Category Archives: Creativity

New Voices Will Emerge

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Luana

Gung Hei Fat Choi! Happy Chinese New Year of the Dog! In addition to Valentine’s and Mardi Gras / Carnivale this week, we learned that Westminster / Free Spirit is closing its doors forever. In case you didn’t read our … Continue reading →

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Good-Bye to an Iconic Brand

Posted on February 14, 2018 by Luana

Feb 16 – Chinese New Year of the Dog Feb 14 – Valentines Day & Ash Weds Feb 13 – Mardi Gras / Fat Tuesday / Carnivale Feb 12 – Westminster / Free Spirit Announced Closing Yes it is true. … Continue reading →

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Free Pattern – Space Dream Sleeping Bag

Posted on February 13, 2018 by Luana

Sweet Dreams are made of Space Exploration … when you are sleeping in this Solar System sleeping bag … this week’s Free Pattern! Pull back the starry cover and slip in between the Planets, in this 33″ x 57″ sleeping … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Crazy Mandalas

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Luana

One of the reasons I love taking my camera to quilt shows, is so I can share with you some of the mind-blowing talent that is out there making quilts every day. This is why I love introducing non-quilting artist … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year from the Serengeti

Posted on January 3, 2018 by Luana

I am writing to you on New Years Day from the Serengeti Plains of Tanzania Africa, because when this email goes out Wednesday, I will be totally off the grid for a few days. This trip has been a great … Continue reading →

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Classes and Creative Retreats at eQuilter in 2018

Posted on December 27, 2017 by Luana

We hope you had a wonderful holiday weekend – to our friends around the world! Speaking of which – by the time you read this I will be somewhere between Frankfurt and Tanzania. I’ll be posting photos on my flickr … Continue reading →

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Gratitude and Dreaming

Posted on December 26, 2017 by Luana

Our eQuilter Elves have been working hard this last week, getting out packages to customers around the world. We had our Ugly Sweater Day and Secret Santa exchange, ate cookies and celebrated the season. If you have a package on … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – The Longest Night

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Luana

Thursday Dec 21 (at 9:28 am MST) is the Winter Solstice…the longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Many symbols and rituals of Christmas are associated with traditions of the Celtic peoples who celebrated the solstice as the … Continue reading →

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Exciting News!

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Luana

We got some fantastic news this week – our “Love Your Mother” quilt challenge has been accepted as a juried exhibit for the International Quilt Festival in Houston for November 2018. I am so excited! Our top prize for the … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Many Ways to See

Posted on November 15, 2017 by Luana

Tonight we are marking the passing of Nancy Zieman, who lost her battle with cancer Tuesday. She was a gracious and generous lady…a true icon of our industry. Gone too soon. As you may know, I have recently been to … Continue reading →

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