Tonight’s Free eQuilter Pattern features our adorable Mouse Wizard panel, depicting a magical mouse dressed in wizard’s robes stands proudly atop a stack of arcane tomes.
Use the Coupon Code: MOUSE on the checkout page to receive $10 off your purchase of $50 or more, through May 19th, 2026 only! (This gift coupon cannot be combined with other Promotions or Gift Certificates.)
To make this 53″ x 68″ quilt design, start with the 29″ x 44″ central panel. Then cut and piece our exclusive Library Books and Ancient Alchemy Text prints for the borders.
PLUS – you’ll receive Free USA / 50% off INTL shipping when you order the fabrics for this exquisite quilt pattern (orders $100 and over, no coupon needed).
Order the pattern as configured, or customize it to your liking with any of our thousands of fabrics. Just place your desired fabrics in your Wish List, and these fabrics will appear in the Fabric Selector below the pattern.
I am writing to you today from Lowell Massachusetts, where one of my art quilts is in a Soul Stories exhibit at the New England Quilt Museum. I’ll be giving a lecture about Soul Stories today, attending the artist reception, and we all will enjoy talking to visitors about our work.
Paul and I celebrated our 31 year wedding anniversary this last week. Those years keep rolling by. The time goes by faster when we are having fun – working together to bring you lots of beautiful fabrics!
We had a scare this week with our older male golden retriever Leo. We thought we were going to lose him, but we have him on some new meds and he is slowly improving. In the meantime, we found out the DNA of our new young stray rescue dog River. She is a 1-2 year old Black-Brindle. Imagine how surprised we were to find out she is half Golden, and half Great Pyrenees! She is an enigma of nature!
Travel/Lecture Dates: May 16 – New England Quilt Museum, Soul Stories Artist Reception June 4-5 – Featured Speaker – World Environment Day – Houston July 28 – Aug 2 – Festival of Quilts – Birmingham UK Nov 12-15 – Intl Quilt Festival – Houston
Do you remember the first time you saw Yoda use The Force to beat the bad guys in a Star Wars movie? I do! I was in a movie theater, and the packed audience broke out in applause and cheering. Now, for a new generation we have Baby Yoda as a budding hero. (Also known as Grogu)
Knowing how our Mandalorian and Grogu prints sold out during the 2019-2023 series, I wanted to let you know we still have some collectible yardage of 6 Mandalorian/Grogu designs. Maybe snag some now before the movie comes out and your grandkids are begging for a Grogu quilt.
Sometimes we feel small and powerless, and we need a reminder of that Shakespeare quote… “Though she be little, she is fierce.”
From Rocky Raccoon to Mighty Mouse, pop culture is full of tiny heroes who wield surprisingly great power. This little Mouse Wizard is reminding me of all the other movie characters who are diminutive but surprise us with their strength…like Dobby, Baby Groot, Stitch, Baby Jack in the Incredibles, and Ant Man.
Personally, I loved the stories of Stuart Little – written by E.B. White, illustrated by Garth Williams. This 1945 children’s novel about a tiny, unlikely hero…is timeless. Fortunately there is also a 1999 Stuart Little movie, with the perfectly cast Michael J. Fox as the little mouse’s voice.
But what about the little girl heroes? We need to see more of these female stories for our daughters. Ruby Bridges, Anne Frank, Malala, and Greta Thunberg are admired for their courage. As a girl I loved the books about Pippi Longstocking. I suspect my Swedish grandmother introduced my mother to these stories. Author Astrid Lindgren explained that “Pippi represents my own childish longing for a person who has power but does not abuse it.” Although she is the self-proclaimed “strongest girl in the world”, Pippi often uses nonviolence to solve conflicts, via guile and creativity, to protect other children from bullying. That’s my kinda gal!
