Some of my most precious memories are spectacular views of stunning landscapes, that I’ve been privileged to experience. I am sure you have similar memories. Sometimes being at the right place and the right time….sometimes after a long journey…sometimes simply because you took the time to stop and look.
It might be the view of a misty valley from a mountaintop, or a golden sunset reflecting off the ocean waves. It could be sitting on a rock deep in a forest listening to the birds in the trees. It could be a memory of sitting on your grandma’s porch watching bumblebees buzzing in her flower garden. Those memories are where we go when we close our eyes and ‘go to our happy place’ or perhaps when we meditate. From what I have seen over almost 24 years of selling fabric at eQuilter, that is also where many of you go when you make a scenic quilt and hang it on the wall.
This time of year we are meeting with sales reps from many of our suppliers, and I am struck by how many of these ‘happy place’ views are being offered by these companies. I think that is a good thing! Today was one of those appointments, and I shared several of the samples with our staff, and with Paul, who is always busy planning our future Free Quilt Patterns. We were excited to dream up the next round of Free Quilt Patterns when these collections start shipping in the Summertime.
I try not to watch the News so much that it keeps me awake at night, but I need to keep up to date with events as a responsible business owner. We’ve sailed this ship through the choppy waters of supply chain issues, pandemic ups and downs, and labor market upheavals, partially because we anticipate what crazy turn our industry and our economy might take next. We are so proud to have stayed open and employed a full crew through the whole thing. But how do I go to sleep at night? I always look at a peaceful calming image, often a view of a beautiful landscape, and I do a meditation in that setting. And like I said, I think many of you do the same thing, considering how many peaceful landscape views we’ve sold over the last several years!
For those of you who follow our daughter:
Sophie has just now transferred to MSU Denver at the Auraria campus, and is commuting to downtown Denver, which was a very sudden and rather traumatic change when her violin professor died of cancer Jan 9. However she just learned she is the assistant concertmaster of the MSU orchestra, and she is excited to get on with this next chapter of her life. She is determined to get her Music Education degree and become a music teacher. Follow your dreams!
Sharing your love of fabric,
Luana and Paul
Travel/Quilt Calendar:
Feb 15 – Virtual lecture for Victoria BC Quilt Guild
Feb 22-25 – QuiltCon – GOLD SPONSOR – Atlanta
April 18-26 – Pour l’Amour du Fil – Nantes, France
June 8-10 – Quilt Canada – Halifax, Nova Scotia
August 18-24 – Bear Camp in Alaska – Sign up Now to travel with Luana!
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