{"id":5543,"date":"2019-07-22T12:12:11","date_gmt":"2019-07-22T18:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/?p=5543"},"modified":"2019-07-22T12:12:18","modified_gmt":"2019-07-22T18:12:18","slug":"hello-from-washington-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/hello-from-washington-dc\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello from Washington DC!"},"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\/125\/northwoods-camping-fishing-wildlife?fn=nl_20190720193544\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/HOCWI9RY_MD.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5544\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=5544\" class=\"wp-image-5544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/HOCWI9RY_MD.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/HOCWI9RY_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\/4\/forests-leaves-+-landscapes?fn=nl_20190720193544\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/HOCWICJU_MD.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5546\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=5546\" class=\"wp-image-5546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/HOCWICJU_MD.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/HOCWICJU_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\/114\/animals-wild-animals-zoo-animals-+-skin-motifs?fn=nl_20190720193544\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/HOCWIBTO_MD.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5545\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=5545\" class=\"wp-image-5545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/HOCWIBTO_MD.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/HOCWIBTO_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\n\nSophie and I have\nbeen attending the Sacred Threads weekend event in Herndon Virginia near Dulles\nAirport. In addition to seeing the quilt exhibit, there is a concurrent SAQA\nevent, and Quilt Alliance activities going on during these few days. We are enjoying\nvisiting with the artists whose work makes up this very special exhibit, on\ndisplay through July 28. (My quilt &#8220;Chautauqua Sanctuary&#8221; is near the\nfront, if you take the first left turn.) <br><br>\nFriday we went on the DC Textile Bus Tour, which Sacred Threads has organized\nfor several years. We started out at the fantastic quilt exhibit at the DAR\nMuseum, with curator Alden O&#8217;Brien giving a lively walking tour through the\ngallery. This current show is called &#8220;A Piece of Her Mind &#8211; Culture &amp;\nTechnology in American Quilts&#8221;. I have been to the DAR many times, in fact\nI have a 2014 video tour and interview with Alden on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/news\/videos?fn=nl_20190720193544\">video page<\/a>\nunder the &#8220;Festivals and Shows&#8221; heading. Look for Parts 1, 2 &amp; 3.\n<br><br>\nNext we went to the National Museum of Women in the Arts. This gorgeous space\nwas created from an abandoned Masonic Temple. It houses the collection of\nWilhelmina and Wallace Holladay who spent 20 years buying and studying art by\nwomen. There were artworks from the 16th century, to contemporary 21st century\npieces. We were thrilled to see a Faith Ringgold quilt about Josephine Baker in\nthe galleries upstairs. We had a lovely lunch on the mezzanine also. <br><br>\nFinally we visited the Renwick Museum, a Smithsonian Museum which is just\nkitty-corner to the White House. There are always several temporary artist\nexhibits in this beautiful building, originally built for the William Corcoran\ncollection. The most impressive was the Temple from the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/81PejjyJLX8\">Burning Man artist David Best<\/a>.\nEstablished as a sacred space for reflection and prayer, this installation has\nmassive, incredibly intricate, wooden cutout panels. <br><br>\nThere is always plenty of art to be seen in the Washington DC museums, and I\nhope this gives you a few ideas for a future trip here. Sunday we are going to\nthe National Portrait Museum and the Holocaust Museum. Monday I am presenting\nmy quilt &#8220;Mothers of the World&#8221; to the International Peace Tech Lab. <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%2F5543&#038;t=Hello%20from%20Washington%20DC%21&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.equilter.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F5543&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.equilter.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2019%2F07%2FHOCWIBTO_MD.jpg&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=Hello%20from%20Washington%20DC%21\" 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%2F5543&#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%2F5543&#038;media=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.equilter.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2019%2F07%2FHOCWIBTO_MD.jpg&#038;description=Hello%20from%20Washington%20DC%21\" 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%2F5543&#038;title=Hello%20from%20Washington%20DC%21\" 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>Sophie and I have been attending the Sacred Threads weekend event in Herndon Virginia near Dulles Airport. 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