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The Great American Birthday Quilt
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Bringing The Nation Together One Stitch At A Time With The Great American Birthday Quilt
As America approaches its 250th anniversary, there is no destination more fitting to commemorate this milestone than Virginia’s Historic Triangle—Williamsburg, Jamestown, and Yorktown. Known as the Birthplace of America and home to the world's largest living U.S. history museum, this is where the nation’s story began. It is where the first permanent English settlement took root, the ideals of liberty were forged, and the fight for independence was won. Visitors can step into history by walking the streets where revolutionaries once debated, standing on the battlefield where victory was secured, and experiencing the journey from colony to country firsthand.
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Visit Williamsburg is bringing the nation together one stitch at a time by celebrating America250 and Virginia250 with the creation of The Great American Birthday Quilt. The goal of this project is to engage people from all over our country to handcraft a powerful tribute to America that can be admired by many generations to come. This collaborative project will be led by Steve Prince, Director of Engagement and Distinguished Artist in Residence at the Muscarelle Museum of Art at The College of William & Mary, in partnership with Visit Williamsburg.
The finished quilt will be unveiled in Williamsburg in 2026 and put on display at the Colonial Williamsburg Visitor Center.
The Virginia Consortium of Quilters is a state-wide organization of quilters which meets in person three times a year in various parts of the state. In 2020, we started offering online classes and now have a mix of in person and online classes.
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We are a non-profit organization whose purpose is to promote quilting, provide community service and document quilting in Virginia.