We were hoping to have a fresh start in the New Year, but apparently 2020 is not quite done with us yet. Hopefully by February 1st we can have that fresh start for 2021. It has been another week where we have found solace in our quilting and sewing, and our fellow creative friends. It would be easy to get sucked into the polarizing and disturbing news the last several days. It takes a conscious effort to step back from doomscrolling.
I found myself escaping into the past, and fantasizing about the future over the weekend. Then I settled on staying settled in the moment, and meditating and praying for peace. I firmly believe that the energy and belief that we bring to each day, is what we create. So I got out my needle and thread and did some hand-sewing and mending, and made each stitch a meditation. For the most part I believe that we are all just doing the best we can in these challenging times, and we need to hold a vision for a coming time when we can come together again based on what we have in common, instead of focusing on what might divide us.
So I invite you to join me in taking up needle and thread over this next week, and making each stitch a prayer….for the safety of our loved ones and our communities….and our country….and our world that we share. It is the prayers that grandmothers have stitched into their quilts for hundreds of years, like a song that echoes in the recesses of our brains. We stitch for love, for peace, for safety, for those sweet quiet moments that hold the songs of our grandmothers.
The globe quilt above was photographed at the Tokyo Quilt Festival in January 2020.
Wishing you health and peace,
Luana and Paul
Online Lecture Calendar:
Jan 24 – India Quilt Festival – Intl Quilt Trends
Jan 29 – Sandra Meech Interview – Visions Art Museum
Feb 13 – Canadian Quilters Association
Feb 21 – The Condor & The Eagle – Film Screening for eQuilter
Coming Soon – SAQA Color Interview
