Category Archives: Creativity

Hello from Gateway Canyon

Posted on April 11, 2024 by Luana

This week I am finally attending the Alegre Retreat in Gateway Canyon in Southwest Colorado. This is something I’ve wanted to do for at least 15 years. 20 years ago I took a class with Katie Pasquini Masopust at Art … Continue reading →

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Windy Weekend

Posted on April 6, 2024 by Luana

We are in the middle of a windstorm here in Boulder, with gusts up to 100 mph which is a little nerve-wracking. This is exactly the kind of weather we had a couple years ago when a fire swept into … Continue reading →

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Multitudes

Posted on April 3, 2024 by Luana

I’ve been on a quest for 35 years. My goal is to fill out my stash with every color, every shade and tint and hue and value so that when I need something for a project, it is (somewhere) on … Continue reading →

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Feelin’ Groovy

Posted on March 27, 2024 by Luana

This week, for you avid Midweek newsletter readers, I am giving you a little sneak peak of a beloved collection we just got back in stock:Caryl Bryler Fallert-Gentry’s “Gradations” which is 24 different color combinations of Ombre prints. If you … Continue reading →

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Do You Love Textiles?

Posted on March 23, 2024 by Luana

Just in case you missed the Wednesday e-newsletter, I now have photo albums up for both the DAR Museum opening of “Sewn in America”, and QuiltCon exhibits. For many years I’ve been researching a very unique Textile & Costume tour … Continue reading →

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Happy Spring!

Posted on March 20, 2024 by Luana

Happy Spring Equinox! Today is the first Full Day of Spring which is always a cause for celebration here in Colorado. Our mountains are cloaked in snow, but our bulbs are pushing up through the ground, and the tree buds … Continue reading →

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I’m in a SemiQuincentennial Mood

Posted on March 16, 2024 by Luana

When you receive this email, I’ll be flying back from Washington DC, where I attended the opening reception for ‘Sewn in America – Making-Meaning-Memory’ at the DAR Museum. My quilt ‘Stardust Mothers’ is hanging in this exhibit, next to a … Continue reading →

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This Land

Posted on March 13, 2024 by Luana

Tonight I’d like to feature an artwork from QuiltCon that was made by a group of students at the Marylhurst School in Portland Oregon. It won a 1st Place ribbon in the Youth category, and their teacher Jessica Bernert deserves … Continue reading →

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Daylight Savings & 25 Year Anniversary

Posted on March 9, 2024 by Luana

This weekend we are celebrating our 25th Anniversary since eQuilter.com started in our home here in Boulder. We still live in the same house, and it is just one mile down the road from our 5-year old new warehouse building. … Continue reading →

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Free Quilt Pattern – Klimt’s Wings of Gold

Posted on March 7, 2024 by Luana

Capture the glittering opulence of Gustav Klimt’s artwork, with today’s exclusive Free Quilt Pattern…featuring a Klimt-inspired kaleidoscope of butterflies in richly saturated hues of Cobalt and Sapphire. Klimt’s highly decorative style was compared to the Art Nouveau design movement, and … Continue reading →

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