Category Archives: COVID

Dance Like Nobody’s Watching

Posted on July 24, 2020 by Luana

Dance like there’s nobody watching,Love like you’ll never be hurt,Sing like there’s nobody listening,And live like it’s Heaven on Earth. ? William W. Purkey I am sure you have heard this quote before. It urges us to just get over … Continue reading →

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Going Online Was a Great Idea

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Luana

Sewing in the time of COVID-19 – Week 18 In case you didn’t hear, the big news this week was that Houston Quilt Festival has been cancelled. They are planning an online event in the future, but no details yet. … Continue reading →

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Stay Home – Stay Safe

Posted on July 15, 2020 by Luana

My friends, these are very difficult times for those of us seeking to keep our families and communities safe. It is time to stay home and wait for this storm to pass over. It is time to distance from those … Continue reading →

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Pandemic PTSD and our Quilting Tribes

Posted on July 13, 2020 by Luana

Sewing in the time of COVID-19 – Week 17 Sophie is supposed to move into the dorms here at CU Boulder in a little over a month. I have not been able to hug my mom for 4 months now. … Continue reading →

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A Quilt Is a Hug

Posted on July 6, 2020 by Luana

Sewing in the time of COVID-19 – Week 16 For those of us living in the US, I am sure we can all agree this is the strangest 4th of July we’ve ever had. No fireworks show here in Boulder, … Continue reading →

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Happy Summer Solstice and Fathers Day

Posted on June 22, 2020 by Luana

Sewing in the time of COVID-19 – Week 14 A few hours ago we marked the Summer Solstice here in Colorado, on this longest day of the year. If you live in the Southern Hemisphere, today is the Winter Solstice, … Continue reading →

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Ode to a Sewing Machine – Sewing in the time of COVID-19 – Week 13

Posted on June 15, 2020 by Luana

As I write this on Saturday, I am celebrating National Sewing Machine Day! And what am I doing today? Mending a bedspread and curtains. In my great-grandmothers’ times those chores would have been done by hand. We tend to take … Continue reading →

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A Dark Storm

Posted on June 6, 2020 by Luana

Sewing in the time of COVID-19 – Week 12 As I write this a dark storm is passing over our home, the wind is gusting and the raindrops are slapping the windows. I close the windows and turn on the … Continue reading →

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Welcome JUNE – Sewing in the time of COVID-19 – Week 11

Posted on June 1, 2020 by Luana

The last couple days I’ve been in an online ‘Chromazone’ conference with The Color Marketing Group. It has been inspiring to hang out with my color tribe (international color trend forecasters) and talk about what will happen in 2022. This … Continue reading →

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Sewing in the time of COVID-19 – Week 11

Posted on May 31, 2020 by Luana

The last couple days I’ve been in an online ‘Chromazone’ conference with The Color Marketing Group. It has been inspiring to hang out with my color tribe (international color trend forecasters) and talk about what will happen in 2022. This … Continue reading →

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