Category Archives: Creativity

Creative Nudge – Quilt National 2019

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Luana

Sunday I got home from Quilt National at the Dairy Barn in Athens Ohio. (Monday I put Sophie on a plane to Italy – her high school orchestra is touring and performing in 4 European countries!) Now I have some … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Not Afraid of Color

Posted on May 22, 2019 by Luana

Sunday night I got home from Quilt Market, and I’ve spent the last couple days ruminating about what I saw, and how the industry is poised to change once again. When we started our business twenty years ago, we identified … Continue reading →

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Happy Mothers Day

Posted on May 13, 2019 by Luana

Thank you for sharing our fabric service with your fellow Fabriholics! We are getting so excited about Jane and Cindy coming to teach in our classroom this June and July! I will be in the classroom too, and we’ll have … Continue reading →

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Life After the Quilt Police

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Luana

Some of you may remember that Paul’s family lived in Hawaii, and we traveled there to see them for 20 years. Now that they are gone we have not been back, but we still dream of ukulele music, fresh pineapple, … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Fractalicious

Posted on April 10, 2019 by Luana

My goodness, we’ve had a busy week! Yesterday we had two superstar quilters visiting the eQuilter classroom – Sherry Reynolds and Claudia Pfeil. We were so appreciative that Claudia gave us a quilt show before she flew back to Germany … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Rainbow Star in Chicago

Posted on April 3, 2019 by Luana

This morning I was in Cleveland and there was snow on the ground, but tonight I am back in Boulder and the grass we seeded at our new building is starting to come up! Yay! Over the weekend I was … Continue reading →

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20 Years of Fabric and Friends

Posted on March 11, 2019 by Luana

Daylight Savings starts the morning of March 10th, so don’t forget to “Spring Ahead” and turn your clocks forward an hour, if you are in a state that participates in this bi-annual exercise. March 10 is my mom’s 82nd birthday, … Continue reading →

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Happy March…Happy Wildlife Day!

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Luana

Next weekend we will be celebrating our 20th anniversary, since Paul and I started eQuilter in the basement of our home. Paul and I met in 1995, and we started this business in 1999. We raised our kids in this … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – A New Kind of Color

Posted on February 27, 2019 by Luana

Modern Quilters are forging a new path with colors that dazzle and delight. Yes there are the Modern quilts in two-color solids that make minimalist statements, but the quilts that really grabbed our attention at QuiltCon were the ones that … Continue reading →

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QuiltCon in Nashville

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Luana

This morning I caught a 6 am flight home from Nashville, after attending the Award Ceremonies and 2 days of QuiltCon. The weather was drizzly and cold but the colorful quilts and enthusiastic high spirits made up for the weather … Continue reading →

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