Category Archives: Art

Support Your Local Non-Profit

Posted on January 29, 2022 by Luana

It is exciting to know that my curated exhibit “For the Love of Gaia” has opened (as of yesterday) at the New England Quilt Museum in Lowell, Massachusetts. However I don’t think any of you will be going to see … Continue reading →

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Fat is Good

Posted on January 26, 2022 by Luana

Dear Fellow Fabriholic, If you are a True Quilter, you have a stash of Fat Quarters, and likely a raft of Fat Quarter jokes to explain your stash to the uninitiated. Why do we love Fat Quarters so much? Because … Continue reading →

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A Week of Transitions

Posted on January 24, 2022 by Luana

Yesterday I heard that Zen Master and peace activist Thich Nhat Hahn had passed from this world into the next, at 95 years old. I had to drop everything and meditate on the wisdom I have absorbed from him over … Continue reading →

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Your Free Quilt Pattern – Joyful Days

Posted on January 14, 2022 by Luana

Celebrate Joyful Days and the return of artist Julia Cairns, with this week’s exclusive eQuilter Free Quilt Pattern, with scenes of abundance from an African village. To make this 49″ x 61″ quilt design, you will start with Julia’s image … Continue reading →

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Celebrate Creativity

Posted on January 12, 2022 by Luana

As I mentioned in the Saturday e-newsletter, we are launching a quilt drive for the fire victims in Boulder. Please visit this link for details if you are interested in contributing. Thank you. There is a short list of things … Continue reading →

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Your Free Quilt Pattern – Utopian Forest

Posted on January 11, 2022 by Luana

The image of a strong beautiful tree can represent so many things…a family tree, a magical forest, an old wise soul. This week’s exclusive eQuilter Free Quilt Pattern captures an iconic image in soothing cool colors of twilight, with a … Continue reading →

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Faith Hope Love & Charity

Posted on December 22, 2021 by Luana

In 1958 the first edition of “Jolly Old Santa Claus” was published, with the lush oil-painted illustrations by George Hinke. (1883-1953) George was born in Germany and came to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1923, worked in a print shop, and eventually … Continue reading →

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Last Minute Holiday Prep

Posted on December 20, 2021 by Luana

Now is time of year when Gift Certificates become the supreme choice for last-minute shoppers…to Give and to Receive! We can send them out email, even on Christmas Eve. Drop a hint and you might get one too. *wink* My … Continue reading →

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Elves in the Warehouse

Posted on December 13, 2021 by Luana

Today I went by myself to see the musical play “A Christmas Carol” based on the Charles Dickens novel. They have given the same production every year in Denver and I have seen it many times over the decades. The … Continue reading →

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Weekly Current Events Quiz

Posted on December 8, 2021 by Luana

A lavishly gilded Medieval illuminated manuscript has been recently recovered from a hermetically-sealed trunk in the crypt under a Norman-era chapel, and this tattered gold-leafed folio seems to validate the existence of Unicorns and Dragons in the prehistoric Bronze Age. … Continue reading →

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