Category Archives: Creativity

Creative Nudge – Giving Permission….to Follow Your Heart

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Luana

Mothers Day is just around the corner, and I am sure many of you feel a strong connection to your mothers and grandmothers when you quilt or sew. My mom is not a quilter, but she was always supportive of … Continue reading →

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Opera Rehearsal and Design Wall

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Luana

In my eternal quest for creative inspiration, today I managed to get myself invited to a closed technical rehearsal for the Colorado Opera’s ‘Scarlet Letter’ which is having its world premier in Denver in a week. I’ll be in Cuba … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Juicy Florals & Glowing Ombres

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Luana

One of my greatest pleasures working in the textile industry is the endless garden of incredible floral designs. My background as a painter is classical portraiture and figurative work, but I spent a lot of time out in fields of … Continue reading →

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Notes from the Back of the Bus

Posted on April 25, 2016 by Luana

The last few days I was a chaperone for 95 fourteen-year-olds attending a band and orchestra contest in Grand Junction Colorado. Wednesday I spent 4 1/2 hours in the back of a bus, crossing over the Rocky Mountains. Thursday Sophie … Continue reading →

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Creativity & Good Medicine

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Luana

Every once in awhile, we have a chance to meet or see a creative mentor who has opened a doorway for us in the past. This last week I was delighted to hear author Natalie Goldberg speak in Boulder. Her … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Tree of Life

Posted on April 13, 2016 by Luana

This week we are having our own personal Apple Blossom Festival in front of the eQuilter building. We have a whole block of crab apple trees that explodes with deep pink blossoms every year, and if you are local I … Continue reading →

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New Fabric Collection for SAQA

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Luana

The Golden Hour – Call for Entries Attention SAQA members and aspiring Fabric Designers! After the success of the collaborative Urban Textures fundraiser collection with SAQA and Andover Fabrics, we are launching another fundraising design project – The Golden Hour! … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Traffic & Sewing Bees

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Luana

Having just returned from QuiltCon in Pasadena, I am anxious to show you what the Modern Quilters are up to these days! Here are 2 of my favorite quilts that were in the exhibit: (Along with a few Modern fabrics … Continue reading →

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Yvonne Porcella – A Remembrance

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Luana

The Quilting World lost one of its luminaries and founding mothers earlier this week – Yvonne Porcella was making art from her hospital bed in the last days of her life – an artist to the end and still excited … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Cuban Arts

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Luana

Dear Friends, To close out the year, I wanted to share another collage of photos from my recent trip to Cuba. I am still being inspired by the colors, art and music of this island nation…a little sad knowing that … Continue reading →

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