{"id":11874,"date":"2026-05-02T13:37:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T19:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/?p=11874"},"modified":"2026-05-06T13:38:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T19:38:20","slug":"support-your-national-parks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/support-your-national-parks\/","title":{"rendered":"Support Your National Parks!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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I am writing to you this week from southwest Colorado, on the last day of the Alegre Art Retreat<\/a><\/strong> in beautiful Gateway. I’ve spent a wonderful week with many brilliant artists and members of the textile art community. And … I made a lot of progress on a new piece! So I am feeling productive.

Thursday I drove over to Moab in Utah<\/a><\/strong>, and spent some time in Arches National Park. Many years ago I participated in the National Parks quilt project, and my quilt was for Arches National Park. The exhibit traveled for several years, and there was a companion book<\/a><\/strong>. So while I was here, I just HAD to pop over to visit Arches. It was 2.5 hours to Moab, then a short drive to the entrance of the National Park. Once I was inside I had the most amazing experience. It was busy, but everyone was polite and happy. Lately when I am out and about, people are grumpy and stressed, but my day in the park was like being in a parallel dimension where everybody smiled and took turns. Why? Because everyone was so ecstatic about being in such an other-worldly and beautiful landscape. Our National Parks are priceless, and I urge you to support our public lands, and visit at least one National Park in the next few months. The park ranger told me they are just barely hanging on, after all the funding cuts. I have a Senior annual pass which I got at Rocky Mountain National Park, but it also worked at Arches. They are very affordable. Support your National Parks!

Our daughter Sophie Quinn spent several hours in her college parking lot Thursday evening, rescuing an 8 week old orange kitten who was stuck inside the chassis of a car. She took the kitten to an emergency vet because it was shivering and starving. The owners of the car decided they wanted to keep the kitten so it worked out for everyone because Sophie Quinn already has a cat. But I am proud of her that she did the right thing and rescued that tiny baby who was lost and alone. Probably would not have survived the night otherwise.

Sharing your passion for fabrics….
Luana and Paul

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Travel\/Lecture Dates:
Apr 26 – May 1 – Alegre Retreat, Gateway CO
May 16 – New England Quilt Museum, Soul Stories Artist Reception
May 18-26 – Montpellier, France
June 4-5 – Featured Speaker – World Environment Day – Houston
July 28 – Aug 2 – Festival of Quilts – Birmingham UK
Nov 12-15 – Intl Quilt Festival – Houston



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