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>> HELLO, I'M DEANA SPRINGER
LIVE AT THE GREAT GREAT
WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW WITH
INSIGHTS TO THIS YEAR'S EVENTS.
I'M JOINED BY CHAR, A VOLUNTEER
FOR PBS WISCONSIN .
>> HI, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
I'M SO EXCITED TO BE AT THE
QUILT SHOW THIS YEAR.
YOU ARE IN FOR A RIDE OF
QUILTING.
>> UH-HUH.
AND WHERE ARE YOU VOLUNTEER ING
THIS WEEKEND AT THE QUILT SHOW?
>> I'M VOLUNTEERING DOWNSTAIRS
AT THE BIG HOUSE.
LAUGHTER]ENTER -
>> THAT IS WHAT I CALL IT.
>> THAT IS WHERE IT IS ALL THE
DIFFERENT QUILTS THAT ARE IN
HERE, FROM DIFFERENT PEOPLE FROM
ALL OVER.
YOU GET TO COME AND VIEW THE
QUILTS AND GET EDUCATED.
>> AS YOU ARE VOLUNTEERING YOU
HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN DOING SOME OF
THE QUILT EXHIBITS.
>> YES.
WE HAVE A QUILT EXHIBIT HERE.
KAREN HINTON ROBINSON.
IT IS AWESOME.
THE EXHIBIT IS ABOUT BLACK
HISTORY, THE STRUGGLES AND THE
ACHIEVEMENTS.
WE HERE AT WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION ARE JUST SO HAPPY TO
HAVE THAT EXHIBIT THIS YEAR.
>> IT IS AMAZING.
KAREN IS HERE, VISITING PEOPLE
AT THE EXHIBIT.
SO MAKE SURE YOU STOP IN THAT
EXHIBIT AND VISIT WITH HER.
YOU ARE ALSO VOLUNTEERING AT
OTHER POSITIONS.
OR HOW MANY YEAR S HAVE YOU
VOLUNTEERED FOR PBS WISCONSIN?
>> I HAVE VOLUNTEERED FOR
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION --
IT'S BEEN OVER TEN YEARS.
THE QUILT SHOW, OH, IF ANY OF
YOU REMEMBER THE LIVE AUCTION,
YOU WILL REMEMBER THAT.
>> FUN TIMES, FUN TIMES.
>> YES.
>> THE OTHER THING IS, I'M DOING
THE FUNDRAISING, CALLING PEOPLE
AND GETTING THE SUPPORT OF OUR
COMMUNITY.
>> WE REALLY NEED THAT.
WE REALLY NEED YOU TO HELP US.
GREAT JOB, WE APPRECIATE YOUR
HELP WITH THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
I THINK THE ONE THING YOU CAN
REALIZE ABOUT WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION IS THAT WE ARE A
QUILT.
IT IS LIKE THE APPLIQUE.
YOU TAKE DIFFERENT PIECES OF
PATTERNS AND YOU PUT IT
TOGETHER.
AND WE ARE EDUCATING THE --
>> GREAT ANALOGY, RIGHT.
IT IS A PATCHWORK QUILT.
IT TAKES ALL OF US AND ALL THE
VOLUNTEERS THAT MAKE THIS SHOW
HAPPEN.
THERE'S OVER 500 VOLUNTEER
POSITIONS AT THE GREAT WISCONSIN
QUILT SHOW SO WE HAVE ROOM FOR
EVERYONE.
WE WERE TALKING BEFORE WE WENT
LIVE, THERE ARE JOBS FOR
EVERYONE.
THERE ARE SOME SIT-DOWN JOBS,
STAND-UP JOBS.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> AND I KNOW YOU ARE HELPING
WITH THE TAKE-DOWN OF THE
CENTRAL QUILT EXHIBIT SATURDAY.
>> MY GOSH, YOU HAVE TO BE PART
OF THE TAKE-DOWN.
IT IS WHERE EVERYONE COMES
TOGETHER.
YOU -- OH MY GOSH, THERE IS
ALAN.
OH MY GOSH, THERE IS DOUG.
SO WE ARE ALL WORKING TOGETHER
AS WE END THE QUILT SHOW AND
STILL COME TOGETHER AS A
COMMUNITY.
