The Great State Quilt

This is a project I mentioned in an earlier post and some of you responded to it. Well, she has now asked if anybody wanted to post it on our blog to please do so. I will have the link to her blog in here but her letter should explain what you need to know. http://lifeinjpegs.blogspot.com/


The Plan: Find at least 50 volunteers, at least one person per US State. These 50 volunteers will donate their time and energy to create a single quilting square that will represent their vision of their state. The squares will then be sewed into a quilt that will be donated to a local Children’s Hospital. The goal is to create a visual representation of all 50 states. Everyone who participates will receive photos of the completed quilt, and will be acknowledged for their contribution with a small token of my gratitude.

The Guidelines: The quilt will have 50 squares, each square will represent a different state. If there are too many volunteers I will make a second quilt incorporating those squares and donate it to the Children’s Hospital as well. Other than that it is my hope that each square will have personal vision of the state the person is representing. I also hope to have a way of distinguishing each state (ie the name of the state embroidered onto the square, or the state’s shape somewhere on the fabric. ) The only real rule is that the square must be capable of being sewn to the larger quilt, and should incorporate only fabric supplies. (I have been asked about paper, and other delicate materials, but it needs to be sturdy just in case the Hospital allows the children to touch it.) Also, any items that could pose choking hazards (gems, sequins and beads) are not allowed. (This is so that the Hospital has the option to display the work in whatever ward they see fit, and will allow the children to touch it.)

The Squares: Each square is 5 inches and is made of cotton linen. It’s great for embroidery, and fabric arts. Every person will receive one square and will be asked to return it by February 15th. If at that time we do not have enough squares to complete the quilt, I will ask for more volunteers, since this quilt cannot be finished until we have all 50 States represented. Once all 50 States are assembled then my mother and I will sew the quilt and will contact the Hospital once it is finished. My hope is that it will be completed by April and ready for the Children’s hospital.

The Volunteers: If a state has a tally next to it, that is how many people are currently volunteering for that state. Each state will only be allowed two volunteers. (I’m not sure we could make more than two quilts.) If you know anyone who would be interested in volunteering their time and energy on this project you can have the contact me at : Danielle@StarvingArtStudent.com with the word Quilt as the subject. Once a state is full it will be in red. Here’s hoping this project works.

Alabama - I
Alaska
Arizona -I
Arkansas
California – I
Colorado -I
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida -I
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho - I
Illinois
Indiana - I
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts - II
Michigan - I
Minnesota - II
Mississippi
Missouri - I
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico -I
New York - II
North Carolina -II
North Dakota
Ohio - I
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania - II
Rhode Island - I
South Carolina - II
South Dakota -I
Tennessee
Texas - II
Utah -I
Vermont - I
Virginia - I
Washington - II
West Virginia -I
Wisconsin
Wyoming