Author Archives: Luana

About Luana

eQuilter.com has the largest online selection of quilt fabrics and quilting accessories. Over 1000 new products per month, are introduced in the weekly e-newsletters. 2% of sales is given to charity. Located in Boulder, Colorado. Independently owned by husband and wife (aka Mom and Pop) Luana and Paul Rubin.

Sunset Cruise

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Luana

This week I am still basking in the glow from the SAQA conference in St Petersburg, Florida. There was a fantastic lineup of speakers, friends from all over the world, and lots of FUN. Just what I needed. I got … Continue reading →

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Free Quilt Pattern – Tabby Moon

Posted on April 6, 2025 by Luana

Tonight’s Free eQuilter Pattern features our exclusive Tabby Moon panel, a magnificent celestial fantasy scene with our tabby cat resting on a crescent moon in the clouds. To make this 52″ x 52″ quilt design, start with our Tabby Moon … Continue reading →

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Hello from SAQA Conference

Posted on April 5, 2025 by Luana

This morning we started the day with a presentation by Elin Noble, who told us about her month-long artist residency in Denmark. During her residency she went on long walks, gathering plant material for her dye experiments. She shared her … Continue reading →

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Time For a Stroll

Posted on April 2, 2025 by Luana

Today I am sharing another quilt from the Kyoto Quilt Festival. This quilt by Taiwanese quilter Tsui Hua Chen is about “Taking a Stroll”. Notice that instead of a binding to finish the edge, the border is made up of … Continue reading →

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National Mom & Pop Business Owner Day

Posted on March 29, 2025 by Luana

A few weeks ago after I returned from Japan, I started a new project. I try to learn a new technique, or advance a new skill with each new project. So invariably, there is always a day about halfway through … Continue reading →

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Gnome Home

Posted on March 26, 2025 by Luana

This week our warehouse is bulging with a new shipment of our exclusive Rubin Design Studio fabrics, and I’ve put together some new designs, and some re-printed favorites…to give you some quilt ideas. We have a whole group of fans … Continue reading →

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Free Quilt Pattern – Octopus’s Garden

Posted on March 23, 2025 by Luana

Tonight’s Free Quilt Pattern features our best-selling Octopus’s Garden panel, intricately illustrated in a multi-color ocean garden. To make this 54″ x 60″ quilt design, you will start with the central 29″ x 44″ Mystical Octopus panel. Piece the borders … Continue reading →

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World Water Day

Posted on March 22, 2025 by Luana

March 22 is World Water Day. Some of us have the relative luxury of clean abundant water. However there are many places in the world where accessing water is a daily struggle. So today eQuilter is donating to organizations who … Continue reading →

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Free Quilt Pattern – Radiant Butterfly

Posted on March 20, 2025 by Luana

This absolutely gorgeous collection features a luminous royal butterfly panel at the center of our Free Quilt Pattern…from the ‘Night Flight’ collection by Dan Morris. This is one of those wildly popular collections that is so beautiful…it just makes you … Continue reading →

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Supreme Power

Posted on March 19, 2025 by Luana

What times we live in now!There is plenty of fodder for artists who like to put social commentary or activist messages in their work. And others find peace in slow stitching and patchwork quilting. Our chosen art and craft of … Continue reading →

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