Category Archives: Creativity

Creative Nudge – Lady Liberty as Muse

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Luana

When you read this, it will be September 11, the 12th anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Towers. Because I had lived in the East Village in NYC for many years, even though I had started a new … Continue reading →

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Birmingham Videos Part 3, India Trip

Posted on September 7, 2013 by Luana

I am posting the last few videos from the Birmingham Quilt Festival in the next couple days, before I leave for my next big adventure on Friday the 13th. Did you catch my video interview with Kaffe Fassett and Brandon … Continue reading →

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Posted on August 28, 2013 by Luana

The Birmingham Quilt Festival is the largest quilt gathering in Europe, which is why I love to travel to the UK in August. There I meet quilters from Norway to Normandy and the Netherlands, and I discuss quilting with Russians … Continue reading →

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Birmingham Videos Online

Posted on August 24, 2013 by Luana

One of my favorite parts of my "job" is to travel to international quilt festivals, to take photos and produce videos. Bonnie McCaffery and I met at the Birmingham Quilt Festival, and filmed several reviews of the quilt show, plus … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Make it Your Own

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Luana

In my Saturday night newsletter, I mentioned a quilt in the Birmingham Quilt Festival with a Scottish Thistle. Today I want to show you a detail of that quilt, because of the amazing quilting in the background. One of the … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Group Ideas

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Luana

This week I am writing to you from the UK: I just finished a whirlwind 3 days at the Quilt Festival in Birmingham (making several videos with Bonnie), and now I am in Scotland on a cross-country tour. Next year … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – A Story to Tell

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Luana

Those of you who have older kids have probably experienced "story fatigue" – when you tell a family legend and they roll their eyes and start reciting the tale along with you. But hey, some stories are worth telling again … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Sacred Threads

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Luana

My weeklong trip to Washington DC and New York City is coming to an end, and I am still marveling at the Sacred Threads exhibit I saw near Dulles Airport. It has been set up, literally as a labyrinth. When … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Fabric, Fabric Everywhere

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Luana

It is always amazing to me, how many creative things we can do with color and fabric. Just when I think I've seen the boundaries stretched as far as possible on what can be called a quilt, I go to … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Intuitive Quilting

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Luana

Today I had one of my intuitive moments. I gotthe urge to go buy some summer fruit at Whole Foods, which usually means I amgoing to bump into someone I know while shopping. I started out with watermelonand plums, and … Continue reading →

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