22” Patriotic Quilt Entries Tour US For 3 years to Benefit Wounded Soldiers
“How do I love America? Let me quilt the ways” is the theme of Buckboard Quilts’ God Bless America 22x22” Quilt Contest open to children and adults through December 31, 2008. All quilts will tour the U.S. for three years to unify and inspire patriotism for our great nation in these troubled times.
Many of the 22” quilts will be donated by the artists to “Blanket America in Stitches of Comfort, Patriotism and Hugs for our Heroes.” The donated quilts will be permanently displayed in our Nation’s Capitol, military hospitals and military schools to encourage troops and their families. The Armed Forces Foundation has agreed to help with the project.
These pictorial quilts capture the essence of “America the Beautiful” by paying tribute to our American Heroes, Troops, Presidents and depicting “Liberty and Justice for All,” or expressing flag-waving loyalty to our “One Nation Under God.”
With your help, we can blanket America with patriotic fervor and love of God and Country to help mend our torn nation and benefit our troops.
All profits from the $100/week-end rental fee and possible publication of the quilts with your heart-warming stories go to provide quilts for wounded soldiers— those most in need of the touch of love that quilts represent. Reserve your exhibit today by emailing BuckboardQuilts@cox.net.
The exhibits have already been reserved for April 26-27 for the National Cornbread Festival in S. Pittsburg, TN; May 8-10 for the Home Machine Quilters Show in Salt Lake City, UT; June 12-August 12 at the Pioneer Woman Museum, Ponca City; July l-August 29 at Bank of America at Leadership Square, 211 N. Robinson, Oklahoma City; August 20-23 in Nashville at the American Quilters Society show; September 4-7, at the Taste of Country Week-end in Vinita, OK; October 11 at 2:00 p.m. for a Trunk Showing at the Edmond, Oklahoma Library; November 4, 7:00 p.m. at quilt guild meeting in Liberal, KS; November 9-11 at the Shelburne Museum in VT; December 6 at the Winterfest Show in Kingfisher, OK: April 17-19, 2009 for the Best of the Valley Quilt Show in Tulare, California; and tentatively two months in early 2009 at the Oklahoma State Capitol.
Please mail your quilts to 12101 N. MacArthur, #137, Oklahoma City, OK 7316 ASAP. See www.HeavenlyPatchwork.com for entry forms, quilt photos, calendar, rental contract, details and updates, “cause there ain’t no doubt I love this land, God bless the U.S.A.”
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Share Your God Bless America Patriotic Story
Share your inspirational, heart-warming patriotic story of why you’re proud to be an American. Capture the essence of “America the Beautiful” by paying tribute to our unsung heroes, depicting “Liberty and Justice for All,” or expressing flag-waving loyalty to our “One Nation Under God” in your story. Let’s blanket America with patriotic fervor and love of God and Country to help mend our torn nation and support our troops in these politically divisive and economically troubled times. All book profits go to non-profit groups that provide quilts for wounded soldiers and families of those who died in action.
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