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In 2009 Elizabeth Phillips had the idea for an online quilt block challenge. Her business partner, Sharon Pederson, cheered her on. The challenge was to design a block using only a blossom, a leaf, and a circle. Any sizes of the shapes were allowed as well as 1/4" stem. The fabrics were supplied by Island Batik and Electric Quilt hosted the challenge on their website.
The purpose of the challenge was to raise money to find a cure for Alzheimer's. Before long, many companies became proud supporters of the cause. When the challenged ended, more than 850 Rose of Sharon blocks had been entered from 11 countries. Alex and Ricky had the tough task of choosing only 12 winners.
The Roses of Remembrance quilt made by Sharon contains the winning blocks. To learn more about the battle against Alzheimer's, please visit www.alzquilts.org.
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