Happy Chinese New Year!
(Kung Hei Fat Choi!)
It is the Lunar Year of the Fire Rooster – the last time we had a Fire Rooster was 1957.
I got into celebrating Chinese New Year when I lived in Hong Kong, and actually it is celebrated as Lunar New Year all over Asia, with fireworks, lion & dragon dances, family reunions, and giving red envelopes (with cash) to younger relatives. There are many traditions such as eating ridiculously long noodles (for long life), cleaning and sweeping out your house before the New Year, hanging red lanterns, and …wearing red underwear! Maybe sewing a red quilt with Sophie will be my version of CNY activities.
Thursday night I was very honored to have my quilt in the Space for Art exhibit at the Houston Space Center at NASA. It was an exciting evening, with my friends from the JSC/NASA chapter of Engineers Without Borders. (who receive donations from eQuilter for their work in Africa) I visit NASA and EWB every year when I go to Houston for Quilt Festival, but this was an extra special trip.
There were several astronauts there, and I was thrilled to meet 3 women astronauts! Nicole Stott, who is also an artist and the organizer of the event, Ellen Ochoa who played Peter Frampton’s flute in space, and Karen Nyberg who famously quilted in space! This was as a result of the Fly Me To The Moon exhibit organized by Susanne Miller Jones, who was also at the event. Thanks Susanne! (See the article in Friday’s edition of the Houston Chronicle)
If you are thinking of joining me in Tanzania AFRICA for New Years on the Serengeti, please call THIS WEEK to save your place in this once-in-a-lifetime trip – spaces are very limited. Feb 1 is the final day to register and guarantee a spot with our group. This is with the same eco-conscious travel company that arranges my polar bear trips. We are going to have an amazing experience together.
Now that I am home, I will be working on my photos from Tokyo this weekend (check my photo page tomorrow) and then getting ready for our Sewapalooza Feb 9-11. Hope to see many of you there!
sharing your Passion for Fabric…
Luana and Paul
2017 Calendar:
Feb 9-11 – Bernina Sewapalooza By Blakeman Sewing at eQuilter Classroom!
Feb 17-20 – Venice Photo Conference
Feb 24 – eQuilter Sponsored Cocktail Party at QuiltCon – Savannah GA
Dec 29 2017 – Jan 5 2018 – Tanzania Africa Wildlife Migration Tour – LIMITED SPACES!
(Photo: David Luck)
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