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* This Week’s Hot Picks *
Australian ‘Pannotia’ features butterflies & dragonflies in vibrant color.
‘Power of the Elements‘ depicts Mother Nature’s vital spirit.
‘Wolf Song‘ is a celebration of wolves with Dreamcatchers.
Bear cubs grace the Autumn Forest in ‘Nature Walk’.
Horses gallop through the ‘Snowfall On The Range‘.
Graffiti artists spray paint pup portraits in ‘Dogs in the City‘.
Australian artist De Gillett Cox illustrates brilliant cockatoos.
African themed prints celebrate with bright color & geometrics.
Don’t miss New Halloween prints: Carving Pumpkins & Ghostly Greetings.
Plus Christmas selections continue to pour into the eQuilter warehouse!
Enjoy 26 bright new Batiks from Island Batik,
and 22 fabulous new Precuts, from Celebrate Fall to Winter Sparkle.
Check out this week’s *Rubin Design Studio* Digital Exclusives!
| Yes You Can Make a Difference |
| Today was International Friendship Day, and I’ve been thinking about how lucky I was to find my way to the quilting community in 1992. As you probably know, when we join this community and call ourselves Quilters, we join a worldwide tribe of makers and stitchers, who are some of the most generous and compassionate people I have ever known. I assume that is why our charity program has resonated with loyal customers for over 20 years, as we have raised (together!) over $1.9 million to help those whose voices are not being heard. Among those voices are the wildlife with whom we share this planet. We have a special relationship with our non-profit partners, and when I travel, I meet with them whenever possible. In the midweek newsletter I told you about my meeting with Ocean Conservancy while in Washington DC. I would also like to share with you my meeting with Leda Huta, the executive director of the Endangered Species Coalition. We met with her before heading to the airport on Wednesday. My inbox is full of emails from non-profits asking for help. However, in my personal life as well as in our business, I am extremely careful about choosing where I may donate funds. I want to know that the money is going directly to where it is most needed, and not into the pockets of a fatcat CEO of a non-profit. This is more common than you can imagine. This is why before you donate, you should always meet those running the organization in person, or vet the recipients on a watchdog site like Charity Navigator. For many years I felt like these non-profits were competing with each other. I would meet with them and encourage them to band together so their combined voices and efforts would be more powerful. When it comes to issues like endangered species, poisoned waters, and climate change…we just can’t waste any more time. The Endangered Species Coalition is an umbrella organization that does just what I dreamed about. The ESC is one of several non-profits to whom we are giving monthly donations, in addition to the 7 charities you see when you check out with an eQuilter order. In my lunch meeting with Leda, we discussed a joint project on Art and Activism. Lately I’ve been asked to write and speak on this topic more and more, as it is a huge trend that is connecting the art world with the nonprofit world. How can you as an artist make a difference in the world? Stay tuned! If you are going to the Long Beach Quilt Festival next weekend, be sure to check out the “Celebration of Color” contest exhibit – sponsored by eQuilter.com! Sharing your love of fabric, Luana Visit eQuilter’s Instagram, Pinterest or Twitter pages for Color and Design ideas. See Luana’s Flickr Photo Pages for travel images, comment on our blog, or follow us on Facebook. Check out our Video pages for interviews and show reviews. Quilt/Travel/Sponsor Calendar: Aug 17-20 – Festival of Quilts – Birmingham UK – Quilt Trends Lecture & SAQA Forced to Flee Sept 21-24 – SAQA Conference – San Diego CA October 2022 – Luana’s Polar Bear Tour – Churchill Manitoba Canada |
