eQuilter Newsletter - March 15th, 2020
New Northcott, Tula Pink, P and B - Holiday, Novelty Clearance

What a difference a week makes. Last week we were reminding you to set your clocks ahead for Daylight Savings. This week we cannot escape the news about the virus.

Our workshop with Susan Carlson is on hold, and we are discussing various options including webinar with "social distancing" in our classroom, or postponement. Several suppliers have let us know they will not be at Market in May. Many quilt festivals and other events have been cancelled in the next few months.

We've been discussing health protocols with our staff, and teams are disinfecting common-touch areas twice a day to keep our staff and visitors safe. We are practicing 'social distancing' and washing hands many times a day so we can continue to process your orders. We will just take this a week at a time.
Starting this week we will offer curbside pickup for local orders. If you live locally and wish to save on shipping but not get out of your car to pick up an order, just let us know when you will arrive and we will bring your package out to your car for a *quick* hand-off to protect staff and customer.

We know that many of you are staying home to keep safe and healthy from the virus, and if you are looking on the bright side, it is a fantastic opportunity to organize your stash, and get lots of sewing done. We are a resilient group of creative folks, so I know we will channel all that energy in to new projects that will manifest as an explosion of new quilts and textile art by this Fall. Quilting is one of the most therapeutic activities I can think of, when the world outside is crazy.

On my neighborhood Next Door app/site, several folks have offered to help out however they can - for seniors and those with immune-issues who can't go out for food or meds. Local teenagers home because of closed schools, are offering to help babysit small kids also out of school, for working parents who can't take off work. Now is the time to check in on elderly neighbors who live alone, and continue to call them each day as this shutdown passes through our communities.

All of the schools and universities are closed here, so we hope that will blunt the force of the spreading virus. My mom is in a nursing home and they've clamped down on visiting, so I am going to keep working, call her every day, and pray she can stay safe. Several of the organizations you see on our charity page, are gearing up to help those affected around the world.

sharing your Passion for Fabric...
Luana and Paul

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eQuilter Classroom:
March 28 - Charity Sewing Day - On Hold
April 13-15 2020 - Susan Carlson - On Hold
June 1-5 2020 - Paula Nadelstern - Kaleidoscopes & Quilts - Registration OPEN
July 20-23 Betty Busby - Transfer Dyeing
August 6-9 - Cindy Lohbeck Returns

Luana's Travel Calendar:
May 14-15 - Quilt Market (May 17 - Sophie's Graduation!)
June 17-21 - Quilt Canada - Edmonton (Lecture 6/19)
June 26 - Intl Quilt Museum - Lincoln NE - Exhibit Opening & Lecture
July 29 - Aug 2 - "Love Your Mother" in Birmingham UK (Lecture 8/1)
Oct 16-17 - Visions Art Museum - San Diego (Lecture 10/16)