AAQI Celebrates: 10,000 Quilts!

On Friday, April 6th the Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative processed its 10,000th Priority: Alzheimer’s Quilt registration!

“Shhhh….” was made by Kristin Shields from Bend, Oregon and features a sleeping butterfly. It is dedicated “to the caregivers who might need a little rest.”

Kristin’s quilt measures 8.5″ x 8.5″ and was made with linen, cotton, and silk fabrics. It is machine pieced, hand appliqued, hand embroidered, and hand quilted. Her original design was inspired by a class she took with Jude Hill.

Kristin has made 16 quilts for her $1,000 Promise, raising more than $800 for the Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative. She is also a member of the AAQI’s Quilt-A-Month Club having made or purchased at least one quilt every month for the past 14 months in a row.

And I might add, she is also a member of our own Liberated Quilting Challenge. Way to go, Kristin!

The Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative is thrilled to have reached this milestone and congratulates Kristin and every quilter who support our efforts. The Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative has raised more than $713,000 for Alzheimer’s research. We currently have quilts available for bidding (through the 10th ) as part of our April online auction, as well as ones that are sold outright without any bidding, or waiting to see if you won, on our website.

Besides these wonderfuls donation and purchasing options, Ami Simms and her volunteers also bring and sell AAAI quilts to the International Quilt Festival in Houston, each November.

Congratulations to Kristin for creating the 10,000th registered quilt and to each and every volunteer member who has made, is making, or has purchased a quilt to get us to this amazing point in time!

Michele Bilyeu Quilts With Heart and Hands for the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative (AAQI) Join in my Liberated Quilting Challenge...and buy or donate a quilt, today!! We are changing the world...one little quilt at a time.