I love everything about the holidays. When I was a child we started preparing for Christmas shortly after Thanksgiving. We put the decorations up 2 weeks before Christmas and took the tree down before 12am New Years eve. Mom and dad are
gone now and I have started a tradition of celebrating Kwanzaa the African American holiday celebrated from December
26 through January 1. Kwanzaa is a Swahilli term that signifies " first fruits of the harvest".
For the past several years I have joined a kwanzaa swap by sending fabric postcards and exchanging kwanzaa blocks.
Here is the fabric postcard I made for the exchange. A ear of corn is stenciled on felt. The corn (muhndi) is placed on the mkeka (woven straw mat) to symbolize celebration of children, community, and family.
Kwanzaa Fabric Post Card
Over the holidays I will be quilting the Kwanzaa top I made for my neighbor and upstarting several other holiday projects. It is never to early to start Christmas projects . I got a head start on Christmas dinner but brother and I had dinner at a friends house. I miss dad so very much as this is our first Christmas without him. He loved Christmas and always helped out with the cooking. I hope you are enjoying your holiday with family and friends and may it be filled with joy and happiness.
Peace, love, and art,
Angela
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