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Patriotic quilts on display at Old State Capitol

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[July 05, 2013]  SPRINGFIELD -- A collection of handmade quilts with patriotic themes went on display at the Old State Capitol on Independence Day.

"Red, White and Blue" runs July 4-14, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day. The show features work by Springfield Q.U.I.L.T.S., or Quilters United in Learning, Teaching and Self-Improvement.

The quilts present a wide array of historic and contemporary designs illustrating the patriotic theme.

One housed in the Senate chamber is a hand-quilted eagle design based on a historic pattern in the collection of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The eagle, surrounded by stars on a field of red and blue, was prepared for the Old State Capitol's Ladies' Soldiers' Aid Society exhibit.

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The Old State Capitol State Historic Site, administered by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, is a reconstruction of Illinois' fifth Statehouse. The site is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily with tours available during open hours. For more information, call 217-785-7960.

[Text from file received from the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency]

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