I am very proud to announce that I have been elected to the Board of Directors for
The Alliance for American Quilts
The Alliance for American Quilts is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to document, preserve, and share our American quilt heritage by collecting the rich stories that historic and contemporary quilts, and their makers, tell about our nation’s diverse peoples and their communities.
In support of this mission, the Alliance brings together quilt makers and designers, the quilt industry, quilt scholars and teachers, and quilt collectors to further the following goals:
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to promote the understanding of the quilt as an important American grassroots art form
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to make information about quilts available to a broad public
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to educate Americans about the importance of documenting quilts and quiltmakers so that their stories will not be lost.
You’ll be hearing a lot about this organization over the next several months.
ALSO:
You Are Invited to Connected by Threads: a Celebration of Quilts, Quiltmakers and Quilt History
Presented by the Alliance for American Quilts,
Thursday, March 4, 2010 and Saturday, March 6 in Washington, DC
THERE ARE A FEW TICKETS LEFT! DON’T MISS THIS EVENT!
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Congratulations to you, Mark! I know you will be a wonderful addition to the group!
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Darn. I’m going to be down in the D.C. area the following week. Sorry to miss it.
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Congrats. just thought I would mention an amazing book I read years ago in case you are not aware of it. HIDDEN IN PLAIN VIEW It tells the amazing story of how slaves fashioned escape route maps into their quilts to help each other escape. Fascinating…
Good luck with your new position! xoxox
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Smart of them to pick such a savvy, dynamic guy to join the board. Good luck and have fun!
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wow cupcake..you jumped into the fire now haven’t you!!!
Remember Geminis are good about getting too many irons in the fire and NOT spending enough time on themselves!
Meditate, breathe deep, and have a wonderful time with all of your NEW adventures!
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Congratulations Mark!
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Congrats, Mark!
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Thanks for posting, Mark. We are thrilled to have you as an AAQ board member!
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Congratulations Mark! What an honor. xxoxo
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Congratulations Mark! An honor well deserved.
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Talk about doors closing and windows opening! Congrats Mark!
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They could not have chosen a better quilting representative. Do us proud! Congratulations.
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looking forward to your new ventures…your presentation at Ellendale DE was fabulous…what a hoot! And so inspiring
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OK– so then I’ll go back and look at QNN. But I need to cancel QH.
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Mark-I wish you all the best in your search for a donor. I look forward to your unpdates with good news.
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There’s a wealth of information here. Thanks! I’ll be back for more. finding your way around this mess is complicated by the fact that several of these far East airlines don’t have English websites – possibly, it’ll make the tickets a penny cheaper, if they don’t spend any on a translator.You always have Google Translator though.
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