{"id":6015,"date":"2019-12-11T07:53:41","date_gmt":"2019-12-11T14:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/?p=6015"},"modified":"2019-12-11T07:53:49","modified_gmt":"2019-12-11T14:53:49","slug":"the-blessing-of-a-generous-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/the-blessing-of-a-generous-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"The Blessing of a Generous Heart"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe “Maker” trend has been growing and\nextending from older to younger generations for many years now. The idea of\nmaking something special for a loved one, instead of buying a plastic\nmanufactured gift, has been gaining traction as we all think about the non-sustainability\nof giving more stuff to people who already have too much stuff. However the\nvalue of a one-of-a-kind handmade gift …is becoming more precious than ever.

\nThe busy noisy world of holiday retail stands in stark contrast to the beauty\nof a Full Moon shining on a silent snowy winter landscape. More and more we\nfind ourselves drawn to home…to stitch, to cook, to spend time with our loved\nones. Is there anything more cherished than a cold snowy day spent indoors with\nour fabric, needle and thread, anticipating the joy our gift will bring?

\nWhen we bring a Christmas tree into our home, and the house fills with the\nfragrance of evergreen, we find ourselves longing to breathe in the\nintersection between the Natural World and our busy human holiday world. The\nholiday season is filled with these intersections…poinsettias for the table,\nsnowflakes on our eyelashes, winter birds twittering at our birdfeeder, the\nsound of migrating geese overhead, and of course the Nature-themes that we love\nin our quilt fabrics!

\nThe bald eagles are migrating through our area this week. We had 2 of them\ncircling over our house today, and I saw a 3rd one perched on a telephone pole\nnear a busy intersection. When I see them, I stop and pull over, and savor the\nmoment. This is a gift that Nature gives to us freely, just as we give our\nhandmade gifts to our friends and family. As we finish putting our loving\nstitches in our holiday projects, we experience a full heart and\nremember…that it is more sacred to give than to receive. Quilters know the\nblessing of a generous heart. We know our love will keep on giving through our\nquilts, long after our needles are put away.

\nsharing your Passion for Fabric…
\nLuana and Paul

\nCheck out our 180 videos from international quilt festivals, PBS TV, artist and\ncurator interviews on our eQuilter Video\nPage<\/a>. Subscribe and catch the latest videos on our eQuilter YouTube\nChannel.

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\neQuilter Classroom:
\nMarch 6-8 – MJ\nKinman<\/a> – ‘Unicorn Rainbow’ & ‘Elizabeth\nDiamond<\/a>‘ Gemstone\nWorkshop<\/a>
\nApril 13-15 2020 – Susan Carlson<\/a>
\nJune 1-5 2020 – Paula\nNadelstern<\/a>

\nLuana’s Travel Calendar:
\nJan 24-29, 2020 – Tokyo Quilt Festival – 1 day with Lisa Walton’s Japan Tour
\nFeb 19-22 – QuiltCon in Austin TX
\nMar 18-27 – Wilderness Congress – Jaipur India
\nJuly 29 – Aug 2 – “Love Your Mother” Gallery in Birmingham UK \n\n\n\n<\/p>\nShare Post:<\/strong>
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