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Only a small percentage of quilters ever display their quilts in public. Sure there are a few confident souls who enter a quilt in a show...and, a few more that actually integrate their creations into their home decor.  But, a majority of quilters make quilts to use or to gift to someone else.  Lately I have had the pleasure of running into Quilts in Public Places...and the more I think about it, the more I think every quilter can find all kinds of interesting places to share their quilts!  All it takes is asking...I would love to see a regular quilt display in every library, city hall, school, hospital, assisted living facility, Welcome Center...the possibilities are endless and a quilt revival would begin. Rather than keep those piles of quilts folded up in the closet find a place where they can be shared.

What started all these ideas bouncing around in my head was as I was helping my sister get to her gate at the airport I stopped short when I saw a whole display of wall hangings in the airport. Charlyn Hughes of Bend, Oregon had a wonderful display that honored nature. What a lovely place to hang quilts for stressed people to stop and enjoy. I hope you enjoy the slide show and maybe open your mind to the possibility of displaying your quilts in a public place.

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