Travel/Lecture Dates: May 16 – New England Quilt Museum, Soul Stories Artist Reception & Lecture June 5 – Featured Speaker – World Environment Day – Houston July 28 – Aug 2 – Festival of Quilts – Birmingham UK Nov 12-15 – Intl Quilt Festival – Houston
Tonight’s Free eQuilter Pattern feabures our exclusive Elf & Dragon fabric, depicting a powerful elf embracing her elder dragon.
Use the Coupon Code: DRAGON on the checkout page to receive $10 off your purchase of $50 or more, through May 15th only! (This gift coupon cannot be combined with other Promotions or Gift Certificates.)
To make this 68″ x 55″ quilt design, start with the 29″ x 44″ Elf & Dragon panel. Use our exclusive coordinating prints from this collection (Dragon scales & Dragon medallion stones) to construct the border, plus Solid Black to set a dramatic mood. Finish with a Blue tonal dragon scales binding.
Order the pattern as configured, or customize it to your liking with any of our thousands of fabrics. Just place your desired fabrics in your Wish List, and these fabrics will appear in the Fabric Selector below the pattern.
I think that today – Mothers Day – has more meaning to all of our eQuilter customers than almost any other holiday. Why? Because so many of us learned our beloved craft from our mothers or grandmothers. And in addition, we have taught our children, or grandchildren, to sit with us and share the joy of stitching. The pride and satisfaction that comes from making and gifting our first quilt, is something we never forget. The love and generosity flows from a mother’s heart into every stitch of those quilts.
If you are thinking of a last minute gift for your own mother, or perhaps someone who is a new mother, we remind you that an emailed eQuilter.com Gift Certificate will be instantly received by the recipient!
I hope you saw my blog on Wednesday. You’ll find a link to attend my lecture at the New England Quilt Museum next weekend. If you can’t make the artist reception, I hope you can see the Soul Stories exhibit while it is there. The exhibit will be traveling to the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham UK this summer also!
Travel/Lecture Dates: May 16 – New England Quilt Museum, Soul Stories Artist Reception June 4-5 – Featured Speaker – World Environment Day – Houston July 28 – Aug 2 – Festival of Quilts – Birmingham UK Nov 12-15 – Intl Quilt Festival – Houston
Our NEW Christmas Party Animals fabrics just arrived, this time with the wild creates of North America! These Wild animals are full of personality, dressed in hand-knit sweaters, hats and scarves, holding holiday party drinks with festive backgrounds.
Use the Coupon Code: PARTY on the checkout page to receive $10 off your purchase of $50 or more, through May 12th only! (This gift coupon cannot be combined with other Promotions or Gift Certificates.)
To make this 69″ x 69″ quilt design, you will start with the absolutely delightful 43″ x 44″ panel featuring blocks with Deer, Bison, Bear, Eagle, Raccoon, Lynx, and more. Add coordinating the Party Animals Border Stripe and three Hoffman Hand Dyes to complete the border and binding.
PLUS – you’ll receive Free USA / 50% off INTL shipping when you order the fabrics for this exquisite quilt pattern (orders $100 and over, no coupon needed).
Order the pattern as configured, or customize it to your liking with any of our thousands of fabrics. Just place your desired fabrics in your Wish List, and these fabrics will appear in the Fabric Selector below the pattern.
As I mentioned in my last couple emails, I was at the Alegre Retreat in SW Colorado all last week, and Thursday I drove over to Moab and Arches National Park for the day. What an amazing and inspirational experience! I did speak to a woman park ranger about the federal funding cuts to the National Park system, and she told me they are just barely hanging on. I urge all of you to support and visit at least one National Park in the next several months, and experience the wonder of these sacred places. They deserve to be protected and cherished.
This is one of my favorite photos. It is of a 350 foot tall rock tower know as the Three Gossips. To the right of them is Sheep Rock. If it looks familiar, it was shown briefly in the opening scene credits of the 1989 film ‘Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade’. (The John Williams theme song is my morning alarm.)
