Category Archives: Charity

Asking for Your Help

Posted on November 20, 2019 by Luana

This quilt was made for the 2016 exhibit “Water is Life” which premiered at the United Nations in Geneva Switzerland. It has traveled around the world to tell the story of ‘Rocky Mountain Poison’ – when the Gold King Mine … Continue reading →

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Video with Jacqueline, and a Fundraiser

Posted on November 11, 2019 by Luana

This week we have 2 video interviews with Jacqueline de Jonge, from her visit to our classroom. Jacqueline is from the Netherlands, and travels around the world teaching her special piecing techniques. She is known for her brilliant color sense, … Continue reading →

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Luana’s campaign for EARTHWORKS & IQM

Posted on November 9, 2019 by Luana

https://www.gofundme.com/f/luana039s-campaign-for-earthworks-amp-iqm This quilt was made for the 2016 exhibit “Water is Life” which premiered at the United Nations in Geneva Switzerland. It has traveled around the world to tell the story of ‘Rocky Mountain Poison’ – when the Gold King … Continue reading →

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Sweaters, Snow Tires and Hot Soup

Posted on October 14, 2019 by Luana

After reaching 83 degrees on Wednesday, our temperature plunged to a record-low of 13 degrees late Thursday – a 70-degree swing in two days. The last few days have been all about sweaters, snow tires, soup, and pumpkin-spice-everything…it felt like … Continue reading →

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One Year Anniversary in Our New Building

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Luana

This week was a major milestone for our company and our staff – it has been ONE YEAR since we moved into our brand new building! You may recall that we bought the land, designed and built the building, and … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Avian Peril

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Luana

There’s a lot going on in the news these days, but I bet many of you were shocked by the report from the Cornell Ornithology Lab that nearly 3 billion birds have disappeared from North America in the last 50 … Continue reading →

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On Being Part of the Solution

Posted on September 23, 2019 by Luana

We are thinking of our quilter friends, and our Engineers Without Borders/NASA friends in the Houston area this weekend, with the flooding that has occurred over the last couple days. We hope you have managed to keep yourselves safe, and … Continue reading →

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Looking and Seeing

Posted on September 16, 2019 by Luana

Our eQuilter friends and customers are very special people. They are not just quilters. They are travelers, avid readers, collectors, volunteers, Nature lovers, animal lovers, history buffs and problem solvers. You are not just quilters….you have multiple creative passions and … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Small but Mighty

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Luana

Last week I visited the Rocky Mountain Wa Shonaji Quilt Guild in Denver Colorado, and admired their annual quilt exhibit at the Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library. The name Wa Shonaji comes from the Swahili language and means “People Who … Continue reading →

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Our Brand is Compassion

Posted on September 9, 2019 by Luana

20 years ago, after leaving the fashion industry, I started this business with my husband Paul, because I fell in love with big-hearted quilters and the quilting industry. Quilters are still one of the most generous and compassionate group of … Continue reading →

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