eQuilter Newsletter - September 15th, 2019
New Kaufman, Hoffman, 3 Wishes - Backing Sale

Our eQuilter friends and customers are very special people. They are not just quilters. They are travelers, avid readers, collectors, volunteers, Nature lovers, animal lovers, history buffs and problem solvers. You are not just quilters....you have multiple creative passions and you love to share those interests with others...who often become members of your extended family.

Over the last 20 years since we started in our basement, I've read your letters, talked to you at quilt festivals, and watched you create in our classroom. The fires that feed your creativity and your fierce friendships are a force to be reckoned with, and you inspire me to think of more ways to be of service to those creative flames. Now we can share and inspire each other even faster with so many different social media platforms.

But still, there is nothing like being in a room full of creative people who have slowed down enough to make things by hand, and share the experience with each other. This weekend we are hosting Cas Holms who is here from Kent UK, for a FRCQ workshop. There are familiar faces, and new friends. When there are long stretches of silence because everyone is so deeply engrossed in their work, it is a sacred silence.

When our middle school art class took a field trip to the art museum in the city, I was the kid who would stand in front of one spectacular piece and look...and look...and look...trying to figure out how it was done...until they came and dragged me to the next room. That is something that quilters do too. We go to quilt exhibits, cluster around a fantastic piece, and admire the details. There is a difference between just looking at something, versus actually *seeing* what is in front of us. The ability to look and really *see* color for instance, is something that can be a gift in childhood, but most adults can learn to do this too. It is a type of meditation, something we all need in this chaotic world.

I know many of you get your cup of coffee or tea on Sunday mornings and sit down to have a look at all the new artwork we are introducing...and I know from your emails that you also really *see* the special details in the incredible artwork that is being reproduced now with digital-printing technology. It's a wonderful time to be a fabriholic and textile-collector.

Thank you for telling your friends about our charitable projects - we appreciate your support!

sharing your Passion for Fabric...
Luana and Paul

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Luana's Travel Calendar:
Oct 16-22 - Winnipeg & Churchill, Manitoba Canada
Oct 25-31 - Quilt Market & Festival - Houston
Nov 13-17 - Color Marketing Group - Tuscon AZ
Jan 24-29, 2020 - Tokyo Quilt Festival - 1 day with Lisa Walton's Japan Tour

eQuilter Classroom:
Sept 28 - 10 am to 4 pm - Charity Sewing Day - please RSVP
Oct 8-10 - Jacqueline de Jonge - Enchanting Stars & Dream Flight - Registration OPEN
April 13-15 2020 - Susan Carlson
June 1-5 2020 - Paula Nadelstern

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