Irina Gilman, a visitor from Montreal, Canada, examines Hispanic quilts at the Virginia Quilt Museum in Harrisonburg on Thursday. The exhibit, “Los Hilos de la Vida” or “Threads of Life,” features quilts made by Hispanic immigrant women in California and is one component of a 13-day celebration of international culture in the city that begins on Tuesday. (Photos by Michael Reilly / DN-R)
A quilt by Luz Maria “Luzma” Bucio called “Death Lives in the Desert” is part of the exhibit.