Category Archives: Charity

Americans United by Stitch

Posted on October 21, 2020 by Luana

Our country seems to be straining at the seams, as we approach this election. However I am hopeful and optimistic that when we come through the pandemic and we can start to build a ‘new normal’, quilters will be the … Continue reading →

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How Loss Opens Your Heart

Posted on October 7, 2020 by Luana

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. As you know, we give 2% of sales to a list of charities, and one of them is for Breast Cancer Research. As of this month eQuilter has donated $312K to this one cause, … Continue reading →

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An Act of Faith, and Breast Cancer Awareness

Posted on October 5, 2020 by Luana

Sewing in the time of COVID-19 – Week 29 I think we can all agree that 2020 is a surreal and exhausting year, and somehow we find ourselves in the last quarter of this annus horribilis. (That’s Latin for horrible … Continue reading →

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Just Keep Going

Posted on September 20, 2020 by Luana

Sewing in the time of COVID-19 – Week 27 We are excited about this email we just received for our beautiful eQuilter.com building in Boulder Colorado which is now 2 years old: “Congratulations! You have earned EPA’s ENERGY STAR for … Continue reading →

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One Day at a Time

Posted on September 16, 2020 by Luana

Today was the first time I saw my mother in person, in six months. She has declined into a wheelchair since I saw her last, but there is still that spark of love and decency that she has had all … Continue reading →

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Nature’s Balm

Posted on August 12, 2020 by Luana

We have found over the last 21 years that Nature-themed fabrics are often the most popular. Wildlife, flowers, forest, birds, ocean, sky, fish and bugs make up a huge percentage of the fabrics that we cut and ship out to … Continue reading →

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Counting Our Blessings

Posted on August 10, 2020 by Luana

Sewing in the time of COVID-19 – Week 21 As you probably know, the eQuilter Charity Program is one of my favorite things about our business. We’ve been giving 2% of sales to a list of charities for over 20 … Continue reading →

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A Quilt Is a Hug

Posted on July 6, 2020 by Luana

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, … Continue reading →

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Ride This Wave Together

Posted on June 24, 2020 by Luana

Over the last week I have been sad to see some quilters are squabbling online about politics vs human rights issues. The topic of racial discrimination, which is a human rights and moral issue, has been politicized and is being … Continue reading →

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A Dark Storm

Posted on June 6, 2020 by Luana

Sewing in the time of COVID-19 – Week 12 As I write this a dark storm is passing over our home, the wind is gusting and the raindrops are slapping the windows. I close the windows and turn on the … Continue reading →

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