The Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative (AAQI)

I've been involved with a group of 12 quilters for the

last 10 years or so. We are so very fortunate to share

a love of quilting and the companionship of each other.

Years ago we started recognizing each other's birthdays

with a Fat Quarter of fabric........as we became better

acquainted the gifts kept getting bigger and bigger.

This year we decided to donate a gift to charity since none

of us really NEED more fabric (yes we still WANTED it! lol)

We celebrated Mary's birthday last night and Mary's wish

was for each of our group members to make a mini art

quilt to donate to the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative.

What FUN I had designing this little quilt!

The idea for the quilt came from a single line from the

book "High Season" by Jon Loomis which I read several

months ago.....

"Now you see me, Now you don't."

I sat down a couple of nights ago with this

pad of paper, a pencil and a BIG eraser!

This was my initial design.

I wanted to portray a women who was fully present,

and then the same woman as *gone*.

I had lots of ideas, but was having trouble with the execution

of those ideas.........

and then I decided that I could just omit the eyes

and cover the mouth and achieve the feeling I wanted.

Here is what I came up with:

I've since added the words "Now you see me, Now you don't"

and still have to quilt and bind this.

Click on the above title to learn more about the AAQI

and the wonderful work that Ami Simms has done for

research for Alzheimer's.

I'll post the completed quilt in a few days.....with any luck that is!