You may not realize this, but many of the quilt exhibits around the country, and around the world, are sponsored by eQuilter. The next 3 trips I take will be to quilt shows, where eQuilter has contributed sponsor funds to help support the event.
In a week I will be at the Not Fade Away conference, which is being held in Herndon Virginia on site at the Sacred Threads exhibit. If you are coming to the dinner Saturday night, I’ll be sharing a few words…perhaps a quilt and a story. We are longtime sponsors of the Sacred Threads exhibit, and you can watch for photos that I take at the exhibit.
The end of this month we are sponsoring the Quilt Nihon Exhibit (Japanese Quilts) opening at the San Jose Museum for Quilts & Textiles, and I’ll be giving my power point lecture on “International Quilt Trends on Sunday afternoon July 30, and staying for the opening reception.
A couple weeks after that I’ll be at the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham England in the UK, where we are a sponsor of the theater space. I am also hosting a bus load of quilters going to the Royal Shakespeare Theater on Saturday night.
Why? Because we feel it is important to give back to the industry, and to the quilters who buy our fabric and make all those gorgeous incredible quilts. When I walk through the show with my camera, and I look at all the work that has been put into these works of art, I am saying a little “thank you!” to each quilter as I appreciate the quilts, one at a time.
For those of you who support these events in other ways, I also say thank you to you too! If you have never volunteered to help out with a show like this, I can tell you it is a real eye-opening experience. Last year I went to the UN in Geneva a week early, to help hang the Water is Life show. I acquired a whole new skill set and a new appreciation for what it takes to hang a show. It is fascinating.
If you think you don’t know enough to volunteer at a national event, I would say volunteer anyway!…but also look for local or regional events where you can learn the basics if possible. These shows *always* need help from volunteers, and if you show up with no expectations and an eagerness to learn, I guarantee you’ll have fun!
If we all give what we can, together we can support this wonderful art and craft that welcomes us with open arms, and connects us to a tribe of kindred souls with colorful hearts and creative souls.
sharing your Passion for Fabric…
Luana
