“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” – Mary Oliver
Tonight I am celebrating the US National Parks and the other wilderness and parkland areas of our beautiful planet. Today was “Giving Tuesday” and on behalf of eQuilter, I just finished making several donations to environmental groups that are trying to save the National Parks, the Arctic Wilderness, the Oceans and Rivers, and the wildlife that lives in those places. Many thanks to all of you who have supported our charity program, which allows us to give these yearend donations.
The SAQA “Textile Posters” exhibit in Houston had 2 quilts (center left of this collage) that also celebrated the great outdoors…more specifically, the red rock formations of our Southwest.
On the left is “Shiprock” by Cat Larrea. (with the big billowing clouds)
This dramatic geologic formation in New Mexico has historic and spiritual significance to the local Navajo community.
In the middle is “Reach for the Sky” by Vicki Conley – celebrating Zion National Park, but also honoring John Muir and Teddy Roosevelt whose wisdom and persistence led to the preservation of these areas.
On the top, bottom, and right side, I’ve added some of our current fabrics that also celebrate the National Parks and wilderness areas. Now more than ever these lands need our support, and we see that more artist activists who are adding their voice through their artwork.
We have put up a project page for the Hurricane and Earthquake Comfort Quilt projects.
Please click through here for all the details, and we will update in the future as needed.
Our next Sewing Day will be Saturday Dec 9, from 9 am to 4 pm. Many thanks to Blakeman Sewing for providing beautiful BERNINA machines for this day! Please RSVP to Dana in Customer Service if you are coming, so we can be sure to have enough machines!
sharing your Passion for Fabric…
Luana
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Event & Travel Calendar:
Dec 9 – Charity Sewing Day at eQuilter
Dec 29 2017 – Jan 5 2018 – Tanzania Africa Wildlife Migration Tour
Feb 22-25, 2018 – QuiltCon – Pasadena, California
Feb 26 – Marty Ornish CQC workshop @ eQuilter Classroom
Mar 1 – May 15 – Registration for ‘Love Your Mother‘ Quilt Challenge
April 5-7 – SAQA Conference San Antonio TX
April 14-15 – Lisa Walton workshop @ eQuilter Classroom
May 11 – eQuilter Chromazone – Color Marketing Group
Nov 14-20, 2018 – POLAR BEAR Tour – Join me in Churchill!
