive director of the AAQI, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit operated entirely by volunteers. She is a quilter. Her mother had Alzheimer's.
The AAQI currently sponsors two major programs:
Alzheimer's Illustrated: From Heartbreak to Hope
The first is a nationwide traveling quilt exhibit called "Alzheimer's Illustrated: From Heartbreak to Hope." It features 182 "Name Quilts" six inches wide and seven feet tall, containing the names of more than 10,000 individuals who have or had Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia. Hanging among the Name Quilts are 53 small format art quilts (9" x 12") that each interpret Alzheimer's in some way. The exhibit will tour the United States for 5 years.
Priority: Alzheimer's Quilts
The second is the "Priority: Alzheimer's Quilts" project, so named for the urgent need for research dollars and the hope that quilters across the country would make participation in this project a priority. These small quilts fit inside flat rate cardboard priority mailers from the USPS, which the group uses to ship quilts to winning bidders after monthly online auctions.
There are an estimated 5.4 million Americans with Alzheimer's disease. We believe we can make a difference, one quilt at a time.
Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative*
1200 Creekwood Trail
Burton, MI 48509
Each quilt will measure no larger than 9" x 12". Our group theme is "birds" and most of us will design our own quilts. Any method of applique can be used. We have not set a deadline and are encouraging more quilters to join in.
For my quilt, I decided to hand applique folk art birds in wool felt on a cotton background. This is just the beginning as I plan to embellish and add borders etc. You'll note some of my own hand-dyed wools in the photo. I haven't done any wool applique for some time, so I'm excited to work on this project.
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