Category Archives: Color

Creative Nudge – Gung Hei Fat Choi!

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Luana

Happy Chinese New Year of the Pig! This is the 4716th Chinese year. You may have looked at this image and wondered what the heck I was thinking, but there is a real theme here. In China and around Asia … Continue reading →

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Quilts for Paradise Fire

Posted on December 10, 2018 by Luana

Today was our Holiday Open House and Charity Sewing Day, and our sewing tribe finished up a few dozen quilts to be shipped to California Monday afternoon. We have a personal contact who will distribute comfort quilts to those who … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – In the Mood for Blue

Posted on November 14, 2018 by Luana

I’m always in the mood for Blue, how about you? In my very first design job, my boss told me that Blue always outsells every other color two-to-one. That was true in fashion design, and it has weight in the … Continue reading →

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$300K for Breast Cancer

Posted on October 16, 2018 by Luana

It is a gorgeous Colorado Fall day here in Boulder today. The Autumn colors are at their peak, and the sky is a brilliant blue. Tomorrow we have snow coming and a low of 17 degrees, so we all out … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Autumn Whispers

Posted on September 19, 2018 by Luana

We’ve had our first little taste of Fall, and the first few trees have started to change colors and drop a few leaves. After a long hot summer, we are ready for a change of season, and the colors that … Continue reading →

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Red, Yellow and Blue

Posted on July 13, 2018 by Luana

Originally published in newsletter 7-7-18 Tonight I am writing to you from Orsa, about 4 hours northwest of Stockholm, with a midsummer twilight sky reflected on a forest-rimmed lake. Unlike the smoke-filled skies at home in Colorado, the air here … Continue reading →

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Hello from the Land of the Midnight Sun!

Posted on July 4, 2018 by Luana

Newsletter originally published 6-30-2018 Tonight I am writing to you from Hudiksvall, about 3 hours north of Stockholm on the Baltic Sea in Sweden. It is 11 pm and the lavender sky is reflected in the inlet of the Baltic … Continue reading →

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Solids and the Jewelbox Quilt

Posted on July 4, 2018 by Luana

Newsletter originally published 6-27-2018 Here is another amazing quilt from Quilt Canada last month – this is the first prize winner of the Traditional Quilt category. It is called ‘Islamic Art’ by Faiza Elmayergi, and it is an intricate and … Continue reading →

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Brushstrokes and Inspiration

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Luana

When we pursue being an artist, there is a fire in our belly that is longing to be expressed. Where does it come from? Is it always there, just waiting to be ignited? Is it a discovery, like finding one’s … Continue reading →

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Happy Mothers Day!

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Luana

To all of our mothers and grandmothers out there, we wish you a wonderful day with your family. We celebrated Mothers Day a little early with one of our staff who is expecting in the next couple weeks: we had … Continue reading →

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