{"id":1239969,"date":"2021-03-10T20:49:22","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T04:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quiltfolk.com\/?page_id=1239969"},"modified":"2026-01-07T08:53:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T16:53:03","slug":"issue-18-illinois","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.quiltfolk.com\/issue-18-illinois\/","title":{"rendered":"Issue 18 &#8211; Illinois"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1239969\" class=\"elementor elementor-1239969\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ecf32d5 elementor-hidden-phone elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ecf32d5\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b29079\" data-id=\"7b29079\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2241b84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2241b84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Issue 18: Illinois<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50dd89b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50dd89b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>SOLD OUT<\/h5><ul><li>Advertisement free<\/li><li>100% money-back promise<\/li><li>Available for individual purchase<\/li><li data-stringify-indent=\"0\" data-stringify-border=\"0\">OR choose\u00a0<i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">Illinois<\/i>\u00a0as your FREE bonus issue upon\u00a0<a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quiltfolk.com\/product\/quiltfolk-magazine-subscription\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.quiltfolk.com\/product\/quiltfolk-magazine-subscription\/\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">subscribing<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0<i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">Quiltfolk<\/i><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cf7d07 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0cf7d07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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If you guessed \u201cIllinois,\u201d you\u2019re right \u2014 and if you knew the answer, you might be a Midwesterner.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Often referred to as \u201cThe Prairie State,\u201d Illinois\u2019s 57,000 square miles are carpeted with lush farmlands, quiet forests, and rolling hills. You&#8217;ll encounter shimmering bodies of water, including Lake Michigan, the mighty Great Lake that provides a stunning backdrop to one of the world&#8217;s most famous cities: Chicago. In 1818, Illinois\u2019s fascinating history as the 21st state in the union began. The great Abraham Lincoln and his family chose to live in picturesque Springfield for nearly two decades until he was elected the 16th US president in 1860.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lincoln is in good company. Quite a few notable people were born in Illinois, including Ronald Reagan, Walt Disney, Hillary Clinton, Robin Williams, Michelle Obama, and Harrison Ford \u2014 and a rather famous superhero is popular around here too.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Illinois is culturally \u201csuper\u201d as well, and not only within Chicago\u2019s city limits. There are hiking trails, art museums, and historic buildings to explore throughout the state; noteworthy architecture and intricate murals can be found in many charming small towns, accessible off the scenic highways or country roads.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are so many talented quilters to meet in \u201cThe Prairie State.\u201d We hope you enjoy the wonderful, wintry tour of Illinois within the pages of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Issue 18<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p>164 pages, offset printed and perfect bound, full color on uncoated paper. Printed in the USA.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae445e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae445e3\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231018230837\/issue-18-1-1-90x60.jpg 90w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231018230837\/issue-18-1-1-135x90.jpg 135w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-099029f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"099029f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Calhoun County Barn Quilt Tour<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8b1771 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8b1771\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Calhoun County in southern Illinois is unique for a few reasons. For starters, it is surrounded by water, making it a Midwest peninsula. And while the county is sparsely populated, there is no shortage of rustic barns scattered along the country roads. Join us as we tour a curated selection of Calhoun County\u2019s most striking barn quilts, paired with quotes by Illinois quiltmakers from years past.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e64837d\" data-id=\"e64837d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9eeea4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9eeea4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231018230835\/issue-18-2-1-560x370.jpg\" class=\"attachment-landscape-medium size-landscape-medium wp-image-1509339\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231018230835\/issue-18-2-1-560x370.jpg 560w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231018230835\/issue-18-2-1-90x60.jpg 90w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231018230835\/issue-18-2-1-135x90.jpg 135w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88bb1a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"88bb1a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Linda Ahrens<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70e4d09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70e4d09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Linda Ahrens is making a remarkable difference in the feline community. In 2005, she started selling flannel quilts for cats at vet hospitals and clinics, donating all proceeds back to these organizations. As the demand for her quilts increased, she moved her sales to Facebook, where customers are able to choose their fabric. At 80 years old, Linda continues to do this charitable work, with some help from her daughter, even though she is in near-constant pain from her arthritis. But Linda\u2019s love for cats (and quilting) is bigger than her discomfort.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8eee630 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8eee630\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;dac1260&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_tablet&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_mobile&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_direction&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_fx_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_z_index&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;]}]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd7b31a\" data-id=\"fd7b31a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3929ffe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3929ffe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231018230832\/issue-18-5-3-560x370.jpg\" class=\"attachment-landscape-medium size-landscape-medium wp-image-1509340\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231018230832\/issue-18-5-3-560x370.jpg 560w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231018230832\/issue-18-5-3-90x60.jpg 90w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231018230832\/issue-18-5-3-135x90.jpg 135w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebe50b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ebe50b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tracy Vaughn-Manley<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a67c325 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a67c325\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tracy Vaughn-Manley\u2019s story will inspire anyone to do what it takes to follow their dreams. For instance, it only took one day in a college English course for her to decide to quit her banking job and enroll as an English major. And it only took one glance at a colleague\u2019s quilt collection to realize that she wanted to learn the craft herself. Today, Tracy is a professor, scholar, and quilter who has a long list of accomplishments \u2013 including making and presenting a quilt to novelist and Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison and advocating for the women responsible for the highly acclaimed Gee\u2019s Bend quilts. