It is Labor Day weekend here in the US…what many consider the end of summer. Last week Starbucks announced the seasonal return of Pumpkin Spice. Despite the chaos in the world, the seasons continue to change, and those of us with reasonable balance in our lives….prepare for that first delightfully chilly evening just around the corner. I have a reclining chair on my back patio where I go to listen to the crickets and gaze at the stars at night. Soon I’ll need a sweater or shawl….or quilt!
It is going to be a very busy Fall season for me, as you can see in my schedule below. This long holiday weekend I am spending all 3 days in the studio, finishing 2 pieces, starting a new one. I watch the news for a short time, then I go shake it off or maybe I should say blow it off on my quilts that carry messages about the world we live in now.
For those of you who spend a lot of time on social media, I want you to keep a discerning eye out for the fraudulent ‘quilt shops’ that are popping up online. If something pops up that you have never heard of, and it doesn’t seem quite right, follow your gut and take caution. I’ve had several pop up in my feed the last 6 months or so. As we’ve reported to you, a couple times in the past they have counterfeited our name and website. If you get our newsletter and have shopped on our website, you know who we are. But I see a lot of people on social media falling for these sites – liking and sharing them. Now they are inventing new sites, new names, new AI ‘owners’. Buyer beware!
I’ve decided to go to Tucson for the opening of the SAQA exhibit “Camouflage”, at the beautiful Arizona Sonora Desert Museum gallery. The reception is Friday Sept 12 from 4-6 pm. I am honored to have a detail of my butterfly quilt on the cover of the Camouflage exhibit book. I am having dinner that night with a special friend from Pantone/Color Marketing Group, so I’ll be packing a lot into my 24 hour trip.
If you read the Wednesday e-newsletter from me, you know I am starting to post photos from the Birmingham U.K. Festival of Quilts. It takes awhile to edit them, add the artist names, etc. I’ll be uploading batches all weekend. You can see this album and others on my photo page here.
We hope you have a deeply restful holiday weekend, punctuated with stitching and giggling.
sharing your love for fabric,
Luana and Paul
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Travel/Lecture Dates:
Sept 12 – Arizona Sonora Desert Museum – artist reception for SAQA “Camouflage”
Oct 9-12 – Houston Quilt Festival – Soul Stories
Nov 2-6 – Art Quilt Tahoe – Independent Study
Nov 7-10 – Sacred Threads – Indianapolis – Art & Activism lecture
Nov 21-23 – Taiwan Quilt Festival – Taipei
Feb 18-21 – QuiltCon – Raleigh NC
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