April 9, 2016 - Cunningham Children's Home Benefit, Urbana, IL

I have been invited to be the guest speaker for this year's Festival of Quilts, a fundraising event for Cunningham Children's Home in Urbana, IL. I will be presenting my 25 min video "A Piece of Me" followed by a question/answer period during which I will show three of my quilts. Talks will be at 10:30A and 2:30P in the Administration Lounge.

Cunningham Children's Home, 1301 North Cunningham Avenue, Urbana, IL

Cunningham Children’s Home’s Festival of Quilts joins the Boneyard Arts Festival this spring as one of more than 90 galleries showcasing the arts in Central Illinois. This year Cunningham is excited to present a collection of show quilts that creatively blur the lines between conventional quilt making and fine art.

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