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The Alliance For American Quilts is now "Quilt Alliance."

Here's what they have to say about the change.

A new logo was unveiled this week which depicts a colorful ring of quilts or patches punctuated by a threaded needle to finish the letter Q. The logo is vivid and flexible, a fitting symbol for a nimble and creative organization. A quick visit to the website will show how the new logo has already been graphically adapted to showcase specific events and programs, like the Alliance's Quilters Take Manhattan fall fundraiser. 

Our basic mission to document, preserve and share the stories of quilts and quilters will not change. Our branding change is about inclusion, not dilution, and we won't be any less interested in American quilts and quilters. We've been interviewing some quilters in other countries for our oral history project, Quilters' S.O.S. - Save Our Stories, for years, and international quilt documentation projects have been added to The Quilt Index recently. We're starting to work with more quilt organizations abroad, and added our first foreign board member last year.

The phenomenal American quilt renaissance that began in the 1970s, has lately gone global. Both the craft of making quilts and the study of historic quilts are booming worldwide, flourishing everywhere from Europe to Asia. The Alliance wants to follow this vibrant trail of quilts wherever it leads.

Read their press release about the rebranding here.  

Please note that both URL's--www.AllianceforAmericanQuilts.org and www.QuiltAlliance.org--will take you to their website. They'll keep the former URL operational for at least another year.