Category Archives: Creativity

Glass Half Full

Posted on August 31, 2020 by Luana

Sewing in the time of COVID-19 – Week 24 We are deeply saddened by the cancer death of Chadwick Boseman who played Jackie Robinson, the Black Panther, and other inspiring characters. We know many of you feel the same way … Continue reading →

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Stars & Flowers – Symmetry & Chaos

Posted on August 26, 2020 by Luana

Quilters love symmetrical shapes, especially geometric shapes like Stars and Flowers that can be dissected into shapes and stitched into blocks. Taking something that is wild and growing, and expressing it in an orderly symmetrical shape helps us to feel … Continue reading →

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Summer Bittersweet

Posted on August 5, 2020 by Luana

The news is full of families and teachers making impossible decisions about the start of the school year. Here in Boulder our 2 school districts (K-12) just decided yesterday that the school year will start 100% online. Meanwhile kids everywhere … Continue reading →

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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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