Category Archives: Creativity

Creative Nudge – Best of Show

Posted on November 2, 2016 by Luana

Tonight was the IQA Award Ceremony here in Houston. It is like the Academy Awards of the quilting world. Here is the Best of Show – a Marina scenic quilt by Cynthia England called “Reflections of Cape Town”. Cynthia won … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Purple & Orange

Posted on October 26, 2016 by Luana

I’ve just uploaded another big batch of photos from the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham UK, and as I browsed through the images, this quilt by Oksana Mader (Kaleidoscope of Life and Love) really caught my eye…particularly the central star … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Angels & Ombres

Posted on October 19, 2016 by Luana

I don’t know about you, but I am pretty tired of the news lately. Tonight I wanted to give you something peaceful and uplifting, so I picked two of my favorite kinds of fabrics: Angels and Ombres! The central photo … Continue reading →

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Happy October!

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Luana

It has been a week since I flew home from Cuba, and I’ve made a big batch of Cuban Black Beans to get me through my backlog of emails. (If you’ve had authentic Cuban Black Beans, you know what I … Continue reading →

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Harvest Moon & Fall Equinox

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Luana

This weekend we can enjoy several nights of a Harvest Full Moon, (large red or orange moon rising around sunset) and then the Fall Equinox comes on Thursday Sept 22. The Equinox is the official start of Autumn in the … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – International Trends in Machine Stitching – Part 2

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Luana

Doodling, Zentangling, Adult Coloring Books… they are all part of the same trend. These days so many of us seem to be drawn to the idea of meditative doodling, making insanely intricate mandalas, and losing ourselves in the magic of … Continue reading →

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Water Quilts and Italy

Posted on September 6, 2016 by Luana

Greetings from Frascati, just outside of Rome Italy! I am here for a few days, as an artist and sponsor of the exhibit “Water is Life“, attending the private opening reception sponsored by the UN and US Embassy. I was … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Global Red and White

Posted on August 24, 2016 by Luana

A week ago I returned from my trip to the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham England. There are many trends to talk about, so I will continue to post photos and trend comments for a few weeks. The 2011 Red … Continue reading →

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Making and Breaking Rules

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Luana

This week I am writing to you from the Quilt House – the International Quilt Study Center & Museum in Lincoln Nebraska. Sophie and I drove 8 hours yesterday so we could be here today for a panel discussion about … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – We Are Storytellers

Posted on July 13, 2016 by Luana

If you’ve followed my blog or my Midweek Creative Nudge for awhile, you know that I love to take photos and find ways to relate them to the fabrics we carry. I find that the things I love to photograph … Continue reading →

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