I just contacted all my quilting friends in the NYC metro area to write to our PBS station to please carry this series. I've also written to PBS directly.

Yeah but the up side of Simply Quilts getting cancelled is that we now have The Quilt Show which is far more accessible for everyone, wherever we are in the world!

I agree that we need to let PBS know that we appreciate this program.

A couple of years ago, our Detroit Free Press canceled the weekly sewing column in the Sunday newspaper. I called to complain, and they explained that the columnist had retired and so they replaced it with another advice column -- like the two are interchangeable!

I told the editor I spoke with that if the SPORTS columnist had retired, they wouldn't eliminate the SPORTS section, and since we only got one measly column a week, it wasn't too much to ask.

I might add that we now have an occasional CRAFT article, and that's it.

I think that we as quilters are mostly ignored by the mainstream press. (Heck, even HGTV canceled Simply Quilts on us.) Thus, we need to show our appreciation when networks do come through.

BethMI

I remember hearing about this series coming to PBS, but lost track of it. Thanks for bringing it to our attention. I can't wait to see the series. It adds so much to this hobby of quilting when we see it put into a larger perspective -- tying our work to all those who went before and will come after.

I agree that we need more of this type of programming and should support the stations who provide it.

Thanks for the information. It looks interesting.

Diana in Hornell, NY

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IF WE QUILTERS WANT MORE OF THIS TYPE OF PROGRAMING WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE WATCH AND LET PBS KNOW BY WRITING TO THEM. We also need to drive the rating up by posting on every forum, blog we post on and let others know. If every quilter watches this program I think quilting will begin growing again.

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