{"id":11089,"date":"2025-02-08T15:23:14","date_gmt":"2025-02-08T22:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/?p=11089"},"modified":"2025-02-10T15:23:48","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T22:23:48","slug":"what-you-really-want-for-valentines-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/what-you-really-want-for-valentines-day\/","title":{"rendered":"What You Really Want for Valentine’s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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We are zooming into February which is a short month with a sweet holiday in the middle –
Valentine’s Day<\/a> is next Friday!

Drop a hint to your sweetie for an eQuilter.com Gift Certificate<\/a>.

About once a year, a new issue of the “Fabrigasm<\/a>” magazine drops. Issue #11 is full of inspiration for working with African textiles<\/a>, published by our friend Lisa Shepard Stewart. We were able to pick up some copies of Issue #10 also, in case you missed that one last year.

We have received another big shipment of our exclusive Rubin Studio Designs<\/a>, and I want to make sure you see my 2 favorites this week:

Renaissance Kitty<\/a><\/strong> and Wizard’s Universe<\/a><\/strong>

I had a very satisfying week in the studio, finishing one quilt and now up to my eyeballs with another one on a deadline. It is now 2 weeks until I leave for my solo gallery and lecture at the Kyoto Quilt Festival. I am still planning for an Open Studio on Sunday March 9, from 1-5 pm, before I send quilts back to their museum and exhibit venues March 10. Sincere thanks to those organizations who let me borrow my work for this exhibit. You may recall that one year ago, after we lost my mom, I committed to a return to my art career. I am grateful to those who have helped me to follow my dream over the last year! You can sign up to follow my artist blog here<\/a>.

I gave a talk on Art & Activism last month for the Fraser Valley Modern Quilt Guild in BC Canada.
You can view a recording of that lecture now on our YouTube page.<\/a>

We are still collecting comfort quilts for those who lost their homes during Hurricane Helene in NC. You can either drop donations off *in person* at our office, or ship directly to this NEW address for distribution:

Shannon Townsend
57 Eden Glen Rd
Black Mountain, NC 28711

sharing your love for fabric,
Luana and Paul

Travel\/Lecture Dates:
Feb 20-23 – QuiltCon – eQuilter is a Sponsor!
Feb 25 – Mar 5 – Kyoto Quilt Festival – Luana’s Solo Gallery
March 9 – Public Open Studio – 1-5 pm.
(March 8 – group studio visits by appointment)
Apr 3-6 – SAQA Conference – St Pete, Florida
April 27- May 3 – Alegre Retreat

Visit eQuilter’s Instagram<\/a>, Pinterest<\/a> or TikTok<\/a> pages for Color and Design ideas.

See Luana’s Artist Blog<\/a>, Flickr Photo Pages<\/a> for travel images, comment on our blog<\/a>, or follow us on Facebook<\/a>.

Check out our Video pages<\/a> for interviews and show reviews.<\/p>\nShare Post:<\/strong>
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