Craft in America

Quilts for Kids

Quilters of the Quilts for Kids Lincoln, Nebraska chapter make quilts for kids. Quilts for Kids is a nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming fabrics into patchwork quilts to comfort children facing serious illness, trauma, abuse and natural disasters. Bonus video from QUILTS.

Quilts for Kids

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  • COLLECTORS episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    COLLECTORS episode

    S16 E2 - 55m 41s

    COLLECTORS reveals the essential role that craft appreciators play in the community, examining how collectors affirm and inspire the artists they support. The episode highlights collections from Chicano art to teapots to wooden spoons, looking at what drives collectors and how their support furthers artists at all stages of their careers.

  • SCIENCE episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    SCIENCE episode

    S16 E1 - 55m 11s

    SCIENCE investigates the unexpected intersection between art and the sciences, spanning technology, engineering, biology, math, and the climate emergency. Nature, space, algorithms, and more serve as inspiration for artists connecting their work to the world around them, from the Santa Clara Pueblo in New Mexico to the computer science labs of MIT to NASA.

  • MINIATURES episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    MINIATURES episode

    S15 E2 - 55m 36s

    MINIATURES explores the world of small objects and big ideas. Featuring miniaturist Mark Murphy, designer and collector Alexander Girard and the “Multiple Visions: A Common Bond” exhibition at the Museum of International Folk Art, the International Folk Art Market, Cuban artist Leandro Gomez Quintero, and woodblock printmaker and marionette maker Gustave Baumann.

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