National Quilting Day 2023
Saturday, March 18th
"In 1989, the Kentucky Heritage Quilt Society organized a “Quilters’ Day Out” on the third Saturday of March to celebrate the rich tradition of quilt making in Kentucky. In 1991, National Quilting Association officers were so enthused with the concept and success of “Quilters’ Day Out” that they voted to take it to a national level.
The first National Quilting Day was observed in 1992 and since then it has grown into a global celebration for all quiltmakers and quilt lovers. Helen Storbeck, one of the founders of National Quilting Day, wrote in The Quilting Quarterly, “Groups of quilters were encouraged to hold special events, publishers and shop owners were invited to sponsor promotions especially for quilters and it quickly became a grassroots endeavor with quilters in every part of the country participating. In the first year of National Quilting Day, quilters in other countries asked to participate. They were welcomed with open arms. As our feelings of a community network has evolved to include a world community, it is only appropriate that quilters and quilt lovers everywhere united to give recognition to the special art form.”
Visit Quilt Alliance to learn more about National Quilting Day and their mission to document, preserve, and share the stories of quilts and quiltmakers.
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Here at RCQ we are joining in on the celebration of National Quilting Day and sharing this adorable Mini Spools pattern with you! Click on the photo to download you free pattern.
Mini Spools is the perfect pattern for you to use your with your mini charm collection and is available here on this blog post, (just click the picture) and it will be available in perpetuity on our FREE PATTERN page.
Join us, and make you own mini spools quilt, using a charm pack. This darling quilt would be a sweet scrap box quilt too! To share your finished mini spools quilt use #nationalquiltingday #modafabricsunitednotions
Were blogging today to share the free Moda Mini Spools quilt pattern. One easy click to download the free PDF pattern file. Thanks to the Kind folks at Moda for this pattern.
Thank you for reading. Until we blog again, remember to take some time to Enjoy the Sew! ®