It is a warm and windy day here in Boulder, and we have so much to look forward to in the next few weeks! Our 25th anniversary is on March 10, and the first day of Spring is on the horizon. On March 10 I will join a panel at the Rocky Mtn Quilt Museum in Golden, on the topic of Guatemala and its textiles. We’ve carried these hand-loomed treasures since my trip to Guatemala with Mission of Love.
This weekend I am working on editing photos from QuiltCon, so I can add them to my “International Quilt Trends” online lecture for the Canadian Quilters Association on March 6. (yes, this week!) You can click through to the registration page here, and you do not need to be a member to purchase a ticket.
At the moment I am working on the smallest and the biggest pieces I’ve ever made. Today I finished a 6″ x 8″ bear portrait, dedicated to Navalny, that is going to the SAQA Spotlight online auction. (Sign up for my artist blog here.) I am also working on an 8-foot wide piece called “Children of War”. I have found that when I am frustrated with the world, making art is the only thing that calms and centers, especially if I can put my thoughts and feelings into the piece. No matter what your theme, I am sure we can all agree that quilting and sewing is therapeutic. The thing that clears my head and heart the most is STITCHING, whether it is hand-embroidery or freemotion machine stitching. How about you?
However I am still brimming with the joyful creative energy that I soaked up at QuiltCon last weekend, and I’ll start posting the photos very shortly on my photo pages! I hope that you will get some creative juices from the images of these Modern quilts as well.
Be sure to watch for my Wednesday emails for the next few weeks, where I’ll be featuring many of the quilts I admired at the show.
Our puppy Rosie is 8 months old now and about 60 lbs. She sure reminds me of our beloved Ruby who we lost last August. (They are the same breed.) Our big boy Leo is 8 years old, and those 2 just adore each other. They sleep in a yin-yang spiral of cream and golden fur…so sweet.
sharing your love for fabric,
Luana and Paul
Travel/Quilt Dates:
March 6 – Canadian Quilters Association – Zoom Lecture “Intl Quilt Trends”
March 14-16 – Washington DC
April 7-12 Allegre Retreat
May 1-7 – England
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