The Piecemakers Story Quilt Night

The Piecemakers Quilt forms the centerpiece of this unique night. Personal stories as well as stories from all over the world inspire each artful square, and five different storytellers will animate stories from the squares they sewed, creating a living, breathing, human quilt to match the beauty of the fabric one. 

In 1997, the Piecemakers Quilt Group was formed in New Paltz, NY.  Each year since then, the quilters have chosen a theme and created one-of-a-kind blocks for the quilt to be donated to the Akwesasne Freedom School’s Annual Quilt Auction to support the school’s mission of keeping Mohawk traditions, language, and culture alive. This year, blocks come from all over the US and from as far away as New Zealand on the theme of “More Stories and Legends from Around the World.”  Listeners will see the 2025 quilt while Kay Olan, Claire Nolan, Jeannine Laverty, Susan Rivers, and Rebekah Rice with her granddaughter, Yeva Raisin Shifrin bring five of those quilt squares to life.

Can't make it in person? Can't make it in person? Stream this show live at Caffè Lena TV. Enjoy two weeks of access with your live stream ticket.