{"id":3558,"date":"2017-07-10T08:39:59","date_gmt":"2017-07-10T14:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/50.87.217.193\/blog\/?p=3558"},"modified":"2017-07-10T08:39:59","modified_gmt":"2017-07-10T14:39:59","slug":"colorful-tribe-kindred-souls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/colorful-tribe-kindred-souls\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Colorful Tribe of Kindred Souls"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/p>\n

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<\/a> 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<\/a> exhibit, and you can watch for photos that I take at the exhibit.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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<\/a> show. I acquired a whole new skill set and a new appreciation for what it takes to hang a show. It is fascinating.<\/p>\n

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!<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

sharing your Passion for Fabric…
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