As you may have picked up, everyone at our house is a musician. We try to support local live performances because we want to support the arts for our children’s future. It is not only music that is best appreciated in person – quilts are also best experienced in person.
When I think about all the images of beautiful quilts that are available in books, magazines, and over the internet…I also think about how I am really blown away when seeing them in person. No matter how close you get with a camera, and how much you try to photograph the entire quilt, you can never reproduce the experience of standing in front of an amazing quilt.
There are so many ways to appreciate a beautiful quilt at a show. You can stand back and experience the overall design – the use of color and value – and the way the eye wants to move around the piece. Then you can come in a little closer and see the blocks, the construction, and the choice of fabrics. Lastly, you come in very close to check out the stitching, the threads, the embellishments, and other fine details. There are so many layers of creativity to experience when you spend time with a gorgeous quilt!
Summer is a great time to travel around the country to see beautiful quilts. It is also a great time to travel to take quilt classes! From the Long Beach Quilt Festival, to the Quilt Surface Design Symposium, and the eQuilter-sponsored Sacred Threads exhibit in Washington DC, there are many opportunities to be inspired in the next few months – “Live” and in person!
Here is a photo that I took in Bratislava last December. The musician had on a “Captain Jack” pirate hat with dreads and braided locks. So he’s a Bohemian accordion-playing pirate…just in time for the latest Pirates flick!
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Here is the latest update on the Quilts for Japan:
2155 Comfort Quilts will be flown via UPS ( UPS is donating their services ) to Sendai, Japan for the homeless earthquake victims. As you know eQuilter.com and Mission of Love teamed up in the past to send 3000 Comfort Quilts to the victims of 9/11, over 1000 Comfort Quilts to the Katrina Victims and 600 Comfort Quilts to the Orphans of Haiti.
We have received Comfort Quilts from, England, Germany, Indonesia, France, Canada and every state of our United States. These quilts came unconditionally from the quilters of the world. What LOVE and COMPASSION and Faith of knowing that Luana and I would place these works of love into the hands of the people in need.
Know that our Mission of Love and eQuilter.com are collecting quilts for the flood and tornado victims of the United States and will hand distribute them to those in need.
Kathy Price
Mission of Love
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I am anxiously awaiting the last few details to fall into place, so I can officially announce my next international quilt tour in 2012.
The SAQA ( Studio Art Quilt Associates) conference this last weekend was a blast – and I had a great time sharing my keynote vision, my creative inspirations and design career story with the attendees. Thanks SAQA!
