{"id":1569737,"date":"2024-08-05T15:42:17","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T22:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quiltfolk.com\/?p=1569737"},"modified":"2024-08-06T16:11:32","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T23:11:32","slug":"threads-of-life-portraits-and-pets-woven-in-fabric","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quiltfolk.com\/journal\/threads-of-life-portraits-and-pets-woven-in-fabric\/","title":{"rendered":"Threads of Life: Portraits and Pets Woven in Fabric"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1569737\" class=\"elementor elementor-1569737\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\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-512c203 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"512c203\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d06506\" data-id=\"5d06506\" 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-7a4c600 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a4c600\" 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;\">Following right on the heels of a successful Iowa Quilt Festival, the Iowa Quilt Museum in Winterset brings you another great collection of outstanding fiber artistry. The <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Threads of Life: Portraits and Pets Woven in Fabric<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> exhibit opened Tuesday, June 18, and runs through September 15. Thirty-six fiber artists from across the US and India\u2014including internationally known, award-winning artists as well as local creatives\u2014have united to bring you 48 fiber art pieces.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Artists create images of things they love and see in everyday life. There is nothing more endearing than capturing the look of a child fascinated by something, the quirky antics of our pets, a tender touch of love, or a somber, sincere look of determination. The artists in this exhibit have woven threads of life into phenomenal pieces that are sure to astound you. And the artists\u2019 stories are just as captivating and entertaining as the quilts themselves.<\/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-011689a\" data-id=\"011689a\" 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-6d61c40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6d61c40\" 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<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"755\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240724093022\/Ex-IQM-door-755x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1569742\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240724093022\/Ex-IQM-door-755x1024.jpg 755w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240724093022\/Ex-IQM-door-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240724093022\/Ex-IQM-door-768x1042.jpg 768w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240724093022\/Ex-IQM-door-1132x1536.jpg 1132w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240724093022\/Ex-IQM-door-1200x1628.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240724093022\/Ex-IQM-door-600x814.jpg 600w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240724093022\/Ex-IQM-door-620x841.jpg 620w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240724093022\/Ex-IQM-door.jpg 1415w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Iowa Quilt Museum building. Photo courtesy of Vicki Minor. <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\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-1636632 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1636632\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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-8c07367\" data-id=\"8c07367\" 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-7ecf259 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ecf259\" 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>The exhibit includes fiber art, embroidery work, and wearable art, as well as two unique pieces created specifically for this exhibit. There are pieces that will touch your soul, and others that will make you giggle. Some will inspire you to take your own art to a new level, and others will encourage beginners to take the first step. Truly, this exhibit has something for everyone in the family.<\/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-7230a8e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7230a8e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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-31b0239\" data-id=\"31b0239\" 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-ccf2885 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ccf2885\" 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<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"541\" src=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240724093110\/Ex-Set-up-JC-1024x693.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1569745\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240724093110\/Ex-Set-up-JC-1024x693.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240724093110\/Ex-Set-up-JC-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240724093110\/Ex-Set-up-JC-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240724093110\/Ex-Set-up-JC-1536x1040.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240724093110\/Ex-Set-up-JC-1200x813.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240724093110\/Ex-Set-up-JC-600x406.jpg 600w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240724093110\/Ex-Set-up-JC-620x420.jpg 620w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240724093110\/Ex-Set-up-JC.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Hanging the quilts. Photo courtesy of Vicki Minor. <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\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-8bc8742 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8bc8742\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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-a699580\" data-id=\"a699580\" 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-95577fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95577fa\" 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-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: 1rem;\">The list of talented artists participating reads like a who\u2019s who of the quilting world. A few (in alphabetic order) are:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Angela Bowman, QuiltCon 2022 Judge\u2019s Choice award winner<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hollis Chatelain, multiple Best of Show winner<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Victoria Findlay Wolfe, international award-winning artist, quilter, and author<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deborah Hyde, International Quilt Festival 2023 Grand prize winner<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chitra Mandanna, multiple International Best of Show winner<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bethanne Nemesh, multiple Best of Show winner<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Barbara Yates Beasley, teacher and lecturer\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>(You may even recognize some of these names from Quiltfolk! See below for Threads of Life participants who have previously been featured in our pages.)<\/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-dd86f48 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd86f48\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fab3a1\" data-id=\"1fab3a1\" 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-4d7672e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4d7672e\" 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<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240805124739\/0009melaniezacek-QF28-Beasleysmall-SQ-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1572305\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240805124739\/0009melaniezacek-QF28-Beasleysmall-SQ-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240805124739\/0009melaniezacek-QF28-Beasleysmall-SQ-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240805124739\/0009melaniezacek-QF28-Beasleysmall-SQ-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240805124739\/0009melaniezacek-QF28-Beasleysmall-SQ-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240805124739\/0009melaniezacek-QF28-Beasleysmall-SQ-1200x1199.