DAR Museum Video Tour

Last weekend I was in Arlington Virginia at the
annual SAQA conference, and one of those
days Bonnie McCaffery and I snuck out to Washington DC to do a video tour of
the DAR Museum, and interview the Textile, Quilt & Costume curator Alden
O'Brien.

We have a 3 part series of behind-the-scenes interviews with Alden, and Part 1
is up on our eQuilter video page
now. I'll have Part 2 up early next week, so in the meantime please enjoy this
behind the scenes glimpse of this beautiful building, and their collection of
19th century quilts!

As you may know, eQuilter sponsors many quilt contests, exhibits and festivals
around the world. One of our newer sponsorships has been the International
Quilt Convention in Johannesburg South Africa. I have been wishing I could
attend this show for awhile, and through a serendipitous connection at the SAQA conference, I am now going on Carolyn
Mazloomi's 10 day tour of South Africa. Woo hoo!

I will also be giving a lecture on International Quilt Trends at 11 am on July
24, at IQCAfrica. Hope all of you
quilters in South Africa can come to the convention and say hello at my
presentation!

My next international trip is to Quilt Canada
in St Catherines near Niagara Falls, and I'll be giving this same presentation
there at lunchtime on Weds June 11.

Next week I'll be at Quilt Market with our eQuilter staff, buying fabrics that
will ship to us over the next several months. Tune in a week from now for our
Quilt Market Trend Report!

POLAR BEAR TOUR:

There are still a few spots open in our group, but it is now open to the public
and will fill up fast. If you've been procrastinating – call our adventure agent Aly
NOW to snag one of the last spots on this Trip of a Lifetime!

Check out our 120 videos from international quilt festivals, Quilting Arts TV
and Quilters Newsletter TV on our eQuilter
Video Page.

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2014 Quilty/Design Travel:

May 16-18 Quilt Market

June 11 Quilt Canada, Ontario

July 15 Quilt Colorado

July 24 IQCAfrica, Johannesburg South Africa

Sept 19-21 Quilters Take Manhattan

Sept 27 Quilt Exhibit, US Embassy, Rome

Oct 13-19 Polar Bear Tour, Churchill

Nov 14-16 Color Marketing Group, Orlando

Jan 2015 – Quilt Symposium in Manawatu, New Zealand