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The textiles of Guatemala are so vivid and beautiful!

I thought this beadwork was so interesting and beautiful! 

I live near a Native American reservation and beadwork is very expensive. These were reasonably priced. I can't say that I saw anyone wearing them so maybe they are for special occasions or ceremonies. 

2 years ago this man and his mother had the popup shop in our hotel. I was happy to see him again, but he said his mother has been ill. They were both so kind!

These aprons are so beautiful! I think they are called Ikat aprons ...

No quilt content today, just reflection. 

I had some very generous donations given to me to take to Guatemala. 

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Where the after school program is located stands about 8000' elevation and can get very chilly so we opted to bring warmer clothing. 

Thank you to quilter Donna and friends and her daughter Krista who blessed us with coats, hats, socks, and gloves. Her daughter Krista knitted a bag of hats! Also Highland Baptist Hispanic Church blessed us with clothing, toys and snacks. 

We were able to set up a room and organize the clothing by size. 

This little boy was blessed with ...

Here are 2 "sardines" I picked up in Portugal. You saw a lot of this pattern on towels, fabric and tchotch's  but these were a bit different. Made from linen and in a small boutique store that offered classes. When we stopped in people were painting tiles! These were heavy like a well made pin cushion and I loved how they were decorated. 

Speaking of sardines.....

There are entire stores dedicated to sardines!

The dates for fun, not the date they were canned! lol 

We did bring some home and generally I'm not a sardine girl.

Last week ...

Faces of Guatemala. 

Momma Katarina and son Fredricko at the pop up shop in my hotel. 

A sweet pup I nicknamed Scarface

I got the opportunity to meet my brother's sponsored boys. Here is Fernando

And his older brother Julio. 

The Faith Seeds staff, here celebrating Carlos (wearing a vest) 7 years on staff. The 4 older boys/men are all brothers with the biggest hearts. 

I hope you are having a wonderful week!

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I've been in Guatemala for 9 days and here is a little recap, mostly about the beautiful textiles.

The first 2 days we relaxed after an overnight flight. We prepped for our week ahead and had some downtime for doing touristy things

 We visited a women's weaver's guild in San Juan La Laguna! Fair trade and really helps these women and their families. 

In this same town we visited a small chocolate shop. 

Very quilt-like! Hanging as a wall in a ...