Aurora: An American Experience in Quilt, Community, and Craft

A fantastic journey. A remarkable commitment. And a simple faith.

Master storyteller Jane Kirkpatrick extols the beautiful treasures, unknown to a wider public, rediscovered in the Old Aurora Colony of Oregons lush Willamette Valley. The people and legacy of Aurora, a utopian community founded in the mid-1800s, will stir your imagination, hopes, and dreams; and remind you that every life mattersevery daily task, love, aspiration, and endeavor.

~Featuring~
Unique and treasured quilt pattern variations
More than 100 photographs (many never-before published) from 1850 to today
Cherished stories from Aurora descendants
Discoveries of fine crafts from the Colony and private collections
With an introduction by renowned American Artist John Houser

Aurora is about the difference every ordinary life can makeand a beautiful celebration of a time and place in which people expressed their most cherished beliefs through the work of their imagination and hands.Jane Kirkpatrick