Category Archives: Art

Free Pattern – Nouveau Muses

Posted on December 22, 2017 by Luana

This week’s eQuilter Free Quilt Pattern is based on one of our exclusive digital printed panels, inspired by the artwork of Czech artist Alphonse Mucha. Three graceful ladies are depicted in this Art Nouveau styled artwork, along with stylized flowers … Continue reading →

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Free Pattern – Monet’s Woman with Parasol

Posted on November 10, 2017 by Luana

This week’s Free Exclusive eQuilter Pattern captures the impressionist brushstrokes of renowned painter Claude Monet. Kaufman’s exceptional Monet collection evokes the bright and vibrant color of Monet’s masterpiece paintings. Monet’s ‘Woman with Parasol’ central panel print is bordered with beautiful … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Passion to Create

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Luana

Over the last 3 days I’ve been at a creative arts retreat, and one of the things I heard many artists say is that they did not feel they had permission to be an artist as a child and/or adult. … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Blue Horse Medicine

Posted on July 26, 2017 by Luana

This week I want to feature another one of my favorite quilts from the quilt festival in Canada last month. In the center of this collage is a photo of “Blue Horse Medicine” by Vanecea Greene who is from Calgary. … Continue reading →

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Love Your Mother

Posted on July 3, 2017 by Luana

This week we were mopping up pools of drool around the office, as we passed around the new Limerick Linen from Kaufman. This stuff is so yummy, you won’t even care that you can’t decide what to do with it! … Continue reading →

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Hola from San Antonio

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Luana

I hope you are enjoying this very pleasant time of year. (Except for those of you dealing with the crazy storms and flooding!) I am writing to you from San Antonio in Texas, where I am attending a couple performances … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – For the Love of Van Gogh

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Luana

It all started with Irving Stone. First I read The Agony and the Ecstasy at 12 years old, and that naturally led me to Lust for Life. (Stone’s biographical novels about Michelangelo, and Van Gogh.) When I was 15 years … Continue reading →

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Free Pattern – Artworks Mermaid

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Luana

Enter the enchanting world of Mermaids with this week’s Free Quilt Pattern, as this mermaid perches on a rock reading…. perhaps the Hans Christian Anderson fairytale “The Little Mermaid”? Start with a lovely central panel, beautifully detailed in this digital … Continue reading →

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Creative Catalysts

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Luana

This weekend Sophie and I went to her high school’s production of RENT, which is set in the East Village in New York, during the same time when I lived there. During the years after I left the Garment Industry, … Continue reading →

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Free Pattern – Alexandria

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Luana

This week we are inspired by the flowering of the Egyptian Arts, and the riches of Cleopatra’s era, in our exclusive eQuilter Free Quilt Pattern. Egyptian-themed collections are very Rare, and we’ve combined designs from 2 of our suppliers, to … Continue reading →

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