Category Archives: Creativity

Creative Nudge – Story of a Mentor

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Luana

For all of our friends who have followed Sophie's adoption story from China, I thought you'd like to know that today was the 10 year anniversary of her Gotcha Day! In case you are not familiar with the term Gotcha … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Go To Your Happy Place

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Luana

Mother Nature apparently didn't get Punxsutawney Phil's message that Spring has arrived. The day before my trip we had 9" of snow in Boulder, and the two days I spent in Ohio with Sophie (filming 4 segments for Quilting Arts … Continue reading →

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A Full Plate of Blossoms!

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Luana

  Do you ever have weeks where everything just seems to hit all at once? That's the kind of week I had…starting with euthanising our beloved doggie Sunday, flying to a trade show Monday, helping Sam to catch up after … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Springboard for Creativity

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Luana

Tonight I am writing to you from my hotel in Las Vegas! I am here for 2 days at a textile show, and I just finished up ordering lots of bodacious fabrics that are shipping this summer. After immersing myself … Continue reading →

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Posted on March 9, 2013 by Luana

14 years ago, on March 10th 1999, Paul and I looked around my basement studio at our house, with a few hundred bolts of fabric, and decided to send out our first newsletter announcing that we were open for business. … Continue reading →

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SAQA Fundraiser

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Luana

One of the best things about my "job" is that I have the opportunity to help others. In addition to our fundraising through our charity program (2% of sales go to charity – over $1 million raised so far!) we … Continue reading →

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Fabric Design Contest with SAQA and Andover Fabrics

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Luana

I am very happy to announce a fundraising fabric project with SAQA and Andover Fabrics – and a call for entries for all you aspiring fabric designers! http://saqacallforentries.com/ Full details and instructions can be found on SAQA's website.   From … Continue reading →

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Empty Time

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Luana

It's March, and in my book that means it's (almost!) Spring. Even though we have several inches of crusty snow covering our yard, I am already in that I-survived-another-winter mindset, and I'm thinking about planting flowers, giving away the kids' … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – QuiltCon Report

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Luana

* This is a detail shot of Pamela Johnson's quilt "Paper Shredder" from QuiltCon in Austin, presented by the Modern Quilt Guild. My trip to QuiltCon in Austin Texas was rather surreal – traveling through snow to leave town – … Continue reading →

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First photos from QuiltCon on my Flickr page

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Luana

Ok you guys – here is the first batch of my photos from QuiltCon. I also went to several lectures today so I haven't photographed the whole show yet! Feel free to share! http://www.flickr.com/photos/luanarubin/sets/72157632836689184/   Below is a closeup of … Continue reading →

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