My favorite quilts and my favorite fabrics are those that bring us pure joy.
This is why we quilt, right? …to experience emotions like Joy, Peace, Tranquility, Rejuvenation, Contentment, and Healing. To spend a day making a quilt is akin to spending a day meditating under a fragrant tree next to a still pond. It empties my mind, because the task of Making demands my focus, as all outside worries and stress fall away like petals from a blossom.
This beautiful quilt by Naomi Ootomi is called “Paradise of Flowers and Fountains”, inspired by her visit to the Palace of Versailles in France. This quilt from Japan was exhibited in Houston at the Quilt Festival in November.
I’ve set it in a collage of fabrics from Jason Yenter’s “Diaphanous” collection, which also brings me (and apparently many of you!) a lot of joy.
We’d like to share our Joy with our local quilter friends this Saturday: our Open House is 1-5 pm and we hope if you are in the area, you can stop by to see our new building, and have a tour of the warehouse, offices and classroom. Feel free to bring spouses, grandkids, and wannabe Makers!
Saturday is also our Charity Sewing Day, so if you would like to join us in a day of making Comfort Quilts, please call to RSVP. We usually fill up with a wait list.
sharing your Passion for Fabric…
Luana and Paul
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eQuilter Classroom & Travel Calendar:
Dec 8 – eQuilter Holiday Sewing Day (9 am -4 pm) & Open House (1-5 pm) – RSVP
Dec 23 – Jan 4 – China Heritage Trip – Sophie & Luana
2019:
Jan 24-29 – Luana @ Tokyo Quilt Festival
Feb 20-23 – QuiltCon – Nashville TN
July 11-14, 2019 – Cindy Lohbeck – Shibori, Ice-Dyeing and Ombre Dyeing Workshops @ eQuilter
