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Amongst famous quilts in history is the AIDS Memorial Quilt, which was begun in San Francisco in 1987, and is cared for by The NAMES Project Foundation.

Portions of it are periodically displayed in various arranged locations.

Panels are made to memorialize a person lost to HIV, and each block is 3 feet by 6 feet.

Many of the blocks are not made by traditional quilters, and amateur creators may lack technical skill, but their blocks speak directly to the love and loss they have experienced.

The blocks are not in fact “ quilted ,” in that there is no stitching holding together batting and backing layers.

Exuberant designs, with personal objects applied, are seen, next to restrained and elegant designs.

Each block is very personal, and they form a deeply moving sight when combined by the dozens and the hundreds.

The " quilt " as a whole is still under construction, although the entire quilt is so large now that it cannot be assembled in complete form in any one location.