I feel the approaching turn of the seasons this week, as our students are going back to school. Several of our employees have kids going back to school today, and they are worrying about the same things we worried about one year ago, but now all those moms and dads have 16 months of pandemic experience under their belts. My kids are grown up and I just have one kid returning to college next week, but I guess one of the benefits of being an older parent is that you have a feeling in your gut that one way or the other, we will all get through this…together.
Paul and I recently discovered the show “Ted Lasso” and we are now caught up to the most recent episode which happened to be the Christmas episode. (The schedule is messed up we assume because of pandemic production disruptions.) I kept reading about how the show makes people feel so optimistic and happy, so I figured I could use some of that magic. By the time we got to the 2nd episode we were hooked, and laughing out loud, and maybe a few tears too. Plus the colors of sets and costumes are pretty fun – especially Keeley and her funky fashion sense! Anyway if you need a pick-me-up go get a dose of “Ted Lasso”. (It is filling the giant hole that Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’s cancellation has left.)
Remember the song from the Sound of Music – “My Favorite Things”? When we make our quilts, we can put our favorite things in our projects, and it makes us happy to work with our favorite colors and themes. I love bright colors, baby wild animals, and butterflies, so I made a little collage of my favorite things for you today. You can put your own favorite things in our shopping cart and then play around with them on our Design Board, and it is very therapeutic. Play around with soothing or energizing colors, with kittensor flowers, balloons or bicycles, ponies or chocolates, or whatever…and if it makes you happy….then I’m happy too.
Here’s a creative tip for all of you who have been told to just quilt with neutral-colored threads: Colorful Threads are SO MUCH FUN! There’s nothing like a set of new colorful threads to lift your mood and juice up your creative outlook!
…sharing your love of fabric,
Luana and Paul
Quilt/Travel Calendar:
Aug 23-27 – Santa Fe
Sept 27 – Anchorage Log Cabin Quilters Guild – Lecture.
Oct 23-30 – Houston Quilt Market & Festival
Dec 4 – Zoom lecture “Intl Quilt Trends” – Quilt Canada
Jan 12 – Apr 9, 2022 – New England Quilt Museum – “For the Love of Gaia” quilt exhibit
Sat, April 9 – “International Quilt Trends” lecture & closing reception at NEQM
