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How many remember, seen, or made panels for the AIDS Quilt in the 80's and 90's?

A myHIVteam Member asked a question 💭
Seattle, WA

I remember so well when I first saw the quilt when portions of it were being displayed across the United States. I saw it in Portland, Oregon in the late 80's where a huge panel of quilts covered the floor of a huge auditorium. I have many friends who had quilts made for them, some I contributed to. I remember walking amongst the panels and looking at each with all the love woven into them for the person that died completely overwhelming. And the reading of hundreds of names of the people… read more

November 21, 2019
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Members shared deeply moving memories of the AIDS Memorial Quilt from the 1980s and 1990s, recalling powerful experiences of seeing massive... Read more

Members shared deeply moving memories of the AIDS Memorial Quilt from the 1980s and 1990s, recalling powerful experiences of seeing massive displays in cities like Portland, Dallas, Washington DC, and East Lansing, with many describing the exhibitions as overwhelming, somber, and comforting tributes to lost loved ones. Several members contributed to making panels for friends and partners who died, with one member describing it as a healing and closure experience, while another shared the heartbreaking story of losing their unfinished panel in a fire along with their mother who had been helping create it. A recurring theme was the importance of preserving these memories and honoring those lost to the epidemic, with members expressing gratitude for the National AIDS Memorial ensuring the quilt's legacy continues for future generations.

A myHIVteam Member

Thank you for sharing your memories about the AIDS Quilt. We can't forget the early years of this epidemic and all our loved ones who passed. The Quilt will live on to memorialize those who passed, and to those who made panels for loved ones. And all that saw it all over the world.

November 25, 2019
A myHIVteam Member

...wow that's juts took me way back...man...I lost my very first gay friend ..whom I met outside a bar in Manhattan, NYC...RIP Dan....and for those of us interested in The Quilt and how to make one and donate it..Please read....
https://www.aidsquilt.org/make-a-panel/step-by-...

November 22, 2019
A myHIVteam Member

I helped in creating several panels in the early years.

November 23, 2019
A myHIVteam Member

I remember seeing the quilt when it was in East Lansing back in the 80s. I had thought about making a panel but I had so many medical problems starting at that point I just couldn't do it. Just before it was here in East Lansing one of my best friends ended up being diagnosis with AIDS and he passed away 2 months later. RIP Larry.

November 22, 2019
A myHIVteam Member

Good morning dude; I made a cloth or panel for the quilt I the late 90's. It was a healing, loving and closure experience for me. Hugs. Tony.

November 22, 2019

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