Help Daena present her quilt in Houston October 2024
Help a disabled artist present her work on the international stage.
Rolleston, Canterbury
My quilt "Experiencing Epilepsy" has been selected for the Juried exhibition at the OCTOBER Houston International Quilt Festival, the biggest quilt show in the USA. This annual competition features the best work from quilters all over the world.
This may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me to stand by my work, tell my story, and promote NZ quilting to an American audience.
I am a disabled artist and funding this trip is well beyond my means. All my New Zealand Quilting friends are telling me I need to be in Houston beside my work. so I am setting up this page to ask for help to do this thing that will otherwise be out of my reach.
I have set a target based on quotes for flights and accommodation plus a margin as these will get more expensive the closer we get to October 2024 but every dollar will help me as I am trying to find funding from other sources as well.
If I am unable to make this work, any money will be put towards upgrading my sewing machine.
https://www.quilts.com/quilt-festival/quilt-festival-houston/
Use of funds
Flights and Accommodation and the other sundries associated with this mammoth event. If I don't raise enough for the trip, the money will be used to upgrade my sewing machine which is the main tool I use to make my art.
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Latest update
A Kiwi’s first time at the Houston International Quilt Festival. 7 March 2025
so I’ve finally had a chance to finish my write up of Houston, thank you all for helping me get there, if you would like to read about my trip and experiences please follow the link to the write up on my webpage
https://daenaschofield.nz/news/houston-2024/
or just head to my web page there is a separate section under news to cover it all
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Thank you so much Nicky :)
Thank you so much Veronique, I am touched by your message of support :)
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