For those of you who joined me at QuiltCon over the weekend….wasn’t that glorious? We have to appreciate that it was happening during the crazy ice storm, and that QuiltCon staff in some cases had to evacuate to other locations to keep everything going. Kudos to you MQG organizers!
Special congratulations to the winners, and to all of you who participated in this online event that gave so many of us much joy and inspiration! (That’s why eQuilter is a Gold sponsor!)
The quilt featured above is actually from last year’s QuiltCon. (February 2020….remember back then?) That was the last trip I took before everything shut down. I flew down to Austin Texas to photograph the show and hang out with the Quilt Tribe.
This is just one more quilt that I wanted to bring to your attention from last year because the quiltmaker Robin Long was ahead of her time. How did she know that ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ was going to be a smash hit in October 2020 in the midst of the pandemic?!?
Wikipedia:
“It has also received a positive response from the chess community, and data suggests that it has increased public interest in the game.”
Girls and Women all over the world took up chess during the lockdown, inspired by the character Beth Harmon. If you haven’t seen this stylish period drama yet, check it out!
We just happen to have a new Chess-themed digital fabric this week, plus a smashing Red Paisley print, so I put a red border around Robin’s quilt in this fabric collage just for fun. Her Chess Mandala is a mesmerizing tribute to the Game of Kings…and Queens.
with hope for the future…
Luana and Paul
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