{"id":4558,"date":"2018-08-13T08:23:10","date_gmt":"2018-08-13T14:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/50.87.217.193\/blog\/?p=4558"},"modified":"2018-08-13T08:23:10","modified_gmt":"2018-08-13T14:23:10","slug":"festival-of-quilts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/festival-of-quilts\/","title":{"rendered":"Festival of Quilts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4558 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/festival-of-quilts\/kamucapa_md\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/KAMUCAPA_MD-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/KAMUCAPA_MD-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/KAMUCAPA_MD.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/festival-of-quilts\/rjleurnv_md\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/RJLEURNV_MD-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/RJLEURNV_MD-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/RJLEURNV_MD.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/festival-of-quilts\/mdgrt2bl_md\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MDGRT2BL_MD-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MDGRT2BL_MD-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MDGRT2BL_MD.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I always say that travel is the best judge of character, because something always happens, and how one deals with it says a lot about one&#8217;s character. Well, this last week was one of those travel experiences for Sophie and I. Lost luggage, lost laundry, broken wifi &#8211; we just had to laugh. However our experience with the quilters at the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham UK has been stellar, and it was wonderful to introduce Sophie to our eQuilter friends across the pond. We especially enjoyed visiting with the Tentmakers of Cairo, and our European SAQA members. On the last day there is always a Cosplay conference (This year is Outlander) and an Indian wedding in this hotel, so the combination of wedding saris, cosplay geeks, and fabriholic quilters, makes for a wild weekend.<\/p>\n<p>As always, I took photos of my favorite quilts, and you&#8217;ll see these popping up on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/luanarubin\/albums\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">my photo page<\/a>s in the next week or two after I return home. Our return flights are tomorrow &#8211; we&#8217;ll be home Sunday evening. I think Sophie was surprised at how many people she knew at this event. It is a small world we occupy &#8211; the International Quilting Tribe circles the globe and reconvenes at these events like annual family reunions. As many of us have been coming for 10 or 20 years, now we bring our daughters, and new kinds of talents are being revealed by the younger generation.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight one of our quilting friends is driving us to Stratford to the Royal Shakespeare Theater. We&#8217;ll be seeing the Merry Wives of Windsor &#8211; a fitting end to our week in England. Sophie starts school Thursday so we&#8217;ll be back to a school schedule in a few days. We&#8217;ll have some big news to share in the next few weeks &#8211; stay tuned!<\/p>\n<p>sharing your Passion for Fabric&#8230;<br \/>\nLuana and Paul<\/p>\n<strong>Share Post:<\/strong><br><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-32 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.equilter.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F4558&#038;t=Festival%20of%20Quilts&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.equilter.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F4558&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=Festival%20of%20Quilts\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:32px;height:32px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" style=\"display: inline;width:32px;height:32px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/64x64\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-32 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.equilter.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F4558&#038;text=Hey%20check%20this%20out\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:32px;height:32px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" style=\"display: inline;width:32px;height:32px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/64x64\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-32 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-pinterest nolightbox\" data-provider=\"pinterest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Pin it with Pinterest\" href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.equilter.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F4558&#038;media=&#038;description=Festival%20of%20Quilts\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:32px;height:32px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"pinterest\" title=\"Pin it with Pinterest\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" style=\"display: inline;width:32px;height:32px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/64x64\/pinterest.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-32 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-linkedin nolightbox\" data-provider=\"linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.equilter.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F4558&#038;title=Festival%20of%20Quilts\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:32px;height:32px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"linkedin\" title=\"Share on Linkedin\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" style=\"display: inline;width:32px;height:32px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/64x64\/linkedin.png\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I always say that travel is the best judge of character, because something always happens, and how one deals with it says a lot about one&#8217;s character. 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