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The 3rd Saturday of March is National Quilting Day (March 19, 2011).  It began as a resolution passed by members attending the National Quilting Association 22nd Annual Show in Lincoln, NE, in June of 1991.  It's been so much fun, that the observance of National Quilting Day has unofficially been expanded to include the whole month of March.

The National Quilting Association (NQA) has chosen to celebrate the 20th anniversary of National Quilting Day with a free project.  It is a log cabin variation designed by Barbara Harrell that you can use or share with your group to celebrate the day.

According to the NQA, and here at TQS (where it is now International Quilt Day), there are many ways you can celebrate.

• Make it a service day.  Make quilts for Project Linus or Quilts with Valor.
• Organize a quilt exhibit at your local library which includes the history of quilting.
• Learn how to give quilts to your local VA or military facility.
• Contact your church to see if someone is in need of a little bit of quilting love.
• Teach someone how to quilt - work with the 4-H, your local school, or your grandchildren.
• Visit your favorite quilt shop.
• Take a quilt class.
• Contact a senior citizens home and give a presentation on the history of quilting, or have a show-and-tell of your quilts.
• Give a quilt to the first baby born at your local hospital on International Quilting Day.
• Watch ALL the TQS Legends shows for free here at TQS March 18-21.