{"id":10956,"date":"2024-11-27T17:12:14","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T00:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/?p=10956"},"modified":"2024-11-27T17:12:17","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T00:12:17","slug":"violet-tango","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/violet-tango\/","title":{"rendered":"Violet Tango"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/MichelleJackson20May20I20Have20This20Dance20700a.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10957\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/MichelleJackson20May20I20Have20This20Dance20700a.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/MichelleJackson20May20I20Have20This20Dance20700a-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/MichelleJackson20May20I20Have20This20Dance20700a-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Today I am featuring another favorite quilt from the Houston Quilt Festival. This piece was kind of hidden in the back of the exhibit hall, but it deserves to be seen. The artist has a stunning use of value and gesture to render the 2 dancing figure in shades of Violet, Mauve, Lavender and Cream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michelle Jackson is the quilt maker, and she titles this piece &#8220;May I Have This Dance&#8221;. When I look at this piece I hear the tango music of Argentinian composer Astor Piazzolla &#8211; specifically his classic &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZiO8VGQgDVA?si=8bWgPcXBpXNbQoFS\">Libertango<\/a>&#8220;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michelle says she used raw-edge applique, partial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/search?p_filter_keyword=tulle&amp;p_search_type=any&amp;p_filters=category_182&amp;fn=mw_20241127013322\">tulle overlay<\/a>, and machine quilting. Her artist statement reads:<br>&#8220;I love all forms of dance. I also love it when light seems to emerge from the darkness. The words in the background all have something to do with dance and movement.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Photos from this gallery, and other inspiring quilts from Houston are now up on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/luanarubin\/albums\/\">my photo page<\/a>s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for supporting our family-owned business, now and through the holiday season!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sharing your love of fabric&#8230;<br>Luana and Paul<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*The photo above &#8220;May I Have This Dance&#8221; was taken by Luana Rubin at the International Quilt Festival in Houston. 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