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Mother Earth shows off her
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Fairy Land Gypsies dance in the garden, and a
Magical Unicorn Guide travels with her faithful companions.
Hummingbirds visit vibrant
blossoms in this exquisite collection.
Romantic Roses and
Blue Hydrangeas bring an air of summer.
The Forest is ablaze with color in this brilliant Electric Nature panel.
Thomas Kinkade's glowing Garden Gazebo displays a peaceful retreat.
Loons by Darrell Bush swim in a misty Northern lake.
Fowl Play by Janet Wecker Frisch features roosters and chickens with the designer's signature style.
The Quilted Cottage by Desiree Designs adds fun to your sewing room.
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Floral and Animal Clearance: NOW Through Sunday 01/14/18:
Jambo (Hello) from Africa!
Hello from the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania.
It is Saturday night, and my last night before I start my long journey home. (1 day cross country to Arusha, then 3 flights home through Ethiopia and Frankfurt.)
We have had heavy rains the last few days, which has made travel interesting. Yesterday as we traveled from the Serengeti to the Crater, we were slipping and sliding on rutted muddy roads, and fell into an Aardvark hole on the side of the dirt road in the middle of nowhere. Fortunately the driver and guide were very experienced and managed to get the vehicle out after an hour, with some very creative solutions.
Yesterday I visited a Maasai village, met a chief with 5 wives, and sat in a mud hut where they sleep with the calves at night to keep them safe from the lions. Tonight we are tallying up the total number of animals we've seen in the last 8 days - about 56 lions, 75 elephants, 40 giraffes, 6 cheetahs, plus lots of hyenas, ostriches, warthogs, and a handful of rhinos and leopards. Not to mention hundreds of thousands of wildebeests and zebras, in the Great Migration.
We have always scooped up fabrics that feature African wildlife and people, but now these images have so much more meaning to me. When I look at the fabric, I am thinking about the behavior and the ecosystem where the animals live. I stopped in a market and purchased many traditional African prints & batiks which I will hand-carry back to the US tomorrow. (for you!) When I look at these bold beautiful designs, I think of the ladies who wear these prints on the streets of the cities and villages here.
I'll arrive home Monday night, and I'll share more in the Midweek Creative Nudge.
sharing your Passion for Fabric...
Luana and Paul
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Event & Travel Calendar:
Dec 26 2017 - Jan 8 2018 - Tanzania Africa Wildlife Migration Tour
Feb 22-25, 2018 - QuiltCon - Pasadena, California
Feb 26 - Marty Ornish CQC workshop @ eQuilter Classroom
Mar 1 - May 15 - Registration for 'Love Your Mother' Quilt Challenge
April 5-7 - SAQA Conference San Antonio TX
April 14-15 - Lisa Walton workshop @ eQuilter Classroom
May 11 - eQuilter Chromazone - Color Marketing Group
Nov 14-20, 2018 - POLAR BEAR Tour - Join me in Churchill!
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