Category Archives: Design

Colors of India

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Luana

My feet are back on US soil now, and I am havinga 4 hour layover at Newark Airport. My journey back will be 36 hoursdoor-to-door, from the hotel in Varanasi to my home in Boulder Colorado. I sawlots of flood … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Kaffe Interview

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Luana

One of the special things about traveling to quilt festivals is the opportunity to meet the talented celebrities of the industry. We were lucky have a chance to visit with Kaffe Fassett and Brandon Mably at the Birmingham Quilt Festival, … 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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Summer Update

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Luana

Back in March when I was in New York, I mentioned that we saw a Nick Cave costumed performance at Grand Central Station. A few weeks ago I raved about his art and costume exhibit at the Denver Art Museum, … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Canada, Trends, Tornadoes & Graduation

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Luana

There are so many things to write about – I don't know where to begin! First let me tell you that this is a scene from Quilt BC in Penticton Canada from last week. An hour before the exhibit opened, … 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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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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Creative Nudge – For the Love of Fabric

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Luana

( 'Woman from Granada', by Hermen Anglada Camarasa, Circa 1914. Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona Spain.) As I write this midweek Creative Nudge, I am appreciating all the great old Broadway shows (whose music I listen to often in … Continue reading →

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