{"id":7,"date":"2015-03-02T09:06:02","date_gmt":"2015-03-02T14:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/50.87.217.193\/blog\/mexican-quilts"},"modified":"2015-03-07T00:01:29","modified_gmt":"2015-03-07T00:01:29","slug":"mexican-quilts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/mexican-quilts\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexican Quilts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tonight I am writing to you from Mexico City (flying home Sunday) after spending a lovely few days with our friends at the Mexican Quilt conference. It is a small but growing quilt festival, with an exhibit of Mexican, Argentine and Brazilian quilts. I love seeing the colors and Latin American motifs that inspire these quilts! <\/p>\n

After giving my power-point presentations on "International Quilt Trends" and "What is Wearable Art?", I was a judge for the fashion show and was delighted to help choose the winner of a new Bernina sewing machine! (photos to follow) <\/p>\n

My new friends insisted on taking me to see the canals of Xochimilco<\/a>, and we spent a lazy morning drifting on these Pre-Hispanic waterways on a colorful boat, serenaded by Mariachis on one boat, and Mexican Marimba players on another boat. <\/p>\n

Then we went to the Dolores Olmedo Museum<\/a>, which is an historic estate on spacious grounds. We saw the descendants of Frida Kahlo's hairless black dogs (Xoloitzcuintli<\/a>), and a collection of paintings and artifacts collected by Frida and her husband Diego Rivera. <\/p>\n

As this newsletter is sent out, I'll be on another daytrip to see Frida's house, the studios of Frida and Diego, and Diego's famous murals. Hopefully a flower market and a couple other photo-worthy markets. <\/p>\n

Tuesday night before I left on this trip, I spoke at the school board again about the toxic gas at Sophie's ex-school. It has been reported on TV<\/a> and there is yet another article in the paper<\/a>, but the superintendent still insists the school is safe, although many teachers and students are ill. I wonder how long it will take for the truth to come out, so those kids will be safe. <\/p>\n

On another note…sadness at our house at the passing of a sci-fi and pop culture icon…Leonard Nimoy was Spock<\/a> on the original Star Trek. For the first 10 years of our marriage we had a 6 foot cardboard cutout of Spock in our dining room. (don't ask!) <\/p>\n

Hey it's March! Spring is just around the corner!
(Even though there is a foot of snow in our yard at home.)<\/p>\nShare Post:<\/strong>
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