Category Archives: Creativity

Be Careful What You Ask For

Posted on June 7, 2021 by Luana

As we slowly work our way through this transitional time, hopefully out of the pandemic, it is normal to go from high gear to exhaustion. A couple months ago I said to Paul – I wish I could take a … Continue reading →

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Local Talent

Posted on April 19, 2021 by Luana

Boulder is a hotbed of quilt artistry and textile genius, and I feel so lucky to have so many talented quilters living in the Front Range area. (Boulder, Denver, up and down the Colorado Rocky Mountains) Our state guild is … Continue reading →

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News From the Mayonnaise Jar

Posted on April 14, 2021 by Luana

The last year has been an exercise in letting go. We’ve had to let go of almost all our expectations, and float like jellyfish in a mayonnaise jar. Jobs, school, travel, even friendships…all put on hold, or even lost. Quilters … Continue reading →

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The Seeds She Planted

Posted on March 10, 2021 by Luana

Today March 10th is my mother’s birthday, and eQuilter’s 22nd Anniversary. For me, our company birthday will always be connected to my mother’s birthday. As I go through old family photos, I see so many things that reach across the … Continue reading →

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Queen Takes Knight

Posted on February 24, 2021 by Luana

For those of you who joined me at QuiltCon over the weekend….wasn’t that glorious? We have to appreciate that it was happening during the crazy ice storm, and that QuiltCon staff in some cases had to evacuate to other locations … Continue reading →

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Time To Quilt

Posted on February 13, 2021 by Luana

Sewing in the time of COVID-19 – Week 48 Now that our industry is starting to emerge from the totally immersive Facemask-Sewing era, we are starting to see some new trends emerging. Finally! I just got off Zoom with the … Continue reading →

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Register for Upcoming Online Events

Posted on February 6, 2021 by Luana

Sewing in the time of COVID-19 – Week 47 I’d like to point out a few upcoming events: If you are a member of the Canadian Quilters Association, registration is now open for you to sign up for my Zoom … Continue reading →

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Compelled to Create

Posted on January 27, 2021 by Luana

As a kid, I was compelled to create. I was the shy kid in the back of the class, making detailed drawings on the back of my assignment papers. I had to draw, all the time. It was a compulsion. … Continue reading →

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Art as Confession

Posted on January 16, 2021 by Luana

Sewing in the time of COVID-19 – Week 44 Today I’ve spent time at the online Poetic Justice conference, which was about using the Arts for Peace and Healing, organized by ‘The Listening’. I’ve also been at Craft Napa with … Continue reading →

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Meditation on Peace

Posted on January 13, 2021 by Luana

We were hoping to have a fresh start in the New Year, but apparently 2020 is not quite done with us yet. Hopefully by February 1st we can have that fresh start for 2021. It has been another week where … Continue reading →

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