Category Archives: Design

Creative Nudge – Make it Your Own

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

( '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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Elements of a Collage

In case you are interested, here are the fabrics that were used in the Thanksgiving collage: …. all available at eQuilter.com! Share Post:

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Happy Thanksgiving!

  Here in the US, we have a holiday that is based on Gratitude. Although Black Friday keeps bumping up against Thanksgiving evening, (some stores are opening at midnight Thursday night – those poor employees!) it is still a day … Continue reading

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