We are excited to finally have Kathy Wylie’s new “Birth Flowers” Applique Patterns in stock! These patterns are inspired by her multi-award winning quilt “For Such a Time As This” that many of you have seen at quilt festivals. We could make you wait for them a month at a time, but where’s the fun in that? All 12 months plus the pattern for the border are in stock now. Buy one, buy all 12. We love them all!
Today I finally got to spend time with quilt artist and teacher Sue Benner. We’ve been trying to get together since 2015 in New Zealand. I signed up for her class there just so I could spend some time with her, but I had to cancel at the last minute. That was a 7 year wait for ‘let’s have lunch!’ – but it was worth the wait. I have admired her work for…decades. I think I first met her 20 years ago at Art Quilt Tahoe. When I think about how far fiber art has come in the last 20 years, my mind is blown.
Are you aware that there is a new trend on the horizon? The last 10 years of Minimalism have been a cleansing of the aesthetic palate, but now the pendulum is swinging the other way and Maximalism is making a return, along with the popularity of shows like The Gilded Age and Bridgerton. In reality the most fertile place for new ideas and creativity will be somewhere in the middle…as usual.
For information on donating Ukraine Refugee Quilts:
Mission of Love is receiving your quilts in the mail every day, and we are raising money to help pay for the Mission of Love shipping expenses to Poland. Thank you for all of your quilts and financial donations to comfort and support the refugees in Ukraine.
Wishing you all a Happy Easter, Happy Passover, and Happy Springtime!
Sharing your love of fabric,
Luana
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Quilt/Travel/Sponsor Calendar:
May 21 – CQC Zoom Lecture from IQM
June 15-18 – Quilt Canada, Vancouver BC
July 22-26 – Sacred Threads Weekend, Dulles/Wash DC
August 4 – Long Beach Quilt Festival
Aug 17-20 – Festival of Quilts – Birmingham UK
October 2022 – Luana’s Polar Bear Tour – Churchill Manitoba Canada
