This week I had to make the sad decision not to travel to the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham UK. It is especially sad because the exhibit that I curated, “For the Love of Gaia”, will be there without me. You may recall that this exhibit was at the Intl Quilt Museum in Lincoln Nebraska last year, but none of the artists were able to see the exhibit in person. We did however enjoy gathering at a virtual opening, which you can see in this video.
Fortunately 2 of the artists will be in Birmingham for the festival, so we will rely on them to tell us about the event. Sheila Frampton-Cooper will be there for her own personal artist exhibit, and Cas Holmes will be there in another gallery. I do hope that if you are planning to attend the FOQ the end of this month, you will take photos of “Gaia” and send them to us, or post and tag them for me. Another pandemic bummer, but this time we have that silver lining that some of you will see those quilts.
This group of quilts will also travel to the New England Quilt Museum in Lowell Mass, and I do plan to travel there in person to give a lecture and perhaps meet some of you in March. (see calendar below)
We are having a 3-day holiday weekend:
The Fourth of July is Sunday, but Monday is a holiday so we will re-open on Tuesday. The Independence Day holiday will be different this year. Many western states have fireworks bans due to wildfire danger. Our Boulder Fireworks have been cancelled. We are hoping that we don’t have fires started by those who insist on breaking the fireworks ban. Fingers crossed.
However it is still a good weekend for watermelon, ice cream, picnics and barbeques….and maybe some of you are swimming, hiking, or going to outdoor concerts. For myself, I celebrate America’s long tradition of generosity and compassion, and that is how I express my patriotism on such a holiday. This weekend I celebrate that as an American, we are in a position to help others in need…with your support.
How lucky we are.
…sharing your love of fabric,
Luana and Paul
Quilt Calendar:
July 29 – Aug 1 – Festival of Quilts – Birmingham UK – “For the Love of Gaia” quilt gallery
Aug 7 – Zoom lecture “Intl Quilt Trends” for Birmingham Festival of Quilts
Sept 27 – Anchorage Log Cabin Quilters Guild – Lecture.
Oct 23-30 – Houston Quilt Market & Festival
Dec 4 – Zoom lecture “Intl Quilt Trends” – Quilt Canada
Jan 12 – Apr 9, 2022 – New England Quilt Museum (NEQM)
“For the Love of Gaia” quilt exhibit
Sat, March 19 – “International Quilt Trends” power point lecture – NEQM
