Pat Davis shares a family quilt for GO TELL IT!

GO TELL IT!

The Quilt Alliance Is a non-profit organization headquartered in Asheville, North Carolina. Its mission is to promote quiltmaking as a grassroots art form, share the stories of quilts through documentation and gathering oral histories, and preserve the stories by archiving the information for study and research by current and future generations.

QA has a variety of projects and activities designed for these purposes. Among these are longer length interviews known as Save Our Stories and much shorter video-recordings known as "Go Tell It!" quilt-story statements. We invite you to visit the Quilt Alliance website to learn more about their valuable contributions to quilters' oral histories and how you can help. https://quiltalliance.org/ 

Smoky Mountain Quilters supports Quilt Alliance activities through a guild membership and by
facilitating Go Tell It! video recordings.

These simple video recordings involve •one quilt •one person •one camera. They are about 3 minutes in length, briefly edited if necessary, and are posted on the Quilt Alliance YouTube channel for public viewing.
https://www.youtube.com/
​Search: Quilt Alliance Go Tell It
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We film public stories, so a membership in our guild is not required. 

Smoky mountain quilters special members' exhibit at the emporium

From prepwork to takedown and give-back the quilts made by our guild members added a glow to The Emporium's ground-floor exhibit hall! The quilts beautifully embraced the space and even served as a backdrop for a wedding during the month-long exhibit. We managed to hold a Go Tell It! event, and new videos are now in the que for uploading to YouTube for viewing pleasure. Merikay Waldvogel took the reins and organized a stellar event! Kudos to everyone who helped create such a positive experience!

EVERYDAY ARTS • East Tennessee historical society • Knoxville, tn

Three members of SMQ gathered with other local artists and crafters on the Saturday set aside for downtown Knoxville's "Chalk Walk.'" We were fortunate to visit with hundreds of visitors including children. Nancy prepared activities for the kids that they enjoyed very much. We shared a variety of embroidery, sewing, and quilting projects including both traditional and modern approaches to the works in progress. We enjoyed the demonstrations by the participating artisans and went home at the end of the day tired, but filled with inspiration.  

it's time to retreat!

. . . for a few days of FABRIC, FELLOWSHIP, and FUN!!

appalachian patchwork duet
smoky mountain quilters • Knoxville Modern Quilt Guild

dual guild quilt exhibit

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SMQ and KMQG joined together to present quilts for a fall exhibit at the
CLAYTON CENTER FOR THE ARTS
on the campus of Maryville College.
Selected quilts made by members of both guilds decorated the galleries for five weeks. They were enjoyed by campus visitors attending a variety of festive activities celebrating the approaching holiday season and the upcoming fall break. 

We believe in sharing Tennessee quilts
with generations of tennesseans

When members learned that a piece of 19th century East Tennessee quilt history was being offered for auction in an
adjoining state, SMQ Board Members went into action and helped bring it back home.
This quilt is now cared for and resides with other quilted treasures at the East Tennessee Historical Society.