Monthly Archives: November 2023

Free Quilt Pattern – Precious Poppies

Posted on November 30, 2023 by Luana

Tonight’s Free eQuilter pattern features a gorgeous garden poppy collection filled with elegant dragonflies and forest textures. Start with the main 24″ x 44″ panel, piecing sets of three blocks above and below, with a deep aqua sashing. Then miter … Continue reading →

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Thread Colors are like Candy!

Posted on November 29, 2023 by Luana

After I left the fashion industry and found my way to the quilting world in 1990, I spent a few years taking quilt classes to learn some of the more advanced techniques. First I had to learn how to use … Continue reading →

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Free Quilt Pattern – Sunny Day

Posted on November 26, 2023 by Luana

This dazzling Exclusive eQuilter Free Pattern features an extra-large floral panel with blooming sunflowers in grand scale & sunshine colors. The fantastic floral panel is gracefully surrounded by delicate Hoffman Hand Dye stripes that are pieced at the corners to … Continue reading →

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Small Business Saturday…and a Big Birthday

Posted on November 25, 2023 by Luana

Well, it finally happened. I am turning 65 this weekend and am officially a senior citizen at last. I don’t feel like a ‘old person’ but I am sure a twenty-something person would think differently, ha. I signed up for … Continue reading →

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Free Quilt Pattern – Silent Night Peace

Posted on November 23, 2023 by Luana

Tonight’s exclusive eQuilter Free Quilt Pattern features a snow covered scene with an illuminated chapel and horse drawn carriages. This peaceful, celebratory scene is surrounded by bountiful pine trees and a shining full moon. To make this 68″ x 56″ … Continue reading →

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Amazing Grace

Posted on November 22, 2023 by Luana

Over the decades, I’ve had a mad love affair with Wisteria. It doesn’t really grow here in Colorado, but when I lived in New York there was a building on my block with an ancient wisteria that had patiently crawled … Continue reading →

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Free Quilt Pattern – African Elegance

Posted on November 19, 2023 by Luana

Today’s Free eQuilter pattern features our exclusive African woman with headdress & jewelry panel. To make this 53″ x 63″ quilt design, you will start with the opulent 34″ x 44″ central portrait panel. We’ve set it in a frame … Continue reading →

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My Creative Life

Posted on November 18, 2023 by Luana

Many thanks to all of you who sent messages of condolence. It means a lot to me, and I appreciate your kind words of comfort. Now that these years of caretaking are behind me, I am feeling a deep exhaustion … Continue reading →

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Free Quilt Pattern – Baby Goldendoodle

Posted on November 17, 2023 by Luana

Today’s adorable Free Quilt Pattern features a goldendoodle puppy in a woven basket, ready for you to take home. She flashes her irresistible puppy-dog eyes at us, knowing exactly how cute she is! To make this 60″ x 68″ quilt, … Continue reading →

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In Loving Memory….

Posted on November 15, 2023 by Luana

You may have read in our Saturday newsletter, that early last Thursday we lost my mother, our beloved Nana. Many of you met my mother over the years and decades, because she was such a part of our lives. I … Continue reading →

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