Category Archives: Charity

eQuilter’s Classroom in 2018

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Luana

Today is my 59th birthday but I’ve caught a flu bug so we’ll have to celebrate in a couple days. Many thanks for all the sweet birthday wishes! We had a lovely Thanksgiving dinner at home celebrating Mason’s birthday, and … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – An Autumn Garden

Posted on November 22, 2017 by Luana

As you may know, I lived in Hong Kong for 3 years, and continued to travel to Asia (including China) for many years while working in the garment industry in New York. Eventually my love of Chinese art and culture … Continue reading →

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Getting into a Holiday Mood

Posted on November 18, 2017 by Luana

Today we had another group of generous quilters show up to work on finishing the quilt tops made last month for hurricane survivors. There was lots of sandwiching, quilting and binding going on! We also had some quilters from previous … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Many Ways to See

Posted on November 15, 2017 by Luana

Tonight we are marking the passing of Nancy Zieman, who lost her battle with cancer Tuesday. She was a gracious and generous lady…a true icon of our industry. Gone too soon. As you may know, I have recently been to … Continue reading →

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A Passion for Color

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Luana

Hello from Portland Oregon. I am here over the weekend for the International Summit of the Color Marketing Group, sharing my passion for color with other trend forecasters and designers from around the world. This is a working conference, so … Continue reading →

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Our Sewing Group has Grown

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Luana

We had another great Sewing Day in the eQuilter Classroom, making more comfort quilts for hurricane victims. Today we made more tops, started to layer and stitch quilts, and next time we will do some more layering and start the … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – A Kiwi in Morocco

Posted on October 18, 2017 by Luana

My globetrotting to quilt festivals abroad continues to be an international experience in more ways than one. This week I’d like to feature the work of New Zealand quilter Valda Sutton, and her 2 quilts in the New Zealand exhibits … Continue reading →

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Sewing Days and the eQuilter Classroom

Posted on October 16, 2017 by Luana

Wow, we had such a great day here in the eQuilter classroom! A fantastic group of quilters showed up, drooled over our fabrics, picked out their favorites, and made quilts for hurricane victims. Next week we will work on layering … Continue reading →

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Hello from New Zealand!

Posted on October 9, 2017 by Luana

Tonight I am writing to you from New Zealand, after spending the day with lots of talented enthusiastic Kiwi Quilters at the Quilt Symposium in Christchurch. On Thursday I went to the WOW (World of Wearable Arts) show in Wellington, … Continue reading →

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Sewing Days Oct 14 & 21 for Disaster Relief – Update

Posted on October 2, 2017 by Luana

Harvey, Irma, Maria…the destructive hurricane trio has done so much damage we still can’t fathom the losses. Many of you are calling and writing, asking what you can do to help. eQuilter is gearing up for a massive comfort quilt … Continue reading →

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