Thursday Dec 21 (at 9:28 am MST) is the Winter Solstice…the longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Many symbols and rituals of Christmas are associated with traditions of the Celtic peoples who celebrated the solstice as the rebirth of the Sun and the Light after the long dark night of the Winter Solstice.
The quilt featured in the center of this collage is “Celtic Fox” by Kathy McNeil, and it was a favorite piece at the Houston Quilt Festival this year. Kathy wrote “the Celtic Fox symbolizes a need to think quickly, to employ cleverness and wisdom.”
Foxes have been a favorite theme… a popular trend…over the last couple years. Some consider the Fox their Medicine Animal, and are drawn to this animal because of the Celtic or Native American wisdom associated with the clever Fox.
Dec 22 is an important date in our family. This year on Dec 22, it will be 22 years since we lost our baby daughter Hanna, who was the inspiration for our eQuilter charity program. It is also the date my grandma died many years earlier…she was a ceramic painter, embroiderer, garment sewer, singer and pianist.
Next month we will reach another milestone – $1.5 million raised for charities and non-profit organizations. The pain of losing Hanna has now transcended to the joy of helping others over the last 19 years. My grandmothers, their traditions, and their creative arts, are surely expressing themselves through our business and my own creative work.
On the longest night of the year, I invite you to meditate on the circle of love, life and creativity, that inspires us on this journey.
sharing your Passion for Fabric…
Luana and Paul
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Event & Travel Calendar:
Dec 29 2017 – Jan 5 2018 – Tanzania Africa Wildlife Migration Tour
Feb 22-25, 2018 – QuiltCon – Pasadena, California
Feb 26 – Marty Ornish CQC workshop @ eQuilter Classroom
Mar 1 – May 15 – Registration for ‘Love Your Mother‘ Quilt Challenge
April 5-7 – SAQA Conference San Antonio TX
April 14-15 – Lisa Walton workshop @ eQuilter Classroom
May 11 – eQuilter Chromazone – Color Marketing Group
Nov 14-20, 2018 – POLAR BEAR Tour – Join me in Churchill!
