eQuilter Quiltfolk Magazine - Texas Greater Houston - Issue 38

Issue 38

Houston reigns big in the quilt world When a quilter says the word "Houston," chances are, it has nothing to do with the city itself. Rather, they're talking about the world's largest quilting event - the International Quilt Festival. The mega gathering of quilters from all over the world has called Houston home for the past 51 years. Houston is the country's fourth largest city and it is a flat, spread-out metropolis, crisscrossed with bayous and home to a whopping four distinct skylines with high rises popping up from the prairie - the shiny downtown skyline, Texas Medical Center, The Galleria Area and even the Energy Corridor. Houston is also filled with parks that are green year-round, and we can boast one of the country's most diverse populations. With that diversity comes an abundance of culture - think Houston Grand Opera and the Rothko Chapel celebrated alongside mariachi music and Chinese New Year dragon dances. And oh, the food! Because Houston is Houston, there are also a lot of quilters. Modern, traditional, art - they're all here. Whether you arrive in Houston by plane, by car, or simply by turning these pages, we hope this issue gives you a sense of what makes this place special. Quilts are made here in city studios, suburban sewing rooms, and coastal towns alike - then shared, celebrated, and carried far beyond our borders. It's a city that gathers people together, asks them to bring who they are, and makes room for something new to take shape. Includes artists: Kumiko Frydl - Thinks Small; Sarah Ruiz - Up for a Challenge; Bianca Springer - A New Life for Old Quilts; Allie McCathren - The Radical Act of Play; Georgia Williams - Quilts That Speak; Sarah Ruth Morris - Ruthlessly Honest, Ruthlessly Handmade; Patchwork and Purpose - the Many Lives of Diane Miller; Karen Nyberg - Sewn Among the Stars; Cynthia England - Three Best of Shows and Counting. Quiltfolk Magazine, Issue 38 - Texas Greater Houston. 162 pages.