I had a glorious day to visit the park and take photos. About 25 years ago I took my kids to the park. When I realized that Gateway Colorado was just over the border from Utah, I figured it was time to go back! There is nothing like spending time in Nature to get your heart and soul re-aligned. I got my creative mojo back in high gear, and this week I am finishing the piece I started at the retreat.
For those of you near Lowell Massachusetts, please note that a week from Saturday, on May 16, I will be attending an Artist Reception for the Soul Stories exhibit at the New England Quilt Museum. You can RSVP for our 1 pm lecture on their website. About a dozen of the artists will be in attendance!
On Friday June 5th I will be in Houston giving a lecture on Art & Activism, for World Environment Day. Information is on the top of my personal Facebook page now, including a QR code to RSVP.
Travel/Lecture Dates: May 16 – New England Quilt Museum, Soul Stories Artist Reception June 5 – Featured Speaker – World Environment Day – Houston July 28 – Aug 2 – Festival of Quilts – Birmingham UK Nov 12-15 – Intl Quilt Festival – Houston
Tonight’s Free eQuilter Pattern celebrates the spirit of freedom with our re-stocked American Eagle panel, decorated in the American red, white, and blue.
Use the Coupon Code: EAGLE on the checkout page to receive $10 off your purchase of $50 or more, through May 5th only! (This gift coupon cannot be combined with other Promotions or Gift Certificates.)
To make this 66″ x 72″ quilt design, you will sew our exclusive Rolling Manuscript strips between American Foundational Documents strips, and attach Patriotic Eagle Blocks to the corners. Sew dark earth-tone hand dye borders, which accentuate the patriotic colors, along with a Sandstone binding.
PLUS – you’ll receive Free USA / 50% off INTL shipping when you order the fabrics for this exquisite quilt pattern (orders $100 and over, no coupon needed).
Order the pattern as configured, or customize it to your liking with any of our thousands of fabrics. Just place your desired fabrics in your Wish List, and these fabrics will appear in the Fabric Selector below the pattern.
I am writing to you this week from southwest Colorado, on the last day of the Alegre Art Retreat in beautiful Gateway. I’ve spent a wonderful week with many brilliant artists and members of the textile art community. And … I made a lot of progress on a new piece! So I am feeling productive.
Thursday I drove over to Moab in Utah, and spent some time in Arches National Park. Many years ago I participated in the National Parks quilt project, and my quilt was for Arches National Park. The exhibit traveled for several years, and there was a companion book. So while I was here, I just HAD to pop over to visit Arches. It was 2.5 hours to Moab, then a short drive to the entrance of the National Park. Once I was inside I had the most amazing experience. It was busy, but everyone was polite and happy. Lately when I am out and about, people are grumpy and stressed, but my day in the park was like being in a parallel dimension where everybody smiled and took turns. Why? Because everyone was so ecstatic about being in such an other-worldly and beautiful landscape. Our National Parks are priceless, and I urge you to support our public lands, and visit at least one National Park in the next few months. The park ranger told me they are just barely hanging on, after all the funding cuts. I have a Senior annual pass which I got at Rocky Mountain National Park, but it also worked at Arches. They are very affordable. Support your National Parks!
Our daughter Sophie Quinn spent several hours in her college parking lot Thursday evening, rescuing an 8 week old orange kitten who was stuck inside the chassis of a car. She took the kitten to an emergency vet because it was shivering and starving. The owners of the car decided they wanted to keep the kitten so it worked out for everyone because Sophie Quinn already has a cat. But I am proud of her that she did the right thing and rescued that tiny baby who was lost and alone. Probably would not have survived the night otherwise.
Travel/Lecture Dates: Apr 26 – May 1 – Alegre Retreat, Gateway CO May 16 – New England Quilt Museum, Soul Stories Artist Reception May 18-26 – Montpellier, France June 4-5 – Featured Speaker – World Environment Day – Houston July 28 – Aug 2 – Festival of Quilts – Birmingham UK Nov 12-15 – Intl Quilt Festival – Houston
