While all of you have been busy at Quilt Festival in Houston, or raking leaves, or finishing Halloween costumes….I have been busy prepping for construction.
As I have mentioned before, after our 2000 sq ft classroom sat empty for 18 months, and one of our tenants begged for another 1000 sq ft, I decided to divide the space in half so we can put that space to good use right away. So I’ve spent the last week downsizing and packing and basically doing a studio tetris to get everything out of the way of the construction.
In the middle of all that, I found out that I’ve been chosen (along with Barbara Beasley) as one of 15 artists to paint/decorate a fiberglass bear sculpture for a public art project to display at the Chautauqua Winterfest. The 15 artisan bears will be displayed December 10th through May 2022, and then will be auctioned off for a fundraiser. I am super excited (and delightfully surprised) but the deadline is Dec 3 and I am finishing another quilt project now too, so I might be painting the bear in the garage until I can get back into my studio space. Why does everything happen at the same time?
The bear is resting on my couch now for the weekend. You can see photos on our eQuilter Facebook page and my personal FB page. I will take photos of the process and share when I am finished – when I am allowed by the organizers of the event. Hope you all have a happy safe Halloween!
We have heavily restocked our Flannel Blender categories so check out some snuggly soft and luscious flannels for quilts and backings on your winter projects!
…sharing your love of fabric,
Luana and Paul
Quilt/Travel Calendar:
Nov 13 – Zoom lecture “Intl Quilt Trends” – Visions Art Museum – for Season Pass Holders.
Nov 15 & 16 – Handweavers Guild Boulder – Zoom Lectures.
Dec 4 – Zoom lecture “Intl Quilt Trends” – Quilt Canada
Jan 12 – Apr 9, 2022 – New England Quilt Museum (NEQM) “For the Love of Gaia” exhibit
Sat, April 9 – “International Quilt Trends” lecture – NEQM
