{"id":1841,"date":"2014-05-24T15:56:26","date_gmt":"2014-05-24T22:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.road2cablog.com\/?p=1841"},"modified":"2014-05-24T15:56:26","modified_gmt":"2014-05-24T22:56:26","slug":"road-2014-special-exhibit-quilted-in-honor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/24\/road-2014-special-exhibit-quilted-in-honor\/","title":{"rendered":"Road 2014 Special Exhibit: Quilted in Honor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<![CDATA[\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">What better way to recognize a patriotic weekend than by sharing a patriotic quilt exhibit.<a href=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/road-to-california\/road-2014-special-exhibit-quilted-in-honor\/attachment\/_i4c3744\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1844\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1844\" src=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/i4c3744.jpg\" alt=\"_i4c3744\" width=\"743\" height=\"676\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Led by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.islandbatik.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Island Batik,<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/http:\/\/www.islandbatik.com\/quiltedinhonor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <em>Quilted in Honor<\/em><\/a> is a fund raising initiative for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.operationhomefront.net\/?gclid=CLjb0sjTxb4CFY17fgodtH0AIw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Operation Homefront<\/a>, one of the top military fund raising organizations. The intent of <em>Quilted in Honor<\/em> is to harness the collective power of the quilting industry to give back to the ones that need it the most. The organizations involved could have chosen to donate something on their own but instead decided to work together to support this outstanding organization.<a href=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/road-to-california\/road-2014-special-exhibit-quilted-in-honor\/attachment\/_i4c3745\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1845\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1845\" src=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/i4c3745.jpg\" alt=\"_i4c3745\" width=\"758\" height=\"581\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The exhibit was a collection from top industry celebrities and quilters. They had to incorporate the special fabrics created by <em>Island Batik <\/em>for this initiative in their quilts. The results were truly patriotic!!! After the show, the quilts were donated to support military families and returning veterans whose lives were forever changed because of their service to our country.<a href=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/road-to-california\/road-2014-special-exhibit-quilted-in-honor\/attachment\/_i4c3751\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1846\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1846\" src=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/i4c3751.jpg\" alt=\"_i4c3751\" width=\"780\" height=\"298\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to displaying this exhibit and sharing with guests the mission of Operation Homefront, Road to California supported <em>Quilted in Honor<\/em> through their annual tote bag distribution. A portion of the amount charged for this year\u2019s commemorative tote bags, featuring quilts from the exhibit, was donated to Operation Homefront.<a href=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/road-to-california\/starting-road-with-a-salute-to-veterans\/attachment\/limited-tote\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1528\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1528\" src=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Limited-Tote-931x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Limited Tote\" width=\"609\" height=\"670\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Road to California is honored to join with others in the quilting industry and be a part of this great cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you get a commemorative tote bag? 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