Here in Boulder, we actually had a true Christmas Morning "White Christmas"!
It snowed overnight, and the sun came up on a pristine and sparkling landscape.
When Mason and his friend
came to our house bearing packages in the morning light, their
footsteps were first to break the sheet of white that enveloped our
neighborhood.
There is something about waking up on a holiday to a fresh blanket of snow and a blue sky, that is so magical and peaceful.
During the holiday season, I always try to find a time to contemplate my
goals for the coming year.
As we clean our kitchens after the big holiday meals, and perhaps have a
moment to sit with a cup of tea and a calendar, those of us who love to
sew are starting to think about our goals for 2013.
Is this the year you will go on a creative retreat? Is this the year you
will enter a quilt in a show or a contest? Is this the year you will
sew a very special bed quilt for someone getting married, or a wall
hanging to celebrate an anniversary?
Perhaps this is the year that you start to design your own quilts.
Maybe this year you'll take your creativity in a new direction – making wearable art perhaps?
Could this be the year that you send in photos of your quilts to a magazine, with the hopes of seeing your work published?
Perhaps you will start to teach in a local quilt shop, or start a sewing group at a nearby school?
Many of you are thinking about contributing to our Sandy Hook Memorial Quilt Project, and you can read our recent developments on my blog, and network with others on our Piecing for Peace page on Facebook.
So many of you are making and sending quilts for our huge Hurricane Sandy quilt relief effort – to get warm quilts to 5000 people who lost their homes and possessions.
I am still thinking about my trip to Guatemala, and the quilts we gave to the elders and the children who had nothing.
We are so blessed to be able to think about our sewing projects for the
coming year.
The joy of working with color, design and fabric is a simple pleasure
that brings us inner peace, healing, and an opportunity to share our
passion with others.
I feel so lucky to have found this art and craft – don't you?
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“I feel so lucky to have found this art and craft – don’t you?”
I do indeed, Luana, and I hope to get back to it in the new year. I’ve been concentrating on knitting and crocheting for the past two years or so, as well as learning to spin, but I really want to get back to quilting!
I have so much admiration for quilters. I do not sew but I recently took up fabric art or fabric collage.I love it!!
I had no idea there were so many beautiful fabrics available and the possibilities for creating a picture are endless.The time just flies by when I’m
designing.
Thank you for your news letters.Van Gogh is my favorite artist and I enjoyed being an armchair traveler with you. Donna Bean