My heart is broken for the families who lost loved ones in Orlando, and I am pretty sure most of you feel this weighing heavily this week. We need more than “thoughts and prayers” to respond to this tragedy.
Every week I write to our 120K subscribers and I try to share a piece of my heart, because I know you are also part of the tribe of sewing and quilting folks, and because I know you want to also share a piece of your heart when you make something.
So I am just praying for healing, wishing that we can somehow all move toward peace together, and asking how I can open my heart to respond to these events with Love. Some will respond with fear and hate, but only Love will guide us toward healing.
There is already an effort started by the Modern Quilt Guild of Orlando to make comfort quilts for the survivors and victims’ families. As with the Sandy Hook event, we know that what they need is time and love, not things, but heart blocks with messages of caring, stitched into quilts to cover and comfort and hold safe…may be a way to show the families that we are with them in spirit.
Tomorrow I will be at the Design Center in Denver, helping to facilitate a Chromazone workshop for the Color Marketing Group. We’ll be working on forecasting a color palette for 2018. If you are a design professional and wish to be a part of CMG, see if there is a Chromazone workshop happening near you! (In order to access the color forecast, you must be a member!)
Of course, the trend insights I gain from CMG are applied to our buying at eQuilter, so you know you can always find the hot new colors in stock on our website, with over 1000 new products per month.
sharing your Passion for Fabric…
~Luana
2016 Travel Calendar:
July 20-29 – Seville & Granada
Aug 6 – Intl Quilt Study Center/Museum – Lincoln Nebraska
Aug 12-14 – Festival of Quilts – Birmingham UK
Sept 18-25 – CUBA Arts Tour #2 – Havana, Trinidad & Varadaro – Now Booking – Space Limited!
Nov 11-13 – Color Marketing Group – Albuquerque
Nov 15-20 – Luana’s Polar Bear Tour
