Pandemic Quit travels the USA 2020-2025, a 5-year project by one amazing young man


William Stich Smith
Pandemic Quilt Tour 2020-2025

William Stich Smith Pandemic Quilt Tour 2020-2025William Stich Smith Pandemic Quilt Tour 2020-2025William Stich Smith Pandemic Quilt Tour 2020-2025

Williams Pandemic Quilt Journey

And so it begins...

William was sent home by the schools, like so many other kids, and his mother took time off work to take care of his educational needs.   She taught him to sew, quilt, and plan a massive project to take his quilt around the country.  William was a Junior in High School at the time.   William made three pandemic quilts in total, one which is the large quilt that is seen in all the photos at the Capitols and State border crossing signs, and they also made two smaller quilts.   One of the smaller quilts is in the CDC in Atlanta, Georgia and the other is in Tangled Threads Quilt Store in Lynden, Washington.   William choose the Pandemic Quilt as his project to stand the test of time as an iconic piece of history that he made which holds through the fabric, a memory of a time that took so much from everyone. 

The plan:

USA 2020-2025

Beyond USA- the World= "Life Goal"

Williams Pandemic Quit Tour GoFundMe

Generate excitement

William learned to write the Governor's offices and local, regional, and national news as he made his way across the country.    He met and contacted local businesses along the way that supported him such as KOA and local quilt stores that he featured on the Create it Studios Facebook group which William is an admin and to which he posted his photos for fellow quilters across the country to see.   William had several families from the Create it Studios Facebook group host him too from time to time along his path. 

The road traveled so far 39 of 50 states completed:

Alabama
Alaska (NCL Cruise)
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho

Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Louisiana
Maryland
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana

Nebraska
Nevada
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
South Dakota
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming

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11 Sates to go!

States to go

Connecticut

Hawaii (NCL Cruise)

Illinois

Kentucky

Maine

Massachusetts

New Hampshire

Rhode Island

Tennessee

West Virginia

Vermont

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Williams Pandemic Quilt #2, hangs at the CDC

Truly a wonderful day when William was honored by the CDC to have his Pandemic Quilt hung for all time to serve as a remembrance of the Pandemic. 

Williams Pandemic Quilt #3, hangs at Tangled Threads Quilt Store in Lynden, Washington

We have a lovely quilt store in Lynden, Washington that includes thousands of fabrics and many notions to choose from.  We offer retreat room classes in our large retreat room.  Visit us online to learn more. 

visit our quilt store online

William is funded through sales on our Wrist Wallets USA

Stylish and amazing, our wrist wallets come packaged in a gift box for easy gifting to the person on the go.  Handcrafted in the USA with USA cotton!  

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William is funded through sales on our Wrist Wallets USA

Stylish and amazing, our wrist wallets come packaged in a gift box for easy gifting to the person on the go.  Handcrafted in the USA with USA cotton!  

Purchase a Wrist Wallet Today

Photos

How William made the Pandemic Quilt Blocks

Link to News Videos

More pictures and videos

I have posted videos to my mom's Green Roof Farms DIY YouTube channel as well as on her digital embroidery design website at shop.greenrooffarmsdiy.com.   This webpage doesn't let me  So, take a look around, and learn all there is to know about my amazing journey and let me know if you are interested in sponsoring me. 

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