Category Archives: Creativity

Sewing in the time of COVID-19 – Week 20

Posted on August 1, 2020 by Luana

If this was a normal time, Sophie and I would have been in Birmingham UK for the Festival of Quilts this week. We had a gallery space to exhibit our “Love Your Mother” quilt project, and it was to be … Continue reading →

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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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Make Hay While the Sun Shines

Posted on June 17, 2020 by Luana

Last week I had an amazing experience while riding home with Sophie after her violin lesson just outside of Boulder. Sophie is turning 18 next week, so naturally she wants to drive as much as possible…and being a passenger has … 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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Prayer for Peace

Posted on June 3, 2020 by Luana

While our country rages and frays, most of us are wondering what we can do at a time like this. To calm and focus myself, I make art and sew. But at a time like this I also pray for … 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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Sewing in the time of COVID-19 – Week 4

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Luana

We send out our most sincere wishes for peace, comfort and health – both emotional and physical health – during this sacred time of Easter and Passover celebrations. It is a relief to me that the rest of the country … Continue reading →

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