We are very aware that many of you are dedicated Crazy Cat Ladies (and Lads), with kitty assistants lolling across your current quilt projects on your sewing machines. Yes many of you are dog lovers as well, but this is an Ode to the Ailurophiles out there. You know who you are.
I got my first dog at 5 years old, but I picked out my first cat at a pet shop when I was about 12 years old. I picked out an adult rescue cat and brought it back to my home which for some reason my mother accepted. The shop keeper told me it was a boy, so I named him Timothy. However as the weeks went by and Timothy’s belly swelled with mysterious wiggles, we suspected that he was a she. Yes in fact Timothy had kittens a few weeks later which was a shock and delight. That was back in the day, before we knew to spay cats.
Now our daughter is away at college and has an apartment. A year ago she got herself a 5 year old rescue kitty named Grapefruit, whom she adores. Grapefruit is a grey, peach and cream calico.
And here’s a funny story….when Paul and I first met in 1994, we each had 2 cats. He had 2 British Shorthairs. I had a tuxedo and a tabby. So our first home together had 4 cats. And multiple lint brushes. Now we have 2 dogs and 3 rescue cats. We adore our furry family and we can see from all the cat and dog fabrics that you collect…that you share our devotion to fuzzy friends.
Our exclusive collection of Cat fabrics is legendary…and sometimes very silly. This week we also have the new Quiltfolk book of CATS, which features several of our talented customers’ work. Featured on page 106 is a OBW quilt called “Bedazzled” by artist Jackie OBrien featuring eQuilter’s very own panel by Rubin Design Studio called Intricate Illustrated Kitty.
Fellow crazy cat lads & ladies can join my Fabriholic Kitty Club on Facebook, where you can post as many cat photos, memes and videos as you like, and nobody will unfriend you. Meow!
Sharing our passion for fabric…and cats!
Luana & Paul
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Travel/Lecture Dates:
Oct 9-12 – Houston Quilt Festival – Soul Stories
Nov 2-6 – Art Quilt Tahoe – Independent Study
Nov 7-10 – Sacred Threads – Indianapolis – Art & Activism lecture
Nov 21-23 – Taiwan Quilt Festival – Taipei – Feature Artist & Speaker
Dec 10 – Canadian Quilt Association – Zoom Lecture – Intl Quilt Trends
Feb 2 – SAQA Europe/Middle East – Zoom Lecture
Feb 18-21 – QuiltCon – Raleigh NC
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