{"id":326,"date":"2012-07-31T23:48:54","date_gmt":"2012-08-01T05:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/50.87.217.193\/blog\/infectious-idealism"},"modified":"2021-04-03T23:42:55","modified_gmt":"2021-04-04T05:42:55","slug":"infectious-idealism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/infectious-idealism\/","title":{"rendered":"Infectious Idealism"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the Olympics kick off in London<\/a>, we dream of peace and brotherhood<\/a>, and the prosperity of spirit that arrives with the games<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Last night, after the kids and I attended the Long Beach Quilt Festival, we snuggled into our hotel room to watch the Parade of Nations<\/a>, the athletes and their flags, as they came smiling and waving into the Olympic Stadium<\/a>. The lighting of the torch still brings a bittersweet tear, as we dare to hope, dare to wish that this peaceful spirit might infect the population of the world.<\/p>\n

Sophie was excited to see all the athletes from China, and I just had a great time seeing all the smiling faces of the flagbearers and athletes from 205 countries. <\/p>\n

If these are games you wish to commemorate with a quilt, you may already know that the Olympic logo<\/a> of the 5 colored rings, are a closely-guarded copyright. However we have many sport-themed prints<\/a>, and you can always re-create that image yourself with 5 circles. Whether you follow the swimmers, gymnasts, equestrians<\/a>, track athletes, baseball, soccer or basketball…we have fabrics for almost every sport. <\/p>\n

We've been stockpiling British and London-themed prints<\/a> for months now, so you can mix together English, international and sport designs for your own commemorative Olympic quilt project!<\/p>\n

During the Long Beach Quilt Festival, we worked with Pam Holland to film a "Kids Eye Review" of the quilt show with Sophie, so you can look forward to that video in the near future. <\/p>\n

I wish you the infectious idealism and many smiles from the Summer Olympic Games<\/a>. As the athletes give their personal best, we can all ponder how to apply that attitude and enthusiasm to our own creative work. I know I will!<\/p>\nShare Post:<\/strong>
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