Category Archives: Charity

Fire Quilts, Colorado Quilts and Hawaiian Quilts

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Luana

This week, thanks to our generous local quilters, Sam and I were able to have a truly remarkable experience. We were able to personally give several quilts to people who experienced a loss in the High Park fire in Fort … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Quilt Relief

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Luana

The monsoon rains have finally begun here in Colorado, and you'd never know that over 600 homes were consumed by fire here in the last few weeks. On Friday I'll be visiting the distribution center in Fort Collins, for the … Continue reading →

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A Week for the Record Books

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Luana

We've received so many emails and phone calls from all over the world, expressing concern about the fires that have burned in Colorado this week, including a fire in Boulder several days ago. Thanks so much – we have really … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Fire and Thistle

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Luana

I hope you've had a chance to check out the 250 photos I've posted so far from my tour of Ireland. This week I am posting photos from the first few days of our tour – from the Irish Quilt … Continue reading →

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GOAL REACHED – $1 Million Raised for Charity!

Posted on June 23, 2012 by Luana

Sophie and I have just come back from a reunion celebration for CCAI, the adoption agency we used for her adoption 9 years ago. They are celebrating 10 years and 10,000 adoptions which is just incredible. Even though it was … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Africa, Quilters and Rocket Scientists

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Luana

On Memorial Day I had a wonderful opportunity to learn more about how our eQuilter charity dollars are being used to help orphans in Rwanda, Africa. Through the Houston NASA (astronauts and rocket scientists!) and CU Boulder chapters of Engineers … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Fusion of Yin and Yang

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Luana

One of the things I truly love about traveling to all these international quilt shows, is to see how the art and craft of quilting is mutating and expanding every year. I love seeing how techniques and ideas develop in … Continue reading →

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Stuck in Seattle

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Luana

Last night I returned from my quick trip to the Tokyo Quilt Festival, and I am still processing all that I saw and heard. If you follow me on Facebook, you already know that I got stuck in the Seattle … Continue reading →

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10 Months after the Tsunami in Japan

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Luana

After 2 1/2 days of travel, I finally made it to Tokyo on Friday afternoon instead of Thursday afternoon. I managed to get myself transferred to a flight going to LAX, then to Haneda Airport, but after sitting in the … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Stitches of Love

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Luana

  Wherever I go, I always have an eye out for collectible textiles. I don't mean fabrics for my stash, but beautiful handmade pieces that are made by local artisans, that illustrate a mastery of the craft by someone who … Continue reading →

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