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Quilting and Patchwork

May 3rd, 2007

Check out the Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative

   Ami Simms has organized the Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiativeto raise awareness of this
disease and to fund research.  Periodically there’s an auction of the quilts submitted.  The current auction goes until May 10.
 My daughter browsed the site recently and called my attention to what’s occurring.  We saw some really fabulous quilt art displayed. 
Also, the quiltmakers included a short […]

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November 22nd, 2006

Design a “Touch Quilt” for Alzheimer’s Patients

The Touch Quilt, at the Alzheimer’s Store (http://alzstore.com/ ) gave me ideas for quilts we can design for family members or friends stricken with this disease.  If we don’t have time to make the quilt, we can always purchase one and then create more as needed.
However, they appear very easy to design and make with […]

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September 6th, 2006

A Memory Quilt to Educate About Alzheimer’s

To develop more awareness of Alzheimer’s and spread knowledge about this disease, quilters in Blount County, Tennessee are designing a memory quilt which will hand in the Blount county Museum.  The Blount County Outreach Council, under the direction of Trula Jones, whose mother has Alzheimer’s, developed a plan to increase community awareness and help fight this […]

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