Category Archives: Creativity

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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Creative Nudge – Quiet Beauty

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Luana

The crazier the holiday season, the more I yearn for the quiet beauty of nature. The more I get stuck in holiday traffic, the more I crave a quiet walk in the snow. The more I am bombarded with multiple … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Winter Dreams

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Luana

* Winter Dreams * Oh my goodness, we’re just bursting with excitement about all we have planned for you in 2016! In the meantime we’ve been wishing for a really good snow to put us in the mood for Christmas, … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Mariposas Mi Amigas

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Luana

This week I’d just like to bring you some lovely eye candy to make you smile and maybe dream a little. This is a detail of a quilt from the Houston Quilt Festival’s Group Quilt category. (eQuilter sponsored the prizes … Continue reading →

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Quilt Videos, Cuba and COLOR

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Luana

Our videos from Houston are UP! People and Portraits – SAQA and IQA Pets and Wildlife – SAQA and IQA National Parks with Donna Desoto Marianne Williamson Retrospective Japanese Quilts (Handmade & Hawaiian) * CUBA ARTS TOUR * Registrations for … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – The Power of Orange

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Luana

Here is another collage of quilts from the Quilt Festival in Houston. What is your first impression of these quilts? Bright! But also, what they have in common is the color Orange. Many of us have been trained not to … Continue reading →

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