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6495c4d\" data-id=\"6495c4d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95ea611 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"95ea611\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231019010050\/6-560x370.jpg\" class=\"attachment-landscape-medium size-landscape-medium wp-image-1240370\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d324c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d324c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bisa Butler <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5affd5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5affd5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Art Institute of Chicago opened the exhibition <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bisa Butler: Portraits<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in November 2020. Even though it was only open for three days before closing again due to the pandemic, Butler\u2019s life-size technicolor quilted portraits mesmerized the art world. Her careful fabric choices embed layers of stories into her pieces, emphasizing her subjects\u2019 humanity \u2014 \u201cordinary\u201d African Americans in different eras as well as historical figures \u2014 more than their race. Read more about the world-famous artist Bisa Butler and her quilted portraits in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Issue 18<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f351bf8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f351bf8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;dac1260&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_tablet&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_mobile&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_direction&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_fx_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_z_index&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;]}]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e736523\" data-id=\"e736523\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be9bf96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"be9bf96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231019010048\/7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1240371\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231019010048\/7.jpg 600w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231019010048\/7-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ae0220 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ae0220\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rod Buffington<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8159d3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8159d3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who can discuss baseball, watercolor painting, and quilting in a single conversation? Rod Buffington. Growing up a Chicago Cubs fan, Rod originally aspired to be a sports broadcaster. However, when he took his first art course in college, a new career path presented itself. But after spending years as an art educator, Rod was determined to be an <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">artist<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. That is when he recalled his grandmother\u2019s lifelong dedication to quilting, and the idea for Rod\u2019s one-of-a-kind watercolor quilts was born. Sketching, painting, cutting, and stitching \u2014 his process for each watercolor quilt is fascinating. (And he\u2019s currently working on a project that may help his baseball dreams come true, after all.) <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f4a54a\" data-id=\"1f4a54a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f838b4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f838b4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231019010045\/8C.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1240374\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231019010045\/8C.jpg 600w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231019010045\/8C-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-917234b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"917234b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sarah Nishiura <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0884915 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0884915\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sarah Nishiura is a fan of thrift stores. And, according to her, Chicago has the best ones around. In fact, because Sarah\u2019s quilts are made primarily of found or reclaimed materials (think men\u2019s shirting fabric), she spends more time in thrift stores than in fabric shops. Many of her quilts are also inspired by the city\u2019s geometry; she has a long-standing appreciation for math and can tell you all about the power of grids. And if working with reclaimed fabrics and geometrical shapes already sounds like enough of a challenge, here\u2019s another: each quilt must be more difficult to make than the last.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ddd3fce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ddd3fce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;cc811f8&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_tablet&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_mobile&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_direction&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_fx_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_z_index&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;]}]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a98f130\" data-id=\"a98f130\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a93a11e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a93a11e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231018230830\/issue-18-3B-560x370.jpg\" class=\"attachment-landscape-medium size-landscape-medium wp-image-1509341\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231018230830\/issue-18-3B-560x370.jpg 560w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231018230830\/issue-18-3B-90x60.jpg 90w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231018230830\/issue-18-3B-135x90.jpg 135w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b47f7df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b47f7df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quilt Show in the Snow<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-153d262 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"153d262\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Producing a travel magazine during a pandemic \u2014 when travel is limited \u2014 is no small feat. That is why we are thankful for all of the passionate quiltfolk who are eager to help along the way. Featuring Illinois, during the middle of winter, for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Issue 18,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> inspired us to stage a quilt show in the snow. But we knew we needed help. And Diane Luther of Galena stepped up to the plate! Nestled in the northwest corner of the state, the charming town of Galena was the perfect location for a pop-up quilt show. We are grateful to all the quilters who participated, and we hope that you enjoy the lovely photographs that captured the event.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-787cf25\" data-id=\"787cf25\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae1f67e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ae1f67e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231018230828\/issue-18-4-2-560x370.jpg\" class=\"attachment-landscape-medium size-landscape-medium wp-image-1509343\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231018230828\/issue-18-4-2-560x370.jpg 560w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231018230828\/issue-18-4-2-90x60.jpg 90w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231018230828\/issue-18-4-2-135x90.jpg 135w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ed8686 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ed8686\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rebecca Fons<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef50659 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef50659\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rebecca Fons \u2014 Editor in Chief Mary Fons\u2019s younger sister \u2014 is (surprise!) not a quilter, but she appreciates the quilts that have been lovingly made for her over the years. She keeps three, specifically, in the bedroom of her Chicago home. From her high school graduation and hard times in New York City, to her very special wedding day, Rebecca\u2019s memories demonstrate how quilts provide comfort, year over year.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b7ccaa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b7ccaa\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c60f48c\" data-id=\"c60f48c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46bbff4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"46bbff4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231018230826\/issue-18-10-560x370.jpg\" class=\"attachment-landscape-medium size-landscape-medium wp-image-1509344\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231018230826\/issue-18-10-560x370.jpg 560w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231018230826\/issue-18-10-90x60.jpg 90w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20231018230826\/issue-18-10-135x90.jpg 135w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ccbe33 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ccbe33\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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