>> MANY HANDS MAKE THE -- MAKE
IT ALL HAPPEN.
SO WITH QUILT TAKE-DOWN, HALF
THE QUILTS ARE PICKED UP BY THE
QUILT MAKERS, SO YOU GET TO MEET
THE QUILT MAKERS, CONGRATULATE
THEM ON THEIR AWARD-WINNING
RIBBON THEY RECEIVED.
>> THE OTHER THING IS, THEY ARE
SHARING THEIR STORY.
IT MAY BE AN ELEVATOR, A QUICK
PITCH, BUT THEY ARE SHARING
THEIR STORY.
THEY ARE COMING IN, THEY ARE
STANDING IN LINE.
IT IS JUST A GREAT OPPORTUNITY
TO BE A PART OF THAT.
>> HEY, IT IS NOT A CHORE; IT IS
A JOY.
IT IS REALLY FUN TO BE WITH
EVERYONE HERE, ALL FOUR DAYS.
THE SHOW IS THREE DAYS, BUT WE
SET UP WEDNESDAY AND IT IS
THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY.
EVERY YEAR, THE WEEKEND AFTER
LABOR DAY.
IT IS LIKE A FAMILY REUNION.
WE GET TO SEE EACH OTHER AFTER A
YEAR OF NOT SEEING EACH OTHER
SOMETIMES.
SOMETIMES WE SEE EACH OTHER IN
FEBRUARY AT THE GARDEN AND
LANDSCAPE EXPO.
>> RIGHT.
THAT IS ANOTHER GOOD OPPORTUNITY
TO COME VISIT AND TO MEET PEOPLE
AND JUST TO GIVE BACK AND LEARN
SOMETHING NEW.
I THINK THE ONE THING THAT WE
ALSO SHOULD REMEMBER IS NANCY
SIEMEN.
MY GRANDMOTHER USED TO WATCH
NANCY.
I LEARNED A LOT FROM MY
GRANDMOTHER.
SHE DID A LOT OF SEWING PROJECTS
AND LEARNED A LOT FROM NANCY.
>> WHAT IS YOUR GRANDMOTHER'S
NAME?
>> MARY LEE MARTIN.
>> SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN PLEASED.
THIS IS NANCY'S 40TH YEAR ON
TELEVISION.
SO 40 YEARS OF SEWING WITH
NANCY.
YOU CAN STILL WATCH IT ONLINE
AND ON AIR.
THAT IS A SWEET JOURNEY, THANK
YOU.
>> YOU ARE WELCOME.
I THINK THE OTHER THING IS, WITH
THE QUILT SHOW, WHAT I HAVE
LEARNED IS THAT PEOPLE ARE
LEARNING NEW TECHNIQUES.
THERE'S SOME NEW MACHINES OUT
THERE.
>> AMAZING.
TOOLS THAT MAKE THE JOB EASIER.
>> THERE'S NEW CRAFTS.
>> NEW PEOPLE.
THERE'S SO MANY NEW PEOPLE THAT
THIS IS THEIR FIRST YEAR AT THE
GREAT WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW.
>> WE ARE BRINGING IN THE PAST
AND MEETING PRESENT.
>> RIGHT.
MERGING IT WITH THE THE PRESENT,
YES.
>> RIGHT.
>> IT IS A WONDERFUL EVENT.
WE HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING ME FOR
THIS INTERVIEW TODAY.
>> WELL, I THANK YOU FOR HAVING
ME, DEANA.
WITHOUT THE VOLUNTEERS, WE
REALLY COULDN'T MAKE IT HAPPEN.
>> WOULDN'T HAPPEN.
IT TAKES ALL OF US AND ALL OF
YOU.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND
THANK YOU FOR TUNING IN TODAY
FOR INSIGHTS INTO GREAT
WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW.
TO LEARN MORE HEAD OVER TO
QUILTSHOW.COM.
>> PROCEEDS FROM GREAT WISCONSIN
QUILT SHOW SUPPORT PBS
PROGRAMMING.
YOUR FINANCIAL GIFT HELPS MAKE
THIS EVENT POSSIBLE, THANK YOU.
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