Today was the last
day of the quilt festival in Mexico City, where I’ve been chaperoning the Love
Your Mother exhibit at the Quilters de Mexico event. It is so exciting
to see our quilt challenge hanging in a new venue, and to see how quilters in
another country react to the message of these quilts. I spoke to the Mexican
quilters today, about how the challenge works, and a little bit about the
jurying process. We have one Mexican quilter in ‘Love Your Mother’ and I look
forward to seeing the quilt movement continue to develop here.
Lea McComas’ ‘Wall’ is also being displayed at this event, and due to the
timing of US events, it has been the spark for much conversation. She still has
bricks coming in from both sides of the issue, so if you want to express your
feelings about this topic, you can still make a brick. Both sides of the Wall
are welcome!
One of my Japanese friends is here. I just saw her at the Tokyo show a few
weeks ago, and we’ll be meeting at the QuiltCon event next weekend. It is such
a special feeling to see quilter friends from other countries when attending
these events. Today I visited the Diego Rivera murals with a Canadian quilter
who lives in Mexico, and a Dutch quilter who lives in the Caribbean. It is so
fascinating compare our experiences of being quilters from different countries.
For those who do not have a quilt shop locally, eQuilter is a lifeline!
I’ve uploaded photos of Love
Your Mother in Mexico’ to my photo page, and
will upload more from this event as the internet here allows. It is a little
spotty. The world may be going crazy but quilting brings us together under the
umbrella of love, creativity and generosity, and I am going to stay under this
colorful umbrella.
sharing your Passion for Fabric…
Luana and Paul
