{"id":2010,"date":"2016-11-06T19:06:34","date_gmt":"2016-11-06T17:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/buchau.be\/coutures\/?p=2010"},"modified":"2016-11-06T19:06:34","modified_gmt":"2016-11-06T17:06:34","slug":"quilt-festival-2016-a-houston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buchau.be\/coutures\/?p=2010","title":{"rendered":"Quilt festival 2016 \u00e0 Houston"},"content":{"rendered":"

Un jour, j\u2019ai dit \u00e0 Beno\u00eet\u00a0: \u00ab\u00a0Quand nous serons pensionn\u00e9s, j\u2019aimerais aller au Quilt Festival de Houston.\u00a0\u00bb C\u2019est le plus grand festival de patchworks au monde qui a lieu chaque ann\u00e9e fin octobre – d\u00e9but novembre.<\/p>\n

Il y a quelques mois, il m\u2019a propos\u00e9 d\u2019organiser cette visite pour mes 40 ans (en 2017 donc) \u00e9tant donn\u00e9 que les vacances de Toussaint et le festival tombaient en m\u00eame temps. J\u2019ai accept\u00e9 avec joie, bien s\u00fbr\u00a0! Puis, il s\u2019est rendu compte que cela allait aussi pour cette ann\u00e9e. Nous avons donc f\u00eat\u00e9 mes 40 ans avec une ann\u00e9e d\u2019avance aux Etats-Unis. Notre p\u00e9riple est d\u00e9crit sur notre blog de voyages<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Le 3 novembre, je me r\u00e9veille et je me rends compte que \u00e7a y est ! J\u2019ai 40 ans (pas pour de vrai !) et je vais mettre les pieds pour la premi\u00e8re fois de ma vie au plus grand festival de patchworks du monde !! Je suis tout en affaire !<\/p>\n

J\u2019ai re\u00e7u des dizaines de messages pour mon anniversaire, c\u2019est gai.<\/p>\n

Beno\u00eet me conduit jusqu\u2019\u00e0 l\u2019entr\u00e9e du festival. Je suis impatiente d\u2019y entrer. Je lui fais signe rapidement et je me pr\u00e9cipite \u00e0 l\u2019int\u00e9rieur. Un garde me demande mon ticket\u2026 Ah oui, d\u2019accord ! O\u00f9 puis-je acheter mon ticket ? Dehors ? Ok, je suis partie pour une file de 20 minutes o\u00f9 je fais la conversation \u00e0 une dame charmante qui me parle un anglais fort ch\u00e2ti\u00e9 et bien articul\u00e9 (je comprends presque tout !). Elle m\u2019explique comment se d\u00e9roule le festival, un peu sa vie, un peu de patch et puis j\u2019obtiens ce fameux ticket !<\/p>\n

Je rentre dans une gigantesque salle pleine de patchworks et je me dis que je n\u2019aurai jamais assez d\u2019une journ\u00e9e pour tout voir ! (\u00c7a tombe bien, j\u2019ai achet\u00e9 un ticket pour demain aussi).<\/p>\n

Les patchworks sont tr\u00e8s nombreux et d\u2019excellente qualit\u00e9. Beaucoup me plaisent, certains m\u2019\u00e9meuvent ou me font rire. Je suis \u00e9pat\u00e9e par le travail de ces quilteuses !<\/p>\n

Il y a une zone r\u00e9serv\u00e9e aux Dear Jane<\/em>. J\u2019en ai commenc\u00e9 un il y a plusieurs ann\u00e9es gr\u00e2ce au livre de Brenda Papadakis. Je la rencontre le 2\u00e8me<\/sup> jour. Je prends le temps de faire la file pour la remercier et lui demander de la prendre en photo devant les Dear Jane<\/em>. Elle me propose de poser avec elle, \u00e7a ne se refuse pas\u00a0! Dommage que je n\u2019avais pas pris mon livre pour qu\u2019elle le d\u00e9dicace.<\/p>\n

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Elle est loin d\u2019\u00eatre la seule \u00e0 rencontrer ses fans. De nombreux regroupements sont pr\u00e9vus pour des s\u00e9ances de cours ou de questions-r\u00e9ponses au fil des all\u00e9es. C\u2019est fort sympathique !<\/p>\n

A la demande de Jeanne, j\u2019ai photographi\u00e9 beaucoup de Passacaglia<\/em> ou Millefiori<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Certains patchworks sont de style tr\u00e8s am\u00e9ricain voire texan. Ce n\u2019est pas toujours \u00e0 mon go\u00fbt.<\/p>\n

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Voici mes pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9s\u00a0:<\/p>\n

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Mais il y en a tellement, que c\u2019est difficile de les classer. Et encore, je n\u2019en ai pas photographi\u00e9 la moiti\u00e9\u2026<\/p>\n

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Une autre salle encore plus grande est consacr\u00e9e aux marchands. L\u00e0, c\u2019est de la folie ! Impossible de tout voir, de s\u2019arr\u00eater partout.<\/p>\n

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Comme je l\u2019imaginais, il y a des voiturettes \u00e0 disposition \u00e0 l\u2019entr\u00e9e du salon. En revanche, je n\u2019imaginais pas qu\u2019elles soient \u00e9lectriques et si nombreuses !<\/p>\n

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Il y a moyen d\u2019envoyer directement ses achats sans sortir de l\u2019\u00e9norme b\u00e2timent qui accueille le festival. Et si on a achet\u00e9 trop de tissus mais qu’on veut poursuivre sa visite plus l\u00e9ger, il suffit de les confier au \u00ab\u00a0d\u00e9pose-achats\u00a0\u00bb. Ils sont fous ces am\u00e9ricains !<\/p>\n

J\u2019aurai pass\u00e9 11 heures enti\u00e8res dans ce Festival. J\u2019aurais pu y passer 2 journ\u00e9es enti\u00e8res voire un peu plus si j\u2019\u00e9tais plus d\u00e9brouillarde en anglais afin de profiter des s\u00e9ances d\u2019informations, des rencontres avec les artistes ou si j\u2019avais eu envie de m\u2019arr\u00eater chez chaque marchand de tissus. Mais, j\u2019en ai eu plein les yeux. J\u2019ai d\u2019ailleurs eu beaucoup de difficult\u00e9s \u00e0 m\u2019endormir le premier soir tant les patchworks d\u00e9filaient sous mes yeux, pourtant ferm\u00e9s\u00a0!<\/p>\n

J\u2019ai re\u00e7u l\u00e0 un superbe cadeau que je ne risque pas d\u2019oublier et, si je n\u2019ai pas achet\u00e9 grand-chose, j\u2019en suis revenue pleine d\u2019id\u00e9es (mais \u00e7a, je n\u2019en avais pas vraiment besoin\u00a0!).<\/p>\n

C\u2019\u00e9tait bien gai de f\u00eater mes 40 ans un an \u00e0 l\u2019avance\u00a0!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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