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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 27, 2008
Contact:
, Austin Public Library, (512) 974-7528
Fax: (512) 974-7442
Red, White, and Blue: Patriotic Quilts Honor Soldiers
The Yarborough Branch of the Austin Public Library hosts Red, White, and Blue, an exhibit of 12 patriotic quilts, June 25 through July 25 at 2200 Hancock Dr. The Austin Area Quilt Guild started making these elaborate red, white, and blue quilts in 2004 for families of deceased soldiers. In 2005, Guild members began making quilts and afghans for wounded soldiers at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio. To date, the Guild has donated 299 quilts and 53 afghans to wounded recovering military personnel. The exhibit is free and open to the public. For more information about the exhibit please call 512-454-7208 or visit www.cityofaustin.org/library.
About the Austin Area Quilt Guild
The Austin Area Quilt Guild was founded in 1978 and is dedicated to preserving the heritage of quilting and promoting excellence and education in the art of quilt-making. For more information about the Austin Area Quilt Guild please call 512-448-5152 or visit www.aaqg.org.
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