A reminder that there is still time to send an eQuilter.com Gift Certificate by email, or drop a hint to receive one for yourself. Wait til you see what we have coming in 2024!
Today I had lunch with the founder of Engineers Without Borders (just returned from Uganda), and the recently retired president of the Wild Foundation, who has just returned from COP28. (The United Nations Climate Change Conference that just took place in Dubai.) If these 2 organizations sound familiar, it is because they are 2 of our 7 charities listed on the checkout page when you place an order with eQuilter. Both of these leaders have supported my activist artwork, and it is always inspiring to share a conversation with them.
Today I also received the current newsletter for Mission of Love (another one of our non-profits) and Kathy Price has very kindly featured an article about eQuilter and a full color image of my artwork, just inside the front page. If you have donated directly to MOL, perhaps you received one of these in the mail also. I am trying to get extra copies for our customers in the near future. It is so uplifting to read about all they have accomplished this year…and Kathy is always an inspiration to me.
I rescued a dog today. I was driving home and I saw a Basset Hound on the curb of the main street that goes from our neighborhood to our warehouse. I parked and jumped out, and engaged the pup until the owner came running out of the house around the corner. At one point 3 more Basset Hounds came running out into the street so that was me and her trying to catch 4 Basset Hounds in the street. You can just imagine. As they all galloped around, it was a lot of flopping ears and bobbling bellies. Thank goodness she got all of them back inside safely!
Quilts, just like musical instruments, have a life of their own that continues after we move on. My mother would be so happy that her piano was delivered to its new home today. It has gone to a friend of the family who is studying piano, and is thrilled to have his own piano in his home now. 50 years of memories vibrate in that instrument, including the years that Mom accompanied me performing cello sonatas and concertos. It was a gift from my grandparents….my grandma played piano too. For awhile there we had 4 pianos in the family and now we are down to 2. Sophie Quinn is studying piano for her Music Ed degree, and she has the electric piano in her apartment. The piano that belonged to Paul’s mom is in our house. So many memories, and so much more music to be made…
The Winter Solstice is on Thursday evening here. It is the longest night and the shortest day of the year, here in the Northern Hemisphere. (Those of you in the Southern Hemisphere….our friends in Australia, New Zealand, South America and Africa…are entering the Summer season.) We seek the peace, the deep hibernation of these long nights, to cocoon and dream of the butterfly we will become, knowing that it is from this place of quiet darkness that a new seed will sprout for the New Year. Wishing you Sweet Dreams and a long Winter’s nap.
Thank you for supporting our family-owned business in 2023 –
The year we topped $2 million raised for charity – with YOUR help.
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Luana and Paul
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Travel/Quilt Dates:
Feb 21-24, 2024 – QuiltCon in Raleigh, NC – eQuilter is a GOLD Sponsor.
March 6 – Canadian Quilters Association – Zoom Lecture “Intl Quilt Trends”
