{"id":27,"date":"2011-07-05T17:55:52","date_gmt":"2011-07-05T17:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2023-10-06T20:27:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T20:27:28","slug":"why-quilts-matter-episodes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/why-quilts-matter-episodes\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Quilts Matter Series Episodes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">\n<p><em>Why Quilts Matter: History, Art &amp; Politics<\/em> is an exciting and thought-provoking nine-part documentary series that will change the way you think about quilts!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Uncover the unsuspected size and depth of quilt culture.<\/li>\n<li>Delve into the inner workings of the art world, explore behind the scenes in the quilt marketplace, and journey into the complicated, kaleidoscopic world of quilts.<\/li>\n<li>Explore two centuries of history, watch as women gain power from their handiwork, and consider the nature of art itself.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"clear: both; height: 55px; margin: 10px 0px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/WQM_Collage_Quilts_40x40.jpg\" alt=\"Why Quilts Matter - Quilt Collage\" class=\"wp-image-209\" title=\"Why Quilts Matter - Quilt Collage\"\/ style=\"float: left; padding-right: 10px;\">For an inside look at a highlight from each of the nine fascinating episodes of the documentary <em>Why Quilts Matter: History, Art &amp; Politics<\/em>, please click on the episode listings below.<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"portfoliowrap\"><!-- Featured Page Box --><div class=\"one-fifth portfolio\"><div class=\"image-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/portfolio\/episode-1-quilts-101-antique-and-contemporary-quilts\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/E1_antique_quilt-172x112.jpg\"  alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/div><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/portfolio\/episode-1-quilts-101-antique-and-contemporary-quilts\/\">Episode 1: Quilts 101 &#8211; Antique and Contemporary Quilts<\/a><\/h4><p><\/p><\/div><!-- End Featured Page Box --><!-- Featured Page Box --><div class=\"one-fifth portfolio\"><div class=\"image-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/portfolio\/episode-2-quilts-bring-history-alive\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/31-620x200-172x112.png\"  alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/div><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/portfolio\/episode-2-quilts-bring-history-alive\/\">Episode 2: Quilts Bring History Alive<\/a><\/h4><p><\/p><\/div><!-- End Featured Page Box --><!-- Featured Page Box --><div class=\"one-fifth portfolio\"><div class=\"image-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/portfolio\/episode-3-the-quilt-marketplace\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Hoding-quilt--172x112.jpg\"  alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/div><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/portfolio\/episode-3-the-quilt-marketplace\/\">Episode 3: The Quilt Marketplace<\/a><\/h4><p><\/p><\/div><!-- End Featured Page Box --><!-- Featured Page Box --><div class=\"one-fifth portfolio\"><div class=\"image-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/portfolio\/episode-4-what-is-art\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/E4_adj-172x112.jpg\"  alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/div><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/portfolio\/episode-4-what-is-art\/\">Episode 4: What is Art?<\/a><\/h4><p><\/p><\/div><!-- End Featured Page Box --><!-- Featured Page Box --><div class=\"one-fifth portfolio last\"><div class=\"image-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/portfolio\/episode-5-gees-bend-the-most-famous-quilts-in-america\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/E5_Geesbend-172x112.jpg\"  alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/div><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/portfolio\/episode-5-gees-bend-the-most-famous-quilts-in-america\/\">Episode 5: Gee&#8217;s Bend: &#8220;The Most Famous Quilts in America?&#8221;<\/a><\/h4><p><\/p><\/div><br class=\"break\" \/><!-- End Featured Page Box --><!-- Featured Page Box --><div class=\"one-fifth portfolio\"><div class=\"image-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/portfolio\/episode-6-how-quilts-have-been-viewed-and-collected\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/E6_KMAC-172x112.jpg\"  alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/div><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/portfolio\/episode-6-how-quilts-have-been-viewed-and-collected\/\">Episode 6: How Quilts have been Viewed and Collected<\/a><\/h4><p><\/p><\/div><!-- End Featured Page Box --><!-- Featured Page Box --><div class=\"one-fifth portfolio\"><div class=\"image-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/portfolio\/episode-7-empowering-women-one-quilt-at-a-time\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/E7_Empowerment_TuleyParkNo1B-172x112.jpg\"  alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/div><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/portfolio\/episode-7-empowering-women-one-quilt-at-a-time\/\">Episode 7: Empowering Women One Quilt at a Time<\/a><\/h4><p><\/p><\/div><!-- End Featured Page Box --><!-- Featured Page Box --><div class=\"one-fifth portfolio\"><div class=\"image-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/portfolio\/episode-8-quilt-nation-20000000-and-counting\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/E8_QuiltFestival-172x112.jpg\"  alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/div><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/portfolio\/episode-8-quilt-nation-20000000-and-counting\/\">Episode 8: Quilt Nation &#8211; 20,000,000 and Counting!<\/a><\/h4><p><\/p><\/div><!-- End Featured Page Box --><!-- Featured Page Box --><div class=\"one-fifth portfolio\"><div class=\"image-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/portfolio\/episode-9-quilt-scholarship-romance-and-reality\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/VC-Quilt-Books-172x112.jpg\"  alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/div><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/portfolio\/episode-9-quilt-scholarship-romance-and-reality\/\">Episode 9: Quilt Scholarship: Romance and Reality<\/a><\/h4><p><\/p><\/div><!-- End Featured Page Box --><!-- Featured Page Box --><div class=\"one-fifth portfolio last\"><div class=\"image-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/portfolio\/special-features\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DVD_featuredImg_withbg-172x112.jpg\"  alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/div><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/portfolio\/special-features\/\">Special Features<\/a><\/h4><p><\/p><\/div><br class=\"break\" \/><!-- End Featured Page Box --><br class=\"break\" \/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why Quilts Matter: History, Art &amp; 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Delve into the inner workings of the art world, explore behind the scenes in the quilt marketplace, and journey into the complicated, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":220,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"fullwidth.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6820,"href":"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27\/revisions\/6820"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/220"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}