>> HELLO, I'M DEANNA SPRINGER,
LIVE AT THE GREAT WISCONSIN
QUILT SHOW.
WE ARE STANDING IN THE QUILT TO
GIVE AREA, AND I'M JOINED BY JEN
WITH THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF
EDUCATION ENGAGEMENT.
WE GOT STARTED IN 2011 BY NANCY
ZIEMAN, AND MAYBE INFSOME OF YO
DON'T KNOW, NANCY WANTED TO
SPEND 10, 15, 20, 30 MINUTES IN
SIT AND SEW QUILTS TO GIVE TO
FAMILIES IN NEED.
WE MAKE A QUILT A DAY, THAT
GIVES US THREE QUILTS.
WELL, WE'VE FAR SURPASSED THAT
AND THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR
YOU'RE WITH US.
TELL US WHERE THESE BEAUTIFUL
QUILTS ARE GOING.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
THIS IS A PROJECT THAT TOUCHES
MY HEART IN A DEEP WAY, AND I
THINK IF YOU ARE HEARING ABOUT
IT FOR THE FIRST TIME, GET
READY, BECAUSE IT'S TRULY A
MEANINGFUL PROJECT FROM EVERY
ASPECT, NOT ONLY IN LOOKING AT
THE BEAUTIFUL QUILTS THAT THESE
AMAZING VOLUNTEERS MADE, THEY'RE
WORKS OF ART, BUT KNOWING WHERE
THEY GO.
SO LAST YEAR, PBS WISCONSIN
EDUCATION STARTED A PROJECT TO
THINK ABOUT HOW WE COULD OFFER A
MESSAGE OF WELCOME TO THE
RESETTLING REFUGEE FAMILIES
COMING TO WISCONSIN FROM PLACES
LIKE AFGHANISTAN, FROM UKRAINE,
FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.
AND WE THOUGHT, WELL, PBS KIDS
IS A GREAT KIND OF UNIFIER, IT'S
A WAY THAT A LOT OF RESETTLING
FAMILIES AND EVEN IMMIGRANTS
LEARN ENGLISH, AND WHAT CAN WE
DO?
THERE'S GOT TO BE SOMETHING WE
CAN DO.
SO WE PARTNERED WITH THE AMAZING
FOLKS AT NANCY ZIEMAN
PRODUCTIONS FOR QUILTS TO GIVE
TO GIVE TO RESETTLING AND
REFUGEE FAMILIES IN THE STATE OF
WISCONSIN.
SO IF YOU CAN COME AND DONATE
YOUR TIME, YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE
A HUGE IMPACT IN THE LIFE OF A
CHILD OR A FAMILY SETTLING INTO
A NEW LIFE OR APARTMENT AND WHEN
THEY WALK IN THE DOOR, THEY WANT
IT TO FEEL LIKE HOME, RIGHT?
IF YOU'VE EVER MOVED BEFORE,
THAT'S A HARD THING, AND YOU
WANT TO HAVE THAT BRIGHT, WARM
WELCOME, TO WALK IN AND SEE A
BEAUTIFUL HAND-MADE QUILT.
>> LOVE TO MAKE WITH THEIR
HANDS, AND IT'S A TRUE GIFT OF
LOVE.
AND THANK YOU FOR SAYING THE
QUILTS ARE BEAUTIFUL.
THEY'RE VERY SIMPLE, VERY EASY
TO MAKE.
WE BREAK IT DOWN FOR YOU.
OUR LEADERSHIP VOLUNTEERS ARE
HERE, SHE'S HELP PREP ALL OF
THIS.
YOU CAN SIT AND SEW FOR A SHORT
TIME, YOU CAN PRESS IF YOU WANT
TO PRESS SOMETHING, CUT, THERE'S
BINDING STUFF, STRAIGHT SEWING
STUFF.
IF YOU CAN SEW A STRAIGHT LINE,
YOU CAN HELP AT QUILT TO GIVE
AND ALSO DONATE FABRIC.
PERHAPS YOU HAVE DONATE THAT YOU
WANT TO BRING ALONG TO THE GREAT
WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW AND DONATE
TO QUILT TO GIVE.
