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Brown Bag Lunch & Learn, Chisholm Trail Museum
January 14, 2016, 12:05 p.m.–12:45 p.m.
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Bring your lunch and Join us for ‘Why Quilts Matter, History, Art and Politics.’ Episode 8: Quilt Nation – 20,000,000 and Counting!
- The Quilt World: Bigger than You Think
- Who Are They?
- Quilts Are Big Business
- Technology Changed the Quilt World
- The Town that Quilts Built
- The Politics of Quilt Nation
The population of the American quilt world outnumbers those of many small countries, and yet most outsiders remain unaware of its size, diversity, and economic clout. In this episode Why Quilts Matter: History, Art & Politics goes inside this unseen world, meeting its participants, attending its events, analyzing its businesses, periodicals, support services, and technological advancements. Our experts also provide a bird’s eye view of the politics, as various festivals, artists and quilters struggle for the heart and soul of Quilt Nation.
