Sewing in the time of COVID-19 – Week 42
Happy New Year!
We made it to a shiny brand new year, and although 2021 still has its share of challenges, it is good to have a long weekend to rest and celebrate and make plans for a pandemic-free future. Now that a vaccine is creeping over the horizon, we can start to dream about getting together again someday, at quilt festivals, at exhibits and museums, and in the eQuilter classroom.
Thanks to those of you who wrote about my mother. She was supposed to get her first Covid shot this week, but she tested positive and was moved into the Covid unit in her nursing home a few days ago. She is stable with minimal symptoms so hopefully our prayers are working.
I just found out that our friend Gail Thomas lost her battle with cancer earlier this year. She was an internationally-known quilt artist, but also a professional singer, and author. She was working on designing fairy fabrics the last time I had dinner with her in Houston. You may recall I featured one of her quilts from the Birmingham UK festival in 2019. She had long wavy white hair down to her hips, and you could spot her a mile away in Houston. She was a gentle joyous soul, and will be deeply missed.
On a very positive note, we are starting to see the explosion of creativity that has come from designers and artists staying home during 2020. The last few months as I have previewed artwork – for collections shipping in 2021 – it is clear that designers staying home with nothing else to do but CREATE – is manifesting as a flood of fabric riches for all of us fabriholics. You are seeing it in today’s listing of new collections!
eQuilter has now raised over $1.75 million for charities and non-profits, including a lot of giving focused on those who have suffered during the pandemic. Thank you for supporting our family-owned business, and our commitment to helping those in need. Together, we have truly made a difference in 2020.
We wish you blessings of health, peace and creative abundance in 2021.
with Hope for the Future,
Luana and Paul
