{"id":9024,"date":"2022-06-20T09:41:24","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T15:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/?p=9024"},"modified":"2022-06-29T10:00:15","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T16:00:15","slug":"weekly-newsletter-new-benartex-pb-textiles-tula-pink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/weekly-newsletter-new-benartex-pb-textiles-tula-pink\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Newsletter- New Benartex, PB Textiles, Tula Pink"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Save big on our Floral Fabric<\/a><\/strong> and Designer Closeout<\/a><\/strong> sales!
Over 500 products at 45% off<\/strong>!

Sunday is the last day of our Quilt Backing Sale<\/a><\/strong>!

‘Season of the Sun<\/a><\/strong>‘ celebrates Summer with sun faces & mandalas.

Flower Festival features<\/a><\/strong> Magnolias, Pansies & Paisley blooms.

‘Road Trains<\/a><\/strong>‘ captures the power of 18 Wheelers on the road.

There’s more Halloween Magic<\/a><\/strong> at the Mystery Manor!

Songbird Serenade<\/a><\/strong> is a collection of richly colored songbirds.
Butterflies & Dragonflies<\/a><\/strong> abound in ‘Garden Flight’.

Christmas Joys<\/a><\/strong> is our adorable retro Christmas Panel.
Christmastime highlights<\/a><\/strong> Santa’s legacy, while
Holiday Sweets<\/a><\/strong> illustrates Gingerbread houses & Candy Canes.

Don’t miss the magic of ‘Gnome Wonderland<\/a><\/strong>‘ on vacation, and
these Christmas Kitties & Pups<\/a><\/strong> are simply ‘Not Ameowsed’.

We have New Tula Pink Precuts<\/a><\/strong> in Strips, Squares, Charms & FQs.

‘Baby Safari<\/a><\/strong>‘ gathers wild animals on Noah’s Ark.

New Color Palette selections<\/a><\/strong> include Brushstokes & Season of the Sun.
And there are 26 new Batiks & Hand Dyes<\/a><\/strong> for your stash.

Don’t miss this week’s *Rubin Design Studio<\/a><\/strong>* Digital Exclusives!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Letter from Vancouver<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
I am writing to you from the Vancouver BC airport, as I wait to board my flight back home. Holy cow! The airport lines were crazy – especially checking in at United. It was easier to get to Canada than I expected, but harder to get through the several long lines, to get home. I have Global Entry and was using my pandemic miles (from 2 1\/2 yrs of credit card use) for an upgrade. Even with that, it was nuts. So if you are traveling this summer, allow extra time. I got here 2.5 hrs ahead of time. If I didn’t have some of these line-skipping perks I would have needed more like 3 hrs to feel comfortable. Nothing worse than having to run for the gate!

It is Father’s Day weekend so I have to thank my husband and partner Paul for all that he does, especially when he holds the fort down at home and work when I am traveling. Together since we met in 1994, running this business together since 1999. I’m a lucky girl! Wishing you all a Happy Fathers Day!

As Juneteenth approaches I also want to re-affirm our commitment to Black Lives Matter. I am always surprised when I hear that quilt organizations hesitate to make a positive statement about this important social justice and humanitarian concept. For those of you who have hesitated in the past, I urge you to make positive affirmations to mark Juneteenth. Perhaps you can educate those who are hesitant, so they can join us in an inclusive environment for ALL who wish to join us in the quilting world. It is time to speak up.

One of the very obvious ideas being discussed at Quilt Canada was about healing and reparations for First Nation (indigenous) people who were forced to leave their families and go to boarding schools as children. This is an extremely sad chapter in US and Canadian history that is now being brought to light. I visited with Vanessa who was running the “Quilts for Survivors” booth at Quilt Canada. They are gifting beautiful donated quilts to those who survived the residential schools, as children.

Summer Solstice is in a few days – when the longest day of the year bathes the Northern Hemisphere in golden light. Let us hope that it brings illumination to the issues we’ve struggled with in the last few months, and let us pray that this Light will bring healing to our troubled world and those who are suffering. Thanks to all of you who selflessly make quilts for those who have suffered trauma and loss. We are still accepting quilts for Uvalde. If you are not in the Boulder area, please ship directly to Diana in Uvalde<\/a><\/strong>.

Sharing your love of fabric,
Luana

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Quilt\/Travel\/Sponsor Calendar:
June 15-18 – Quilt Canada, Vancouver BC
July 22-26 – Sacred Threads Weekend, Dulles\/Wash DC
August 4 – Long Beach Quilt Festival
Aug 17-20 – Festival of Quilts – Birmingham UK
Sept 21-24 – SAQA conference in San Diego
Oct 17-24 – Luana’s Polar Bear Tour<\/a> – Churchill Manitoba Canada
Oct 28 – Nov 5 – Quilt Market & Festival – Houston
Feb 22-25 – QuiltCon – Atlanta GA<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\nShare Post:<\/strong>
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