2020 Midwest Fiber Festivals and Farm Tours Double check for closures or postponed events. Midwest Happenings!--the full events calendar January 2020 January 23 – 26, 2020 January Thaw Retreat, Middleton, WI January 25, 2020 Winter Wool Fest, Wamego, KS February...
by Emily Schlemowitz, Exhibit Curator, Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts August 15 – November, 2019 Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts Public Gallery Night, Saturday, August 24, 2019 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. “Celebrating Our Waters”, a...
Dear Friends, Native Fiber will be a fabulous exhibit because the art and stories are authentic, have integrity and are beautiful. For me, the exhibit brings together people from far flung places that I traverse. Karen Goulet is a participating artist whom I know from...
LITTLE FALLS – RANDALL – BRAINERD – STAPLES – WADENA – NEW YORK MILLS, MN (SEPT. 17, 2018) – Weaving Waters Fiber Arts Trail Fall Tour is an annual arts and cultural tour with stops in Little Falls, Randall, Brainerd, Staples, Wadena and...
Dear Friends, Finally–the weather is decent outside again! I don’t know about your household, but we spent last weekend cleaning the garage and opening the back porch for the season. Maybe a little early for flower planting in my neck of the woods since...
Midwest Fiber Arts Trails Textile Traveler: 15+ Regional textile exhibits and events you’ll want on your radar! Listed below are some of the many fiber arts exhibits, events and classes that are happening in the next few weeks. Hit the road for a couple of days...
“Woodland Realms” by Susan Bagwajikwe Hallet-Hurd. Quilted Cotton Fabric – 90″ (H) x 90″ (W) “My Family” by Thomas Stillday. Applique Beading. 20″ (H) x 14″ (W) “God’s Eye” by Karl Rangikawhiti Leonard. Colored Wax Cottons – 9″(H) x 6″ (W) “Bandolier Bag” by...
This afternoon I made a quick trip to the Minnetonka Center for the Arts in Orono, MN. If you take Cty Rd 15 along the north shore of Lake Minnetonka you will be treated to a very pretty drive. The Art Center underwent a dramatic overhaul about 14 years ago. The...
Currently, in the world of fiber arts, felting has captured the imagination of fiber and fabric people alike. It’s immense popularity or as I used to say in my corporate retail days, its pre-peak position on the trend curve means that it is still gathering...
2014 is an awesome year to be Finnish-American! Having Finnish ancestry or being any related Scandinavian cousin is always wonderful, but this year is very special as it marks the 150th year of the start of Modern Finnish Migration to North America. So what’s...
Hello All, Have you ever wanted to see a really special quilt exhibit but you just couldn’t get there? With our super busy schedules it’s hard to stuff everything in! I am very excited to share this fabulous idea of an Online Exhibit from the International...
Last weekend, I posted a story and emailed a newsletter about Wendi Seminari who makes wearable art. I’ve since received very positive feedback so I’d like to call attention to a couple of fabulous wearable art exhibits that are currently open. They...
Take a drive through Carver county’s rolling, pleasant countryside this autumn and look for barn quilts! Here’s a link to the website and tour information. There is a self-guided tour map on the website. Thirteen farms have participated so far and each...
Sam and Rob at the Materials Science reception. Graduation Day May 5, 2012 Iowa State University Two peas in a pod, both engineers. We call them Yogi and Boo Boo.
