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May 21, 2022
Friday check in: a field trip with quilts from With Strings Attached

Back in January Mary (Zippy Quilts) wrote this post about the Ken Burns quilt collection. I looked it up and found out the exhibit's next venue was Peoria, opening March 5 and closing June 5.  I thought I'd meet a downstate friend and combine the museum with fabric shopping, but we never firmed up plans. I thought I'd create an itinerary to visit other downstate sites that I never seem to have time to see.   Meanwhile gas prices have soared and my calendar has filled up.  Now or never!  We went yesterday about 8:45 and got ...

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April 15, 2022
UNCOVERED: The Ken Burns Collection and Handi Quilter from Gwen's Quilts

UNCOVERED: The Ken Burns Collection

Prolific film-maker and documentarian Ken Burns loves antique American quilts. “Uncovered: The Ken Burns Collection” showcases 26 colorful historic American quilts, dating from the 1850s to the 1940s. The exhibit is on loan from the private collection of the legendary documentarian.

UNCOVERED, The Ken Burns Collection is at the Riverfront Museum in Peoria, Illinois from March 5th to June 5th.

Each of these textiles represents a moment in time and American history. A nexus of individuals and geography and culture that can never be fully recovered. But which is nevertheless represented in these strikingly graphic ...

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added by Mary Beth 2 years, 8 months ago. under amara , handi quilter , hq amara , international quilt museum , ken burns , longarm quilting , machine quilting , peoria riverfront museum , pro-stitcher , pro-stitcher premium , quilting , quilting life , uncategorized , uncovered (Comments)
UNCOVERED: The Ken Burns Collection and Handi Quilter from Essie's Quilts

UNCOVERED: The Ken Burns Collection

Prolific film-maker and documentarian Ken Burns loves antique American quilts. “Uncovered: The Ken Burns Collection” showcases 26 colorful historic American quilts, dating from the 1850s to the 1940s. The exhibit is on loan from the private collection of the legendary documentarian.

UNCOVERED, The Ken Burns Collection is at the Riverfront Museum in Peoria, Illinois from March 5th to June 5th.

Each of these textiles represents a moment in time and American history. A nexus of individuals and geography and culture that can never be fully recovered. But which is nevertheless represented in these strikingly graphic ...

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added by Mary Beth 2 years, 8 months ago. under amara , handi quilter , hq amara , international quilt museum , ken burns , longarm quilting , machine quilting , peoria riverfront museum , pro-stitcher , pro-stitcher premium , quilting , quilting life , uncategorized , uncovered (Comments)
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