The Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative (AAQI)
Raising Awareness & Funding Research Through Art
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Joan Riley
Salem, OR USA
Width: 8.5" Length: 11.5"
Designer: Karla Alexander, Stack the Deck!: Crazy Quilts in 4 Easy Steps, used with written permission.Materials/Techniques: Top, backing and embellishments are 100% cotton, batting is 80/20 Hobbs, the quilt is pieced and quilted by machine. The embellishments are a mixture of applied lace motifs and hand embroidery.
Artist Statement: One of my older sisters is in the final stages of this disease...there seems to be nothing I can do for her, so I make quilts to support the research. As children we slept under a crazy quilt made by our grandmother.
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Dedication: For my beloved sister Rosie.
This quilt has Fast Finish Triangles.
This quilt earned $115 for the AAQI.