WE'RE RIGHT IN THE ATRIUM, IN
THE CENTRAL AREA WHERE ALL THE
LECTURES ARE HAPPENING.
WE'RE SEWING IN THE OPEN, SEWING
OUT LOUD, RIGHT, MAKING A
STATEMENT WITH THESE QUILTS.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
AND I HAVE ONLY SEWED A LITTLE
BIT, SO DEANNA, I'M GOING TO HOP
ON ONE OF THESE MACHINES.
I MADE AN OUTFIT FOR BARBIE, BUT
YOU CAN DO IT.
>> THANKS TO BERNINA AND PFAFF
FOR DONATING THE MACHINES.
WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT THEM,
WITHOUT YOU, THE FINE FOLKS AT
PBS WISCONSIN AND NANCY ZIEMAN
PRODUCTIONS, AND HEAD TO
QUILTSHOW.COM TO LEARN FOR, AND
QUILT TO GIVE TO LEARN ABOUT
THIS, AND THAT ADDRESS IS RIGHT
THERE, WHICH IS AMAZING.
SO DEANNA, YOU MENTIONED THAT IN
THE FIRST ITERATION OF QUILT TO
GIVE, THE GOAL WAS IF WE MADE A
QUILT A DAY, WE WOULD MAKE THREE
QUILTS.
LAST YEAR, WE HAD OVER 280
QUILTS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GIVE
TO FAMILIES.
SO WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO BREAK
THAT RECORD THIS YEAR, AND I'LL
GIVE YOU A LITTLE INCENTIVE.
LOOK AT SOME OF THIS BEAUTIFUL
FABRIC WE HAVE, COOKIE MONSTER,
OTHER FRIENDS FROM "SESAME
STREET," ALL OF THIS FABRIC,
THIS ONE HAS SOME WORDS ON IT
AND NUMBERS.
WE'VE GOT OUR FRIEND ARTHUR.
>> ARTHUR.
>> BIG FANS OF ARTHUR OUT THERE
>> THANK YOU FOR DONATING THIS
FABRIC.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> WE'LL DEFINITELY STITCH ALL
OF THIS UP AND WELCOME MORE
FABRIC DONATIONS AS WELL.
SOLID FABRICS WORK REALLY WELL
SO WE CAN PUT SOME SOLIDS WITH
THESE FABRICS.
IT TAKES ALL OF US AND ALL OF
OUR PATCHWORK TO BRING THAT
TOGETHER.
>> I LOVE THAT ANALOGY, DEANNA,
THINKING ABOUT THE QUILTS WE'RE
MAKING BUT THE LOVE AND THE CARE
WE ALL BRING TO THIS PROJECT IS
ANOTHER KIND OF BEAUTIFUL
TAPESTRY AND IT'S AN HONOR TO BE
HERE.
AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE ALL OF
YOU.
PLEASE VISIT US AT QUILT TO
GIVE, AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE
PROVIDING NOT ONLY THE QUILTS
BUT EDUCATIONAL ITEMS TO THESE
KIDS AND FAMILIES THAT COME FROM
PBS KIDS SO THIS IS A PART OF A
WELCOME PACKAGE THAT SAYS,
HELLO, NEIGHBOR, WE'RE SO GLAD
YOU'RE HERE.
THANKS FOR BEING HERE, AND HOW
CAN WE HELP YOU.
>> THANKS FOR YOUR TEAM'S WORK.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
GLAD THAT YOU'RE INVOLVED.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU, DEANNA.
>> Deanna: YOU'RE WELCOME.
AND THANK YOU FOR TUNING INTO
THE GREAT WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW
BEHIND THE SCENES AND WE LOOK
FORWARD TO SEEING YOU HERE TO
LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS YEAR'S
EVENT AND NEXT YEAR'S EVENT,
HEAD OVER TO QUILTSHOW.COM.
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WISCONSIN PROGRAMMING.
YOUR FINANCIAL GIFT HELPS MAKE
THIS EVENT POSSIBLE.
THANK YOU.