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Mountain Mist is sponsoring the latest exhibit at the International Quilt Study Center and Museum in Lincoln, NE.  "Crafting a Better Planet" required entrants to use all-natural materials in the construction of their quilts. Winners were selected by a panel of jurors.The exhibit features eleven contemporary quilts all with planet-friendly themes. A sneek peak of the quilts are shown above.  The top three quilts and artists are: "City Bikes Two" by Marta Amundson of Riverton, Wyoming; "Small Things Make a Difference" by Shelly Burge of Lincoln, Nebraska; and "Kirei" by Ginnie Hebert of Puyallup, Washington.  The exhibit runs from September 5, 2008 - November 9, 2008.

The International Quilt Study Center & Museum is an academic program of the Department of Textiles, Clothing, and Design in the College of Education and Human Sciences at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Even their building is GREEN: The new home of the Center was designed to meet requirements for the US Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification. The Center's world-class collection features more than 2,300 quilts.  For information on the Center and their other programs, log on to www.quiltstudy.org.

Unlike recently used petroleum based polyester batting, Inego fiber--generically known as polylactide (PLA)--comes from fermented sugars found in plants. This revolutionary process in textiles and fibers is patented by Nature Works, LLC, and produced at their Ingeo plant in Blair, NE. For more information on Mountain Mist (a TQS sponsor!) and their EcoCraft line of batting, visit www.mountainmistlp.com.