Author Archives: Luana

Free eQuilter Pattern – Island Paradise

Posted on July 15, 2020 by Luana

Escape to a Tropical Sunset in this week’s exclusive eQuilter Free Quilt Pattern, featuring a soothing beach scene that will have you kicking off your shoes and leaning back in a lounge chair. All you need is to turn on … Continue reading →

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Pandemic PTSD and our Quilting Tribes

Posted on July 13, 2020 by Luana

Sewing in the time of COVID-19 – Week 17 Sophie is supposed to move into the dorms here at CU Boulder in a little over a month. I have not been able to hug my mom for 4 months now. … Continue reading →

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Free Quilt Pattern – Morning Glory Shimmer

Posted on July 10, 2020 by Luana

This week’s exclusive eQuilter Free Quilt Pattern has an absolutely luscious color combination of Purple and Gold Metallic, with a rich Green accent. The theme of Hummingbirds and Morning Glories is a celebration of Summertime, taking us out into the … Continue reading →

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Coastal Dreams

Posted on July 8, 2020 by Luana

I’m guessing that a lot of you have had to cancel vacations by the ocean this summer. When you watch the news it seems like everybody is rushing to the beaches, but we know that is not true. Many of … Continue reading →

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Free eQuilter Pattern – Arctic Wonders

Posted on July 8, 2020 by Luana

This week we bring you the charming Arctic artwork of Barbara Lavallee, inthis whimsical Free Quilt Pattern. She is the beloved illustrator of “Mama, Do You Love Me? – a children’s book which sold over one million copies. Perhaps you … Continue reading →

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A Quilt Is a Hug

Posted on July 6, 2020 by Luana

Sewing in the time of COVID-19 – Week 16 For those of us living in the US, I am sure we can all agree this is the strangest 4th of July we’ve ever had. No fireworks show here in Boulder, … Continue reading →

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Free eQuilter Pattern – Glorious and Free

Posted on July 6, 2020 by Luana

We are celebrating Independence Day with this exclusive eQuilter Free Quilt Pattern…featuring the ‘Stonehenge Stars & Stripes’ collection by Linda Ludovico and Deborah Edwards in support of the Quilts of Valor Foundation, for Northcott Fabrics. This 54″ x 60″ quilt … Continue reading →

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Dazzling Dan

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Luana

This week for our Midweek Creative Nudge, I just want to make you smile. Or maybe I should say…help you smile. A few weeks ago I shared a story about a close encounter with a pair of cheetahs during my … Continue reading →

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Free Quilt Pattern – Winter Blessing

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Luana

Our Free Quilt Pattern this week captures that magical moment when a deep snow is falling in the silence of the forest, and the wildlife ventures out in the golden light of a candlelit chapel. With the stars twinkling above … Continue reading →

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Stay Home and Quilt

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Luana

Sewing in the time of COVID-19 – Week 15 This weekend I was supposed to be in Lincoln Nebraska for the Opening Reception of the environmental-themed exhibit “For the Love of Gaia” ….as a guest curator for the International Quilt … Continue reading →

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