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 Big Top-style music played in the exhibit hall (not in the greenhouses).  There were  clever arrangements.  

It is impossible to take a bad photo of an orchid.  

Fun house wavy mirrors.  

It was a delight for both of us!

And we were home for a late lunch.

The Fine Art of Fiber is an annual collaboration among Illinois Quilters Inc., North Suburban Weavers Guild, and the North Suburban Needle Arts Guild. It is held the first weekend of November at the Chicago Botanic Garden. I went on Friday morning.

Bur first, the fine art of friendship! A quick FB exchange with Erica P., a fellow Quiltville fan, led to a meetup. As she and I were talking someone said my name. It was library colleague Elisa T. Later I saw Mary H., an Alpha Gam sister. And then Barb G. from AAUW.

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Quilters can meet up without involving fabric.  Barbara (blogging at Stash Overflow) and I did just that on Wednesday.  She came to Illinois to visit her mother downstate and her brother in Chicago.  We met at Chicago Botanic Garden .   She had her brother's membership card and I had a one-day pass from the library so we were not confined to the timed-entry imposed due to the pandemic.  CBG has always been a popular place to visit and attendance has soared this past year.

In the English walled garden