This weekend Sophie and I are putting in hours at the warehouse, trying to catch up on a few things before another week starts. I have a project and a deadline, and she likes to come in and tidy up the warehouse before things get busy again on Monday. She has finished her freshman year at CU Boulder (as a Music Ed major) and is working at the family business over the summer.
I asked Paul to start our Memorial Day Sale this weekend, because I know many of you are chomping at the bit to hit the road once summer starts. I am not going anywhere because my mom is not doing well, and I want to be around to support her. Being isolated in a nursing home over the last 14 months has not been kind to her. I am fighting every week to spend more time with her, but they are still tightly controlling visitation. The rules are being dictated by an out-of-state corporate office, even though here in Boulder and Colorado things are opening up. It is very frustrating. My mom is such a sweet gentle person and it hurts my heart that I can’t see her more. I know many of you have had similar struggles with elders in nursing homes.
Thanks to those of you who have dropped off donated comfort quilts this weekend. We are continuing to collect quilts for those who experienced trauma and loss at the King Soopers shooting.
It’s graduation week here in Boulder, and we are appreciating all the Seniors here and around the country, who had to go through an entire final year online, distanced, and missing out on proms and other traditional grad activities. You are living through historic times, and you’ll have stories to tell about this crazy year, for the rest of your lives. We are sending a big hug and hearty congratulations to those of you who managed to get through the school year and graduate, despite the pandemic.
The creativity of our industry’s artists and designers is truly what has got me through the last year. Every week we receive 250-300 new products and many of them just take my breath away. I hope that you also enjoy looking at these baskets of eye candy each week!
…sharing your love of fabric,
Luana and Paul
Quilt Calendar: (fingers crossed!)
June 13 – Zoom Lecture “Intl Quilt Trends” – Quilt National/Dairy Barn
July 29 – Aug 1 – Festival of Quilts in Birmingham UK
“For the Love of Gaia” quilt gallery
Aug 7 – Zoom lecture “Intl Quilt Trends” for Birmingham Festival of Quilts
Sept 27 – Anchorage Log Cabin Quilters Guild – Lecture.
Oct 23-30 – Houston Quilt Market & Festival
Dec 4 – Zoom lecture “Intl Quilt Trends” – Quilt Canada
Jan 12 – Apr 9, 2022 – New England Quilt Museum (NEQM)
“For the Love of Gaia” quilt exhibit
Sat, March 19 – “International Quilt Trends” power point lecture – NEQM
