Monthly Archives: October 2010

Register a Priority: Alzheimer’s Quilt by November 10th, email your quilt registration number(s) to Quilters Newsletter, get your quilt to the Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative by November 22 (shipping information comes with confirmation email), and you’ll be eligible to win one … Continue reading →

Bring an extra $20 with you to Houston so you can get a first edition lapel pin replica of the Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative logo. They will be for sale on the AAQI web page towards the end of November, … Continue reading →

In 2009 four national quilt teachers shared a meal together at a quilting conference. The Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative came up in conversation. Hollis Chatelain, John Flynn, Becky Goldsmith, and Sue Nickels each wondered who had raised the most money for the … Continue reading →

The Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative (AAQI) is bringing 1,000 quilts to the International Quilt Festival in Houston, November 3-7.  We want every single quilt to find a new home! (Possibly YOURS?!) Watch this video for a little tease of what you’ll see … Continue reading →

Charities have to tell you how they spend your money. As a donor, or a prospective donor, you want to know where it went and if it was spent well. It’s called Transparency. The Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative is about … Continue reading →

It has been almost two years this Thanksgiving since my mother died, almost five years since I began the Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative. It started with tears, and an idea, and grew into a passion that has consumed me. I think … Continue reading →