Despite supply chain issues in our industry, I am always amazed that our buying team is able to keep a steady stream of beautiful new products arriving each week. I look at about 150,000 new products per year, and order around 14,000 which are introduced in our weekly e-newsletters that go out to 120,000 subscribers. We are so proud (and relieved) that we’ve been able to stay open and keep shipping thousands of packages every month, thanks to our fantastic warehouse team. As we approach this week of Thanksgiving, I just want to express our deep appreciation for our awesome employees who are truly part of this TEAM effort…providing this service to our customers around the world.
As our way of thanking YOU, we do not bombard you with obnoxious Black Friday emails. I think you know what I mean. This year more than ever, we appreciate the things that are most important in life. After I left the garment industry and found my way to the quilting industry, I felt so blessed to have found my way to this sisterhood/brotherhood/tribe that is so generous and welcoming. This time of year so many of you are making quilts and sewing gifts for the holiday season. There is really nothing like a handmade gift to show how much you love someone.
When we started this business we never dreamed that it could be part of something so much bigger…to raise money for conservation issues, breast cancer, orphans, and disaster relief. We have just passed another milestone – a total of $1.85 million raised for charity – which means next year we will reach $1.9 million. Now I can start to see that huge milestone of $2 million on the horizon, and I just want you to know that every one of you who have supported us over the years can lay claim to being part of this incredible Force for Good that we have created TOGETHER. I am humbled and filled with gratitude, for what we’ve done together, and I invite you to click through the links on our charity page to learn more about the work each of our carefully vetted non-profit recipients are doing, and what they are accomplishing, with our help and yours.
Just in case you missed this…
I am doing ONE MORE POLAR BEAR TRIP next year. Details on this page.
Our deadline has been extended and they are giving me the chance to fill up the bus with quilters and fabriholics, so let’s Fill ‘er Up!
…sharing your love of fabric,
Luana and Paul
Quilt/Travel Calendar:
Dec 4 – Zoom lecture “Intl Quilt Trends” – Quilt Canada
Jan 12 – Apr 9, 2022 – New England Quilt Museum (NEQM) “For the Love of Gaia” exhibit
Feb 16-19 – QuiltCon – Phoenix Arizona
Sat, April 9 – “International Quilt Trends” lecture – NEQM Closing Reception
October 2022 – Luana’s Polar Bear Tour – Churchill Manitoba Canada
