Crafting A Better Planet quilt competition at Quilt Study Center

Mountain Mist/Leggett & Platt and the International Quilt Study Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln announce the "Crafting A Better Planet Quilt Competition." Quilted entries are sought that combine environmental and ecological themes and images with Eco-Friendly/Green products and techniques. All entrants will win the satisfaction of creating an heirloom with a global purpose.

Quilts entered in the "Crafting A Better Planet Quilt Competition" must be made of all natural materials, including EcoCraft batting by Mountain Mist. Entrants must choose EcoCraft Eco-Friendly Batting 100 percent PLA or Eco-Friendly Batting Blend 50 percent PLA 50 percent cotton. Cash prizes will be awarded and the finalist group of quilts will be exhibited at the new International Quilt Study Center museum in fall 2008. Entries are due by March 1, 2008. For details of the competition and entry instructions visit www.mountainmlp.com or call (800) 345-7150.

Mountain Mist/Leggett & Platt and the International Quilt Study Center have both given high priority to Eco-Friendly/Green initiatives.

Mountain Mist/Leggett & Platt markets EcoCraft, the world's first manufactured, environmentally friendly, naturally based craft fiber product. The unique brand draws from American heartland traditions, using renewable resources from American cornfields. Creation of EcoCraft fiber products begins with Ingeo fiber, generically known as PLA, a polymer made from lactic acid, a natural product made from fermentable sugars found in plants, specifically corn. This process is revolutionary in the textile and fiber industry and is patented by Nature Works LLC, the Mountain Mist/Leggett & Platt fiber partner.

The International Quilt Study Center will move into a new "green" home in early 2008. The museum, designed by the New York firm of Robert A.M. Stern Architects, working with Alley Poyner Architecture of Omaha, will be the first building on the UNL campus designed to meet the requirements for LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification. The environmentally sustainable structure will house the center's world class collection of more than 2,300 quilts. For more information about the International Quilt Study Center visit www.quiltstudy.org or call (402) 472-6549.

CONTACT: Maureen Ose, Communications Coordinator, International Quilt Study Center, (402) 472-7232