Here in Colorado, our hottest month tends to be July, so once we hit July 4th, I start thinking about ways to keep cool. One of the ways that I do that is by looking at my Polar Bear photos!
This handsome fellow hung out near our Polar Rover for about an hour, stopping occasionally to stare at us inquisitively. A little while later a female walked up to our back deck and sat down for 45 minutes. Thinking about it sends shivers down my spine…brrrr!
When my boys were little, they just loved to have “Mama Do You Love Me?” as a bedtime story, and now that I’ve met the Inuit people while visiting the edge of the Arctic Circle, it means even more to me. I was so thrilled when the illustrations from this book were licensed as fabric designs!
In addition to seeing lots of Polar Bears, on my previous 2 trips we also saw Snowy Owls, Arctic Foxes, White Ptarmigan, Silver Foxes, Bald Eagles, and of course lots of snow and ice and crystalline sunsets.
Naturally, I have been collecting fabrics so some day I can make a quilt that tells the story of these frigid exhilarating adventures. I know that many of you collect storytelling fabrics, because we see what you order! Sometimes we look at the combinations of fabrics and wonder…what is YOUR story?!?
Some of you share your story quilts by sending us photos of your finished projects, made with fabrics from eQuilter. We love to share them on our social media pages, to inspire other quilters. When we buy special fabrics with Polar Bears, Lighthouses, Whales, Hot Air Balloons, Camping Trailers, Ballet Shoes, the Eiffel Tower, Firetrucks, Koala Bears, Bicycles, Star Wars, Teapots, Motorcycles, Pianos, French Bulldogs, Steam Engines or Soccer Balls… we KNOW that you are also delighted to find the right fabric to tell your story, or tell the story of a loved one.
So just for fun, think of a story from your family, think of a visual theme related to the story, and search for those key words in our powerful search engine. (Thank you Paul!) Then click and go to the product page, click on your favorite color in that design, and click on the blue button “Find This Color” for coordinates.
We stay up late just dreaming up ways to make you smile, so you can tell your story, and make somebody else smile. Pass it on!
sharing your Passion for Fabric…
~Luana
2016 Travel Calendar:
July 20-29 – Seville & Granada
Aug 6 – Intl Quilt Study Center/Museum – Lincoln Nebraska
Aug 12-14 – Festival of Quilts – Birmingham UK
Sept 18-25 – CUBA Arts Tour #2 – Havana, Trinidad & Varadaro
Oct 7 – Dairy Barn – Athens Ohio – Intl Quilt Trends Lecture
Nov 11-13 – Color Marketing Group – Albuquerque
Nov 15-20 – Luana’s Polar Bear Tour
