{"id":5244,"date":"2019-04-01T10:07:11","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T16:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/?p=5244"},"modified":"2019-04-01T10:07:15","modified_gmt":"2019-04-01T16:07:15","slug":"chicago-quilt-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/chicago-quilt-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Quilt Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/category\/60\/bugs-bees-ladybugs-dragonflies-+-butterflies?fn=nl_20190330193613\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/MDCREFTR_MD.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5247\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=5247\" class=\"wp-image-5247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/MDCREFTR_MD.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/MDCREFTR_MD-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/category\/151\/animals-birds-+-feathers?fn=nl_20190330193613\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/NCNTCQSI_MD.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5245\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=5245\" class=\"wp-image-5245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/NCNTCQSI_MD.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/NCNTCQSI_MD-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/category\/219\/animals-puppies-dogs-+-pawprints?fn=nl_20190330193613\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/EBSELGML_MD.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5246\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=5246\" class=\"wp-image-5246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/EBSELGML_MD.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/EBSELGML_MD-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nToday I am writing to\nyou from the Chicago Quilt Festival, in Rosemont next to O&#8217;Hare Airport. I am\nhere to host our &#8216;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/search?p_filter_keyword=RUMDL&amp;p_search_type=all&amp;p_func=live&amp;fn=nl_20190330193613\">Love\nYour Mother<\/a><\/strong>&#8216; exhibit, and to give a Gallery Talk with 3 of the artists.\n<br><br>\nThis is the last year this event will be in Chicago. There are discussions to\nmove it to another city next year. There were lots of enthusiastic quilters who\nshowed up for this event, and I met many eQuilter customers in the crowd. I was\nsurprised at the international connections at this show &#8211; ran into someone I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/luanarubin\/albums\/72157704784445691\">met in\nTokyo<\/a> &#8211; also met a Swedish quilter who I missed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/luanarubin\/albums\/72157693756484420\">while\nin Sweden<\/a> but with whom I&#8217;ve communicated over Facebook. In the SAQA booth\nI met another artist who had a quilt in the &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/luanarubin\/albums\/72157666555024431\">Water\nis Life<\/a>&#8216; exhibit. It is always great to make these deeper connections in\nperson at these gatherings. <br><br>\nLast night I had dinner with Peggy, another artist who was in the &#8216;Water Is\nLife&#8217; exhibit. We worked together to hang the show when it premiered at the\nUnited Nations in Geneva, and also spent time with the curator in Rome. Our\ntextile art has given us quite an international friendship. Making quilts can\nbring amazing opportunities! <br><br>\nMonday I am in the Quilting Arts TV studio to film a couple segments about\nquilting trends. Then I need to get home so I can see the Boulder High School\nproduction of Les Miserables! (Sophie is the Head of the Sound Tech Dept for\nthe show.) Then Sophie has her SAT and AP tests in April. The school year is\nwinding down fast. In August Sophie will begin her Senior year of High School.\nHow did that happen? <br><br>\nsharing your Passion for Fabric&#8230; <br>\nLuana and Paul <br><br><\/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%2F5244&#038;t=Chicago%20Quilt%20Festival&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.equilter.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F5244&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.equilter.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2019%2F04%2FEBSELGML_MD.jpg&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=Chicago%20Quilt%20Festival\" 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%2F5244&#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%2F5244&#038;media=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.equilter.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2019%2F04%2FEBSELGML_MD.jpg&#038;description=Chicago%20Quilt%20Festival\" 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%2F5244&#038;title=Chicago%20Quilt%20Festival\" 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>Today I am writing to you from the Chicago Quilt Festival, in Rosemont next to O&#8217;Hare Airport. 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