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Starlight Guild's Suffrage Challenge

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The Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center in the Kansas City area has two quilt exhibits up until January 23, 2021. One shows a dozen antiques from their collection and the other 36 blocks made by Starlight Quilt Guild members.


During the Women's Suffrage Centennial this year the nearby museum Shawnee Town made a copy of Alice Paul's suffrage flag that she finished in 1920. 

Alice Paul (1885-1977), leader of the National Women's Party, sewing a star on 
her banner for each state that ratified the Suffrage amendment. Purple and yellow
were their symbolic colors.

The museum then cut up the 36 stars and gave each to volunteers to make a 12" block. Here are a few of the results.






Sorry I don't have the block-makers' names.

Pamela made a block. Here's her post:
http://pamela.avaraarts.com/suffrage-quilts/


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