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>>> HELLO, I'M DIANA SPRINGER
LIVE AT THE GREAT WISCONSIN
QUILT SHOW IN MADISON,
WISCONSIN.
I'M HERE WITH LINDA WEICK FROM
CAMO EQUIPMENTS, AND SHE'S GOING
TO TALK ABOUT CAMO QUILTS.
HI.
>> HI, DIANA.
>> THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
>> WHAT IS CAMO QUILTS?
>> AN ORGANIZATION THAT STARTED
IN 2006 WHEN I MADE MY FORMER
SON-IN-LAW A QUILT, AND THAT WAS
THE ONLY ONE I WAS GOING TO
MAKE, AND TO DATE, WE MADE OVER
31,000 OF THE MILITARY QUILTS,
AND WE MADE OVER 2600 OF THE
PATRIOTIC LAP QUILTS.
>> HOW YOU MAKE THEM, AND WHAT
ARE THEY MADE FROM?
>> FROM THE OFFICIAL MILITARY
FABRIC, AND WE HAVE SPECIFIC
BRANCHES OF SERVICE THAT WE
FOLLOW AND INSTRUCTIONS TO MAKE
THEM, AND I HAVE A FACILITY
WHERE ALL THE VOLUNTEERS COME,
AND I HAVE EVERYTHING PROVIDED
FOR THEM, AND THEY DON'T EVEN
HAVE TO BRING A SCISSORS OR A
SEWING MACHINE, NOTHING, AND
EVERYTHING IS GIVEN AWAY FREE.
>> WHO RECEIVES THE QUILTS?
>> ACTIVE MILITARY DEPLOYS OR
ARE DEPLOYED OVERSEAS, AND LAB
QUILTS GO TO THOSE IN HOSPICE,
ASSISTED LIVING, NURSING HOMES.
>> WHAT A GREAT ORGANIZATION.
AND YOU ARE THE LEADER OF THIS.
YOU MAY HAVE TUNED IN IN 2008,
YOU WERE A GUEST ON "NANCY'S
CORNER," SO DO YOU HAVE ANY
UPDATES?
>> OH, YEAH, SINCE THEN, THAT
WAS THE BEGINNING, STARTED IN
2006, BUT WE DIDN'T GET OFF THE
GROUND UNTIL, YOU KNOW, A YEAR
OR SO LATER, BECAUSE THEN ALL
THE OTHER SOLDIERS WANTED A
QUILT, AND WE WERE PROBABLY
AROUND 1,000 QUILTS WHEN I WAS
ON, AND NOW WE'RE UP TO 31,000,
LIKE I SAID.
>> INCREDIBLE.
CONGRATULATIONS.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME.
>> YOU'RE SHARING THIS
INFORMATION TODAY LIVE AT THE
STUDIO OR, EXCUSE ME, ON THE
STAGE.
>> YES.
>> WHAT ARE YOU SHARING IN THE
LECTURE PRESENTATION?
>> I WILL BE SHARING OUR ENTIRE
STORY FROM THE BEGINNING UNTIL
THE PRESENT, AND SO I'VE GOT A
LOT OF MATERIAL TO COVER, AND I
WILL HAVE A FEW QUILTS TO SHOW
FOR SHOW AND TELL.
>> YOU'LL HAVE 45 MINUTES.
>> OKAY.
>> THE STAGE PRESENTATIONS ARE
INCLUDED WITH THE TICKET PRICE.
BUY ADMISSION TICKET UP FRONT IN
THE LOBBY, COME IN, AND SEE
LINDA.
>> YES.
I HAVE BROCHURES UP THERE IF
ANYONE'S INTERESTED, PICK UP A
BROCHURE FOR MORE INFORMATION
AND SEE HOW TO HELP.
>> FOR THE VIEWERS WATCHING
ONLINE, YOU HAVE A FACEBOOK
PAGE.
>> YES, WE DO.
IT'S CAMO QUILT PROJECT.
REALLY EASY TO FIND OR LOOK MY
NAME UP.
>> YES, LINDA WEICK, YOU'RE
FAMOUS, LINDA.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR ALL THE GOOD
WORK YOU'RE DOING.
FOR PEOPLE TO GET INVOLVED AND
HELP WITH THE SEWING OF THE
QUILTS, GO TO YOUR FACEBOOK PAGE
AND SEARCH FOR CAMO QUILTS?
>> YES.
>> AND LEARN HOW TO BE INVOLVED?
>> YES, THEY CAN.
>> THANK YOU, LINDA.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU FOR TUNING IN AND
WATCHING BEHIND THE SCENES AT
THE GREAT WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW.
WE ARE LIVE AT THE GREAT
WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS YEAR'S
EVENT AND NEXT YEAR'S EVENT,
HEAD TO QUILTSHOW.COM.
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