Category Archives: Creativity

Happy Birthday to eQuilter!…and Daylight Savings Time

Posted on March 8, 2025 by Luana

Don’t forget to move your clock forward an hour tonight for the start of Daylight Savings, unless you live in Hawaii, Arizona, or the rest of the world. This week we are celebrating our 26th anniversary, since we opened up … Continue reading →

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Happy Hinamatsuri

Posted on March 5, 2025 by Luana

March 3rd is Hinamatsuri, also called Doll’s Day or Girls’ Day, and is an annual festival in Japan. Multi-tiered platforms covered with a red fabric are used to display a set of ornamental dolls representing the Emperor, Empress, attendants, guardians … Continue reading →

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Hello from Kyoto!

Posted on March 1, 2025 by Luana

Today is the 3rd and last day of the Kyoto Quilt Festival, where I have been showing 12 of my art quilts, and sharing the stories of each of these artworks. Many thanks to friends and customers and industry connections … Continue reading →

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QuiltCon is Awesome!

Posted on February 22, 2025 by Luana

Congratulations to all the winners at QuiltCon this weekend! We congratulate Audrey Esarey for winning the eQuilter Machine Quilting Award for her beautiful quilt ‘Raspberry Roulette’. Special congratulations to Veruschka Zarate for her Best of Show award, for her quilt … Continue reading →

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Here Kitty Kitty…..

Posted on February 19, 2025 by Luana

This week I am very busy getting ready for my solo gallery at the Kyoto Quilt Festival. I leave Monday, and the festival is Feb 29 to March 2 at the Miyako Messe Convention Center. I will be speaking for … Continue reading →

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Countdown to QuiltCon & Kyoto

Posted on February 15, 2025 by Luana

We hope you all had a lovely Valentines Day with lots of hearts and flowers. QuiltCon is this week in Phoenix Arizona. eQuilter is the sponsor for the Machine Quilting Award, and I can’t wait to see who wins this … Continue reading →

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Thousands of Tiny Pieces

Posted on February 12, 2025 by Luana

This week I’d like to share the work of a quilt artist whom I admire. Niraja Lorenz recently had several works in the Lincoln Center gallery in Fort Collins Colorado. I’ve appreciated her work for awhile, so jumped at the … Continue reading →

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What You Really Want for Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 8, 2025 by Luana

We are zooming into February which is a short month with a sweet holiday in the middle –Valentine’s Day is next Friday! Drop a hint to your sweetie for an eQuilter.com Gift Certificate. About once a year, a new issue … Continue reading →

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Start Your Semi-Quins!

Posted on February 5, 2025 by Luana

Here’s an important deadline for one of your quilt projects: July 4th, 2026 This is the upcoming 250th anniversary of our Independence Day. It is known as the Semiquincentennial, but I call it the Semi-Quin because I am finishing my … Continue reading →

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Happy February, Happy Groundhog Day

Posted on February 1, 2025 by Luana

We are zooming into February which is a short month with a sweet holiday in the middle –Valentine’s Day is on the horizon! It is also Black History month, and I am highlighting 2 books in stock by Dr. Carolyn … Continue reading →

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