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240805124739\/0009melaniezacek-QF28-Beasleysmall-SQ-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240805124739\/0009melaniezacek-QF28-Beasleysmall-SQ-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240805124739\/0009melaniezacek-QF28-Beasleysmall-SQ-620x620.jpg 620w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240805124739\/0009melaniezacek-QF28-Beasleysmall-SQ-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240805124739\/0009melaniezacek-QF28-Beasleysmall-SQ-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240805124739\/0009melaniezacek-QF28-Beasleysmall-SQ.jpg 1340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Barbara Yates Beasley, photographed by Melanie Zacek for Quiltfolk, Issue 28: Colorado.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2918c0\" data-id=\"a2918c0\" 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-cb09e2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cb09e2d\" 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<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240805124805\/2061_HOLLIS-CHATELAIN_by-AZUREE-WIITALA-SQ-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1572306\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240805124805\/2061_HOLLIS-CHATELAIN_by-AZUREE-WIITALA-SQ-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240805124805\/2061_HOLLIS-CHATELAIN_by-AZUREE-WIITALA-SQ-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240805124805\/2061_HOLLIS-CHATELAIN_by-AZUREE-WIITALA-SQ-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240805124805\/2061_HOLLIS-CHATELAIN_by-AZUREE-WIITALA-SQ-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240805124805\/2061_HOLLIS-CHATELAIN_by-AZUREE-WIITALA-SQ-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240805124805\/2061_HOLLIS-CHATELAIN_by-AZUREE-WIITALA-SQ-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240805124805\/2061_HOLLIS-CHATELAIN_by-AZUREE-WIITALA-SQ-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240805124805\/2061_HOLLIS-CHATELAIN_by-AZUREE-WIITALA-SQ-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240805124805\/2061_HOLLIS-CHATELAIN_by-AZUREE-WIITALA-SQ-620x620.jpg 620w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240805124805\/2061_HOLLIS-CHATELAIN_by-AZUREE-WIITALA-SQ-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240805124805\/2061_HOLLIS-CHATELAIN_by-AZUREE-WIITALA-SQ-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240805124805\/2061_HOLLIS-CHATELAIN_by-AZUREE-WIITALA-SQ.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Hollis Chatelain, photographed by Azuree Holloway for Quiltfolk, Issue 23: North Carolina. <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\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-47a33b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47a33b4\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Angela Bowman, photographed by Azuree Holloway for Quiltfolk, Issue 20: Idaho. <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad00530\" data-id=\"ad00530\" 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-eaa4fab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eaa4fab\" 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<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" 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DOGS.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\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-a587997 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a587997\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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-e6680dd\" data-id=\"e6680dd\" 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-934dc1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" 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A whole team of volunteers, accustomed to the deliberate process of carefully handling the quilts, worked like a well-oiled machine. It was a joy to see the exhibit come together.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You simply do not want to miss this stunning collection! And while you are there, enjoy the other things that Winterset has to offer. My favorite stops include the covered Bridges of Madison County, the quilt shop (of course) and other cute stores and eateries around the town square, the John Wayne birthplace and museum, and the nearby winery.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more details on the exhibit, visit the Museum website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iowaquiltmuseum.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.iowaquiltmuseum.org\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\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-01affb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"01affb4\" 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<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240724095403\/Winterset_Bridge_Stock-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1569747\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240724095403\/Winterset_Bridge_Stock-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240724095403\/Winterset_Bridge_Stock-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240724095403\/Winterset_Bridge_Stock-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240724095403\/Winterset_Bridge_Stock-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240724095403\/Winterset_Bridge_Stock-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240724095403\/Winterset_Bridge_Stock-620x413.jpg 620w, https:\/\/quiltfolk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20240724095403\/Winterset_Bridge_Stock.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The Roseman Covered Bridge in Madison County, Iowa. <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\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-e01a853 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e01a853\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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-7442f2d\" data-id=\"7442f2d\" 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-b512804 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b512804\" 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<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Author<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a003d6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a003d6c\" 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;\">Diane L. Murtha is an award-winning quilter, fiber artist, author, and international lecturer and instructor. Quilting for over 30 years, she gravitated to art quilts and discovered she loves challenges. Her quilts and articles are included in books, 30 + magazines, and multiple juried exhibits and international shows. Diane published her first book, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Artful Insights in Fiber: Quilted Bits of Wit &amp; Wisdom<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in March 2023. She currently resides in Iowa. Learn more at\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dianeLmurtha.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.dianeLmurtha.com<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or follow her on Instagram\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dianelmurtha\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@dianelmurtha<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/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<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is nothing more endearing than capturing the look of a child fascinated by something, the quirky antics of our pets, a tender touch of love, or a somber, sincere look of determination. The artists in this exhibit have woven threads of life into phenomenal pieces that are sure to astound you. 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