1 00:00:04,705 --> 00:00:08,141 >> Hello. I'm Deanna Springer live at the Great Wisconsin 2 00:00:08,208 --> 00:00:11,879 Quilt Show with insights to this year's event. It's set up 3 00:00:11,945 --> 00:00:15,449 day. It's Wednesday. We invite you to come. Thursday, Friday, 4 00:00:15,516 --> 00:00:18,852 Saturday and enjoy the entire show. But we want to give you 5 00:00:18,919 --> 00:00:22,656 some behind the scenes looks with Catrina Sparkman. Welcome, 6 00:00:22,723 --> 00:00:26,193 Catrina. >> Thank you. Glad to be here. 7 00:00:26,260 --> 00:00:29,296 >> You're here again. It's good to see you again. Good to see 8 00:00:29,363 --> 00:00:31,832 you. We've known each other for a while because you were on 9 00:00:31,899 --> 00:00:34,234 sewing with Nancy a few years ago. 10 00:00:34,301 --> 00:00:36,503 >> That's right, that's right. >> Yeah. So you're here. You 11 00:00:36,570 --> 00:00:39,273 have a booth. You're setting up your booth. It's called the 12 00:00:39,339 --> 00:00:41,508 Creator's Cottage. Tell us about the creator's cottage. 13 00:00:41,575 --> 00:00:44,211 >> Absolutely. So the creator's cottage is a maker space for 14 00:00:44,278 --> 00:00:46,980 artists and writers. We are located right here in South 15 00:00:47,047 --> 00:00:51,718 Madison. And the flagship program with all of these 16 00:00:51,785 --> 00:00:53,954 quilts and all of the wonderful things that you're made, you 17 00:00:54,021 --> 00:00:58,559 see made here are all made by the members of our health 18 00:00:58,625 --> 00:01:01,361 equity program, which is called the Memory Collector's 19 00:01:01,428 --> 00:01:04,031 Storytelling Project. Fighting Alzheimer's with Art. 20 00:01:04,097 --> 00:01:06,533 >> It's a wonderful project. Tell us a little bit about that 21 00:01:06,600 --> 00:01:10,404 project. project. We have about 45 women 22 00:01:12,472 --> 00:01:17,811 who are involved in this. It's for women ages 50 and up, and 23 00:01:17,878 --> 00:01:23,317 it's for people who want to age healthy, right? You know, after 24 00:01:23,383 --> 00:01:28,055 Covid, we saw a lot of rise in cognition, diseases, 25 00:01:29,623 --> 00:01:33,994 Alzheimer's and dementia. And, and, but we also saw what the 26 00:01:34,061 --> 00:01:37,497 research was saying, which was that when you do art in healthy 27 00:01:37,564 --> 00:01:41,134 spaces and there's laughter and love, you're making different 28 00:01:41,201 --> 00:01:44,805 pathways in the brain. And so thus our brainchild, the memory 29 00:01:44,872 --> 00:01:47,708 collector storytelling project. >> Yeah. And tell us about the 30 00:01:47,774 --> 00:01:51,912 quilt behind us. >> Oh, yes. This is made by one 31 00:01:51,979 --> 00:01:56,583 of our members. This quilt is all made with flannel. It's 32 00:01:56,650 --> 00:01:59,786 just so luxurious. >> Flannel fabrics. 33 00:01:59,853 --> 00:02:03,924 >> Beautiful flannel fabrics. And this is actually we are 34 00:02:03,991 --> 00:02:07,394 auctioning this quilt off. This is one of the ways that we are 35 00:02:07,461 --> 00:02:11,698 raising money here. And we have raffle tickets and they are one 36 00:02:11,765 --> 00:02:16,103 for 10 or 3 for 20. It's a great deal. And this is just 37 00:02:16,170 --> 00:02:20,741 one of the fabulous prizes you could win. There's also a play 38 00:02:20,807 --> 00:02:24,611 date for, I think, ten of your friends at the Creators Cottage, 39 00:02:24,678 --> 00:02:26,346 and. exciting. 40 00:02:27,614 --> 00:02:30,951 >> Exactly, exactly. And then there is a swag bag. I think 41 00:02:31,018 --> 00:02:34,721 that's like gift number three. So yeah, so wonderful. So come 42 00:02:34,788 --> 00:02:38,859 by, stop by and see us. This would be a great way to it 43 00:02:38,926 --> 00:02:42,329 helps us to, to raise money for this program, which is totally 44 00:02:42,396 --> 00:02:45,899 free for our participants. >> Program and great fundraiser. 