Sewing in the time of COVID-19 – Week 33
Wow, many of you agreed that Chocolate Therapy goes well with Quilt Therapy! We sold out this week, so we restocked and added more flavors to our special Winter 20/21 curated selection of Artisan Chocolates.
Don’t forget to “Fall Back” and put your clocks back tonight, so you can sleep an extra hour. I don’t know about you, but I could sure use that extra hour.
Tomorrow is celebrated as The Day of the Dead (Dia de Muertos) in Mexico. It is a beautiful celebration to pray for and to remember friends and family members who have died. People go to cemeteries to be with the souls of the departed and build private altars containing the favorite foods and beverages, as well as photos and memorabilia, of the departed. The intent is to encourage visits by the souls, so the souls will hear the prayers and the comments of the living directed to them. (Wikipedia)
Over the years I have been exposed to more of the traditions, artwork, and colors of this celebration. The Marigolds, the Sugar Skulls, the Papel Picado (paper cutouts) and bottles of Tequila are left as offerings, and these have all been expressed through fabric designs over the years. You can see what we still have in stock in our collections now – Day of the Dead – Frida Kahlo and Latinx Culture.
You may recall that one of the exhibits eQuilter sponsored in Houston last year, was the Altar Offerings exhibit curated by Jane Tenorio-Coscarelli. In this year of great loss caused by the pandemic, I imagine many of you are making these types of memorial quilts. Every stitch is a prayer.
Wishing you a peaceful and hopeful Election Day.
with Hope for the Future,
Luana and Paul
