It's an amazing world - and it's full of Quilts
Deb Roberts' World of Quilts and Textile Tours
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It's an amazing world - and it's full of Quilts Deb Roberts' World of Quilts and Textile Tours
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About Deb Roberts' Educational Programs and Tours Deb Roberts' World of Quilts and Textile Tours is not a travel agency marketing tours to quilt makers; World of Quilts Travel is about one quilt lover sharing quilting traditions, new quiltmaking experiences and cultures, and extraordinary opportunities with like-minded adventurers. While travel is provided through established tour operators, Deb provides rich educational experiences on each program. A quilter, historian, teacher, author, judge and appraiser, Deb Roberts has been interested in quilts since childhood and passionate about travel for as long as she can recall; she has traveled extensively and planned unique travel experiences for friends and family members for many years. While traveling several year's ago, it dawned on Deb that she was spending much of the time seeking out places to see quilts, get to know quilters, buy unique fabrics and seek out those who knew about the area's quilts and quilt/textile history. Seeing things that opened her eyes to what has been available in other countries for centuries gave her pause to think about sharing all she was experiencing with others, thus she organized her first tour to France in 2004. Each aspect of Deb’s specialty tour or cruise itineraries is meticulously selected to blend the old and the new of the quilt world. Deb opens doors not only to historic cities and rare shopping opportunities but also to specialty public and private collection archives which are not often available to the public. She plans each trip as if for herself, and when applicable, knowledgeable speakers and teachers are chosen to enhance the overall travel and learning experience. Deb’s single goal is to have her guests return home not only having had a memorable journey, but also a once in a lifetime quilting and/or quilt and textile study experience. Deb's desire is to provide both a vacation as well as an educational experience that will last a lifetime. She purposefully keeps the groups small and intimate, hand picks all hotels and venues, and insists that her tour operators keep the price affordable. Deb believes that there is no reason for anyone to have to pay exorbitant prices to travel, and will not put a tour together that she herself would not enjoy. It is important to her that she pays close enough attention to details so that her travelers feel as if they are getting more than just a group tour, but a journey tailor made for their special interest. One fellow traveler stated it well, "I have come home with so much inspiration for quiltmaking and my eyes have been opened to a desire for further quilt study! But, beyond this, the tour was terrific. I didn't know one person on the tour when I arrived in England, but the friendships, the experiences and the memories from this trip are something I will carry with me for the rest of my life. By the end of the trip I was thinking...'this wasn't like a tour, it was like going on an incredible journey with my closest friends". More testimonials.... |
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