Today I am writing to you from Halifax Nova Scotia, where I’ve been attending Quilt Canada. This is one of my favorite shows because there is so much talent up here, and often the Canadian winners end up coming to Houston and other US shows, and winning more prizes. By the time I got here the fires around Halifax were all under control, and it was raining, so there were no air quality issues during my trip. I am flying home through Newark today so I’ll see the bad air quality there, which is the same problem we’ve had in Colorado the last few summers. Wildfire smoke drifting from other states has been an increasing issue, and it has caused respiratory issues in Colorado, so if you are having a bad air quality day stay indoors! (Sorry, that’s the Mom part of me coming out.)
This has been a funny trip because the E key on my laptop came loose, so I’ve been struggling to keep it in place. You never realize how much you use the E key until it works only half the time. Fortunately the auto-correct picks up some of the resulting typos! And Paul will fix the rest – haha.
In my newsletter last Wednesday, I featured the work of Sue Sherman from last year. (“Dear Humans”) Guess what? She won Best of Show here in Halifax. Give me a few days, and I’ll start posting photos from this show. I will also have a video interview with Sue about her beautiful quilts. Watch for that in the upcoming e-newsletter this week. I’ve heard comments that there were more art quilts in this year’s show, and I am also hearing that art quilts are trending up around the world. After you make a lot of baby quilts and bed quilts, that is a predictable evolution … wanting to design one’s own quilt. I am always excited to see more individual creativity being expressed through textiles. As always, we hope that our variety of products supports your own creative journey. Send us photos of your favorite finished projects made with eQuilter fabrics, and we’ll share them with other eQuilter fans on our social media!
sharing your love for fabric,
Luana and Paul
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Travel/Quilt Calendar:
July 4-12 – Helsinki & Savonlinna, Finland
August 18-24 – Bear Camp – Homer Alaska
Sept 28-30 – AQSG Seminar – Louisville, KY
