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November 7, 2024
Weekly update: quilt show from With Strings Attached




We went to the Chicago Botanic Garden Sunday morning to see  the  Fine Art of Fiber.  It's an annual collaboration of Illinois Quilters, Inc., North Suburban Needlearts Guild, and the Weaver's Guild of the North Shore.  

I have artists' statements for most of these if you'd like to know more.  




The theme for this year's Explorations in Fiber was "Inspiration."  Here are some of the selections. 



We went into one of the greenhouses.  Upper right:  cacao pods.

Outside:  roses are still in bloom. 

Work crews were setting up for Lightscape, the holiday light show that opens ...

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February 14, 2024
Midweek: orchid show 2024 from With Strings Attached


 The annual orchid show at Chicago Botanic Garden is a wildly popular event.  This year the tickets are timed admission which helps a lot with crowd control.   Monday morning wasn't terribly busy (compared to weekends) and we were able to get a handicapped parking space right at the entrance.  




 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.


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November 5, 2023
Weekly update, part 1: another quilt show! from With Strings Attached

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.





Here are some of the ...

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August 22, 2021
Midweek meet up with flowers from With Strings Attached

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
We began with the tram ride, a 2-1/2-mile guided tour ...

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