{"id":4846,"date":"2018-12-05T09:32:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-05T16:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/50.87.217.193\/blog\/?p=4846"},"modified":"2018-12-05T09:32:00","modified_gmt":"2018-12-05T16:32:00","slug":"creative-nudge-pure-joy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/creative-nudge-pure-joy\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Nudge &#8211; Pure Joy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/NaomiOotomo_ParadiseOfFlowersAndFountains_700.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4847\" src=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/NaomiOotomo_ParadiseOfFlowersAndFountains_700.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/NaomiOotomo_ParadiseOfFlowersAndFountains_700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/NaomiOotomo_ParadiseOfFlowersAndFountains_700-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/NaomiOotomo_ParadiseOfFlowersAndFountains_700-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My favorite quilts and my favorite fabrics are those that bring us pure joy.<\/p>\n<p>This is why we quilt, right? &#8230;to experience emotions like Joy, Peace, Tranquility, Rejuvenation, Contentment, and Healing. To spend a day making a quilt is akin to spending a day meditating under a fragrant tree next to a still pond. It empties my mind, because the task of Making demands my focus, as all outside worries and stress fall away like petals from a blossom.<\/p>\n<p>This beautiful quilt by Naomi Ootomi is called &#8220;Paradise of Flowers and Fountains&#8221;, inspired by her visit to the Palace of Versailles in France. This quilt from Japan was exhibited in Houston at the Quilt Festival in November.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve set it in a collage of fabrics from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/category\/120\/diaphanous-by-jason-yenter?fn=mw_20181205012206\">Jason Yenter&#8217;s &#8220;Diaphanous&#8221; collection<\/a><\/strong>, which also brings me (and apparently many of you!) a lot of joy.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;d like to share our Joy with our local quilter friends this Saturday: our Open House is 1-5 pm and we hope if you are in the area, you can stop by to see our new building, and have a tour of the warehouse, offices and classroom. Feel free to bring spouses, grandkids, and wannabe Makers!<\/p>\n<p>Saturday is also our Charity Sewing Day, so if you would like to join us in a day of making Comfort Quilts, please call to RSVP. We usually fill up with a wait list.<\/p>\n<p>sharing your Passion for Fabric&#8230;<br \/>\nLuana and Paul<\/p>\n<p>****************<\/p>\n<p>eQuilter Classroom &amp; Travel Calendar:<br \/>\nDec 8 &#8211; eQuilter Holiday Sewing Day (9 am -4 pm) &amp; Open House (1-5 pm) &#8211; RSVP<br \/>\nDec 23 &#8211; Jan 4 &#8211; China Heritage Trip &#8211; Sophie &amp; Luana<\/p>\n<p>2019:<br \/>\nJan 24-29 &#8211; Luana @ Tokyo Quilt Festival<br \/>\nFeb 20-23 &#8211; QuiltCon &#8211; Nashville TN<br \/>\nJuly 11-14, 2019 &#8211; Cindy Lohbeck &#8211; Shibori, Ice-Dyeing and Ombre Dyeing Workshops @ eQuilter<\/p>\n<strong>Share Post:<\/strong><br><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-32 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" 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