Hello from Houston!
I have just finished placing orders at the Quilt Market (trade show), and Wednesday evening the Quilt Festival opens to the public.
Tuesday I took a bus tour to the Texas Quilt Museum in La Grange. They are currently hosting an exhibit inspired by the PBS series ‘All Creatures Great and Small’ based on the stories of Dr. James Herriot, a veterinarian in the 1930s Yorkshire Dales in England. Actually the veterinarian Alf Wight used the pen name of Herriot to write a series of books about his experiences, and the current beloved series is a remake of the original BBC series that ran from 1978 to 1990. The current quilt exhibit covers a wide range of creatures from around the world, and even under the sea. Paul and I just adore this sweet PBS series, as we are animal-lovers ourselves.
This striking quilt caught my eye at the museum today – titled ‘Ruby’ – by Tanya Littman. She was inspired by 3 vintage drawings. It was constructed by fused applique and machine stitching. (The side panels in this image are from a sea turtle panel currently in stock at eQuilter.)
Mary Koval has also curated an exhibit of antique quilts from her own collection, currently at the Texas Quilt Museum. There is something for everyone at this museum.
If you are coming to the Quilt Festival this week, be sure to look for the 3 exhibits sponsored by eQuilter. You will see our rainbow logo on each of these special exhibits. My quilt ‘Women’s Rights are Human Rights’ is part of the ‘Women’s Voices’ gallery. I will be in this exhibit from 11 am to 1 pm on Thursday, to give tours through the gallery and speak about this project. I hope you can join me.
We thank you for supporting our family-owned business, which allows us to sponsor important exhibits such as these.
I’ll have photos from Houston next week!
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Luana and Paul
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Travel/Quilt Calendar:
Oct 27 – Nov 3 – Quilt Market/Festival – Houston TX
(Thurs Nov 2 – 11 am to 1 pm – Women’s Voices exhibit.)
