The Great American Quilt Revival

Sunday, May 22, 2005

(a documentary film on the 20th century quilt revival)

Dear Quilters:

I just had the privilege of previewing the documentary "The Great American Quilt Revival" that is being made by Bonesteel Films in partnership with UNC-TV on the history of the 20th century quilt revival. What a thrill to watch it all finally come together for it has been almost two years since the idea for such a project germinated in Georgia Bonesteelšs creative mind. It is such a joy to see this late 20th century quilt revival captured on film for posterity and for The Quilters Hall of Fame to have been be a part of this film project from the get-go! It feels like a birthing! This film is about not only the creative transformation that quilting has gone through these past 35 some years, but also the transformation that quilters themselves have gone through in those same years and salutes the emergence of the quilt as art < the art quilt. As many of you may know, Bonesteel Films brought its film crew to Marion, Indiana, in July 2004 and shot footage of the Grand Opening of The Quilters Hall of Fame and interviewed the Honorees as part of this documentary. The completed documentary is now being marketed to PBS stations around the country and will be aired beginning Nov 2005.

Karen B. Alexander - The Quilters Hall of Fame

Visit the The Great American Quilt Revival to learn more about the DVD and to order it. The DVD includes additional footage that didnšt make the 55 minute time limit set for the television version.