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Take 10% off on our Astronomy & Inspiration sale thru July 12th:
Save on
our Finest Celestial &
Spiritual prints!
Sunday's our last chance
for Northwoods &
Ocean Wildlife sales.
* This Week's Hot Picks *
Serengeti by Dan Morris is a colorful wild safari, while
Illuminations and
Gypsy Soul Ombres are great coordinates.
Gorgeously Goth and
Steampunk Halloween are spectacular.
Use
Candy Cane ABCs to personalize your Christmas sewing,
and celebrate with the animals in Snow Pals.
Enjoy new color study collections:
Prism by Giucy Giuce
Tula's True Colors by Tula Pink
Contrast your color choices with Black and White Opposites Attract,
bright White on White tonals, and Dark Charcoal blenders.
Popular 'Fusions' illustrates marbleized & paint pouring.
Maple Tree Marvel Birds &
Thunderhead Buffalo are
wonderful nature panels from David Textiles.
Celebrate Independence Day with Americana prints and
the new eQuilter pattern Glorious and Free.
Don't miss our
Nurse & Medical themed
fabrics.
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Celestial and Spiritual Sale: NOW Through Sunday 07/12/20:
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A Quilt Is a Hug
Sewing in the time of COVID-19 - Week 16
For those of us living in the US, I am sure we can all agree this is the strangest 4th of July we've ever had. No fireworks show here in Boulder, due to the pandemic and fire danger. Normally I would go out and get watermelon and corn-on-the-cob for this holiday weekend, and then we'd go to our fireworks-viewing spot that we've gone to for 25 years, to eat ice cream and watch the show. For years we did this with my mom and my kids. But this year we have Hamilton streaming instead!
This is a time to ponder what it means to be an American, and what it means to be patriotic. It is a time to think about what ideas and messages we want to put in our current artwork as well. There are many people suffering from depression now, so it is also a time to reach out to those who live alone or who don't have a support system, to make sure they are ok, and that they are loved.
When we make a quilt and give it away, the recipient is wrapped in our love. Last Fall I gave a quilt to my friend who was dying of brain cancer. I saw her the day before she died, and she thanked me again for the quilt and told me how comforting it was to be under or inside that quilt. Now it is with her husband and kids, and I hope it is a comfort to them too. When we make a quilt that has our love in every stitch, and we give it to someone who is suffering, our arms are around them even if we can't give them a hug in person.
In case you missed the Virtual Exhibit Opening of "For the Love of Gaia" last week (I am a guest curator for the International Quilt Museum in Lincoln NE for this project)
here is a link to the video recording - Enjoy!
with Hope for the Future,
Luana and Paul
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