45 00:02:45,966 --> 00:02:49,303 And who wouldn't want to go home with a quilt from the 46 00:02:49,369 --> 00:02:51,471 Great Wisconsin Quilt Show? Yes. And tell us about the items to 47 00:02:51,538 --> 00:02:54,641 your right, your left. >> Yeah. Well, here we have 48 00:02:54,708 --> 00:03:00,447 some African coffee hats and we have these really, really cool 49 00:03:00,514 --> 00:03:03,750 needle books. And they are just so wonderful. Just a wonderful 50 00:03:03,817 --> 00:03:07,187 way to kind of keep your your needles. So these are all made 51 00:03:07,254 --> 00:03:11,258 here. And then we have these lovely pens. This is the 52 00:03:11,325 --> 00:03:15,495 sunflower and the sunflower is being internationally becoming 53 00:03:15,562 --> 00:03:20,167 known as the emblem for people who have hidden disabilities. 54 00:03:20,234 --> 00:03:23,370 And so when you see people in, they recognize them. Now in the 55 00:03:23,437 --> 00:03:26,974 airports, when you see people with a sunflower on, it's just 56 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:30,744 saying, be gentle with me. And so we also have these for sale. 57 00:03:30,811 --> 00:03:34,248 We really want this trend to catch on in Madison. Like I 58 00:03:34,314 --> 00:03:38,185 said, it's becoming, it's, it's, it's really popular in Europe 59 00:03:38,252 --> 00:03:42,022 and some of the other countries and some of our, our U.S. 60 00:03:42,089 --> 00:03:45,325 airports are adopting it as well. But we'd like to see this 61 00:03:45,392 --> 00:03:47,594 being adopted here in Madison. >> Another great project. And 62 00:03:47,661 --> 00:03:51,465 thank you for bringing that to Madison. And you have a booth. 63 00:03:51,532 --> 00:03:54,568 You're here. Yes. You also have a Friday evening event here at 64 00:03:54,635 --> 00:03:57,938 the Great Wisconsin. Yes, yes. So at 6 p.m. Friday night. 65 00:03:58,005 --> 00:04:01,542 >> That's right, that's right. We are going to be doing a 66 00:04:01,608 --> 00:04:05,412 presentation called The stock. I come from one of our groups 67 00:04:05,479 --> 00:04:08,749 out of the creators cottage is Black Threads Quilting 68 00:04:08,815 --> 00:04:11,885 Collective. And so these women are going to be showcasing 69 00:04:11,952 --> 00:04:14,621 their quilts and their stories. And it's going to be a 70 00:04:14,688 --> 00:04:16,857 phenomenal experience. You don't want to miss. 71 00:04:16,924 --> 00:04:20,761 >> It, right? So to purchase a ticket for that, you can go to 72 00:04:20,827 --> 00:04:23,931 quilt show.com to see your booth, the Quilter's Cottage 73 00:04:23,997 --> 00:04:27,100 booth that's included with your admission ticket. So, so much 74 00:04:27,167 --> 00:04:30,204 to do at the Great Wisconsin Quilt Show. We always love 75 00:04:30,270 --> 00:04:33,240 having you back and the great work that Creators Cottage is 76 00:04:33,307 --> 00:04:36,844 doing. You and your team is just out of this world. So we 77 00:04:36,910 --> 00:04:39,213 so appreciate you and all you're doing for Madison and 78 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:41,215 the community. >> Thank you. 79 00:04:41,281 --> 00:04:44,518 >> You're welcome. Tell us where we can find you online. 80 00:04:44,585 --> 00:04:48,722 >> You can find us online at w w w dot aafp.org. 81 00:04:51,024 --> 00:04:53,760 >> Yeah. Okay. Sounds great. Enjoy the show. Catrina. 82 00:04:53,827 --> 00:04:56,697 >> Thank you. >> Thank you for being here. 83 00:04:56,763 --> 00:04:59,800 And thank you for tuning in and joining us for insights behind 84 00:04:59,867 --> 00:05:02,703 the event. We look forward to seeing you Thursday, Friday, 85 00:05:02,769 --> 00:05:05,606 Saturday right here at the Exhibition Hall at the Alliant 86 00:05:05,672 --> 00:05:08,375 Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin. To learn more about 87 00:05:08,442 --> 00:05:10,944 this year's event and next year's event, head over to 88 00:05:11,011 --> 00:05:12,679 Quilt show.com.