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.
- Kollektion / Titelreihe
- Quiltfolk
- Hersteller / Verlag
- Quiltfolk
- Sprache Inhalt / Umverpackung
- Englisch
