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14 Wednesday, February 20, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Oregon Quilt Project completes 10-year journey in Sisters The Oregon Quilt Project will host a quilt documenta- tion of quilts that currently reside in the state of Oregon. The goal of the project is to unlock the secrets held within the stitches, patterns, and fab- rics of the quilt. The Oregon Quilt Project will complete its 10-year journey in Sisters. This event is sponsored by the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show, East of the Cascades Quilters, Three Sisters Historical Society and The Stitchin9 Post. According to Eileen Fitzsimmons, project co- chair, the documentation ses- sions for quilt owners will be held Friday, March 8, from 2 to 5 p.m. and Saturday, March 9, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at The Stitchin9 Post (311 W. Cascade Ave.). A multi-year survey of quilts in Oregon, the OQP was organized in 2010 and became a project of the Willamette Heritage Center, located in Salem, in 2014. The purpose of the all-volun- teer organization is to identify and document quilts and quil- ters in Oregon and preserve the information for future generations. To date, the proj- ect has recorded more than 1,500 quilts in Oregon, and nugget_2019-02-20.indd 14 hundreds more will be added by April 2019. <The documentation pro- vides a record of an object that embodies elements of both history and art, within its geo- graphic context. If the quilt comes with a detailed history of its making and its maker, that opens a window into the life, cultural background, and motivation of its maker, usu- ally a woman, whose contri- butions to society may have otherwise gone unrecorded,= said Fitzsimmons. Quilts made or owned by individuals and institutions in eastern Oregon can be com- pared with those from other Oregon counties. For more information and to sign up for an appointment, contact Zeta Seiple at 541-549-6157. Each person may bring two quilts for documentation. Documentation appointments are limited and will be sched- uled on a first-come first- served basis. During the event, a team of trained volunteers will travel to collect the history of the quilt and the maker, conduct a physical examina- tion of the textile, and take a photograph. Copies of all documents, the photo, and an OQP label with registration number will be provided to the owner. Original forms will be retained by the Willamette Heritage Center for future ref- erence and research. The East of the Cascades Quilters are supporting the project with volunteers to assist in the documentation process. With permission from the quilt owners, the information is collected by the OQP and will be included in a national database, the Quilt Index at Michigan State University in Lansing. The histories and images of more than 50,000 quilts from across the United States have already been filed on the Quilt Index, whose information may be accessed free of charge via the Internet. Quilt historian Mary Bywater Cross, Portland, encourages owners of quilts that are old, new, or made elsewhere that currently are in Oregon to participate in the documentation pro- cess. Quilt tops that have not been quilted, <summer quilts= (with a backing but no batting), tied quilts and quilted garments may also be documented. For information about the Oregon Quilt Project, visit oregonquiltproject.org. PHOTO PROVIDED A historic 1913 Friendship Quilt with names of Sisters women. Serving Sisters Since 1976 g on n i o g t e g Need to ects? We’ve oj spring pr ing you need! th FREE got every Local Delivery Lumber • Hardware • Paint Fencing & Decking • Doors & Windows ows Hours: M-F 8 to 5, Sat. 8 to 4:30, Closed Sundays 440 N. Pine St. • 541-549-8141 • www.hoyts.net 2/19/19 10:56 AM