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he La Conner Quilt Museum, located in the charming little
town of La Conner, in the northwest region of Puget Sound in Washington state. Since 1991, the museum has been housed in the historic and lovingly restored Gaches Mansion. The Tudor style Victorian mansion, once called the Gaches Castle, was completed in 1891. The museum draws both visitors and exhibits originating from around the globe.
Revealing The Hidden With Contemporary Quiltart Association The Contemporary QuiltArt Association (CQA) is a group of more than 100 Washington State artists that work with fiber, thread and textiles. CQA artists are diverse in style, materials, and techniques, often inventing new ways to stitch or manipulate fabric. Imagery created by artists range from abstract to
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representational, expressing thoughts, feelings, or messages with fiber as their media. They use a variety of materials including silk, linen, cotton, wool, plastic, vinyl, roving, rayon, or paper; rubber, zippers, feathers, beads, metal; yarns and threads, dye, paint, pens and more. Materials may be new or recycled. A few of the techniques used include dying, fusing, bleaching, painting, and sewing by hand and machine. Completed 2 or 3-D projects may hang on a wall or from a ceiling, rest on the floor or on a pedestal.