Well.
What a difference a week makes.
Many of you are probably reading this as you are practicing that new phrase – “social distancing” – or even sheltering in place as the coronavirus sweeps over and through our communities.
I am sure many of you have found, if you’ve lived long enough, that you can overcome anxiety and stress by focusing on helping others. That’s what quilters do. We are the ones that Mr. Rogers called The Helpers.
“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.'”
I see on our neighborhood NextDoor app, people offering to help elders who can’t go out to buy food or meds. I see online discussions of neighbors working to solve problems as businesses close down and our communities come to a silent stop. But still there are helpers, whose first thought is to find those who are afraid, suffering, paralyzed by panic…who need someone to say “I’ve got your back”.
As I mentioned in Saturday night’s newsletter, we will continue our online mail-order service as long as we can, but we are protecting our staff by cancelling events, and asking local customers to do curbside pickup instead of coming inside. We have no (known) cases of the virus here, so we are washing hands frequently, disinfecting common surfaces, and limiting our exposure as much as we can.
As always, 2% of sales will go to our charity program, to help those who are impacted by this historic and very surreal event. We send you our love and comfort, and we are here for you if you have special needs while you are undoubtedly sewing and keeping safe at home.
sharing your Passion for Fabric…
Luana and Paul
*The miniature quilt above was photographed by Luana at the Tokyo Quilt Festival in January. The artist’s name is printed in Kanji in the lower left corner. The frame features Spring fabrics currently in stock. For more photos visit her photo page.
eQuilter Classroom:
June 1-5 2020 – Paula Nadelstern – Kaleidoscopes & Quilts – Registration OPEN
July 20-23 Betty Busby – Transfer Dyeing
August 6-9 – Cindy Lohbeck Returns
October 5-9 – Susan Carlson – RESCHEDULED
2021 – Jacqueline de Jonge
Luana’s Travel Calendar:
May 14-15 – Quilt Market – CANCELLED
June 19 – Quilt Canada – “Intl Quilt Trends” presentation
June 26 – Intl Quilt Museum – Lincoln NE – Opening Reception & Lecture “For the Love of Gaia”
July 29 – Aug 2 – “Love Your Mother” Gallery in Birmingham UK (Lecture 8/1)
Sept 26 – Quilters Take Manhattan
Oct 16-17 – Visions Art Museum – San Diego (Lecture 10/16)
