If this was a normal time, Sophie and I would have been in Birmingham UK for the Festival of Quilts this week. We had a gallery space to exhibit our “Love Your Mother” quilt project, and it was to be the final exhibition of these quilts. Instead they have all been sent home to the artists, or their new owners.
We send our hearty congratulations to Canadian quilter Kathy Wylie who continues to win awards and fans at quilt festivals around the world. She has won Best of Show at the virtual Festival of Quilts (online this year, instead of in Birmingham UK) and it is well deserved. Not only have I seen this amazing quilt up close and personal, we also have the Northcott collection that was made from her incredible quilt! So you can snap up a piece of quilt history this week before it sells out.
I know that many of you attended the virtual opening reception for my latest project “For the Love of Gaia“, and if not please watch the video recording when you have an hour to see these beautiful quilts in a virtual gallery, and to hear the artists speak about their work.
This week the International Quilt Museum in Lincoln Nebraska is opening up with the Love of Gaia exhibit, plus a Nancy Crow exhibit of her Monoprint quilts. I saw these quilts a few years ago in Birmingham, and it was a fascinating counterpoint to the pieced quilts we think of when we hear ‘Nancy Crow’.
This last week I had the honor and pleasure of being interviewed on the new Quilting Arts Podcast, on the top of Color Trends. It will be airing August 19th, so keep an eye out for this new podcast for creative quilters! (I’ll share the link as soon as it is available.)
Also, I have updated our Face Mask Info Page. As this pandemic continues, the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of Face Masks continues to evolve. They are becoming ubiquitous around the world now, which means those of us who sew have discovered our superpower and suddenly are very popular with friends who need masks. Many of you have started new businesses making masks from our colorful fabrics, especially the novelty prints for specialty masks. We continue to stock all of the supplies for Covid Mask-making. Just search for ‘Covid’ on our site and you’ll see what we have in stock.
with Hope for the Future,
Luana and Paul
