{"id":6288,"date":"2020-03-02T10:06:19","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T17:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/?p=6288"},"modified":"2020-03-02T10:06:32","modified_gmt":"2020-03-02T17:06:32","slug":"leap-thinking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/leap-thinking\/","title":{"rendered":"Leap Thinking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/category\/3\/florals-large-scale-+-panels?fn=nl_20200229193456\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/HGPPYMTR_MD.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6289\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/HGPPYMTR_MD.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6289\" class=\"wp-image-6289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/HGPPYMTR_MD.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/HGPPYMTR_MD-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/category\/270\/marbled-+-paint-pouring?fn=nl_20200229193456\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/VPUSNFNL_MD.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6291\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/VPUSNFNL_MD.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6291\" class=\"wp-image-6291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/VPUSNFNL_MD.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/VPUSNFNL_MD-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/category\/276\/new-digital-prints?fn=nl_20200229193456\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/HOWID8DW_MD.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6290\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/HOWID8DW_MD.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6290\" class=\"wp-image-6290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/HOWID8DW_MD.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/HOWID8DW_MD-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen I was a kid we\nhad a thick clothbound storybook, with one short story per page for every day\nof the year. I read this beloved book every night before I went to sleep. It\nfollowed the life of a family throughout the year. I will never forget the\nstory for Leap Day &#8211; one of the kids was born on Feb 29 and he only had a\nbirthday party every four years. No fair! <br><br>\nAs a result I have a habit of doing something special on Leap Day, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/search?p_filter_keyword=calligraphy&amp;p_search_type=all&amp;p_func=live&amp;fn=nl_20200229193456\">so\ntoday I took a calligraphy class<\/a>. If you are an aspiring quilt teacher or\ntextile artist, I highly recommend taking a class in a non-textile arts class\nnow and then, just to shake loose any ruts one may have fallen into. I&#8217;ve got a\nCreative Buzz going tonight as a result, and looking forward to applying some\nideas when we host MJ Kinman&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/product\/261874\/diamond-divas-elizabeth-quilt-pattern-by-mj-kinman?fn=nl_20200229193456\">fabulous\nElizabeth Diamond<\/a> class later this week. (Yes <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/product\/267493\/mj-kinman-3-day-diamond-workshop-march-6-8-2020?fn=nl_20200229193456\">we still have a few seats open<\/a><\/strong> if you\nwant to squeeze in!) We have run <a href=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/search?p_filter_keyword=EQQKMJ&amp;p_search_type=all&amp;p_func=live&amp;fn=nl_20200229193456\">2\nkits for this class<\/a> and they are selling fast, both to students in the class,\nand her fans from afar who can&#8217;t make it in person. <br><br>\nIn the class today, we talked about how calligraphy is a kind of meditation\nthat can pull us out of the chaos of modern life, and bring us into the moment.\nSound familiar? Many find this in the Slow Stitching movement. I find this when\nI am doing freemotion stitching on my machine. The movement of the fabric under\nthe needle is a lot like calligraphy. You have to be fully present mentally and\nemotionally when practicing freemotion quilting, I have found, so it is the\nperfect way to shake off the distraction of the outer world. You know what I\nmean! <br><br>\nThis weekend&#8217;s project is preparing a TED-style talk for the World Wilderness\nCongress in Jaipur India. I&#8217;ll be sharing my ideas as an artist and philanthropist\nbusiness owner, with the delegates who gather. We will have a panel discussion\nabout <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/luanarubin\/40619863615\/in\/album-72157685593772424\/\">using\nArt to inspire preservation of wilderness to save endangered species<\/a>, and\nultimately to preserve humanity. I will be sharing that experience with all of\nyou the last part of this month. <br><br>\nWatch for this Wednesday&#8217;s Creative Nudge newsletter &#8211; I&#8217;ll be sharing\ninformation about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/amissionoflove\/\">Mission of\nLove<\/a>&#8216;s next projects &#8211; a new hospital in Guatemala and a Textile School to\npreserve the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/search?p_filter_keyword=guatemalan&amp;p_search_type=all&amp;p_func=live&amp;fn=nl_20200229193456\">traditional\nMayan weaving techniques<\/a> for the next generation. <br><br>\nsharing your Passion for Fabric&#8230; <br>\nLuana and Paul <br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/luanarubin\/\">See my Flickr Photo Pages<\/a>\nfor travel images, comment on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/?fn=nl_20200229193456\">our blog<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/equilter\">follow us on Facebook<\/a>. <br><br>\nVisit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/equilterfabrics\/\">Pinterest<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/equilterfabrics\/\">eQuilter&#8217;s Instagram<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/quiltfairy\">or Twitter<\/a> for more Color and Design\nideas. <br><br>\nCheck out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/news\/videos\/category\/0\/equilter-videos?fn=nl_20200229193456\">our\nVideo pages<\/a> for interviews and show reviews. <br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/category\/237\/classes-workshops-creative-retreats?fn=nl_20200229193456\">eQuilter\nClassroom<\/a>: <br>\nMarch 6-8 &#8211; MJ Kinman &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/product\/267493\/mj-kinman-3-day-diamond-workshop-march-6-8-2020?fn=nl_20200229193456\">&#8220;Unicorn\nRainbow&#8221; &amp; &#8220;Elizabeth Diamond&#8221; Gemstone Workshop<\/a><br>\nApril 13-15 2020 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/category\/237\/classes-workshops-creative-retreats?fn=nl_20200229193456\">Susan\nCarlson<\/a> &#8211; Sold Out <br>\nJune 1-5 2020 &#8211; Paula Nadelstern &#8211; Kaleidoscopes &amp; Quilts <br>\nJuly 20-23 Betty Busby &#8211; Transfer Dyeing <br>\nAugust 6-9 &#8211; Cindy Lohbeck Returns <br><br>\nLuana&#8217;s Travel Calendar: <br>\nFeb 19-22 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/product\/269573\/quiltcon-magazine-modern-quilting-at-its-best-2020?fn=nl_20200229193456\">QuiltCon<\/a>\nin Austin TX <br>\nMar 18-27 &#8211; World Wilderness Congress &#8211; Jaipur India &#8211; Lecture &amp; Panel <br>\nJune 17-21 &#8211; Quilt Canada &#8211; Edmonton (Lecture 6\/19) <br>\nJune 26 &#8211; 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