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| Sacred Threads exhibition |
| It has been a busy week, and we are full of lots of happy hugs from friends in the quilting community here at Sacred Threads in Herndon Virginia. There is quite an overlap with SAQA artists here too, so we are enjoying the buzz of being around fellow creative quilters. I had a wonderful surprise when I arrived at the Sacred Threads venue. The first quilt I spied through the entrance was my own quilt – “Stardust Mothers” – which will be traveling to England on Monday for the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham UK. I am so honored to have my work placed at the entrance to the show. I have photographed the show which ends this weekend, and will share those images with you in the next couple weeks. On Sunday, Sophie Quinn and I will travel from the Dulles area to Washington DC. Sophie has added an Arts Practices minor to her Music Education major, so we need to go visit some museums while we are there. We are also meeting with some of our non-profit partners, including Ocean Conservancy and Endangered Species Coalition. I was working on some longterm curating projects before the pandemic hit, with some non-profit partners. I am trying to keep those connections fresh so perhaps we can fire up those projects again. Lisa Ellis, the director of Sacred Threads, is stepping down, and the whole project is going to be looking for a new home and new team. Personally I hope that a quilt museum will take on Sacred Threads and keep the bi-annual exhibit going into the future. If any of you have ideas about a new home and new team to run this project, please contact Lisa or contact me and I will put you in touch. Lisa, Barb and the Sacred Threads team have done an absolutely awesome job running this project in Herndon VA, and I send them my deepest gratitude. eQuilter came on as a sponsor for this show when the founder Vicki Pignatelli was still in charge. I hope that we can see the show transition to a new team and venue, and continue into a strong future. It used to be that the Holocaust Museum was the hottest (free) timed ticket in DC. Now it is the African American Museum. I am a charter member, so I am able to get tickets, and that’s where Sophie and I will spend Monday…when the heat index is supposed to be 103 degrees! However if you are not a member, you have to get tickets, as they are released one month in advance. They are free timed entry tickets, but they go FAST. We are also seeing a Shakespeare play at the National Building Museum, put on by the Folger Shakespeare Library. My two Washington-themed quilts will be in the Washington DC exhibit at Houston Quilt Festival this Fall. My two quilts are: the Folger Reading Room, and the White House. I got a sneak peak at the single preview copy of the exhibit’s companion book today. The book will be out later this year and of course we will carry this title at eQuilter.com as soon as it is available. It is a beautiful exhibit and I can’t wait to see the other DC quilts in person this October! Sharing your love of fabric, Luana Visit eQuilter’s Instagram, Pinterest or Twitter pages for Color and Design ideas. See Luana’s Flickr Photo Pages for travel images, comment on our blog, or follow us on Facebook. Check out our Video pages for interviews and show reviews. Quilt/Travel/Sponsor Calendar: July 19 – Quilting Arts TV July 22-26 – Sacred Threads Weekend, Dulles/Wash DC August 4 – Long Beach Quilt Festival – Awards “Celebration of Color” Aug 17-20 – Festival of Quilts – Birmingham UK – Quilt Trends Lecture & SAQA Forced to Flee Sept 21-24 – SAQA Conference – San Diego CA October 2022 – Luana’s Polar Bear Tour – Churchill Manitoba Canada |
